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Celebrate Your Principal During National Principals Month
Celebrate Your Principal During National Principals MonthAustin ISD joins districts and organizations around the nation to honor the top talent and leaders of our more than 120 campuses: our principals.October is National Principals Month and it is dedicated to saying “thank you” to the principals everywhere who steer our campuses, support our students and staff members and make AISD great.Thanks…
Austin ISD Campus Safety / Seguridad en los planteles del Austin ISD
Dear Austin ISD families,We hope that you and your family had a restful and relaxing Spring Break, but we understand that tension may be high as our children return to school in the midst of the situation in Austin involving explosives.We want you to know we are coordinating with the Austin Police Department—along with state and federal partners—to take any and all necessary security…
Every Day Counts: Improving Daily Attendance Improves Student Learning
Dear Team AISD, September is National Attendance Awareness Month, and it’s a good time to remind students, families and staff members about the importance of being in class every day. When students aren’t in class, they have to work twice as hard to catch up with the material that they missed. Teachers lose class time helping those students catch up. And, the district loses state funding—about…
LASA Robotics Students Give Back with Invention of State-of-the-Art Wheelchair
When students from the Liberal Arts and Science Academy’s robotics club were asked if they were willing to pour two years and hundreds of hours into building a robot for a young man on the other side of the country—someone they would likely never even meet—the class didn’t miss a beat.“Yes!”
Lanier High School Celebrates 50th Anniversary
What: The Viking gold is shining brighter this year as Lanier High School celebrates its 50th Golden Anniversary (1961-2011). You won’t want to miss all of the fun activities planned for alumni, their families and community members on Saturday, November 12!When:
Austin ISD Breaks Ground on Performing Arts Center
Austin ISD officials broke ground on AISD’s new district-wide Performing Arts Center in the Mueller development on Aug. 6. The center, which will be located along Mueller Blvd. between 51st St. and Barbara Jordan Blvd., will host district band, orchestra, theater, dance and visual arts performances. Pfluger Associates Architects designed the 60,000 sq. ft. center, which is expected to be complete…
AISD Elementary Schools Receive $320,000 Grant to 'Fuel Up' Wellness
AISD has been awarded a $320,000 grant to implement Fuel Up to Play 60, a fun and interactive in-school nutrition and physical activity program, in all of the district's elementary schools. Austin elementary schools were selected from among hundreds of schools across the country that applied for funding to help them jumpstart and sustain healthy eating and physical activity improvements.
AISD Breaks Ground on Living Laboratory; Outdoor Habitat Offers Hands-on Learning Opportunities in Nature
Austin, Texas—The Austin Independent School District, the National Wildlife Federation and community volunteers are breaking ground on a district-wide, science lab and classroom, an outdoor habitat that will feature plants and materials native to Central Texas and learning stations that will connect AISD students with nature.What: AISD and its partners will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the…
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Ways to Give General District Guidelines on Donations Any restricted donations (i.e. the donor designates a specific purpose for the use of the gifted funds) over $10,000 must be directed to Central Office to be placed in a special revenue account. If the donation is under $10,000 or is unrestricted (the donor has not specified a purpose for the donation, or has said the campus may…
AISD Names Nicholas Dellas the 2014 High School Teacher of the Year
Nicholas Dellas is science department manager at LBJ Early College High School. He has a master’s degree in kinesiology with a specialization in exercise physiology from the University of Texas at Austin, and a bachelor’s degree in health science with an emphasis in athletic training from Grand Valley State University.