December 2020

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Texas Legislature 101 Information Session

Join us Tues., Jan. 26, 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom for our Texas Legislature 101 Information Session.

This event is the third and final in a series that will educate families about how their tax dollars work for students and provide the tools to engage through every step of the process—from your local school’s budget to the Texas legislature. This event will focus on how exactly the legislative process works and how you can get involved in the decisions that affect your students.

Open for Learning Newsletter: Testing information, runoff elections and more! / Boletín informativo Abierto para el aprendizaje: Información sobre las pruebas, elecciones de segunda vuelta ¡y más!

Last week, in anticipation of post-Thanksgiving transmission and exposure rates being high, we transitioned to 100% remote learning.. / La semana pasada, pensando en que la transmisión y la exposición serían altas después de Acción de Gracias, hicimos la transición al aprendizaje 100% remoto

AISD to Provide Free Meals During Holiday Break / El AISD proporcionará comidas gratuitas durante las vacaciones de los días festivos

AISD will partner with the Central Texas Food Bank to provide access to healthy food while campuses are closed for the Winter Break.  

AISD curbside meal sites will serve free seven-day meal packs prior to the break on Thursday, Dec. 17.  Families may pick up an additional seven-days worth of meals at the Food Bank’s mass distribution events:

Dates: Monday, Dec. 21 and Wednesday, Dec. 30
Location: Nelson Field, 7105 Berkman Drive, Austin, TX 78752
Time: 9 a.m. - Noon

An Important Message From Superintendent Elizalde / Un mensaje importante del Superintendente Elizalde

Dear Austin ISD Family,

Thank you for coming together to ensure a successful week of 100% remote learning and mass testing in our school district. This morning when I met with my team, we kicked off the meeting by asking the question designed to focus our work, “And how are the children?”

Leave

A leave of absence may be available for a serious health condition of your own or an eligible family member. For purposes of FMLA, a serious health condition is defined as "an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves: inpatient care in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical care facility; or continuing treatment by a health care provider.”

Additionally, leave is available for caring for a child under the age of 6.

Austin LBJ High School Football Advances to State Semifinal

We are #AustinISD proud of the LBJ Jaguars Football Team for advancing to the State Semifinal and earning their first regional title in the school's 47-year history.

The Austin LBJ Jaguars, under the leadership of head coach Jahmal Fenner, faced off against the Miller Buccaneers from Corpus Christi in the State Quarterfinal on Saturday at San Antonio’s Dub Farris Athletic Complex.

Blazier Intermediate Holds Virtual Grand Opening

Blazier Intermediate School virtually celebrated its new modernization grand opening on Friday, Dec. 4. 

“This is an exciting milestone for our community,” said Superintendent Stephanie S. Elizalde. “The new Blazier Intermediate site is the culmination of years of hard work and planning by so many. I am so proud of our community and this historic moment for our district and our students.”

The modernization plans came from the 2017 Bond program that has funded other projects, including Govalle, Hill, Menchaca, Brown, Rosedale and more.

AISD’s Own Ian McKenna Becomes Finalist for Time Magazine’s Kid of The Year

When Liberal Arts and Science Academy student Ian McKenna began gardening in the third grade, he couldn’t have realized it would one day land him in the pages of Time Magazine, but that’s exactly what happened. 

McKenna's story started with a simple garden plot, where he’d give the produce grown there to friends and neighbors. After a few years, McKenna asked his school to set up a garden space so that they could provide vegetables to the community. Other students began to participate, donating their time and money. 

Open for Learning Newsletter: Testing, CDC guidelines and more! / Boletín informativo Abierto para el aprendizaje: Pruebas, recomendaciones de los CDC ¡y más!

Thank you to the thousands of Austin ISD students and staff members who participated in the three days of free rapid COVID-19 testing. / Gracias a los miles de estudiantes y miembros del personal del Austin ISD que participaron en los tres días de las pruebas rápidas gratuitas de COVID-19.