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Austin ISD Board Calls for November Bond Election
$1.05 billion proposal includes 16 new or modernized schools, no tax rate increase Austin ISD trustees tonight called a $1.05 billion bond proposal that includes re-envisioning 21st-century learning spaces for 16 schools and districtwide projects, with no tax rate increase.
League of Women Voters District 6 & 7 Meeting
What: Almost half the schools in AISD Districts 6 and 7 are over-enrolled. How does this impact learning and student life? What factors have created this condition?In 2013, voters in these districts rejected (at a higher rate than in the rest of the city) bonds that would have alleviated this overcrowding. What factors might account for this voting pattern? Parents, students, teachers,…
AISD Develops New Resources to Support Campus Advisory Councils
Austin ISD has developed new user-friendly materials to help Principals, CAC co-chairs, and CAC members get the most from our Campus Advisory Councils. Examples of these resources include a calendar of activities, brief narrated training presentations, sample monthly meeting agendas, and flyers to post on campuses. All of the new resources are available on the updated CAC website: http://www.…
Ready to Read: Winn Elementary Dedicates New Library
Winn Elementary School is celebrating the completion of its new $3.3 million library.
Ann Richards School and Kealing, Fulmore Magnets Extend Application Due Date
Due to weather-related schedule changes, the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders and the Kealing and Fulmore magnet programs have extended the student application due date to Thursday, Feb. 13.Please contact the schools for more information.
TEDxYouth Second Annual Conference
AISD has partnered with TEDxYouth to support the upcoming TEDxYouth@Austin Second Annual Conference. TEDxYouth@Austin, an event connected with TED Talks, is a completely student-led event that invites speakers from all over the US to talk about ideas worth spreading. This year’s theme, Re: Solve, focuses on taking action, making changes physically occur, the process of repeating tasks again…
Latino Academic Achievement Awards
¡Excelencia! Austin ISD’s Latino Academic Achievement Awards Wednesday, April 15 | miércoles, 15 de abril 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. • Austin ISD Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd, Austin, TX 78723 The LAAA is held annually to recognize our Latino students, grades 7-12, who excel in their academic work.
Media Advisory: 17 Student Filmmakers to Showcase Work During SXSWedu
AISD hosts a special SXSWedu premiere of “AISD: The Pride and Promise of Austin,” stories from students about how they are supported, challenged and encouraged to succeed.What: Seventeen student filmmakers, each with a unique perspective, capture the richness and diversity of life in the district’s high schools.
Austin ISD News Conference on School Accountability Results Released by TEA
Following the release of state accountability ratings from the Texas Education Agency this Friday, Austin ISD will hold a news conference to announce the district's results.
AISD Announces Schools Frozen to Transfers for 2017-18
Austin ISD has announced the names of 23 schools that will be frozen to transfers during the 2017-18 school year. Each year, AISD determines which schools should be frozen to transfers because they have, or are expected to have, enrollments that exceed their capacities. There will be 23 frozen schools for K-12 for school year 2016-17. Schools frozen to transfers in 2017-18…