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Austin ISD Opens School Transfer Window / El Austin ISD inicia el periodo de traslados escolares
Austin ISD provides a variety of different learning opportunities for families throughout the district. One way to take advantage of various programs is to apply for a school transfer. AISD will open its annual school transfer window on Tuesday, Jan. 26, inviting families to submit applications for the 2021-22 school year.
Parents of Students at Title I Schools Invited to Special June Meeting
AISD will host a meeting for parents of children attending Title I schools on Tuesday, June 11 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Ridgetop Elementary School, 5005 Caswell Avenue.Federal Title I funds are made available to schools with high percentages of students in low-income households and are used to support and improve student success.
Shark Tank-Type Academic Program on Campus
The Crockett student entrepreneurship program is the first of its kind in the nation. Students partner with Austin entrepreneurs and funders who promote, critique and support them as they create products or businesses by the end of their junior year. Crockett students will use this 21st-century classroom for academics and to provide them space to develop products, businesses or…
Special Education Department Parent Forum
AISD families are invited to attend an interactive forum at Kealing Middle School for parents and families of students receiving special education services.Your input is important. Please join other families and school staff to learn about AISD's special education goals and priorities for the 2013-14 school year. Families will also have the chance to meet and talk to the Director of Special…
Austin ISD Holds Media Briefing for Convocation
Austin, TX—The Austin Independent School District invites media to ask questions about the district’s goals and priorities for the new year, following the 2013 virtual, all-staff convocation.What: Media briefing with AISD Superintendent Meria Carstarphen
Travis ECHS Hosts Annual Tamale-making Party
Family and community members, trustees and staff joined students this week at Travis Early College High School’s annual tamalada, or tamale-making party. While the group worked together to assemble 1,500 to 2,000 tamales, many reflected on memories with family. “This is obviously a great cultural tradition in my family,” Austin ISD Board President Geronimo Rodriguez Jr. said. “I was…
Vision+Voice Announces Winners of Annual Poetry Contest
The annual 2016–17 Vision+Voice poetry contest, a collaboration between Austin ISD and Austin Community College, has announced the winners of this year's competition. Winning poems from students at every grade level will be paired with art by an ACC art student to create posters, and all the winning poems will be collected into a 2016–17 anthology.An award reception to see the poetry and…
30 AISD Teachers Earn National Board Certification
Austin, TX—Tonight, the Board of Trustees for the Austin Independent School District recognized 30 newly certified or renewed teachers through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Austin ISD employs more National Board Certified Teachers than any other Texas district. Austin ISD boasts 243 National Board Certified Teachers for the 2011-12 school year.2011 National Board…
Seedling Foundation Honors AISD Staff Member and Mentor
Ylise Janssen, an attorney in the Austin Independent School District’s legal services department, was recognized March 22 for her work and impact as a mentor with the Seedling Foundation. Created in 1998, the Seedling Foundation responds to the needs of public schools in Texas by providing resources, assistance and programming. Its signature service is the Promise Mentor Program, which connects…
Statement from the Board President on Behalf of the AISD Board of Trustees / Declaración del presidente de la mesa directiva en representación de la mesa directiva del AISD
Statement from the Board President on behalf of the AISD Board of Trustees