Will Austin ISD be providing transportation when face-to-face learning resumes?

Yes. We will be providing transportation service like we do every school year. This year we are implementing many additional safety precautionary measures to ensure our students and employees are kept safe as much as possible.

What measure will be in place to keep students and staff safe when transporting students?

There are a number of measures we’re using to enhance health and safety precautions on our buses.

When face-to-face on-campus instruction resumes, how will students safely eat lunch not to spread COVID-19?

• To minimize contact, all schools will serve breakfast and lunch in the classroom.
• We are ordering 55,000 desk shields to protect students when they take off their masks to eat.
• Schools may allow meals to be consumed outdoors after they have been delivered to the classroom, however, we understand that this is not feasible for every school and classroom, therefore, this will be a campus-based decision.

While students are engaged in re

When face-to-face instruction resumes, what are we providing to staff to keep them safe?

AISD has been working hard to ensure that all students and staff are as safe as possible when face to face instruction begins. AISD will provide all necessary personal protective equipment including masks, face shields, gloves, hand sanitizer and any other items necessary to support all of our students and staff.

Will students participate in Visual & Performing Arts activities? If yes, what will that look like and what safety protocols will be in place? The health and safety of our students and teachers are our top priority.  As of now, we plan to resume in-person instruction on September 8 for art, dance, music and theatre classes.