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AISD: Our Changing Demographics and the Impact on Enrollment
Dear AISD Partners,Thank you for your continued support of public education. As we start the school year, I would like to provide you with an update regarding student enrollment and retention at Austin Independent School District.
Brooke Art Transition Task Force
Brooke Art Transition Task Force Protecting and honoring the beautiful murals and artwork at Brooke Elementary School, many of which were created by east Austin artists, is a priority for the district. The artwork is an expression of the community, and the district is committed to working closely with community members to identify a location for the pieces to be displayed for future generations…
Hill Elementary Celebrates Groundbreaking
Austin ISD has not paused its work on improving schools in the community. On Friday, Hill Elementary School conducted a virtual groundbreaking to celebrate the start of the new modernization project. AISD families and staff watched the groundbreaking streamed live on AISD.TV, Facebook and via Zoom webinar. It featured remarks from Principal Jack Drummond, Superintendent Paul Cruz, Board…
McCallum High School Welcomes Alumni, Raises Funds During Yearlong Celebration of 60th Anniversary
AUSTIN, Texas--McCallum High School's year-long 60th anniversary celebration continues with the Knight's homecoming celebration with a pep rally, tailgating party and game against the Reagan Raiders Friday, Sept. 27. This year's homecoming also will bring classmates together to form an alumni association to support their alma mater.
AISD Reconnects with Students In Inaugural Event
Dozens of AISD volunteers wearing bright red shirts and carrying flyers could be seen in the neighborhoods around Northeast Early College High School on the morning of Saturday, April 10. As part of Operation Reconnect, their mission was to talk to some of the 5,500 families who stopped coming to school this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The district recruited 195 volunteers to go to the…
AHS Band Joins Mumford and Sons Onstage for Second Time
Last year, Austin High was given a surprise when the folk rock band Mumford & Sons came for a visit. Filming their 'Railroad Revival Tour' documentary with fellow artists Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show, Mumford & Sons needed a few extra band members for their movie. The marching band was given the opportunity to play along with the band both in a video…
Board Briefs: Regular Meeting (Jan. 28)
Spring Break Week Revision for 2013-2014 Calendar Year Trustees approved a revision to the calendar for the 2013-14 school year to change spring break from March 17-21 to March 10-14, 2014. No other changes to the 2013-14 calendar were made.Garcia and Pearce Middle Schools Program Design, District 1
Austin ISD Pride Week/Semana del Orgullo del Austin ISD
This year, due to changes in the school calendar, the AISD Pride Week planning committee has received approval to move this weeklong event from the fall semester to April 19-24, 2021. This will give the committee time to plan a comprehensive event that celebrates our LGBTQIA+ community and includes a possible in-person Saturday event at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center on Sat., April 24…
AISD proposes recapture solutions that Lege might listen to (En Español)
There are two solutions that could drastically ease Austin ISD’s recapture payments without significantly altering the state’s funding formula, and district leaders are hoping the Lege will listen.
LBJ and LASA Seniors Celebrate Graduation
High school diplomas were awarded this morning to more than 450 high school seniors from LBJ Early College High School and the Liberal Arts and Science Academy combined in a graduation ceremony at the Frank Erwin Center.LASA Valedictorian Gabriel Alvarez marveled at "this beautiful and complex moment" as his LBJ ECHS counterpart, Alyson Weekley, implored her fellow graduates to take ownership of…