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AISD Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Staff Celebration, Parade
Austin ISD is celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this month with a special staff celebration today and a parade on Monday, Jan. 20.Staff members in the district’s central offices held a celebration in the Board Auditorium today to honor King and his legacy as a champion for civil rights and education for all.
Media Advisory: AISD Honors MLK Wednesday
AUSTIN, Texas—Austin ISD is holding a celebration to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy as a champion for civil rights and education for all. Superintendent Meria Carstarphen will recognize champions for equal rights—from global luminary Nelson Mandela to local leaders.
AISD Breaks Ground on Living Laboratory
The Austin Independent School District, the National Wildlife Federation and community volunteers recently broke ground on a district-wide, science lab and classroom that will feature plants and materials native to Central Texas and learning stations that will connect AISD students with nature.
70 Austin ISD Students Attend Andy Roddick Foundation Summer Learning Program
Students lined colorful beach towels at Pecan Springs Elementary School’s lawn today practicing yoga as part of the Andy Roddick Foundation Summer Learning Program. This five-week summer program allows more than 70 Austin-area students in kindergarten through fifth grade to attend summer camp and participate in activities from gardening to robotics.
Anderson High School Robotics Team Wins Engineering Inspiration Award
The Anderson High School Robotics Team—ausTIN CANs—won the Engineering Inspiration Award in the Archimedes Division at the FIRST Robotics World Championship, April 23-26, in St. Louis.There were three other division winners at the international event, attended by 400 teams.The Engineering Inspiration Award recognizes “outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering…
Fourth and Eighth Grade Students Rank High on Nation’s Report Card
Superintendent Meria Carstarphen announced today that AISD’s fourth and eighth grade students continued to outperform their peers in large cities and other urban school districts on the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card. The results for the 21 urban districts that participated in this year’s Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) of…
Rent the PAC
Important Notice Regarding Events at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center Due to budget cuts and reduced staffing, the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center is no longer permitted to host food-related events. As a result, no food or beverages may be served to the general public. Additionally, please note that the PAC does not accommodate Banquets, Weddings, Funerals and Birthday parties, requests…
Austin ISD’s Back-to-School BASH 2022—Supporting AISD Students and Families
Austin ISD’s Back-to-School BASH 2022—Supporting AISD Students and Families We are excited to announce that Austin ISD’s Back-to-School BASH will be back in-person, and will take place on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, at the Palmer Events Center (900 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. District departments and community organizations from across the city will offer exhibits for…
Board Briefs - February 28, 2011
Financial Exigency, Program Change, and Reorganization The Board of Trustees of the Austin Independent School District has approved a resolution declaring a Financial Exigency and Need for Program Change and Reorganization (Reduction in Force) Affecting Employment Areas.
Kellogg Foundation Awards AISD $330,000 for Project to Empower Families
The Kellogg Foundation is awarding Austin ISD $330,000 for a nine-month planning initiative to build better communication with families whose children attend schools in the Rundberg area.The project includes training school staff and parents on community engagement strategies at Hart, McBee, Padron and Wooldridge elementary schools and at the Lucy Read pre-K Demonstration School. Trained staff…