Publications

High School Redesign Student Advisory Evaluation, Year 2 Implementation, 2008-2009
Student advisory classes were collaboratively implemented by the district’s Office of School Redesign, teacher leaders, and contracted support providers in all high schools during the 2008–2009 school year. This report provides a summary of results.

High School Professional Learning Communities, 2008-2009
This report summarizes 2008-2009 program evaluation results for the high school professional learning communities initiative.

Math Improvement Initiative, Year 2 Implementation: 2008-2009
The partnership between AISD and the Charles A. Dana Center was designed to improve the teaching and learning of math and showed promise in its second year of implementation. This report provides a detailed summary of results.

Austin Partners in Education Evaluation Report, 2008-2009
Austin Partners in Education, a nonprofit organization, helps the community and AISD classrooms work together to ensure academic excellence and personal success for students. Academic outcomes, student engagement, and other variables were examined.

Tutoring Incentive Program At Eastside Memorial High School Spring 2009
The Tutoring Incentive Program (TIP) provided through Austin Community College (ACC) focused on providing support for 9th-grade students enrolled in Algebra I at Eastside Memorial High School.

Question: How did currently enrolled 12th grade students (September 2008) participating in the New Tech High program at Akins High School perform on their TAKS 2007 and 2008 tests, compared with other 12 graders enrolled in Akins High School and across th
Seniors participating in the New Tech High program had higher 2008 TAKS passing rates and made greater gains on TAKS from 2007 to 2008 in most subjects when compared with other seniors at Akins High School and across the district.