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Media Advisory: Austin Chamber Joins Coalition to Set High Standards for Academic Progress, Student Success
AUSTIN, Texas—The Austin Chamber of Commerce will join a diverse coalition of civil right groups, business groups, teacher organizations and education researchers to support Austin ISD and Central Texas school districts who have chosen to go above and beyond the minimum to preserve all career and college options for Central Texas students.
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Interviews in Spanish with: Ivette Savina, principal of Bertha Sadler Means Young Women's Leadership Academy; Karla Salas, director of Con Mi Madre; and Raúl Álvarez, AISD Supervisor for School Improvement. Listen in at www.radiomujer.com.mx or follow the show live at www.ustream.tv/channel/radio-mujer-internacional.
Garden to Café Program Takes Root at AISD Schools
Austin ISD is taking an important leadership role in the school garden movement by partnering with students, community members, teachers and administrators to launch a Garden to Café program. The program extends the lessons learned in the garden to the school cafeteria. “Garden to Café is about serving healthy, fresh garden grown foods to students through school meal programs,” said Food…
AISD Closed for Memorial Day, May 25
Austin families are reminded that Monday, May 25, is Memorial Day.All schools in Austin ISD will be closed on that day and students and staff should not report to schools and offices.Classes will resume on Tuesday, May 26.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Student Designers Showcase Work at 17th Annual McCallum Fashion Show
Student fashion designers from McCallum High School will showcase their work at the 17th Annual Fashion Show this weekend. The event, hosted at the AISD Performing Arts Center, will be open to the public on Saturday, Feb. 15. Every year the McCallum High School Fine Arts Cinematic Program puts together a fashion show where students can explore the creative and technical aspects of moving…
Texas Education Agency Says AISD Exceeds All Targets of State Accountability System
According to the Texas Education Agency's preliminary state accountability ratings released today, 113 of the district's schools have Met Standard or Met Alternative Standard—the highest rating schools can earn—on the state's accountability system. Under the state accountability system, all Texas public districts, campuses and charters are assigned a label of:
MEDIA ADVISORY Media Lunch and Learn: AISD's Academic Vision
Austin ISD is hosting a Lunch and Learn series to learn about AISD's academic vision andexperience the classroom of the future for themselves. What: Superintendent Paul Cr
MEDIA ADVISORY Austin ISD Closed for Spring Break
The Austin Independent School District will be closed for spring break, Monday, March 16, through Friday, March 20. All AISD offices and schools will be closed during this period. The district will resume regular business hours Monday, March 23. ### AISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas, serving approximately 85,000 students at 129 schools.
College Signing Day is May 1: Wear a T-shirt, Promote our College-going Culture
GenTX Day is Friday, May 1.As our #AISDProud students take their next steps toward realizing their futures, Austin and communities across Texas are coming together to celebrate their successes—and College Signing Day festivities. In the days leading up to GenTX Day, please promote, celebrate and congratulate the students of Generation TX—especially graduating seniors.
Newsweek and The Daily Beast Rank Five AISD High Schools Among America’s Best
AUSTIN, TX—Five Austin Independent School District high schools are among the best in the nation, according to a Newsweek and The Daily Beast ranking released today. The district’s Liberal Arts Science Academy and Anderson, Austin, Bowie and McCallum high schools each earned a spot on the list of “America’s Best High Schools.”