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AISD Announces Schools Frozen to Transfers for 2014-15
AUSTIN, Texas--Tonight, the Austin Independent School District announced 29 schools will be frozen to transfers during the 2014-15 school year, while another 24 schools will be re-evaluated after priority transfers are approved.Each year, the district determines which schools should be frozen to transfers because they have, or are expected to have, enrollments that exceed their capacities. Also,…
AISD Announces Schools Frozen to Transfers for 2014-15
Tonight, the Austin Independent School District announced 29 schools will be frozen to transfers during the 2014-15 school year, while another 24 schools will be re-evaluated after priority transfers are approved.Each year, the district determines which schools should be frozen to transfers because they have, or are expected to have, enrollments that exceed their capacities. Also, some schools…
Parent Workshop: The Importance of Bilingualism and Biliteracy
Parent Workshop with Dr. José Medina
Austin ISD is kicking off its Spring Pre-K Enrollment
Beginning April 10, Prekindergarten enrollment opens for Pre-K3, Pre-K4, and Kindergarten for eligible 3- and 4-year-old for the 2021-22 school year. Pre-K is the start of a bright future! 90% of brain development occurs in the first five years of life. Studies show that children who attend PreK are more likely to succeed in school, more likely to graduate, more…
Austin ISD Prop A Ballot Initiative
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Austin ISD to Host District Community Conversation Circles
Students, staff, families invited to share thoughts on reopening district Austin ISD will host a series of eight virtual Conversation Circles to gain input on the district's reopening planning as staff prepares for a variety of education models that could be in place next year. Campus facilities have been closed since March 13 due to COVID-19 precautions. A reopening taskforce, comprised…
AISD Provides a Menu of Choices Found Nowhere Else in Austin
Selecting a school is one of the most important choices a family can make. Jan. 24–30 is National School Choice Week, and we want the world to know that AISD provides a menu of choices found nowhere else in Austin. AISD’s advanced academics prepare students for college and career, and our focus on the whole child gives students the skills necessary to succeed in life. As the largest…
Austin ISD Educator Selected as Bilingual Teacher of the Year
Austin ISD has another Teacher of the Year among its numbers. Luz Alvarez-Sims, Travis Heights Elementary fourth grade teacher, was named the 2021 Bilingual Education Teacher of the Year by the Texas Association for Bilingual Education. The associations selected Alvarez-Sims to represent the bilingual teachers of Texas because of “her dedication to the needs of emergent bilingual students…
Austin ISD educator selected as Bilingual Teacher of the Year
Luz Alvarez-Sims, Travis Heights Elementary fourth grade teacher, was named the 2021 Bilingual Education Teacher of the Year by the Texas Association for Bilingual Education.
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