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Vision+Voice Student Poetry Contest Now Accepting Submissions
Calling all poets! The second annual Vision+Voice student poetry contest is seeking your submissions.Vision+Voice is a partnership between Austin ISD and the Department of Arts and Humanities at Austin Community College.A panel of published poets will select one winning poem per grade and one for languages other than English at the elementary and secondary levels.
Austin ISD Hosts 2017 Bond Open Houses
Austin ISD is hosting a series of informational open houses to learn more about the 2017 Bond and how it could affect each campus. Meetings are 5:30–7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and are designed in a come-and-go format, with presentations at 5:45 p.m. and at 6:45 p.m. A districtwide open house will be 11 a.m.–1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, with presentations at 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.…
PDF Accessibility
Creating Accessible Documents in Acrobat Pro It is always best if possible to start with an accessible source document (e.g., in Microsoft Word) and export to an accessible PDF. This way, if the document is edited later, the document's accessibility features will still be intact and when the document is exported again to PDF the accessibility features will again be passed to the PDF.…
October TAKS Exit Level Retest
WHAT: Registration for the TAKS October exit level retests for TAKS examinees (including former TAAS and TEAMS examinees) will be online at http://www.TexasAssessment.com/taksoos.Registration opens August 6 and ends September 17. The TAKS exit level tests will be administered on October 22, 2012 (English language arts); October 23, 2012 (mathematics); October 24, 2012 (science); and October 25,…
Teachers Offer Tips on How to Have a Great School Year
The Austin Independent School District boasts 12,000 employees, who serve the district’s 86,000 students, their families and the community. Among those on the frontlines everyday are AISD’s dedicated teachers. To celebrate the new 2012-13 school year and to welcome teachers who are new to the district, a few AISD teachers sat down with My AISD to share their tips on how to have a great school…
Reopening Conversation Circles 2020 / Círculo de conversaciones sobre la reapertura 2020
(El español está disponible abajo) It’s too soon to know how next school year will look but the district is planning to be prepared under a variety of circumstances. Join us at one of the meetings below and help us understand: What are your concerns? What is important to you? What might we not be thinking about? Event Schedule
Reopening Conversation Circles 2020 / Círculo de conversaciones sobre la reapertura 2020
(El español está disponible abajo) It’s too soon to know how next school year will look but the district is planning to be prepared under a variety of circumstances. Join us at one of the meetings below and help us understand: What are your concerns? What is important to you? What might we not be thinking about? Event Schedule
Austin ISD celebrates its fifth anniversary of Maestro en Casa
Austin ISD celebrates the fifth year of teaching non-native English speakers basic English lessons through the Maestro en Casa, Teacher at Home program. This Saturday more than 120 parents will graduate from the program. Maestro en Casa teaches non-native English speakers Basic English lessons and life skills-from making a doctor's appointment to buying a home. The program is aimed…
October 2013 TAKS Exit Level Out-of-School Registration
For the October 2013 administrations of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) exit level tests, registration for out-of-school examinees will be online only. TAKS examinees (including former TAAS and TEAMS examinees) must register online at http://www.TexasAssessment.com/taksoos. Registration for the October exit level tests opened Aug. 5, 2013, and ends Sept. 13, 2013, at 5 p.m. (…