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Houston Elementary School Launches Book Lending Program
At Houston Elementary School, students showed up today to take advantage of a new book-lending program organized by teachers. The lending library takes place on stage in the school’s cafeteria.
Open for Learning Newsletter: Mental health, mass testing and more! / Boletín informativo Abierto para el aprendizaje: ¡Salud mental, administración masiva de pruebas y más!
Mental Health We care about your mental wellness, and we are here to support you. This year has been unpredictable and students or staff may need extra resources to help process the many changes. That is why we offer the following mental health resources for families, students and staff.
NACER, New Community Partnership, Celebrates First Semester
Coming out of a successful first semester, Austin ISD’s NACER community partnership is celebrating its achievements throughout the fall and is planning to expand its reach in the spring. Northeast Austin Communities for Educational Readiness is a family of schools that work together to focus on developing a streamlined system of academic and social support throughout its community.
Los Oradora Principals/Keynotes
(English is below) Dra. Carla España, Ph.D. Es Profesora Asistente de Educación Bilingüe y Estudios Puertorriqueños/Latinx y Latinoamericanos en Brooklyn College, City University of New York. Es la co-autora de En Comunidad: Lessons for Centering the Voices and Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Students, The Translanguaging Collections: Affirming Bilingual and Multilingual Learners Handbook,…
AISD Will Accept Transfer Requests Jan. 4–29
AISD will accept transfer requests for the 2016-17 school year from Jan. 4–29.Families may request a sibling*, tracking*, majority-to-minority*, or general transfers during this time. Priority transfers will be processed first, followed by general transfers.Beginning with the 2016-17 school year, majority-to-minority transfers will be based on available space.Deadlines and requirements for magnet…
AISD Will Accept Transfer Requests Jan. 4–29
AISD will accept transfer requests for the 2016-17 school year from Jan. 4–29.Families may request a sibling*, tracking*, majority-to-minority*, or general transfers during this time. Priority transfers will be processed first, followed by general transfers.Beginning with the 2016-17 school year, majority-to-minority transfers will be based on available space.
STAAR Information for your family / Informacion sobre la STAAR para su familia
Dear Austin ISD families, Thank you for your on-going support and participation in your child’s education. We continue to recognize how resilient students have been in the face of the many challenges we’ve all encountered this year. Students have seized on opportunities to enhance their use of technology, grow academically, and continue learning.
Super Bowl-winning Coach to Pecan Springs: Set Your Goals High
Tony Dungy, the first African-American head coach to win a Super Bowl, met with students March 10 at Pecan Springs Early College Prep Elementary School.The popular football analyst for NBC and national spokesman for the All Pro Dad fatherhood program encouraged students to follow their dreams to be successful."Set your goals high," he said. "Don't let anyone talk you out of dreaming."Dungy…
Travis Early College High School Seniors Lauded at the Erwin Center
With promising futures ahead of them, more than 200 Travis Early College High School graduates received their diplomas Friday at the Erwin Center."Many of you may be scared about life after high school," salutatorian Eduardo Bahena-Rodriguez told his fellow graduates. "Pushing away physically and mentally from what we know is how we grow."The Rebels had a landmark year: 106 seniors completed AP…
AISD and APIE Honor Hundreds of Community Volunteers for Service to Students, Schools Tonight
Austin, Texas—Tonight, Austin ISD and Austin Partners in Education will honor hundreds of volunteers at Celebrate, which recognizes community members who serve the district’s schools in a range of roles, including reading tutors and classroom coaches.