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Akins High School Competes in F1 in Schools World Finals
AUSTIN, Texas--This week, W. Charles Akins H.S. T-STEM Academy's TALON Racing, in conjunction with Axium Racing from Granbury High School, will compete as one team, Lone Star Racing, at the SAE/Formula One F1 in Schools Technology Challenge World Finals 2013.
Austin ISD advocates honored with HABLA awards
Austin ISD Superintendent Stephanie S. Elizalde and district advocate Gloria Vera-Bedolla were among 32 local Latino leaders honored at the Habla con Orgullo awards this month for their strong representation of the Hispanic community.
SHAC HSR Curriculum Community Meeting
In light of changes to Human Sexuality and Responsibility (HSR) requirements emerging from recent legislation and updates to the health education TEKS, we are reviewing and revising the K-12 HSR curriculum. Join us to hear an update about these changes and timeline moving forward.
District Branding
More than 74,000 students. 116 campuses. One community. We are unique—yet unified. Diversity is our strength, but every Austin ISD communication shares a common goal: to be effective as a trusted source of timely and relevant information for our communities. As Austin’s school district, we stand for innovation and diversity, for excellence and equity in education. The district’s brand—its…
Austin ISD clears backlog of delayed special education evaluations (En español)
Austin ISD is caught up on the backlog of evaluations and compensatory services that brought about TEA intervention last school year. This major milestone has been vetted by our TEA monitors and verified by TEA.
PDF Accessibility
Creating Accessible Documents in Acrobat Pro It is always best if possible to start with an accessible source document (e.g., in Microsoft Word) and export to an accessible PDF. This way, if the document is edited later, the document's accessibility features will still be intact and when the document is exported again to PDF the accessibility features will again be passed to the PDF.…
Internet Connectivity
Wireless Access for Austin ISD students and staff All Staff and students must connect to the “education” wireless network. District owned devices will not be permitted to connect to the AISD-GUEST network. If this is attempted, the new system will direct the user to join the “education” network. AISD credentials cannot be used for registration on the guest network.
Klein Family Provides $50,000 Donation for AISD Flood Victims
Austin, TX (November 12, 2013)—On Tuesday, Nov. 12, The Klein Family announced a $50,000 donation to provide direct assistance for families with children enrolled in the Austin Independent School District as well as for AISD employees who were also displaced by the storms that flooded neighborhoods in Southeast Austin Oct. 31. At last count, there were 360 students and 25 AISD staff…
AISD Offers Online Registration and Enrollment for High School Students
Parents of AISD high school students now have the option to register their children for school online—when and where it is convenient for them. The system will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is accessed through the district website. This new system will save parents time and will better accommodate busy schedules. This initial pilot roll-out of the online registration system only…
Austin ISD to host Conversations with the District
Recordings of all of the community conversations with the district sessions > Austin ISD will host Conversations with the District, a series of community conversations as an opportunity to learn about the AISD 2020-25 Strategic Plan and the 2021-22 budget process with the district’s leadership team.