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AISD Launches Virtual Series Highlighting Creativity Amidst Pandemic
The Austin ISD Visual and Performing Arts Department is proud to announce the launch of its new virtual series, Follow Your Art: Direct from AISD’s #VirtualPAC. The series will debut Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. and follow the creative pursuits of AISD students and faculty as they work together to create art in the midst of the COVID pandemic.
Lanier High School Community Parade & Fall Festival
For the fifth year in a row, Lanier High School welcomes the community to a parade and fall festival.The parade is 10–11 a.m. and features Lanier clubs and student organizations. The Lanier Marching Band and Vikettes will lead the marchers from the front of the school along a route through the community. After the parade, families and community members are invited to stay for the Fall…
Department of Education Awards $2.5 Million Grant for Family Support Services
Beginning this fall, new services will be available to students and families at Lanier High School, Burnet Middle School and Cook and Wooldrige elementaries.The support is made possible by a $2.5 million Department of Education grant awarded to Austin Voices for Education and Youth, a longtime partner of Austin ISD. Funds will be distributed over five years at $500,000 per year.
AISD Painter Jesus Vazquez Carvajal Stays Late to Help a Parent with Car Trouble
When Mariette Hummel went to pick her son up from school, the day was already taking a bad turn. Her husband had called just before dismissal to tell her he had been in a car accident.
Convocation: Welcome Back, AISD!
Dear AISD Community,
AISD High Schools Ranked Among Best in Nation...Again
Seven Austin ISD high schools are among the best in the nation, according to the 2016 Washington Post America's Most Challenging High Schools rankings. "I am excited to see Austin ISD schools continue to be recognized in Texas and the nation year after year," Superintendent Paul Cruz said. "Our staff and students do outstanding work in the classroom every day.
Austin ISD prepared for Omicron, ready to start school on Wednesday (En Español)
With Austin ISD resuming classes as scheduled after the Winter Break, staff and families can help prevent the spread of the Omicron variant by getting boosted this week, getting tested at one of our 11 hubs beginning Monday, Jan. 3, and by double-layering masks that fit well on Wednesday when classrooms re-open.
Families can still enroll in Austin ISD Dual Language program (En español)
Pre-K, Kindergarten, and first grade students can still enroll in Austin ISD’s Spanish/English Dual Language programs for this school year. Why it matters: In Dual Language classes, students speak, read, and write in two languages, with the goal of becoming bilingual and biliterate. Native English and Spanish speakers are in the same classrooms, so they learn the language and the subject…
Anderson Trojans Toast 2016 Graduates
Anderson High School Principal Donna Houser, retiring after nearly 40 years of service to Austin ISD, made sure her final graduation address was a poignant one."I'm glad I saved one of the best for last," Houser said of the nearly 600-strong Anderson senior class. "You are my family, I love you and I can't wait to see what you do next."Houser noted that among the many achievements of this year's…
AISD Trustees Vote to Extend Superintendent's Contract; Superintendent Carstarphen's Employment Contract Extended to June 2015
Austin, TX—Tonight, the Austin Independent School District's Board of Trustees voted to extend the term of Superintendent Meria Carstarphen's employment contract by one year to June 2015.