June 2020

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Austin ISD Welcomes Four New Elementary School Principals

The AISD Board of Trustees has approved new principal appointments for four campuses at its June 22 Regular Voting Meeting. Harris, Oak Springs, Padrón and Pickle elementary schools will all welcome new campus leaders. 

Harris Elementary School
The board appointed Zoila Cardenas to serve as the principal of Harris Elementary School.

Cardenas most recently served as the assistant principal at Wooten Elementary School, and prior to that, five years at Pecan Springs Elementary School. She has 16 years of education experience.

Community Equity Summit: Our Voices, Our Stories / Cumbre de equidad comunitaria: Nuestras voces, nuestras historias

Join us Tuesday, June 30, from 1–5 p.m. via Zoom for a Community Equity Summit: Our Voices, Our Stories.

Engage with AISD students, families, teachers, staff, and community members as they share their individual and collective stories about:

  • #AISDatHOME: Learning while at home
  • How we are investing in equity
  • Language Access
  • Technology and achieving equitable outcomes

Student art, musical performances & celebrations will be featured!

Statement Regarding Reopening / Enunciado sobre la reapertura

Austin ISD has planned extensively for reopening schools on Aug. 18 with guidance from state and local authorities and health officials, working to ensure that health and safety procedures are in place. 

We have been using what we learned from our students, staff and families to create a hybrid learning model that includes in-person and virtual learning for the fall. Our families want choice for in-person and virtual learning.

Summer Vision 2020: Edition 3, June 18 / Visión del Verano de 2020: Edición 3, 18 de junio

Need to Know: COVID-19 models and procedures

Even in the middle of a pandemic, AISD is committed to keeping the focus on student outcomes and achievement. In order for us to keep the focus on high student performance, we need to be prepared for a variety of possibilities. There will likely be a point in time when any one of our 127 schools may need to switch its instructional delivery model based on the health conditions at a particular school site. 

Buford the Book Bus

For the 6th year, Buford the Book Bus will be "out and about" the district to distribute brand new books to children.

Due to COVID-19, children will be handed the appropriate age-level book following district safety procedures.

Check the calendar each week for updates.

AISD's Central Texas Dyslexia Conference 2020

"Global Possibilities"—The public is invited to attend the "Virtual" 2020 Central Texas Dyslexia Conference on Fri., Sept. 18 from 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Presentations will be available on-demand for 2 weeks.

For more information about the conference, including speakers, sponsorship and donation opportunities, please visit the conference website. Registration is free and will open on August 1.

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