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.

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…

AISD Board Welcomes Two New Trustees

The Austin ISD Board of Trustees last night held swearing-in ceremonies for two new board members and two returning members, and thanked two outgoing trustees for their service.  New trustees LaTisha Anderson and Kristin Ashy took their seats on the dais for the first time last night after being sworn in during the board's regular meeting. Anderson defeated incumbent trustee Ted…

AISD Earns High Marks on Nation's Report Card

Austin ISD students continue to rank high among their peers in large urban school districts on the Nation's Report Card, ranking third in percentage of students at or above proficiency levels in fourth-grade math. Today, the National Assessment of Educational Progress reported that AISD students ranked third in fourth-grade math and second in eighth-grade math, with no districts performing…

AISD Earns High Marks on Nation's Report Card

Austin ISD students continue to rank high among their peers in large urban school districts on the Nation's Report Card, ranking third in percentage of students at or above proficiency levels in fourth-grade math. Today, the National Assessment of Educational Progress reported that AISD students ranked third in fourth-grade math and second in eighth-grade math, with no districts performing…

Commissioner of Education Defers Implementation of STAAR EOC Grade Conversion

Commissioner of Education Robert Scott announced that he is deferring implementation of the requirement to convert a student's score on the STAAR end-of-course examinations to account for 15 percent the student's final grade in the corresponding course. Click here for his full statement.Austin Independent School District Superintendent Meria Carstarphen released the…

Middle School Dual Language Program

News & Events Dual Language Campuses Dual Language in Middle School

Guidelines

AISD Board Policy encourages use of school facilities for activities that benefit students and the school community, so long as they do not interfere with the regular school program. Principals approve or disapprove facility use requests. Facility Use Fees and Custodian Fees are charged to offset the cost of facility use by community groups.

Focus On Your Future

Focus On Your Future is an all-campus, all-day event at Akins High School in which every student and staff member is engaged in activities educating students on succeeding in high school and post-secondary endeavors.Akins will leave its normal bell schedule and allow each grade level to have a unique experience that day with classes focused on what they should be focusing on that year: