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First Annual Future Plans College & Career Fair hosted by SXSWedu
SXSWedu Conference is hosting the first annual Future Plans College & Career Fair on Tuesday, March 5th from 2pm - 8pm at the Austin Convention Center. The show is a re-imagining of the college fair to include insight into current and emerging employment trends in addition to post-secondary education options. There will be two stages in the show, the Career Stage and the College Stage,…
Austin High Students Earn Accolades for Multimedia Presentations
Students from Austin High School have received numerous awards for their work in the areas of photography, graphic design, and multimedia/video production. The students are winners in the Austin Convention and Visitor's Bureau Graphic Design, Photography and Multimedia Contest. The students were recently honored at the Austin Convention and Visitor's Bureau Luncheon, where they each received $500…
First Graders From 10 AISD Schools Show Off Their Reading Skills at the Travis County Exposition Center
Austin, TX—First grade students from Allan, Allison, Andrews, Barbara Jordan, Blanton, Galindo, Govalle, Oak Springs, Overton and Pease elementary schools get to show off their reading skills and learn more about horses during a visit to the Travis County Exposition Center Wednesday, May 2. The Horse Tales Literacy Project is sponsoring the event which offers the first graders an opportunity to…
Superintendent: Our Deepest Sympathy to the Lanier Community
Dear Colleagues, Partners and Community Members: It is with a heavy heart that I share with you the tragedy that occurred earlier today at Lanier High School. I regret to inform you that a student died at the school due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No other students or staff members were harmed.
'American Teacher: Heroes in the Classroom' Features Cunningham Educator
AISD’s Emily E. Smith is one of 50 teachers featured in Random House and Welcome Books’ “American Teacher: Heroes in the Classroom."The publishers joined forces to interview thousands of educators in every state during the past three years, which culminated in a book about 50 teachers who are changing education.
City Partners with AISD to Increase Pre-K Enrollment
The City of Austin is partnering with the Austin Independent School District to assist with increasing parent awareness and bolstering enrollment in Pre-K classes for qualified children.The City will share Pre-K information at a variety of City facilities including public libraries, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) sites, neighborhood centers and recreation centers. City professional staff…
'Vision + Voice' Poetry Contest for K–12 Students
**Submissions for the 2014 contest are no longer being accepted. Please visit austinisd.org in fall 2016 for details on the 2016 contest.**
AISD Schools Receive City's Bright Green Future Grants
Austin area students, teachers and parents have envisioned a bright green future through a variety of hands-on learning projects that encompass composting systems, rainwater harvesting, organic gardens, bike academies, and wildlife habitats. Last week, the City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability announced funding for 19 of these projects at area K-12 schools, including 15 Austin ISD schools,…
Media Advisory: AISD’s 2014-15 Preliminary Budget
AUSTIN, Texas—In preparation for Austin ISD’s community budget meetings in April, the district is launching the first session of its Lunch and Learn series for the media with an introduction to AISD’s budget and the district’s annual process and timeline, including the recent publication of the preliminary budget and scheduled board action for the 2014-15 school year’s budget.
AISD Awarded $349,000 Grant to Help Strengthen Arts-Based Instruction in Title I Schools
AUSTIN, Texas—On Friday, Sept. 26, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Austin ISD the 2014 Professional Development for Arts Educators grant for specialized training of music teachers and enhanced fine arts coaching for general classroom teachers in Title I Pre K-12 schools.