Publications

ACCESS Initiative 2009-2010 Summary: Dropout Prevention at Mendez Middle School
The ACCESS grant provided funding for a dropout specialist at Mendez Middle School to work with students and their families on identifying and overcoming barriers to attendance and to decrease the likelihood that students would drop out.

Program Summary and Second-Year Outcomes For The ACCESS Initiative, 2008-2009
The Austin Community Collaboration to Enhance Student Success (ACCESS) is a community collaboration between the Austin Independent School District (AISD) and public and nonprofit agencies. By implementing a number of innovative prevention and treatment programs to address the emotional, behavioral, and social needs of students, the ACCESS initiative seeks to promote and encourage safe and positive learning environments. Additionally, ACCESS aims to enhance the way social services are delivered on campuses by creating a youth mapping program with geographic information to locate, target, and…

Program Summary and First Year Outcomes for the ACCESS Initiative 2007-2008
This report summarizes results from the Austin Community Collaboration to Enhance Student Success (ACCESS) program in AISD during 2007-2008.

Summary of Austin Independent School District Telecommuting Surveys
Telecommuting is currently used in many industries and is celebrated for fostering job satisfaction and increased productivity. However, telecommuting is not widely practiced in K-12 environments. Two departments in AISD implemented pilot telecommuting programs. This report presents survey results from these pilot implementation models and summarizes the lessons learned to better understand the challenges and best practices of implementation.

Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools and Community Evaluation, 2007-2008
This report summarizes evaluation results for AISD's federally-funded Title IV safe and drug-free schools program activities for the 2007-2008 school year.

Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Evaluation Report, 2003-2004
This report summarizes evaluation results for AISD's federally-funded Title IV safe and drug-free schools program activities for the 2003-2004 school year.

Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools and Community Evaluation, 2005-2006 through 2006-2007
This report summarizes evaluation results for AISD's federally-funded Title IV safe and drug-free schools program activities for the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years.

Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools and Community, 2004-2005
During the 2004-2005 school year, AISD received a total Title IV grant of $477,413 that was used to support substance use and violence prevention efforts at each level of the AISD Student Intervention Model.

Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Evaluation Report 1999-2000
This report summarizes results of the AISD federally funded Title IV safe and drug-free schools and communities program evaluation for the 1999-2000 school year.

Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Evaluation Report, 2000-2001
This report summarizes evaluation results for AISD's federally-funded Title IV safe and drug-free schools program activities for the 2000-2001 school year.