Austin High School Career and Technical Education Teacher, Nick Lebo, stands as a distinguished finalist for the prestigious Association for Career & Technical Education National Career Teacher of the Year award.
Salute is Austin ISD’s annual celebration to recognize some of the district’s outstanding team members for their continued dedication to student excellence and achievement in our schools.
The event will be held in person on Wednesday, May 08, beginning at 5:30 pm at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd., Austin, TX 78723
For more information, visit www.austinisd.org/salute
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We’re reimagining the Metz Elementary School outdoor space after earning a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support outdoor learning.
Why it matters: The new Metz Outdoor Wonder and Learning Center aims to cultivate outdoor learning experiences to benefit the whole Austin ISD community.
The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB MACC) has partnered with Austin Independent School District (AISD) and Academia Cuauhtli to host Education with Heart: A Community Celebration.
This event will take place at Mendez Middle School, 5106 Village Square Drive Austin, TX 78744 on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
This year dozens of volunteers came together on ‘The Day of Service’ to transform the campus of LBJ Early College High School into a vibrant and attractive space for students. They painted, built, and beautified the landscaping, creating a greater sense of pride for the school.
Why it matters: It was a collaboration between Keep Austin Beautiful, LBJ and Texas Roadhouse. This collaboration demonstrates the positive impact of organizations working together for the greater good.
The Austin ISD community gathered last week at the 16th annual Latino Academic Achievement Awards to spotlight the remarkable achievements of some of the district’s most-accomplished students.
The event also honors community members who have supported student achievement.
Why it matters: The celebration positively reinforces the hard work, dedication and persistence it takes to succeed academically, and create pathways for leadership in the Latino community.
This year’s cohort of the Austin ISD leadership program, UpClose, jumped on an electric bus and set off to see how the district honors the past while putting some of the district’s most medically vulnerable students in modern spaces.
Why it matters: The tour gave first-hand looks at the variety of ways Austin ISD invests in its diverse student population with facilities that support state of the art instruction, cultural identities and safety.
