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AISD Transportation & Food Service Job Fair
Austin ISD is currently hiring Bus Drivers and Cafeteria Manager Trainees. Join us at our upcoming Job Fair from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, November 28 at the Saegert Transportation Terminal, 3300 Jones Rd. Starting salary for Bus Drivers is $13.90 per hour. Starting salary for Cafeteria Manager Trainees is $13.77 per hour.Minimum qualifications for Bus Drivers include:
AISD Hosts Environmental Stewardship Conference Oct. 5
AISD hosts its first Environmental Stewardship Conference from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Small Middle School, 4801 Monterey Oaks Blvd. The conference—part of an innovative partnership with Small’s annual Greenfest celebration—encourages sustainability on AISD campuses and in the community.The conference, which will teach sustainability practices, is free and open to students,…
AISD Students Exceed Statewide Passing Rates on STAAR End-of‐Course Results
AUSTIN, Texas—AISD students met or exceeded the state average passing rates in all five of the STAAR end-of-course assessments administered to high school students in spring 2014, according to the preliminary statewide results released this week by the Texas Education Agency.
Google and iKeep Safe's Digital Literacy Tour
Please join Google, iKeepSafe and guest speaker, Mark Strama of the Texas House of Representatives, when they stop by O.Henry to share best practices for staying safe online, as well as the simple things you can do to ensure your child has a great online experience. Some of the topics to be discussed are cyberbullying, protecting personal information and maintaining positive reputations…
AISD Provides Nexus Tablets to Teachers and Nonprofits Through Grant Project with Google
Austin ISD is teaming up with Google to provide teachers or nonprofit organizations who work with AISD students with up to 100 Nexus tablets. The tablets will be provided through the Teaching with Google Nexus Project, which is sponsored and managed by AISD’s Office of Innovation and Development and made possible by Google’s contribution of 100 tablets.
Media Advisory: Anti-bullying Event Featuring Children's Author to be Held at Linder Elementary School
AUSTIN, Texas--About 200 students at Linder Elementary School will participate in an anti-bullying event by Superior Health Plans, Centene Corporation, its subsidiary Cenpatico, and Children's National Health System as part of the district's No Place for Hate initiative. Who: Children's book author Michelle Bain
AISD Schools Serve a Slice of Peace
The start to the semester gets a little bit sweeter for Austin ISD students this week as they promote Peace Through Pie throughout the district.Luanne Stovall began Peace Through Pie in 2009 at the Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksville as a way to honor Martin Luther King Jr.Culinary arts students at Travis Early College High School hosted the first high school event in January…
U.S. News and World Report Ranks 5 AISD High Schools Among Best in Nation
AUSTIN, Texas-Five Austin Independent School District high schools are among the best in the nation, according to the 2014 U.S. News and World Report. The district's Liberal Arts Science Academy and Anderson, Austin, Bowie and McCallum high schools earned a spot on the publication's list of "Best High Schools."
Planning to Donate on #GivingTuesday? Help Austin Ed Fund Reach $20,000 to Support AISD Students
In celebration of #GivingTuesday on Nov. 29, Austin Ed Fund—a nonprofit supporting AISD schools—is launching its first giving campaign, aiming to raise $20,000. #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving, celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving to promote giving back, along with the shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on…
Students Learn Science With Hot Wheels Cars
Speedometry, a math and science education curriculum co-created by researchers at the Mattel Children's Foundation and the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education, will be introduced to Austin ISD fourth-grade classrooms this fall.