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MEDIA ADVISORY: Austin ISD Dual Language program graduates first cohort with the Seal of Biliteracy
After 12 years in the dual language program, a cohort of 31 students from Akins and Travis early college high schools will be the first group to graduate with the Austin ISD Dual Language Seal of Biliteracy.
Dual Language Applications Accepted for Middle and High School, 2020-21
Applications for dual language in middle school and high school for the 2020-21 school year are being accepted until February 14, 2020. Apply at austinisd.org/dual-language/application. Las solicitudes para el Programa de Lenguaje Dual de las escuelas intermedia y secundaria para el año escolar 2020-21 se aceptarán hasta el 14 de febrero de 2020. Solicitar admisión en austinisd.org/…
Community Meeting on Extending Dual Language Programs to Middle School
AISD is hosting a meeting to provide families with more information about the district's dual language programs. During the presentation, families will learn about AISD's efforts to extend the program to the middle school level. Additionally, experts in the field of dual language education, doctors Virginia Collier and Wayne Thomas, will share information from their award-winning national…
Community Meeting on Extending Dual Language Programs to Middle School
AISD is hosting a meeting to provide families with more information about the district's dual language programs. During the presentation, families will learn about AISD's efforts to extend the program to the middle school level. Additionally, experts in the field of dual language education, doctors Virginia Collier and Wayne Thomas, will share information from their award-winning national…
Families can still enroll in Austin ISD Dual Language program (En español)
Pre-K, Kindergarten, and first grade students can still enroll in Austin ISD’s Spanish/English Dual Language programs for this school year. Why it matters: In Dual Language classes, students speak, read, and write in two languages, with the goal of becoming bilingual and biliterate. Native English and Spanish speakers are in the same classrooms, so they learn the language and the subject…
Secondary Dual Language Academic Performance Summary Report, 2019–2020
This report summarizes the academic performance of students in the AISD secondary dual language program during 2019–2020. Topics include program and student characteristics, performance on the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS), enrollment in advanced placement (AP)…Superintendent Speaks on SXSWedu Panel About Benefits, Importance of Dual Language
Superintendents: Learning a second language is a gift, cultures should be celebrated
High School Dual Language Information Session / Reunión comunitaria sobre Lenguaje Dual en las preparatorias
Parents and staff are invited to learn more about Austin ISD's High School Dual Language program and opportunities.Learn about students earning certifications and the state Biliteracy Seal, and starting on the Dual Language Teacher Pathway to secure a guaranteed AISD teaching job after college.For more information, please call 512-414-4734.———————Los padres y el personal están invitados a…
Renueva AISD compromiso con el Lenguaje Dual
Por Norma Garza En los 11 años que el Distrito Escolar Independiente de Austin ha estado ofreciendo el Programa de Lenguaje Dual, la implementación en las escuelas ha variado y hoy la Superintendente Stephanie Elizalde está renovando el compromiso del AISD con el Lenguaje Dual como su modelo de instrucción bilingüe.
Come Learn About the Extension of the Dual-Language Program to Middle School
Parents are invited to join the Austin ISD Department of English Language Learners for two information sessions—9 a.m.–noon and 6:30–8:30 p.m.—Friday, Aug. 15, at the Metz Elementary School Cafeteria, 84 Robert T. Martinez Jr. St.