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Best of the Best: Superintendent Surprises AISD 2018 Teachers of the Year
Superintendent Paul Cruz surprised four teachers in their classrooms yesterday to announce their selection as Austin ISD's 2018 Teachers of the Year for elementary and secondary schools. Being selected as a Teacher of the Year is one of the highest honors the district bestows on AISD teachers. "I am so proud of these exceptional teachers and the passion they bring to teaching," said…
City of Austin, NI Recognized by State Board of Education for Contributions to AISD
Austin ISD depends on its partners, local businesses and volunteer groups to help support the district’s more than 85,000 students each day.Two of these partners were recognized for their work recently by the State Board of Education, which awarded the City of Austin and National Instruments the 2013 Employers for Education Excellence (EEE) Award.The two were recognized for their work with AISD…
AISD Trustees Revise Consultation Policy to Expand Employee Representation
Austin, TX—Austin ISD’s Board of Trustees voted to revise the district’s consultation policy to expand employee representation on such issues as compensation and workplace environment.Since December, AISD has been reviewing its policy, which recognized Education Austin as the district's exclusive consultation agent for the past four years, to examine how to potentially increase the amount of…
Ann Richards School: The Dream Realized
The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders is a unique all-girls school founded to educate young women and give them the confidence and skills necessary to succeed in college, in their careers, and in their communities.It's a public school in the Austin Independent School District serving girls in 6th through 12th grade. The vision is to focus on the whole girl, providing academic and…
Volunteer Spotlight: Karen Yokum, with Austin Partners in Education
Every year, Austin Partners in Education trains more than 1,500 community volunteers to be classroom coaches and mentors throughout Austin ISD.Karen Yokum, an electrical engineer at IBM, has volunteered with APIE as an eighth-grade math classroom coach for three years, helping students understand real-world applications of their classroom studies.
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…
TED-Ed Develops Animated Series Based on Lesson Plan Created by AISD Teacher
AUSTIN, Texas--An Austin ISD lesson plan is being shared globally by TED, a nonprofit organization famous for its inspirational 18-minute talks and its "Ideas Worth Sharing" tagline.TED developed an animated video series based on a lesson plan created by Joy Lin, the math specialist at Linder Elementary School, who uses pop culture and superheroes to explain complicated theories in physics,…
Zavala Student Wins National Hispanic Heritage Safety Poster Contest
Last week Zavala Elementary held an assembly in honor of fifth grade student, Sofía Valadez who won the national Hispanic Heritage Safety Poster Contest, put on by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The contest is held annually during Hispanic Heritage Month to teach elementary school children in Hispanic communities about safety.
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Where: Austin ISD New Headquarters, First Floor - 4000 South IH 35 Frontage Road, Austin, Texas 78704.
KLRU Invites AISD to Help Guide New American Graduate Project
AUSTIN, Texas–KLRU-TV, Austin PBS, has been awarded a $200,000 American Graduate community service grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The grant’s purpose is to raise awareness in Central Texas about the true costs of our youth leaving school before graduation, as well as efforts conducted in our region to reduce dropout rates.