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Join Austin ISD for Million Mile Month
As a part of Austin ISD’s ongoing effort to be the fittest, healthiest school district around, Superintendent Paul Cruz invites AISD staff and families to take part in the Million Mile Month.The initiative challenges us as a global community to complete one million miles of physical activity during the month of April.To participate, register with Million Mile Month as a BRONZE member (no…
PPfT Compensation
PPfT Compensation Overview Background Professional Pathways for Teachers (PPfT) is the result of the collaboration between Austin Independent School District, the PPfT Oversight Committee, which consists of teachers, campus administrators, and Education Austin, to design a Human Capital System that blends appraisal, compensation, professional learning, and teacher leadership.
AISD African American Heritage Celebration
The 2012 African American Heritage Celebration will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., on Sunday, February 19, 2012, at the Austin Convention Center, Ballrooms A-C, 500 East Cesar Chavez Street.
AISD Open For Learning Newsletter / Boletín informativo Abierto para el aprendizaje del AISD
Top Story: Open for Learning - As we move from the summer into the first weeks of school, the weekly AISD Summer Vision newsletter will now be called Open For Learning.
Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees President Kendall Pace and Superintendent Paul Cruz, Ph.D., Joint Statement
This time serves as an opportunity to assert the district's position that the safety and security of our students is our top priority. Each and every day, more than 83,000 students come to our campuses to learn the skills that will make them successful for college, career and life. This day, and every day our campuses are learning environments that are caring, engaging, supportive, safe and…
Akins Early College High School
Akins Early College High School, located in South Austin, is composed of seven academies: Arts & Humanities, Leadership & Legal Enterprises, Green Technology, New Technology, Social Services, T-STEM, and Early College. Akins ECHS offers highly specialized programing within each academy,…
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…
Trustee Candidates Head to Runoff Elections in Three Races
Voters re-elected incumbent Robert Schneider to his District 7 seat and selected Julie Cowan as the new District 4 trustee, but candidates in the other three races for the Austin ISD Board of Trustees now will face each other in a runoff election Dec. 16. Because none of the candidates in district 1, 6 or 9 received 50 percent or more of the vote, the top two vote-getters in each race now…
Trustee Candidates Head to Runoff Elections in Three Races
Voters re-elected incumbent Robert Schneider to his District 7 seat and selected Julie Cowan as the new District 4 trustee, but candidates in the other three races for the Austin ISD Board of Trustees now will face each other in a runoff election Dec. 16. Because none of the candidates in district 1, 6 or 9 received 50 percent or more of the vote, the top two vote-getters in each race now…
Superintendent Check-In: UIL Athletics Q&As
Will students participate in Athletics activities? If yes, what will that look like and what safety protocols will be in place? The health and safety of our student athletes are our top priority. As of right now, we plan to resume athletics on September 8. This decision will need to take into account the daily monitoring of local health conditions and recommendations.