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Community Thanks & Update on the 2017 Austin ISD Bond!
The 2017 Austin ISD Bond program passed one year ago this November! What a better time to tell our partners Thank You! and provide the community with an update. Event RSVP
A Sweet Celebration: AISD Schools Hold Peace Through PIE Events
Some Austin ISDschools are holding Peace Through PIE—which stands for Peace Includes Everyone—events during January to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr.Austin-based nonprofit Peace Through PIE encourages community partners to hold community-building pie socials to promote peace.“Now more than ever, we need creative ways to come to the table, build new relationships and learn how to see…
MEDIA ADVISORY—Make and Take: Lanier Library to Host Maker Mania Feb. 4
Lanier High School library, along with the Burnet, Cook, McBee, Padron, Walnut Creek, Wooldridge and Wooten libraries, will host Maker Mania, a free event for families to make useful literacy tools from recycled and upcycled materials.
MEDIA ADVISORY AISD Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
MEDIA ADVISORY Austin Leaders Discuss Need for Legislature to Reduce Capture of Local School Property Taxes
AUSTIN, Texas--Area education, business and labor leaders, as well as elected officials, will discuss the need for the Texas Legislature to reduce the $175 million the state will
Classes Canceled for Paredes Middle School Students on Sept. 26
This weekend, a pipe burst on the third floor of Paredes Middle School’s academic building. Because of the damage caused by the flooding, there will be no classes for Parades Middle School students Monday, Sept. 26.The flooding damaged classrooms, the basement and administrative spaces.
Early College High School Students Recognized at Stole Ceremony
On Friday, Austin ISD held a completion ceremony for John H. Reagan and Lyndon B. Johnson early college high schools at the Allan Facility.Thirteen students from the first ECHS cohort at Reagan and LBJ are completing their Associate of Arts degree and, last Thursday, participated in the Austin Community College District spring commencement.ECHS Graduates
Austin ISD News Conference on School Accountability Results Released by TEA
Following the release of state accountability ratings from the Texas Education Agency, Austin ISD will hold a news conference to announce the district's results.Who: Austin ISD Superintendent Paul Cruz and AISD staff and student representativesWhen: 2:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15Where: Martin Middle School, 1601 Haskell St.
Six Educators Named Finalists for 2017 Texas Teacher of the Year
The Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) announced today that six outstanding educators from across Texas have been chosen as finalists in the 2017 Texas Teacher of the Year program. Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year finalists:Allison Ashley, Perez Elementary School, Austin ISD - "On
Principal of Ann Richards School Looks Back on Decade of Growth
Principal Jeanne Goka has three different fruit cups on her desk. For years, the Ann Richards School has boasted the most fruit consumed in the district, and if the lunchtime rituals of the school’s principal are consistent, it’s safe to say her adherence to the school’s healthy and well-balanced diet isn’t just talk. Words lead to action, as Goka frequently reminds her students.