Publications
Mindful Staff in Austin Independent School District
In 2018–2019, more than 200 AISD staff members attended a mindfulness training. This report highlights results from a survey that staff completed about their personal and professional mindfulness practices.
Results From the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress
This report highlights the results of Austin’s 4th- and 8th-grade students on the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation’s Report Card.
Families as Partners Parent Champion Initiative
Motivated by the dual-capacity framework for family-school partnerships, one initiative of the Families as Partners program is to enhance the capabilities, connections, cognition, and confidence of parents. This report focuses on the capacity building of the 2018–2019 parent champion initiative.
Social-Emotional Learning Parent Camps 2018
In Spring 2018, the Families as Partners program hosted two camps where parents participated in social-emotional learning and developed their capabilities, connections, cognition, and confidence.
Results from the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress
This report highlights the results of Austin's 4th- and 8th-grade students on the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation's Report Card.
AISD Parent Survey Reports, 2017
The 2017 AISD Parent Survey asked parents about their interactions with school staff, the adequacy of information and opportunities provided by the school, community engagement, and district decision making.
Elementary Teachers' Feedback on the Dual Language Program, 2016-2017
This report summarizes dual language teachers’ feedback that was collected individually or during focus groups in the fall and winter of 2016-2017. Teachers gave their opinions about program components and suggestions for how to improve the program.
Students Served by LUCHA
This brief report summarizes the enrollment, graduation rates, and leave reasons of AISD students served by the Language Learners at the University of Texas’s Center for Hispanic Achievement (LUCHA) program between 2011–2012 and 2015–2016.
Students of International High School
This report provides a longitudinal analysis of enrollment patterns and development of English proficiency among International High School students.
Families as Partners Parent Camp Fall 2016
In Fall 2016, the Families as Partners Initiative, funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, hosted its first parent camp for families of five schools in North Austin. This report describes the camp activities and summarizes the feedback parents provided about their experience.