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Youth Art Month Student Exhibition Recap: More Than 2,000 Works Displayed
More than 2,000 students representing 113 campuses exhibited artwork to the community during the annual Youth Art Month exhibition. During March and April, more than 3,000 students, families, staff and community members visited the AISD Performing Arts Center to enjoy the artwork. Approximately 150 Austin ISD visual arts teachers collected and prepared the student artwork for the…
AISD Celebrates Youth Art Month - March 23 to April 16
AISD will celebrate Youth Art Month from March 23 to April 16, by displaying more than 1,500 works of art by students from 111 elementary, middle and high schools at One Congress Plaza, 111 Congress Ave. The gallery will be on display from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Thomas Properties Group, an AISD Art Program sponsor, has generously donated…
Pay Increase for our Team AISD Substitutes!/ ¡Aumento de salario a nuestro equipo de suplentes del AISD!
Dear Team AISD, Through a year of tremendous change and growth, our substitutes have been a vital part of the success of our students, district and community. We are excited to offer a pay increase for substitute teachers and substitute teacher assistants.
US Air Force Band of the West Holds Concert at Lanier March 19
Dimensions in Blue, the jazz ensemble from the United States Air Force Band of the West, will be presenting a free concert March 19 at 7p.m. in the Lanier High School Theater, 1201 Payton Gin Rd. The concert is free and open to the public.The Dimensions in Blue jazz ensemble, from the United States Air Force Band of the West, generates a unique excitement through performances of America’s only…
Fulmore Middle School Hosts ‘Evening of Wonder’
Fulmore Middle School invites the community to a magnet program showcase and school open house from 5:30–7:30 p.m. Jan. 14.Guests can learn about the school’s Humanities and Law Magnet, meet students and tour the campus. Visitors will also hear details about the introduction of dual-language programming for the 2015–16 school year.For more information, please call (512) 841-4916 or visit www…
Board Trustee Sam Guzman, New President- Elect Of The Mexican American School Board Association
February 2, 2012 Austin, TX—The Mexican American School Board Association (MASBA) has elected Austin Independent School District Trustee Sam Guzman to serve as its 2013 president. MASBA elected Guzman in January at its annual conference in San Antonio.
Children’s Authors Visit Dawson Elementary as Part of Reading Rockstars Program
Last Friday, Dawson Elementary hosted three authors to read and speak to students about their work through a grant from the Texas Book Festival's Reading Rock Stars program. This is the third year of the program, which aims to promote literacy by bringing authors to Dawson and other elementary schools in AISD and across Texas. As part of the grant, each student receives a signed, hardcover book…
Back to School Bash
What: 2014 Back to School BashWhere: Austin Convention Center 500 East Cesar Chavez StreetWhen: Saturday, August 16, 2014 9:00 A.M - Noon
AISD Programs Receive Nearly $200,000 in Grants for Summer Youth Programs
Austin ISD programs will receive about $200,000 of $908,109 total grants given by the Central Texas Summer STEM Funders Collaborative to nonprofit organizations and schools.
Reminder: Austin ISD Offices and Schools Closed July 4-8
All Austin ISD offices and schools will be closed for one week, from July 4-8, in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. As a reminder, through Aug. 12, Austin ISD operates on a summer efficiency schedule. All offices adopt a four-day week during this time. Business hours will be 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday.