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MEDIA ADVISORY Rundberg-area Community Walks: What’s the Next Step?
Join AISD for a special announcement and a celebration of the Kellogg grant initiative to date. Find out from parents and schools what the process has meant to them, learn what’s next between AISD and the Kellogg Foundation and join a community walk to learn more about the process.Last year, The W. K. Kellogg Foundation awarded Austin ISD $330,000 for a nine-month planning initiative to build…
Kealing Middle School Wins National Championship Tournament in Quiz Bowl
Two teams of Kealing Middle School students spent last weekend answering roughly 1,600 questions during 22 rounds of head-to-head competition. Kealing qualified two teams during the season for the quiz bowl national championship tournament, which was held in Dallas. Kealing A, The Squirrel Team, has been playing together for the past three years. Daniel Chan, Evan Hochstein, Ryan Russo…
Media Advisory: Hilton Austin ‘Adopts’ Travis High School Through Austin Partners in Education Hotel writes grant for $10,000 awarding 10 scholarships
AUSTIN, Texas—Travis High School will welcome Hilton Austin to its campus tomorrow with a tour as part of its new partnership through Austin Partners in Education.Who: Hilton Austin’s General Manager Robert Watson; Travis High School Principal Ty DavidsonWhere: Travis High School, 1211 E. Oltorf
AISD Expands Literacy Campaign and Tutoring Support
The Austin Independent School District (AISD) has undertaken a campaign to address literacy at every level of instruction. The goal is to have all students reading on grade level by grade 2. Among the current initiatives to reach this goal are a Response to Intervention Pilot at eight elementary campuses, and the use of a universal screener and progress monitoring instruments. Another literacy…
Eastside Community Unveils the Vietnam Memorial Monument as a Tribute to Fallen Heroes from Johnston High School
AUSTIN, TX--This weekend, Austin ISD families and community members will pay homage to the commitment and sacrifice of the 55 young men from Albert Sydney Johnston High School, now Eastside Memorial, who died wh
2004 - 2008 Bonds Overview
The Apple at Work Bond Programs Austin voters, in September 2004, approved a five-year, $519.5 million school bond program to alleviate overcrowding, keep up with Austin’s growth, and improve the quality, safety, and sustainability of AISD campuses and facilities. In May 2008, voters approved a four-year, $343.7 million bond program allowing the district to achieve legislative requirements, fund…
2018 Graduation Season Begins With Eight Rosedale Students
Austin ISD’s 2018 graduation season began with an emotional ceremony this afternoon, when eight Rosedale School students earned their diplomas. Friends and families with balloons filled the room, and Principal Elizabeth Dickey addressed the graduates. “Each of you has been a teacher to us. Your efforts to learn more and achieve more than we ever knew you could, show us that we all can do…
AISD Elementary Students Runners-Up in National Energy Competition
Austin, TX—As homeowners look for ways to save money on their energy bills, a team of eight fifth grade students at Bryker Woods Elementary successfully reduced energy at their homes, earning them recognition as a runner-up in the America's Home Energy Education Challenge. The team reduced energy use by 2.8 percent, which is one percent more than the savings from a major investment of installing…
Summer Vision 2020: Edition 5, July 2 / Visión del Verano de 2020: Edición 5, 2 de julio
(El español está disponible abajo) Need to Know: AISD Offices Closed July 6–10 and draft overview plan Austin ISD will be closed July 6–10 and “Summer Vision 2020” will not be published next week. The newsletter will return to its regular Thursday distribution schedule on July 16. Online registration will still be available, however, AISD staff will not be accessible until our return to…
Increase in compensation for AISD/Aumentos de compensacion en el AISD
(La versión en español está disponible abajo) Dear Team AISD, With deep appreciation, I thank you for the exceptional work you do every day to make sure the students we serve are encouraged, supported, and successful. Your efforts make me #AISDproud, and it is because of those efforts that I am excited to share some incredible news related to employee compensation. Gov. Greg…