Crockett ECHS Graduation
Celebrating the class of 2025.
Day: Friday, May 30
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Burger Arena
For more information, visit the graduation website.
March 2025
McCallum High School Graduation
Celebrating the class of 2025.
Day: Friday, May 30
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Burger Arena
For more information, visit the graduation website.
Ann Richards School Graduation
Celebrating the class of 2025.
Day: Thursday, May 29
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Burger Arena
For more information, visit the graduation website.
Garza Independence Graduation
Celebrating the class of 2025.
Day: Wednesday, May 28
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center
For more information, visit the graduation website.
Rosedale School Graduation
Celebrating the class of 2025.
Day: Wednesday, May 28
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Rosedale School
For more information, visit the graduation website.
Rapid Chess Tournament at Eastside Early College High School
Join the 2nd Annual Eastside Rapid Chess Tournament on Saturday, April 19, 2025, in the gym at Eastside Early College High School, 900 Thompson St., Austin, TX, 78702. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m., with multiple rounds of chess for players, and a mid-day break. Match play and the award ceremony will be completed by 5 p.m.
District beats goal for first semester of attendance initiative (En español)
Districtwide attendance has increased by 1.41% year over year, thanks in part to the newly implemented attendance initiative.
Why it matters: Improved attendance boosts student performance and engagement. Plus, attendance is how schools receive funding, so even 1% means the district gains $4.5 million in additional revenue.
Austin ISD Creative Learning Initiative awarded national $100K grant (En español)
The Austin art community will have more opportunities to collaborate with Austin ISD after the district received new funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The details: This is the 10th year Austin ISD has received this grant, which will continue supporting the collaborative work between Austin ISD and local artists, plus fund continuous professional development for educators to enhance creative teaching.
Sparks of Joy in Austin ISD: Highlighting Parent Support Specialist Frutoso Robledo (En español)
The Spanish word for door is PUERTA and it sounds, to me, very similar to the English word for PORTAL! Try saying it - puerta, portal, puerta, portal!
And the door - la puerta - to Frutoso Robledo’s room IS like a portal into a new world.
Frutoso Robledo is the Parent Support person at Houston Elementary.
His door is not only gorgeous (he decorates according to the season 🙂) - it’s also a portal into a safe world