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Austin ISD Remembers Gus Garcia for Dedication, Leadership
Today, the Austin ISD family mourns the loss of one of its greatest community leaders and public servants, Gustavo L. "Gus" Garcia. Garcia passed away Dec. 16, surrounded by family and friends. In 2007, AISD named Gus Garcia Middle School after him for his lifetime commitment to public education. In 2014, the East Austin campus became the all-boys Gus Garcia Young Men’s Leadership…
Texas Education Agency Says AISD Exceeds All Targets of State Accountability System Overall
According to the Texas Education Agency's preliminary state accountability ratings released today, 111 of the district's schools have Met Standard-the highest rating available-on the state's accountability system. Last year at this time, 109 of the district's schools had done so.Under the state accountability system, all Texas public districts, campuses and charters are assigned a label of:
MEDIA AVAILABILITY AISD Superintendent Goes to the Polls to Promote Early Voting to Students
Austin ISD Superintendent Paul Cruz will meet up with a few students on Monday to vote as a way of promoting early voting and civic engagement to AISD students.Who: Superintendent Paul Cruz will be available to talk about the importance of voting. A few students from Reagan Early College High School will also be available to talk about their first voting experience.
New Austin ISD Athletics Director Welcomes Fans
Welcome, Austin ISD Athletics fans and guests!The vision of the Austin ISD Athletics Department is to instill a passion for lifelong learning in all student-athletes through the development of the athletics programs at the high school, middle school and elementary school levels.Our mission is to create an environment that fosters mutual respect, integrity, quality and a commitment to excellence.…
Early College High School Expands to Travis
Beginning today, the early college high school program located at William B. Travis High School will give students the opportunity to take college courses for credit.Through the early college high school program, students can earn up to 60 hours of college credit for free, with the opportunity to earn an associate degree.“This program not only saves students and their families money when they…
Pillow Elementary School Collects More Than 8,000 Books for Summer Readers
Pillow Elementary School collected more than 8,000 books with the help of staff and community to be redistributed to students for summer reading.A group of teachers at Pillow set a goal of collecting at least 10 books per student for the 565 students signed up for the school’s summer reading program, making their goal to raise 6,000 books.With the help of neighborhood listserves, school flyers, a…
Anderson High School Excels in Number of Students Who Earn International Baccalaureate Diplomas
Following the graduation of 450 seniors, Anderson High School announced that its students who achieved International Baccalaureate diplomas outpaced the global average pass rate by 17 percent.All students in the IB diploma program must complete coursework and take exams in six different areas of study, complete an original research project alongside a qualified mentor and complete three hours per…
DACA Scholarships and Citizenship Drive
Education Austin invites the community to an educational forum from 6–8 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at Travis High School. The information on the process, fees, etc. will prepare attendees for the Citizenship Drive that will take place from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at Travis High School. The purpose of the Citizenship Drive is to help eligible permanent residents fill out a citizenship…
32 Students from Dobie Middle School Complete Half Marathon
Evan Gonzalez, eighth-grade social studies teacher at Dobie Middle School, first heard about the tremendous positive effect that Marathon High was having on East Los Angeles scholars when he ran a full marathon in Los Angeles this past summer. He petitioned for Dobie to be one of the pilot schools in the program in AISD, and after demonstrating that there was a huge need for something special…
Linder Elementary School Wins Water Bottle-Refilling Station
The 2014-15 Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Austin Leadership class partnered with Austin ISD schools to create short videos to raise awareness of landfill waste reduction. Linder Elementary School took first place in the competition. The school's winning video will be shared on the city of Austin website, the city television channel and on the city mobile app. You…