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Acceleration
What is Acceleration? Just like enrichment and extensions, acceleration is a tool for supporting a student's academic or intellectual ability. According to the Acceleration Institute, "Acceleration is an academic intervention that moves students through an educational program at a rate faster or at an age that is younger than typical.
2024 Summer Theatre Series
Austin ISD Presents The 2024 Summer Theatre Series The Twelve Huntsmen By Brian Daniel Oglesby July 11, 7:00 PM July 12, 7:00 PM (ASL & Audio Description) July 13, 2:00 PM (Spanish Translation), 7:00 PM Shrek the Musical Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire Music by Jeanine Tesory
Austin ISD Board of Trustees Community Conversations
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees will be working throughout the spring to develop the district’s Scorecard. Students, families, staff and community members are invited to share their ideas about the vision and values that will guide the district’s work over the next five years. In Person
Angie Baca-Ross Teacher of the Year finalist
By Jack Orloff Teacher of The Year finalist Angie Baca-Ross, a bilingual kindergarten teacher at Joslin Elementary School, has served the district for four years, making a tremendous impact on her community by showing the value in communication between parents and caregivers. "Being involved with my families is about getting to know each family respectfully––their struggles, their joys, their…
Message from Interim Superintendent Segura (En español)
Dear Austin ISD Community, We would like to acknowledge the pain the Austin ISD community is feeling due to the terrorism and heinous violence in Israel and Palestine.
Austin ISD Portal Maintenance (en español)
Due to scheduled maintenance, the Austin ISD portal will be temporarily unavailable from 8 p.m. Saturday, June 10, through 5 a.m. Sunday, June 11. All applications accessed through the portal—including staff email, AISD student registration and the student documentation tile (accessing report card PDFs)—will be unavailable during this time. The Frontline Parent Self-Service will still be…
Local Law Enforcement Says Supporting Pre-K Now Pays off Later
Council for a Strong America held a press conference at Austin ISD’s Uphaus Early Childhood Center on April 21 to support funding Pre-K. Austin ISD Police Department Capt. Chris Evoy, Austin Police Department Chief Art Acevedo and Travis County Sheriffs Office Capt. Frank Lofton spoke on behalf of funding Pre-K, with the message, “We’re the guys you pay later.”According to “Fight Crime:…
Tools for Success: Partners Resource Network (English Session)
Feb. 21 - 9:00 AM (English session) Partners Resource Network We will be talking about Partners Resource Network, a non-profit organization that serves as the Texas Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) as mandated by the IDEA law. The presentation is about what is our mission and what are the services we offer to parents of children with disabilities and youth with disabilities.…
AISD Reopening Information Sessions: Families and Educators Working Together
(El español está disponible abajo) Austin ISD is hosting two virtual information sessions to help give students, families and staff a stronger sense of what the return to school will look and feel like. Participants will get a look into “a day in the life” of At-Home Distance Learning and On-Campus Face-to-Face Learning. We invite our AISD learning communities to join us for the…
'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.**