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Family Engagement and Equity Conference
Join the Office of Cultural Proficiency & Inclusiveness and the Parent Engagement Support Office for a conversation to build your personal understanding of equity in connection to your role in support of the students of Austin ISD. All PTA Boards and AISD families are invited to join us! Family Engagement And Equity Conference: Bridging our Communities’ Differences and Similarities Oct…
District Reforms PTA Funding Role
To create a more equitable situation for its schools, Austin ISD announced in a recent community meeting that PTAs would no longer be able to fund positions, and that if campuses have a demonstrated staffing need, the district will meet it. For the 2020–21 school year, PTAs at 11 Austin ISD elementaries funded 31 full- and part-time positions that included library clerks, tutors and a…
Educators aim to accurately depict Native American issues, history
Elizabeth Close is teaching her Anderson High School Ethnic Studies students about Native American issues this November, but is hoping to go beyond the narrative of what they’ve always learned. In her class, they’re discussing issues such as the Keystone pipeline, Standing Rock, the Oglala protests, missing indigenous people within the U.S. and Canada and more.
Student pandemic-related absences will be excused while in Stage 5 (En Español)
During the spring semester, while on Stage 5, the district will excuse student absences related to pandemic concerns.
Family Leadership Conference "Adelante 2022"
The Parent Engagement Support Office (PESO), Austin Area Association for Bilingual Education (AAABE) and Families as Partners present, ADELANTE! Virtual Family Leadership Conference. The conference will feature four live zoom sessions around various topics including mental health & wellness, special educational and dual language programming. Adelante 2022 Thursday, March 31 8:45 a.m.-2:30 p.…
Middle School of Choice Fair
What: Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, along with Kealing and Fulmore Magnet Schools, will host the Middle School of Choice Fair on Saturday in the Gymnasium at Ann Richards from 9:00AM to Noon. This fair will give students and parents the opportunity to review programs offered by each of the three schools. Parents and students will be able to meet teachers and staff representatives…
Power Outage at Blazier ES
Blazier Elementary School has been without power since the start of the school day and will remain without power, based on the latest information provided by the City of Austin. Should parents want to pick up their child, they are welcome to do so. All students are safe, well cared for and engaged and the principal and staff members will remain with students for the entire school day.
Buford the Book Bus
AISD families, visit Buford the Book Bus Wednesday, July 1 from 9 a.m.–noon at Pleasant Hill Elementary School, 6405 Circle S Road, for brand new books! Buford supports summer reading to reduce the "summer slide". For more information contact Stella Bromley at stella.bromley@austinisd.org.
Austin ISD Safety and Security Committee Meeting
Under provisions of Section 37.109 of the Texas Education Code, and district policy BDF (Local), the School Safety and Security Committee (SSSC) is established by the Board of Trustees. Please visit the Safety and Security Committee Page for information on participating virtually when available. https://www.austinisd.org/advisory-bodies/sssc/meetings
AISD African-American Community Advisory Committee for Educational Excellence
Austin ISD invites you to participate in the quarterly AISD African-American Community Advisory Committee Meeting.The advisory's charge is to: