November 2020

AISD Open for Learning Newsletter: Rapid Testing, Survey Results and more! / Boletín informativo Abierto para el aprendizaje del AISD: ¡Pruebas rápidas, resultados de la encuesta y más!

Austin ISD was the first to apply and receive approval to participate in the Texas Education Agency’s COVID-19 Rapid Testing project. / El Austin ISD fue el primero en solicitar y recibir aprobación para participar en el proyecto de Pruebas rápidas de COVID-19 de la Agencia de Educación de Texas.

Office of Professional Standards

The AISD Office of Professional Standards provides on-going guidance and support to employees through their personnel-related needs, including building effective communication, understanding district policy, remediation, conflict resolution, conduct investigations, grievances, and more.

See more about Professional Standards policies and processes below.

An important message from Dr. Elizalde / Un mensaje importante de la Dra. Elizalde

Dear Team Austin ISD, 

Thank you for a successful day of coming together to welcome the students who wish to be on campus back to our classrooms. 

I’m writing to provide you with a summary of the most recent information I shared with our Board of Trustees last night. Below you will find key messages from my report. For further review, please find the full presentation here. 

Coats for Kids 2020

Coats for Kids, sponsored by the Junior League of Austin and in collaboration with Austin ISD is so excited to provide warm winter coats to students across the district! Along with Jack Brown Cleaners, KVET, and KVUE—The Junior League of Austin will provide over 30,000 coats to Central Texas children in need.

For AISD families, there are THREE ways to get involved with Coats for Kids this holiday season: 

AISD ESL Class Orientation

These ZOOM Orientation sessions are being offered to anyone interested in beginning ESL classes. You ONLY need to attend 1 of the sessions. After attending one of the orientation sessions we will help enroll participants in the ESL classes.


For information, contact the Austin ISD School, Family & Community Education Department at 512-414-0548.

AISD ESL Class Orientation

These ZOOM Orientation sessions are being offered to anyone interested in beginning ESL classes. You ONLY need to attend 1 of the sessions. After attending one of the orientation sessions we will help enroll participants in the ESL classes.


For information, contact the Austin ISD School, Family & Community Education Department at 512-414-0548.

AISD ESL Class Orientation

These ZOOM Orientation sessions are being offered to anyone interested in beginning ESL classes. You ONLY need to attend 1 of the sessions. After attending one of the orientation sessions we will help enroll participants in the ESL classes.


For information, contact the Austin ISD School, Family & Community Education Department at 512-414-0548.