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Dollars and Cents: Austin ISD Holds Second Series of Budget Community Conversations
A second series of Austin ISD's Budget Community Conversations begins this week and people will get a look into Austin ISD's preliminary 2018-19 budget proposal. Attendees will hear what priorities were developed during the first round of community meetings, as well as how participant feedback has shaped the proposed budget.
Austin ISD Trustees to Move Meetings to Thursdays
Beginning in February, the Austin ISD Board of Trustees will meet for their regular voting meetings on Thursdays, except the month of July when the board does not meet.. This change is occurring after the board approved an update to policy BE(LOCAL) – Board Meetings, on Dec. 11. The update includes a provision to specify that information sessions shall normally be held the second Thursday…
AISD Census 2020 Ambassador Training
Get involved and become a 2020 Census Ambassador! Help ensure that everyone in AISD and Central Texas is accurately represented and our schools and communities get their fair share of federal funding for schools, health care, libraries, and social services. The training will be Jan. 27 from 9 a.m.–noon at the AISD Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd. Sign up to become an AISD…
Operation Reconnect
Calling all volunteers! Help us block walk and reconnect with our AISD families! Operation Reconnect is a door-to-door neighborhood walk to engage and recruit families back to Austin ISD schools. The focus of the event is schools in the northeast corridor of the district. Register to volunteer via our online form.
Dyslexia Conference 2019
Your Story is Your Strength—Austin ISD’s Central Texas Dyslexia Conference 2019 AISD’s annual conference brings together leaders in education, teachers, researchers, parents and advocates to learn how to help students with dyslexia develop their strengths and overcome their obstacles in our public schools. A strengths-based approach is critical in helping students build the motivation,…
Austin School District Strategic Compensation Program Receives National Recognition
The collaboration between the Austin Independent School District and the Austin business community surrounding the District’s Strategic Compensation (REACH) program was recently highlighted as a national best practice, at the Committee on Economic Development (CED)’s Best Practices and Enabling Conditions of Successful Human Capital in Education Systems Webinar and Luncheon.
Free Bus Fares for K-12 Students Now Permanent Pilot program boosted ridership, benefited community
AUSTIN, Texas - Starting today, all K–12 students can ride Capital Metro services for free, as a permanent part of the agency's fare structure. In June, Capital Metro began a summer pilot program offering free fares for K–12 students in Central Texas and received overwhelmingly positive feedback from children and parents. The agency's board voted yesterday to make the pilot initiative…
Donors Show Generous Support for AISD Staff and Students Affected by Oct. 31 Floods
AUSTIN, Texas--Austin ISD donors showed generous support to district students and staff members affected by the Oct. 31 flooding in Central Texas with a combined contribution of $142,900 to date.About 360 students and 25 AISD staff members lost their homes or were temporarily displaced due to extensive flood damage.
Casis Elementary Celebrates Groundbreaking on Modernization Plan
On Friday, the Casis Elementary community celebrated the groundbreaking — virtually — for its new modernization project. The modernization is part of the 2017 Bond that has funded other projects including the renovations of T.A. Brown, Menchaca and Govalle elementaries. The virtual groundbreaking was broadcast on AISD.TV and Facebook Live, where students, families and staff were able to view…
AISD Hosts July Enrollment Clinics for Current, Future Families
Through July 22, current and future families can come to Austin ISD enrollment clinics to get help registering for the 2021-22 school year. Students can get registered at any location or any grade at the enrollment clinics. The clinics are scheduled at locations in north and south Austin and include morning, afternoon or evening hours.