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AISD Will Follow TEA's Recommendation to Test Algebra 1 Middle School Students Only Once
Austin, Texas—Yesterday, the Texas Education Agency announced the U.S. Department of Education will not grant the state’s waiver request to address the issue of multiple assessments for students taking Algebra I at the middle school level.TEA Commissioner of Education Michael Williams is discouraging local school districts and charters from double-testing middle school students taking Algebra I.…
Austin ISD Now Serves Breakfast in the Classroom at 25 Schools
Austin ISD Food Services is providing breakfast to more students than ever with the Breakfast in the Classrooms program. The program, which AISD implemented two years ago, is offered at 25 schools as of this month.“We’re focused on expanding healthy meals to all our students,” Food Services Director Anneliese Tanner said. “You really build relationships when you share a meal with your teachers…
AISD and Region XIII Partner to Provide Counselor Certification Program
Austin ISD is proud to partner with Region XIII to establish the first cohort of the Professional School Counselor Certification program. The certification program allows participants to serve as working counselors under a probationary certificate while working around demanding schedules. Additionally, the program provides an opportunity to collaborate with a cohort of peers for networking. We…
AISD Trustee Cowan Selected to Participate in Leadership Program
Austin ISD Trustee Julie Cowan joined 34 other school board members from across Texas on Feb.
Help AISD Envision a Magnet School Program for South Austin
Austin ISD wants community feedback on proposals for a potential new south magnet program to provide students greater access to magnet programming. Currently, no magnet programs exist in South Austin high schools, which include Akins, Austin, Bowie, Crockett and Travis. The Liberal Arts and Science Academy, at its current location at LBJ High School, has reached capacity and district…
We Choose AISD: From Culinary Arts to Athletics, Students Share Their Picks During National School Choice Week
During National School Choice Week, AISD students will join Superintendent Paul Cruz to celebrate the variety of programs that made them choose AISD. The celebration features students and families who have chosen AISD.
Media Advisory: AISD's Interim Superintendent Stars as Mother Ginger in Ballet Austin's 'The Nutcracker'
Interim Superintendent Paul Cruz and Perez Elementary School Principal David Kauffman will star on separate nights as Mother Ginger in Ballet Austin's performance of "The Nutcracker."When: Cruz is scheduled to perform Friday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m.
TEA Names Kealing Algebra Teacher Finalist for Presidential Award
Today, Commissioner of Education Michael Williams named Patty Hill, an algebra teacher at Kealing Middle School, as a finalist for the 2015 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. This is the highest recognition a mathematics or science teacher may receive for exemplary teaching in the United States.Hill is one of only 10 finalists throughout Texas. The National…
New Guerrero Thompson Elementary School Welcomes Families Today
AUSTIN, Texas—Today, Austin ISD welcomes students and families to its newest school, Janis Guerrero Thompson Elementary School. Students and their parents can meet teachers and staff members, tour the school, learn the route to school and practice bus safety.
Community Budget Conversations
Austin ISD wants your feedback about the district’s preliminary budget. Throughout the month of May, AISD will host community budget conversations to discuss strategic investment in priorities, projected shortfalls, long-range financial planning and proposed budget reductions.Four in-person conversations will be held at campuses. Community members can also take part in a tele-townhall on May 20,…