Publications

Sustaining a System for High-Quality Teachers, Report 1: Key Characteristics of Austin Independent School District Teacher Leavers and Transfers
This report describes how many teachers transferred or changed jobs in AISD, remained at their schools, or left the school district after the 2013–2014 school year, along with characteristics of teachers in each group.

Texas Literacy Initiative Teacher Focus Group Summary, Spring 2015
This report summarizes comments from Spring 2015 teacher focus groups held at schools participating in the Texas Literacy Initiative.

Texas Literacy Initiative Staff Survey Summary, Administrators' Responses, Fall 2014
The Texas Literacy Initiative (TLI) was first implemented in AISD during the 2012–2013 school year. This report summarizes Fall 2014 survey responses from administrators at TLI campuses.

Texas Literacy Initiative Staff Survey Summary, Teachers' Responses, Fall 2014
The Texas Literacy Initiative (TLI) was first implemented in AISD during the 2012–2013 school year. This report summarizes Fall 2014 survey responses from teachers at TLI campuses.

Texas Literacy Initiative Staff Survey Summary, Coaches/Specialists' Responses, Fall 2014
The Texas Literacy Initiative (TLI) was first implemented in AISD during the 2012–2013 school year. This report summarizes Fall 2014 survey responses from coaches/specialists at TLI campuses.

2014-2015 Coordinated School Health Implementation Report and Fitnessgram Results: Elementary School Summary
The Coordinated School Health (CSH) reports describe how the CSH program was implemented at AISD campuses. The reports provide summary- and campus-level information about achieved CSH action goals, changes in the percentage of students meeting healthy fitness criteria, and program implementation ratings.

Educator Excellence Innovation Program: 2015 Participant Feedback
This report describes feedback from teachers at the six EEIP schools. EEIP includes implementation of a new teacher appraisal system, student learning objectives, professional learning communities, novice teacher mentoring, and targeted peer observation.

Peabody Results, by Head Start Enrollment Status, Fall 2014
This brief report summarizes prekindergarten (pre-K) students’ achievement on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-IV (PPVT) and Test de Vocabularío en Imagenes Peabody (TVIP) in Fall 2014. The PPVT and the TVIP measure knowledge of receptive (i.e., hearing) vocabulary in English and Spanish.

Afterschool Centers on Education Evaluation Report, Cycle 8, BGCAA 2014-2015
This report presents outcomes for students who participated in the Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) program in 2014-2015. The report compares student outcomes over two years by level of program participation. Campus reports are available.

Afterschool Centers on Education Evaluation Report, Cycle 7, AISD 2014-2015
This report presents outcomes for students who participated in the Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) program in 2014-2015. The report compares student outcomes over two years by level of program participation. Campus reports are available.