Join us on Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 4–8 p.m. at Thinkery, 1830 Simond Ave., for Community Night Spotlight: Refugee Awareness. Come celebrate the refugee and immigrant communities in our school district and Austin. Everyone is welcome to be a part of this fun, free event at Thinkery! Don’t miss an amazing evening of food, activities, and community resources.
Please RSVP online at https://forms.gle/4gG72nytJ8AJar7b7.
Get involved and become a 2020 Census Ambassador! Help ensure that everyone in AISD and Central Texas is accurately represented and our schools and communities get their fair share of federal funding for schools, health care, libraries, and social services.
The training will be Jan. 27 from 9 a.m.–noon at the AISD Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd.
Join us for the 20th Annual Central Texas African American Family Support Conference on Feb.11–12 from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. at the Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road.
The Annual Central Texas African American Family Support Conference– Celebrating Our Legacy, Valuing the Present and Envisioning Our Future. A link for school district registration is now on the CTAAFSC website under the Register tab.
The school band began to play as elementary students sitting in the gymnasium came together to sing Menchaca Elementary School’s song. Children belted out the lyrics excited to start school in their new learning space. This is the fifth Menchaca elementary building in the last 137 years. The scene happened January 10 at the grand opening of the modernized Menchaca.
The Jan. 13 Board Information Session of the Austin ISD Board of Trustees will be at 6 p.m. at the AISD Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd.
Portions of AISD's new headquarters near Interstate 35 and East Ben White Boulevard remain under construction, including the new board room.
For more information on Austin ISD board meetings, visit austinisd.org/board.
Second school opens under 2017 Bond Program, brings 21st century learning spaces to South Austin students
Austin ISD today opened one of the first projects to be completed under the 2017 Bond Program, Menchaca Elementary School. AISD and Menchaca campus leadership, students, parents and the community came together for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the modernized school, which officially opened to students on Wednesday, January 8.
The new campus is the fifth version of the elementary school in this community
Menchaca students and staff will start the 2020 spring semester in a new modernized campus on the existing site. The new state-of-the-art facility design includes a collection of three buildings with shaded outdoor collaboration spaces designed around heritage oak trees.
A packed gymnasium erupted in cheers as Principal Veronica Sharp, Superintendent Dr. Paul Cruz, Ph.D., and more cut the red ribbon to celebrate the Modernized T.A. Brown Elementary School. Elementary students who sat in rows occupying most of the gym roared in excitement to begin class in their new learning environment.
Webb Primary unites with T.A. Brown Elementary School at new state-of-the-art campus
If you're an Austin ISD senior behind on academic credit please see your school counselor to get signed up for the AISD Twilight Program. Open registration begins Jan. 7 and goes through Jan. 17.
The program provides AISD students options for credit recovery, grade repair and attendance makeup. The program assists student who are at risk by offering support during after-school extended hours.
For more information, contact your school counselor or visit austinisd.org/twilight.
