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CBOC Meeting
Where: Board Auditorium, 1111 W. 6th Street, Austin , TX 78703What: Community Bond Oversight Committee meetingFor more information, please visit the CBOC website.The meeting on April 23, 2013 will end at 8:30 p.m.
Travis High School Designated as a "No Place for Hate" School
Austin, TX—Travis High School is now an official "No Place for Hate" school, earning the designation after completing at least three anti-bias activities and committing to a Resolution of Respect. Travis is among 30 Austin ISD schools that have earned this recognition.Who: Travis High School students and staff membersWhat: "No Place for Hate" pep rally to recognize students and staff members for…
Austin ISD Offers Free Meals to All Children During Summer
Children need nutritious meals to learn, grow and thrive—even when school is not in session. Through the Summer Food Service Program, Austin ISD will continue to serve free breakfast and lunch to local youth ages 18 and younger, regardless of economic status or whether the child attends AISD. And new this year, Capital Metro is offering free bus rides to all K–12 students, giving children a…
MEDIA ADVISORY: #AISDProud Moving Into New School Year
Austin ISD Superintendent Paul Cruz will kick off the new year while visiting students and staff at 16 campuses Aug. 21 and 22.Campus visits will highlight back-to-school events and programs throughout AISD, including the tie-tying ceremony at the Gus Garcia Young Men's Leadership Academy, solar eclipse viewing and the distribution of Chromebooks for LBJ Early College High School students.The…
Education Austin Hosts Citizenship Drive
Education Austin—in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin, the Equal Justice Center, NALEO Educational Fund and Univision Austin—is hosting a citizenship drive from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. April 2 at Allan Elementary School, 4900 Gonzales St.The workshop will provide a variety of services including assistance completing N-400 citizenship applications, passport photograph sessions and…
AISD Earns Highest Award for Financial Transparency
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has awarded the Austin Independent School District the 2011 GOLD Leadership Circle Award for budget transparency for the second year in a row. The Gold Leadership Circle Award is presented to cities, counties and school districts which meet the highest standard for financial transparency online. “Gold” highlights those entities that are setting the bar…
Back-to-School testing results in 14.5% positivity (En Español)
Back-to-school COVID-19 testing on Monday and Tuesday yielded a 14.5% overall positivity rate.
Eastside student selected as Texas Young Women in Bio Ambassador
By Benjamin Beane The first day of school can be a whirlwind for any high schooler, but this year was especially memorable for Eastside Early College High School junior Marith Diaz Cruz, who learned she was selected as a Young Women in Bio Ambassador. “They sent a letter to my mom’s email, but I didn’t know and she didn’t know, so when I came here the first school day that’s when I realized…
Fulmore Middle School Hosts ‘Evening of Wonder’
Fulmore Middle School invites the community to a magnet program showcase and school open house from 5:30–7:30 p.m. Jan. 14.Guests can learn about the school’s Humanities and Law Magnet, meet students and tour the campus. Visitors will also hear details about the introduction of dual-language programming for the 2015–16 school year.For more information, please call (512) 841-4916 or visit www…
SXSWedu Education Expo
AISD is proud to partner with the SXSWedu Education Expo - a FREE and open to the public event celebrating the Central Texas community's hunger and passion for lifelong learning, from cradle to career and beyond.Austin Convention Center 500 E Cesar Chavez St. Austin, TX 78701 …