October 2020

Sadler Means YWLA Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist Olga Campos Benz

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, students at Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy participated in an inspiring virtual conversation with award-winning broadcast journalist Olga Campos Benz. As one of the first Latinas on a major news network, Campos Benz spent more than 30 years covering the biggest news stories in Texas. She worked for KVUE news, Austin’s ABC affiliate before retiring in 2011. She continues to use her platform as a community advocate, and in 2017 published her first novel, It’s News to Me.  
 

Austin ISD Launches New Bus Protocols ahead of In-Person Learning

Parents asked to screen child prior to boarding, accompany child to bus stop

Austin ISD is committed to providing safe, reliable transportation to our students. This year, the district is implementing extra health and safety protocols for all families who are eligible for bus transportation if they choose to use the service.
As families prepare for the phased-in, in-person learning, please keep the following in mind:

Open for Learning: Reopen Updates, Family Choices and more! / Abierto para el aprendizaje: ¡Noticias sobre la reapertura, opciones para las familias y más!

On Monday, Sept. 28, Superintendent Stephanie S. Elizalde gave a presentation of the district’s reopening plan to the Board of Trustees. / El lunes, 28 de septiembre, la superintendente Stephanie S. Elizalde les presentó el plan de reapertura del distrito a los miembros de la mesa directiva.