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Austin ISD Post-Secondary Enrollment Rates Increase for the Class of 2011; Five Percentage-Point Gain in AISD Graduates Enrolling in Colleges and Universities
Austin, TX—Post-secondary enrollment rates for the Austin Independent School District's class of 2011 have increased from 62 to 67 percent, according to the National Student Clearinghouse's recently released results. In post-secondary enrollment, a student has enrolled in an educational institution after graduating from high school. This includes enrollment in two- and four-year- colleges,…
AISD Open for Learning Newsletter: Election Information, Free Meals and More! / Boletín informativo Abierto para el aprendizaje del AISD: ¡Información sobre las Elecciones, comidas gratis y más!
Election Day 2020 in the United States is Tuesday, Nov. 3. District campuses have traditionally been used as polling sites on this day and this year AISD is keeping that tradition. / El martes, 3 de noviembre es el Día de las Elecciones en los Estados Unidos. Las escuelas del distrito se han utilizado tradicionalmente como centros de votación en este día y este año el AISD continuará con esa…
#AISDFuture: Norman Community to Celebrate Site Dedication
Austin ISD welcomes students, staff and community members Dec. 8 to a site dedication for the modernized Norman Elementary School. The dedication will begin at 10 a.m. at the campus in northeast Austin, 4001 Tannehill Lane. The dedication ceremony celebrates Norman's past by recognizing its namesake, Granville Webster Norman, an African-American educator who served Austin children for 32 years…
General Transfers to Thirty Three Schools Frozen
Each year, the Austin Independent School District reviews each school’s capacity to determine which schools should be frozen to transfers. Transfers are frozen for schools that have, or are expected to have, enrollments that exceed their capacities. Also, some schools are frozen to maintain stability in tracking patterns. Based on expected enrollments and school tracking patterns for the 2012-13…
AISD Board Approves Talent Development Secondary as Partner For School Improvement at Eastside Memorial
Austin, TX—Tonight, the Austin Independent School District’s Board of Trustees voted to approve Talent Development Secondary, a program of Johns Hopkins University, as the district’s partner to lead school improvement at Eastside Memorial High School.
Help Austin Ed Fund #AmplifyAISD on Amplify Austin Day 2021
Dear Team AISD, I am writing to share with you information about how Austin ISD’s education foundation, the Austin Ed Fund, is supporting our students, staff and families and how you can help.
Austin ISD Board Calls for November Bond Election
Austin ISD trustees tonight called a $1.05 billion bond proposal that includes re-envisioning 21st-century learning spaces for 16 schools and districtwide projects, with no tax rate increase. The proposal includes districtwide projects to address facility deficiencies as well as to support innovative programming such as the district's career launch program. The basis
AISD Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
AISD Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
Every year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Austin ISD joins the rest of the country to observe National Hispanic Heritage Month—a celebration of the diverse cultures and riveting histories of the people in this country with ancestral roots in Spain, Mexico, Central and South America. This month, celebrating our rich cultural Latin traditions is especially meaningful in AISD, where more than 60 percent…
No Argument: Bowie Debate Team Among Area's Best
Bowie High School's Speech and Debate team is one of the most successful squads in central Texas.The team of roughly 50 competitors already has a dozen tournaments—and an impressive eight first place wins—under its belt this school year."Students spend countless hours practicing their speeches, pieces and cases," said coach Brian Alford. "There are many late nights on Fridays and super-early…