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Family Resource Center Showcase
Join us Thursday, Feb. 27 from 6:30–8 p.m. at Dobie MS Family Resource Center, 1200 E Rundberg Ln., to see how the Family Resource Centers are supporting academic excellence in AISD! Starting at Webb Middle School in 2007, Austin Voices for Education and Youth has partnered with AISD and community partners to develop eight campus-based Family Resource Centers that support thousands of…
Presenters
Keynote Shauna Cotte Shauna Cotte is vice president and senior director of professional development and a member of the senior management team. Since joining Keys to Literacy in 2007, Cotte has spent 15 years as a trainer and account manager.
Let’s Celebrate: Mathews Elementary School Turns 100
Mathews Elementary School is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a pageant featuring students telling the story of the school in a musical tribute.What: A pageant chronicling the history of the school and a plaque presentation, recognizing Mathews’ inclusion on the list of the National Register of Historic Places. There will also be an alumni reception and school tours.Who: Current and past…
Students to get free meals all year (En español)
Austin ISD students will receive free meals all year no matter what their family income is. Why it matters: Parents can skip packing a lunch and save money this year with free breakfast and lunch for every student. Yes, but: Even though meals are free for everyone, campuses will still collect income verification for funding purposes. Families may submit income…
New COVID-19 testing method allows for safer classrooms
Austin ISD could test more students for COVID-19 via a new method where students from the same class put their swabs into one testing vial. Why it matters: This new approach — called pooled testing — could allow Austin ISD to target campuses where students are testing positive more frequently and help slow the spread.
Brooke Art Task Force
The Brooke Art Transition Task force discusses and makes recommendations and contingency plans regarding the future home of Brooke's artwork. Visit https://www.austinisd.org/advisory-bodies/brooke-art-taskforce for more information. Please direct questions or comments to alison.ghilarducci@austinisd.org.
Hadley Wheelchair Challenge Expands All Access to Akins High School
Archer Hadley, an Austin ISD student who helped increase accessibility for people with disabilities at Austin High School, has teamed up with Akins High School to bring the wheelchair challenge to the Eagles.Hadley raised $87,000 in his first challenge at Austin High, resulting in five automatic doors and rain-resistant canopies for his own campus. Hadley developed the idea after he was stuck…
Current Members
PARENT MEMBERS District First Name Last Name 1 Dariela Villanueva de Dominguez 2 Lorena Campos 3 Piper Nelson 4 Sarah Romo de Vivar 5 Shannon Grethel
AISD Names Sharon Roy the 2014 Middle School Teacher of the Year
Sharon Roy, a teacher at Kealing Middle School for 20 years, has taught magnet English, software design, Leadership 101 and pre-AP English. Roy earned her secondary teaching certificate in English and math at the University of Texas in Austin. She also holds a master’s degree in English from Yale University and a bachelor’s degree in English, minoring in math, from UT-Austin.
Operation Reconnect: Austin ISD Hosts Districtwide Enrollment Clinics
Through June 24, families can come to Austin ISD enrollment clinics for support and resources to get their child registered for the 2021-22 school year. Additional enrollment opportunities will be announced in the coming weeks. Families can come to any one of the more than 50 districtwide enrollment clinics to get help in enrolling their child for any campus or any grade. The clinics are…