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Career Launch Program Student Recruitment
8th grade students are being offered an exciting opportunity for the upcoming year.The Austin Independent School District, in collaboration with Austin Community College, Dell Technologies and Seton Healthcare, will offer two new programs for the 2017-2018 school year!Through a partnership with Dell, the Careers in Technology program will be located at Reagan Early College High School. Likewise,…
Budget Stabilization Task Force Meeting
This week the Task Force will review findings of the District Management Group regarding how the district tracks the relative effectiveness or Academic Return on Investment, on district programs and initiatives. Public comment is held at each meeting. Sign up in person up to 30 minutes prior to the meeting.The Budget Stabilization Task Force is a key component of the district’s strategy to…
Budget Stabilization Task Force Meeting
This week the Task Force will review staffing in AISD and explore ways to reduce costs and discuss how staffing formulas impact equity.Public comment is held at the start of each meeting. Sign up in person up to 30 minutes prior to the meeting.The Budget Stabilization Task Force is a key component of the district’s strategy to address its growing budget deficit.The ad hoc advisory body will…
Superintendent's Statement on Board Evaluation
AUSTIN, Texas--The Austin Independent School District released the following statement from Superintendent Meria Carstarphen after the Board of Trustees President Vincent Torres provided an overview of the superintendent's evaluation for the 2012-13 school year:
Superintendent's Statement on Board Evaluation
AUSTIN, Texas--The Austin Independent School District released the following statement from Superintendent Meria Carstarphen after the Board of Trustees President Vincent Torres provided an overview of the superintendent’s evaluation for the 2012-13 school year:
ENCORE Conference
Webb Middle School is hosting its fifth annual ENCORE conference: Empowering Students in the Digital Age. ENCORE is "Engaging Our Community in College Readiness."This year's host is KEYE's Chris Saldaña, a two-time Emmy-winning TV anchor.Programming includes workshops for families, a holiday dinner and a screening of the award-winning "Screenagers."The event is free and open to the public.For…
Austin ISD to Consider Two Partners for Mendez Middle School
Tonight, the Mendez Middle School community heard proposals from two community partners that want to partner with the school to provide opportunities to improve student performance.The two proposals came from Austin Voices for Education and Youth partnered with Talent Development Secondary and Communities in Schools of Central Texas partnered with University of Texas at Tyler’s Texas STEM…
Austin ISD Weather Information, Makeup Days
Austin ISD will never need to use its bad weather makeup days due to two days of additional instructional minutes included in the calendar.The Texas Education Agency requires districts to make up the first two days of school following bad weather closures while any additional days do not need to be recovered.
Planning for the coming days / Planificación para los próximos días
Dear Austin ISD Community, This winter storm will undoubtedly be remembered for years to come. And while the situation has improved slightly, many families, staff and campuses are still facing power, internet, and water outages, and the entire city remains under a boil water notice. Many of our schools have frozen or broken pipes and/or have a complete lack of water pressure.
Budget Briefs: Task Force Approves Subcommittee, Digs Into Budget Data
The Budget Stabilization Task Force approved the creation of a subcommittee and began digging into the budget data, including student and staff funding, at its third meeting July 30. The group continues its monthslong process to identify creative strategies to close the budget deficit and review district spending, after the Board of Trustees approved the latest budget with a $29 million dip into…