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Dyslexia Conference 2019
Your Story is Your Strength—Austin ISD’s Central Texas Dyslexia Conference 2019 AISD’s annual conference brings together leaders in education, teachers, researchers, parents and advocates to learn how to help students with dyslexia develop their strengths and overcome their obstacles in our public schools. A strengths-based approach is critical in helping students build the motivation,…
Campus Enrollment Days
Join us at your local Austin ISD campus to enroll your child for the 2024-25 school year!
AISD to Provide Free Meals for All Students at 74 Schools
For the 2023-24 school year, AISD will continue to provide free breakfast and lunch for all students at 74 schools through the federally funded Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program (schools are listed below).
‘Hold Harmless’ Causes Confusion: School Funding’s Link to Attendance Explained
(Lea esta historia en español.) By Anne Drabicky A recent push to get students back into classrooms for the final six weeks of school has resulted in widespread confusion about the changing rules surrounding a kind of state funding called "hold harmless."
Pease Elementary Celebrates its Naming as a Recorded Texas Historical Landmark
Last week, AISD's Pease Elementary School celebrated its designation by the Texas Historical Commission as a Recorded Texas Historical Landmark by unveiling a historical marker in front of the school. AISD Trustees Amber Elenz, Gina Hinojosa and Ann Teich participated in the celebration with Superintendent Meria Carstarphen.
Superintendent: "I Have a Dream" Speech Still Resonates 50 Years After March on Washington
Today is the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, which he delivered on August 28, 1963 to more than 200,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The speech is considered one of the most powerful of the 20th Century and marked a defining moment in the civil rights movement.
Campus Enrollment Days
Join us at your local Austin ISD campus to enroll your child for the 2024-25 school year!
Austin ISD Executive Leadership Team
La Kesha Drinks, Chief of Staff La Kesha Drinks serves as the Chief Of Staff.
Summer Device Plans for Austin ISD Families
As the 2023-24 school year wraps up, campuses district-wide will collect student devices and chargers, except for those issued by Austin ISD's Special Education department. Device Collection: We kindly request that all elementary and middle school students (up to 8th grade) return their devices. This helps us ensure that every student has a device upon their return to school. High school…
Board adopts $954 million annual budget (En español)
The Board of Trustees adopted the 2024–25 budget, totaling $954 million in operating expenses, at its June 20 Regular Voting Meeting. The details: Austin taxpayers generated $1.69 billion in revenue for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1. However, after $821 million is sent to the state’s recapture program, the district will operate with a $78 million deficit for the 2024-25…