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Advocacy Advisory Committee (AAC) Meeting
This meeting is virtual. Meetings are open to all interested persons please see the Communications and Visitor Guidelines on the Advisory Bodies page. The purpose of the Advocacy Advisory Committee is to assist the district in advancing its legislative priorities at the local, state and federal level. The Committee’s advocacy shall be in alignment with the district’s priorities, as adopted by…
COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic - Navarro Early College High School
We have a free COVID-19 (Pfizer) vaccine opportunity available for our AISD Community, all family members included, 12 years of age and older. This opportunity is being hosted by Walgreens and Austin Voices for Education and Youth. No appointment is required for this vaccine clinic. This is also an Austin Voices free drive-thru food distribution site.
AISD Names Edna Butts as its New Director of Intergovernmental Relations and Policy Oversight
Austin, TX—Austin Independent School District has named Edna Ramon Butts as the new Director of Intergovernmental Relations and Policy Oversight.Butts has served as General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor for Sen. Kirk Watson for more than five years, monitoring and developing policy in the areas of public and higher education, as well as immigration, housing and jurisprudence.
AISD Uses Results from Rigorous, National Review in Aim for World-Class Standards
Broad Foundation Ranks Several Key Areas Among Nation's TopAustin, TX— As part of its drive to achieve the community's vision for the Austin Independent School District to become nationally recognized as an outstanding school district that instills a passion for life-long learning in all students, the district is pleased to announce the results of The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation's diagnostic…
Open for Learning Newsletter: Testing information, runoff elections and more! / Boletín informativo Abierto para el aprendizaje: Información sobre las pruebas, elecciones de segunda vuelta ¡y más!
Last week, in anticipation of post-Thanksgiving transmission and exposure rates being high, we transitioned to 100% remote learning.. / La semana pasada, pensando en que la transmisión y la exposición serían altas después de Acción de Gracias, hicimos la transición al aprendizaje 100% remoto
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…
COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic - Rosedale School
We have a free COVID-19 (Pfizer) vaccine opportunity available for our AISD Community, all family members included, 12 years of age and older. This opportunity is being hosted by Central Texas Allied Health Institute. This clinic will serve students with diverse and special needs. This is a walk-in/indoor clinic, but for those needing individualized assistance (i.e. a student needing to get their…
COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic - Houston Elementary School
We have a free COVID-19 (Pfizer) vaccine opportunity available for our AISD Community, all family members included, 12 years of age and older. This opportunity is being hosted by Travis County Mobile Vaccine Collaborative. Walk-ins welcome, no appointment required.
AISD-TV Presents "The Balance of Power"
AISD-TV is proud to partner with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation to present stories from history to classrooms and communities throughout Austin and the world.Today’s story is “The Balance of Power.” Presidents, members of Congress and Supreme Court justices from the past two centuries compete in a baseball game unlike any you have ever seen. Discover how the rules laid out in the U.S…
AISD Statement on ACLU Complaint
AUSTIN, Texas—The Austin Independent School District released the following statement regarding the American Civil Liberties Union’s complaint against the district:On Wednesday, just after 8 p.m., the district received a copy of the ACLU’s complaint, involving the Bertha Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy and the Gus Garcia Young Men’s Leadership Academy.