Publications
AISD Virtual Learning Summer Programs 2020
This report highlights successes and lessons learned from AISD 2020 virtual learning summer school programs. More than 13,000 AISD students in prekindergarten through grade 12 participated in these programs, which offered academic enrichment or acceleration, course credit recovery, and grade level transition. Recommendations are made for future virtual learning opportunities.
Family Engagement Services by Parent Support Specialists, 2018-2019
This brief report summarizes some of the family engagement services provided by AISD parent support specialists to families at their schools during the 2018-2019 school year.
Bilingual and English as a Second Language Program and Demographic Summary, 2017–2018
This report summarizes the bilingual and English as a second language programs implemented during 2017–2018. Programs and program participation are summarized, as well as student demographic characteristics and the number of students served.
Family Engagement Services by Parent Support Specialists 2017-2018
This report summarizes some of the parent and family engagement services provided by PSSs to parents and families at their schools during the 2017–2018 school year.
Texas Kindergarten Early Assessment (Texas KEA) Performance, Fall 2017
This report summarizes Fall 2017 Texas Kindergarten Early Assessment (TX-KEA) results for Austin Independent School District (AISD) kindergarten students, examining those with or without prior AISD prekindergarten experience. Test domains summarized in the report include vocabulary, listening comprehension, blending, letter names, letter sounds, math, and socioemotional.
Parent and Family Engagement Services Provided by Parent Support Specialists Summary Report 2016-2017
This report summarizes some of the parent and family engagement services provided by AISD parent support specialists to parents and families at their schools during the 2016-2017 school year.
Fall 2017 Academic Outcomes for Students Who Attended 2017 Title I Summer School
This report summarizes AISD Fall 2017 enrollment and academic performance outcomes for students who attended the 2017 summer programs supported with federal Title I funds.
Mixed Language Instruction in Elementary Classrooms 2017
This report summarizes existing evidence on the impact of mixed language classroom instruction, providing a summary of 2017 AISD elementary students' performance on the state's reading test.
Summary of Elementary Principals’ Comments on Bilingual and English as a Second Language Program Choices for School Year 2018—2019
This report summarizes elementary principals' comments from a December 2017 discussion about the process for choosing bilingual and English as a second language programs for their schools in the 2018-2019 school year.
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.