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AISD Athletics Promotes Domestic Violence Awareness
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Austin ISD Athletics is doing its part to promote safe and healthy relationships.In partnership with the Travis County Sheriff's Office, Texas Advocacy Project and SAFE, student athletes will be wearing purple ribbons to encourage others to stand up against dating and domestic violence.
Dyslexia & Literacy Department Family Meeting: Resources for Summer Reading
The Dyslexia & Literacy Department is excited to host a Dyslexia Family meeting on April 26 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. We would like to give families information about how to keep their children reading over the summer. Join us to learn about resources and subscriptions that AISD students have access to throughout the summer. We will have Spanish language interpretation services for the…
Anderson Educator Earns Humanities Award; McNamara One of Only 11 Teachers Recognized Across Texas
Austin, TX—Humanities Texas has honored Anderson High School humanities teacher Cathryne McNamara with its prestigious Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities award, which recognizes exemplary K-12 language arts, foreign language, history and social studies teachers with expansive knowledge of the humanities subjects they teach. McNamara is the only teacher in Central Texas to be honored by the…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Latinos Recognized for Academic Achievement at AISD Award Ceremony
Austin ISD's Department of English Language Learners is hosting the Latino Academic Achievement Awards. The annual ceremony recognizes students for scholastic accomplishments and community leaders for advocacy, community service and volunteerism.What: AISD will be recognizing more than 300 Latino students in grades 6-12 and three community leaders.Travis HS students will emcee and will also…
Austin ISD Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Sounds of Spanish horns and guitar erupted at the AISD Performing Arts Center Austin ISD's Hispanic Heritage Month Virtual Kick-off Celebration on Monday. "For many of our students, families, and staff, the Spanish language is an important part of Hispanic heritage," said David Kauffman, executive director of multilingual education. "More than 22,000 of our students identify Spanish as the…
Bowie High Student Named Outstanding High School Senior in German
Bowie High School Senior Alanna Blackmore from Bowie High School recently received the Outstanding High School Senior in German Award from the American Association of Teachers of German. The award was based on Alanna's commitment to the study of German language and culture through diligent academic work and varied extracurricular activities.
Maestro en Casa graduation Ceremony
Austin ISD will salute it's Maestro en Casa graduates at 6 p.m. on May 3 at the AISD Performing Arts Center.
40th Annual Poetry Declamation Contest
On Saturday, April 26, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., there will be an annual event, hosted and organized by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, at The University of Texas at Austin, to invite all K-12 students in Austin and the surrounding area, including some of the farthest reaching communities of the state, to participate in a spanish-language poetry contest, and hold an awards ceremony with song and…
Austin ISD leaders selected to Inaugural Class of Austin’s African American Leadership Institute
Austin ISD leaders were selected to the inaugural class of Austin’s African American Leadership Institute. Dr. Tamey Williams-Hill and Dinita Caldwell were among 38 Austin professionals selected into this year’s institute. The program begins on April 9. The African American Leadership Institute is designed to enhance civic awareness and leadership opportunities to lead to changes in practices…
AISD Holds Community Equity Summit: Our Voices, Our Stories
The Austin ISD community gathered via Zoom on June 30th for the Community Equity Summit: Our Voices, Our Stories. The Summit was hosted by the AISD Office of Equity and Cultural Proficiency. In attendance were AISD students, families, teachers, staff and community members. The event allowed participants to share their individual and collective stories about learning while at home, how the…