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Anderson High School Receives Delegates from Koblenz, Germany
Delegates from Koblenz, Germany—Austin’s sister city—recently paid a visit to Anderson High School as part of a celebration commemorating the 20-year relationship between the two cities. For the visit, each delegate donated a German book to the Anderson Library, while Austinites in turn donated their favorite English books to the Koblenz library.
Wellness
Employee Wellbeing at Austin ISD Austin ISD’s Employee Wellbeing is dedicated to the total wellbeing of all AISD employees. Employees are able to participate in a variety of health and wellbeing initiatives, designed to focus on mental health, financial wellbeing, nutrition, and physical activity. Participation in these activities will encourage – and reward – lifestyle changes, behavior…
District Holds Budget Community Conversations
Austin ISD is holding a series of community conversations this month to share information about the district's budget forecast and gather community feedback on priorities.All community members are encouraged to attend and share their input as AISD works to stabilize the budget over the next several years.Community conversations:
200 Austin ISD Families Receive Computers
More than 200 AISD families at Houston Elementary school in South Austin received computers. AISD and the City of Austin along with PCs for People helped distribute refurbished desktop computers to students and their families enrolled at Uphaus Early Childhood Center, Houston, Rodriguez, and Widén elementary schools. These schools were chosen based on their proximity to the distribution…
Austin ISD Launches Energy Leadership Program at 130 Campus Buildings Focused on Energy and Water Conservation
Sustainability efforts are expected to reduce energy and water utility costs by 15 percent across the district. Austin ISD has launched an Energy Leadership Program across the district, which could reduce energy and water utility costs of 15 percent.
Mazda Promotes STEM Careers at Bowie and Akins High Schools
On Sept. 16–17, Akins and Bowie high school students learned about science, technology, engineering and math careers from Mazda racecar driver Joel Miller. The driver is among a hand full of racers who is also a mechanical engineer, though Mazda also employs many engineers for a variety of professionals who work closely with the drivers—from those building the cars to those making sure the car…
Austin ISD seeing results from work on cultural proficiency, social-emotional learning
While Austin ISD is being recognized across the nation for its work in social-emotional learning and cultural proficiency, the real effect is in the classroom. “What we’ve noticed in the classrooms is that kids have a better sense of identity, but more than that, they feel that the classroom is an identity safe space for them where they can be their full selves,” said Sara Freund, social-…
Facilities and Bond Planning Advisory Committee Meeting
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees appointed the Facilities and Bond Planning Advisory Committee to evaluate the district's capital improvement needs and to provide recommendations on long-range facilities planning, amendments to the Facility Master Plan and the scope of work and timing of future bond programs.For more information, including committee bylaws and charge, please visit the FABPAC page…
Premier HS Travis/Premier HS Lanier Commencement Ceremony
When: Noon Saturday, June 6Where: AISD Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd., Austin 78723What: Commencement Ceremony for Premier High Schools at Travis/Lanier's Class of 2015For complete details on free shuttles, what to bring and more, please visit www.austinisd.org/graduation.
Dobie Middle School's College Preparatory Academy Receives National Recognition for High Performance
Austin, TX—J. Frank Dobie College Preparatory Academy has been selected as a National Demonstration Site for Advancement Via Individual Determination, a kindergarten through postsecondary school system that has supported thousands of students to become confident, college-going scholars.