Publications

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…

The Creative Learning Initiative Innovates Teaching and Learning: Impact Highlights of the 2014–2015 School Year
The Creative Learning Initiative (CLI), a collective impact partnership among the Austin Independent School District (AISD), the city of Austin, and MINDPOP (an arts partnership dedicated to expanding creative learning in Austin and representing over 50 arts and cultural agencies), created arts-rich schools at a rate that exceeded the benchmark goal. The CLI had a positive impact on both teachers and students, as well as on the district. Teachers reported positive experiences with the program activities and positive changes in student engagement, behavior, and student achievement. Students…

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 Communities Evaluation Report, 2001-2002
This report summarizes evaluation results for AISD's federally-funded Title IV safe and drug-free schools program activities for the 2001-2002 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.

State Compensatory Education 2006-2007
State Compensatory Education (SCE) is a supplemental program designed to eliminate disparities in (a) student performance on assessment instruments administered under chapter 39 of the Texas Education Code (1995, amended 2007), and (b) the rates of high school completion between students who are at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by Texas Education Code 29.081 (1995, amended 2007), and all other students. This report examines the results for the State Compensatory Education program for at-risk students in AISD for the 2006-2007 school year.

Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Evaluation Report, 2002-2003
This report summarizes evaluation results for AISD's federally-funded Title IV safe and drug-free schools program activities for the 2002-2003 school year.

State Compensatory Education, 2005-2006
State Compensatory Education (SCE) is a supplemental program designed to eliminate disparities in (a) student performance on assessment instruments administered under chapter 39 of the Texas Education Code (1995), and (b) the rates of high school completion between students who are at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by Texas Education Code 29.081 (1995), and all other students. This report examines the results for the State Compensatory Education program for at-risk students in AISD for the 2005-2006 school year.

State Compensatory Education, 2004-2005
State Compensatory Education (SCE) is a supplemental program designed to eliminate disparities in (a) student performance on assessment instruments administered under chapter 39 of the Texas Education Code (1995), and (b) the rates of high school completion between students who are at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by Texas Education Code 29.081 (1995), and all other students. This report examines the results for the State Compensatory Education program for at-risk students in AISD for the 2004-2005 school year.