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Budget Stabilization Task Force Meeting
This week the Task Force will review findings of the District Management Group regarding how the district tracks the relative effectiveness or Academic Return on Investment, on district programs and initiatives. Public comment is held at each meeting. Sign up in person up to 30 minutes prior to the meeting.The Budget Stabilization Task Force is a key component of the district’s strategy to…
Budget Stabilization Task Force Meeting
This week the Task Force will review staffing in AISD and explore ways to reduce costs and discuss how staffing formulas impact equity.Public comment is held at the start of each meeting. Sign up in person up to 30 minutes prior to the meeting.The Budget Stabilization Task Force is a key component of the district’s strategy to address its growing budget deficit.The ad hoc advisory body will…
Covington Fine Arts Academy presents ‘Aladdin JR.,’ performances
The Fine Arts Auditorium at Covington Middle School was once again filled with proud family and friends, who gathered Friday night to watch the Theatre Department’s pre-recorded performance of Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.”
Budget Community Conversation Next Steps
See the results of the Budget Prioritization Survey and how public feedback impacted the shape of the preliminary 2018-19 budget proposal.Learn about the work done to date to keep district spending more in line with anticipated revenues as well as next steps in the multi-year budget stabilization process.Friday, May 4 | Noon–1 P.m.Austin ISD Baker Center Cafeteria, 3908 Ave. B.…
AISD Board Approves 2016-17 Instructional Calendar
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees approved the calendar for the 2016-17 school year at the Dec. 14 board meeting.This option includes a full week off for the Thanksgiving holiday, similar to other local school districts in Central Texas, in 2016.To accommodate this change, there will be one fewer vacation day during winter break for staff. The first day of classes for students is Monday, Aug. 22,…
Operation Reconnect: Austin ISD Hosts Districtwide Enrollment Clinics
Through June 24, families can come to Austin ISD enrollment clinics for support and resources to get their child registered for the 2021-22 school year. Additional enrollment opportunities will be announced in the coming weeks. Families can come to any one of the more than 50 districtwide enrollment clinics to get help in enrolling their child for any campus or any grade. The clinics are…
Award-winning McCallum fiddler joins friends for upcoming concerts
Although Georgia Halverson won’t graduate from McCallum High School until 2024, the nationally-recognized fiddler is already focused on getting her sound to graduate before she does. Halverson, who started playing violin at age four, is also a member of the Perfect Fourth Quartet, a string quartet composed of Halverson and three of her McCallum classmates, fellow violinist Thea Krische, violist…
Austin ISD Commits to Increasing Participation by Historically Underutilized Business
Austin ISD trustees voted Monday night to approve a new program that establishes targets for the number of contracts awarded to women- and minority-owned businesses, known as a Historically Underutilized Business program. The HUB program is intended to provide equal opportunities for all vendors to garner Austin ISD contracts.
Board resumes conversations about superintendent hiring process (En español)
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees is resuming conversations about the superintendent profile and hiring process. Why it matters: The board will seek community input to determine if there is a need for a nationwide search process in the spring.
Nora Montes De Flores: The Reason Why I Love What I Do
I know the feeling of coming to a new country, with a different language and culture, to enroll our children in school. This is the reason why I love what I do. I can identify with the families coming to AISD for various reasons to encounter a new country, new language and culture.