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Austin ISD Health Professions Program Could Bring More Students Opportunities in Health Careers
Austin ISD, in partnership with Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and Austin Community College, today announced a proposal to launch a Health Professions Program. The program would prepare students for a career in health professions, and would accept applications from students districtwide. The program is dependent on the bond passing in November.
Staff Spotlight: Tina Castillo, Cafeteria Manager at Lamar Middle School
Staff Spotlight: Tina Castillo, Cafeteria Manager at Lamar Middle SchoolWhat attracted you to your job in the Austin Independent School District? First and foremost I’m an Austinite, and also a family-oriented person. I was drawn to working for AISD Food Services because the hours that this department offered enabled me to spend more time with my four fabulous children. Also, growing up and…
Advanced Academics
Advanced Academics in Austin ISD propels students toward college, career, and life readiness. Multiple teams make up the Advanced Academics Department (in alphabetical order): Advanced Courses (formerly Pre-AP), Advanced Placement (AP), AVID, GEAR UP, Gifted and Talented, and International Baccalaureate.
Austin ISD Hosts Preliminary Budget and Annual Academic and Facilities Recommendations Community Meetings
Austin, TX—The Austin Independent School District will host two meetings for a community conversation about the preliminary budget for 2013 and scenarios for new, academic programs for the 2013-2014 school year. The Board of Trustees will approve the budget for FY 2013 in June.The meetings are:6 – 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 3Reagan High School, 7104 Berkman Dr.6 – 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 17Bowie…
Seedling Foundation Awards Scholarships to Future College Students
Three Austin eighth grade students have been awarded $5,000 college scholarships to help them fulfill their dreams of the future. The Seedling Foundation recently announced the winner of the 2011 Seedling College Scholarship, sponsored by the Austin employees of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Raneesha Joiner, a student at Webb Middle School, was selected by the Cadence employees as their…
AISD Schools Celebrate 'Love The Bus' Week Feb. 13-17
Thousands of school children in Austin and across the country are making Valentine cards for someone extra special in their lives this year, their school bus drivers.To thank the men and women who take more than 26 million children safely to schools each day, the American School Bus Council (ASBC) is encouraging students, parents and teachers to “love the bus” in February and recognize their…
AISD Statement on Texas Civil Rights Project’s Updated Report
AUSTIN, Texas—The Austin Independent School District released the following statement regarding the Texas Civil Rights Project’s call to action and report released today:
AISD Board Approves Revisions to Student Discipline for Pre-K Through Second Grade
Austin ISD trustees voted Monday night to revise the student disciplinary policy to state that no elementary student prior tothird grade shall be home suspended, placed into a disciplinary alternative education program or expelled,unless when required by law or for behavior that represents a clear and present danger of physical injury to the student,oth
LASA Ranked No. 14 Among 25 Best Public High Schools in the U.S.
In a recent survey of public high schools, the Liberal Arts and Science Academy, or LASA, was ranked No. 14 among the top 25 high schools in the nation.
Media Advisory: Anti-bullying Event Featuring Children's Author to be Held at Linder Elementary School
AUSTIN, Texas--About 200 students at Linder Elementary School will participate in an anti-bullying event by Superior Health Plans, Centene Corporation, its subsidiary Cenpatico, and Children's National Health System as part of the district's No Place for Hate initiative. Who: Children's book author Michelle Bain