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AISD Celebrates Doss Elementary School Groundbreaking
Austin ISD celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Doss Elementary School on Sept. 6 with families, staff, students and the community, including the Doss Owl. Superintendent Paul Cruz spoke 21-century learning spaces for students—collaborative and outdoor learning spaceswhere students can communicate and work together or independently throughout the school.
Austin ISD Introduces the AISD Mobile App
Austin ISD is excited to announce the launch of the Austin ISD Mobile App-the one place to get real-time district news, individual campus notifications, parent and student resources, district calendars and much more.
McCallum Graduates More than 350 Knights
Three hundred sixty-three McCallum High School seniors earned their diplomas today in a ceremony at the Frank Erwin Center.McCallum celebrated its 60th anniversary this year, with members of each previous graduating class invited to the festivities.Academically, the school was named one of the top 100 high schools in Texas by U.S. News & World Report, placing it in the top 5 percent of…
Bowie High School Senior Wins Austin ISD Sustainability Brand Design Contest
Austin Independent School District held a design contest for sixth- through 12th-grade students to create the district’s first sustainability brand.The contest was designed to provide students with real-world design experience. It also exposed them to potential career paths in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics fields, while creating a unifying environmental design…
New deputy superintendent will align work of schools, academics teams (en español)
Austin ISD is excited to welcome Patricia Rodriguez as the district’s first deputy superintendent. Driving the news: The district is undergoing a reorganization of the former offices of School Leadership and Academics. To better align their work and improve support to our schools, the two teams are now woven into one under the leadership of the Deputy Superintendent.
Student Coverage: District Premieres 'AISD: The Pride and Promise of Austin' Film
By Sonny StephensAustin High School, The Maroon NewsAustin ISD premiered its student-made film, "AISD: The Pride and Promise of Austin," at the Performing Arts Center on Thursday night. The film featured clips made by students from every high school in the district."It's so exciting because our students created the films, it really is a collection of their work," Superintendent Paul…
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Board of Trustees to Consider Paul Cruz for Superintendent
Austin ISD Board of Trustees President Vincent Torres announced at a news conference this morning that the board will consider Interim Superintendent Paul Cruz for the permanent superintendent position.In a statement from the board, Torres said trustees had received "significant community support" for Cruz."The board consensus at this time is to change the process to allow Dr. Cruz to discuss his…
Akins High School Eagles Soar Through Graduation
More than 500 Akins Eagles received their diplomas at the Frank Erwin Center today as they completed their high school careers. The school's namesake Dr. Charles Akins, pictured with Akins Principal Brandi Hosack, attended the celebration.
Board discusses potential budget cuts due to legislative inaction on school funding (En español)
Austin ISD is entering into the 2024-25 budget planning cycle facing a potential $60M deficit if the district maintains the same spending as last year. How we got here: Despite Texas’s $33B budget surplus, virtually no additional per-student funding was approved during the last 88th Legislative Session. The big picture: Inflationary costs such as energy, fuel, insurance and…