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Celebrate Your Principal During National Principals Month
Celebrate Your Principal During National Principals MonthAustin ISD joins districts and organizations around the nation to honor the top talent and leaders of our more than 120 campuses: our principals.October is National Principals Month and it is dedicated to saying “thank you” to the principals everywhere who steer our campuses, support our students and staff members and make AISD great.Thanks…
Lions Club Honors Anderson and Bowie Teams, Fans for Sportsmanship
AUSTIN, Texas—Today, the Austin Downtown Founders Lions Club honored two Austin ISD high school athletic teams—along with their coaches, school communities and fans—with Sportsmanship Awards.The Lions Club presented awards to Bowie’s football team, which is coached by Jeff Ables, and Anderson’s girls basketball team, which is coached by Katrina Hall.
Austin ISD High School Students bring home highest honors from State Visual Arts Scholastic Event
Eight Austin ISD high school students from across the district received the highest award, the Gold Seal, for their artwork at this year’s Visual Arts Scholastic State event held in April. The Texas Art Education Association sponsors the Visual Arts Scholastic State Event (VASE) each year at the end of the VASE season. Artists from 20 regions across the state compete in regional…
No Cases of Measles Reported in Austin Area
Dear Austin ISD families, faculty and staff,We are aware of the increased concern regarding the measles outbreak that has occurred in California. We are working closely with the Austin-Travis County Health and Human Services Department and health experts at Seton Healthcare Family to ensure we are receiving the most up-to-date information about this outbreak.
Texas Education Agency Recognizes AISD Campuses for High Performance, Progress
The Texas Education Agency has recognized seven Austin ISD schools as high-performance or high-progress Title I schools for 2014-15. Title I schools are campuses where at least 40 percent of students are from low-income households.The TEA recognized:
LASA Student Named Among Finalists in Regeneron Science Talent Search 2021
Austin ISD Liberal Arts and Science Academy student Sam Christian has been named a top 40 finalist in the 80th Regeneron Science Talent Search, earning him $25,000 in the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors.
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Austin ISD Introduces ‘More than a Meal’ Campaign to Encourage All Families to Complete Meal Benefit Applications
Completing a meal benefits application is about more than just meals. The information collected on these forms helps determine the funding needs at each school and throughout Austin ISD. Just by completing a meal benefits application, families can help ensure schools receive more of the funds they need to support students. It also helps address the $30 million budget deficit facing the school…
Future of school funding looking bleak following failure of school voucher bill (En español)
The most recent efforts at the Texas Capitol to create a school voucher program were defeated after lawmakers voted 84-63 to remove the creation of education savings accounts from the session’s education funding bill, HB 1. A coalition of all Democrats and 21 Republicans stood firm against the proposal that would use taxpayer dollars to pay for private schooling.
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.