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Media Advisory: AISD Celebrates Juneteenth at Annual Parade
AUSTIN, Texas—Austin ISD staff members, students and the Austin community will celebrate Juneteenth at this year’s parade. What: AISD team members and members of the Board of Trustees will lead the AISD All-Star band in the parade. When: 10 a.m. Saturday, June 21
AISD Asks Community for Input on Direction for Next Five Years
AUSTIN—Austin ISD is holding three community meetings this fall to gather community input to develop its 2015-20 Strategic Plan. Strategic planning will help AISD focus its energy, ensuring that we the district and its community partners are working toward a unified goal. The plan will also ensure the district continues to assess and adjust its direction as needed.The 2015-20 Strategic Plan…
Austin ISD's Anneliese Tanner Named Austin Under 40: Youth and Education Winner
Austin Under 40 held its 21st Annual Awards Gala at JW Marriot Downtown, on May 18 to honor fifteen Austin professionals under the age of 40 across a variety of industries, including, Legal, Technology, Medicine and healthcare, Real Estate, Youth and Education and more.
Austin ISD's Anneliese Tanner Named Austin Under 40: Youth and Education Winner
Austin Under 40 held its 21st Annual Awards Gala at JW Marriot Downtown, on May 18 to honor fifteen Austin professionals under the age of 40 across a variety of industries, including, Legal, Technology, Medicine and healthcare, Real Estate, Youth and Education and more.
Take a Bow: Austin High Teacher Honored as a Theatre Educator of the Year
Austin High School teacher Annie Dragoo has been named as a 2017 K–12 Theatre Educator of the Year. The Texas Educational Theatre Association honored Dragoo today at an awards banquet at the TETA annual conference in Galveston. Dragoo has worked at Austin High School since 2004. In that time, she has co-directed the Austin High Theatre Program to the University Interscholastic…
Austin ISD Celebrates Grand Opening of New Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
Today, Austin ISD and the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders celebrated the grand opening of the new modernized campus, built as part of the 2017 Bond Program. Students, staff and community members gathered to officially cut the ribbon on the new building, which has been open for learning since completion in January 2021.
AISD to Provide Free Meals for all Students through the 2020-21 School Year
The Texas Department of Agriculture recently announced an extension of current school meal programs through the 2020-21 school year. Through the federally-funded program, all Austin ISD students will receive free school meals through June 3, the last day of school.
Staff guidelines for election season (En español)
It’s a big year for Austin ISD on the ballot with Prop A and four Board of Trustee positions&nbs
Trustee Amber Elenz Participates in Leadership Program
Austin ISD Trustee Amber Elenz joined 30 other school board members from across Texas Oct. 5-7 at the kickoff session of the Leadership Texas Association of School Boards class of 2018. Selected by TASB, the group participates in a yearlong education leadership study program. These trustees represent school districts of all sizes, with student populations of 184 to 83,270, and reflect a…
AISD Trustees Voted to Extend Professional Contracts to Three Years
AUSTIN, Texas--Tonight, Austin ISD's Board of Trustees voted to extend professional employees contracts from one year to three years.During the January 2014 consultation process under Board Policy DGB (Local), Education Austin and the administration reached impasse on the issue of duration of employment contracts for professional employees.