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President Torres: Best Wishes for Holiday Season from Trustees
AISD and Austin Community Members:On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I want to take this opportunity to wish our staff, students and families a safe and restful holiday season. And, whether you will be traveling or staying close to home, we hope that you will have an enjoyable break with family and friends.
Board Briefs - May 23, 2011
Facility Master Plan Austin School Trustees approved a timeline presented by Superintendent Meria Carstarphen for completing a comprehensive Ten-Year Facility Master Plan. The schedule is as follows:
AISD 2011-2012 Kindergarten Roundup is Tuesday, May 3
Kindergarten Roundup is set for 9 a.m., Tuesday, May 3, at all elementary schools in the Austin School District. Children who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2011, are eligible to be enrolled. Parents should bring to Kindergarten Roundup:
Blackshear Elementary Becomes Fine Arts Academy
The Blackshear Elementary Fine Arts Academy is the first elementary school in Austin to offer its students expanded fine arts programming.In addition to providing high-quality instruction in reading, math and science, Blackshear now offers instruction such as learning about the works of Shakespeare, performing Readers’ Theatre and creating full-length stage productions.
Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff Celebration
Join Austin ISD at 10 a.m. Sept. 13 at Cunningham Elementary School for this year's Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff Celebration.Enjoy free food and special performances by Cunningham Elementary’s Cobras Ballet Folklorico and Crockett Early College High School’s Mariachi Band.Share in the festivities by wearing a touch of Latin culture—from a Panama hat to a soccer jersey to a mariachi outfit!
Austin ISD Graduation Rates Reach All-Time High
Graduation rates for the Austin Independent School District have reached an all-time high of 84.1 percent for the Class of 2013, which is a 1.6 percentage point increase from the previous year and nearly a 10 percentage point gain during the past five years, according to the Texas Education Agency's most recent report on graduation and completion rates. Graduation rates increased for every…
Celebration to Honor Bettie Mann
Please join us at 6 p.m. Dec. 8 to celebrate and honor Bettie Mann, beloved former Lee Elementary School teacher and the first African-American educator at the school. A wing of Lee Elementary will be named for Mann, who taught every grade at the school, in a career spanning more than 40 years. Lee Elementary is located at 3308 Hampton Road. This event is free and open to the public.…
Annual Tamalada Brings Together Travis Students, Staff, Families
In a chilly kitchen at Travis Early College High School this week, students from the school's Institute of Hospitality and Culinary Arts welcomed parents, teachers and staff for the annual tamalada.Chef and teacher Adam Phillips joined the Travis family this fall and was taking part in his first tamalada, or tamal-making party.Phillips, who worked in restaurants for 15 years before becoming a…
Sims Youth Pave the Road to Zero Waste
AUSTIN—Keep Austin Beautiful, in partnership with Austin Resource Recovery and the Bleed Orange Live Green initiative, awarded Austin ISD’s Mary Jane Sims Elementary as the 2014 Zero-Waste Champions.The award recognizes a local Austin school each year for outstanding efforts to reduce waste and raise awareness on campus about the City of Austin's Zero Waste goal, which aims to decrease the amount…
Sims Youth Pave the Road to Zero Waste
AUSTIN—Keep Austin Beautiful, in partnership with Austin Resource Recovery and the Bleed Orange Live Green initiative, awarded Austin ISD’s Mary Jane Sims Elementary as the 2014 Zero-Waste Champions. The award recognizes a local Austin school each year for outstanding efforts to reduce waste and raise awareness on campus about the City of Austin's Zero Waste goal, which aims to decrease the…