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Amplify Austin Day 2021
Amplify Austin is the most impactful day of giving in Central Texas, raising over $69 million since 2013 for Austin area nonprofits. Last year’s campaign helped Austin Ed Fund – Austin ISD’s education foundation – raise nearly $27,000 to #AmplifyAISD students and teachers, and they will be participating again this year! Amplify Austin Day 2021 Thursday, March 4 at 6 p.m. through Friday,…
Austin ISD Teacher Helps Student From Choking
A teacher's job description has a wide range of duties; however, it's not every day that you have to save the life of one of your students. Barbara Jordan Elementary School 5th grade teacher Jose Rodriguez had to act quickly to save the life of one of his students who began choking on a water bottle top in class. Rodriguez delivered a whole-group science lesson and faced the whiteboard…
Austin Students, Staff and Parents Invited To Texas Relay Events Friday
Austin students and families are invited to participate in several family-friendly, free events in conjunction with the Texas Relays festivities this weekend. The Friday activities include a culture and health show, a panel discussion on goal-setting, the B.L. Joyce Mini-Parade, and a reception at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center that will honor community members and…
AISD Board of Trustees Approve Principal for Akins
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Tina Salazar to serve as principal of Akins High at its Oct. 29 meeting. Salazar most recently served as the interim principal of Akins where she has also been an English department chair, instructional lead teacher and coach. She has six years of administrative experience and served in the classroom for a total of 21 years. Salazar…
Austin ISD's Technology Officer appointed to Board of Directors of national school professional association
Austin ISD's Technology Officer for Learning and Systems Kevin Schwartz has been appointed to a three-year term to the CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) Board of Directors.
Galindo Elementary Teacher Tells Her Story At The White House
Joyful tears ran down Karen Reyes's face as she called her mother on May 14. She had just talked with President Joe Biden alongside five other individuals like herself — recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.
Austin ISD at the Juneteenth Parade
*updated as of 6/16/21 Austin ISD invites the community to join faculty, staff, students and their families and the District All-Star Band to march in the annual Historical Juneteenth Parade. Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas in June 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect. AISD participants will meet no later…
LASA Grad’s Donation Supports Elementary School Scientists
LASA graduate Alex Mancevski donated $2,000 of his Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes winnings to the Austin Science Education Foundation. With Mancevski attending Harvard, his mother, Maria Teresa Graziani, presented the check on his behalf to Austin Science Education Foundation Executive Director Ingrid Weigand.
AISD Recognizes Teachers during Annual Retirement Celebration
Austin ISD celebrated the years of service and hard work of more than 300 employees Thursday, May 30, during the district's annual Retiree Recognition Dinner. Chief Human Capital Officer Michael Houser, Superintendent Meria Carstarphen and AISD's 2011-2012 Teacher of the Year Matt Earhart spoke during the event at the Omni Austin Hotel Southpark. The Bailey Middle School Steel Drum…
Meetings
The following are the Head Start Policy Council regular meeting dates for the 2023-24 school year. HSPC meetings are normally scheduled on Tuesday mornings from 8am to 10am. Meetings will be held in-person at AISD Central Office, located at 4000 IH 35 Frontage, Austin TX 78704 with Zoom participation as needed. Regular meetings are not held in June, July, or December unless needed. Spanish…