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Voters pass $2.44 billion bond, elect new trustees
On Tuesday, voters passed all three of Austin ISD’s bond proposals, an investment of $2.44 billion in local schools. Why it matters: Nearly every campus will receive improvements with these bond funds, which will help the district save money on repairs and maintenance by modernizing many of its older campuses, freeing up money that can be used to increase teacher pay.
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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.…
Let’s work together to keep our students and schools safe (En español)
Austin ISD is hosting a series of Mental Health and School Safety Community Conversations over the next month. Why it matters: Our students, families and staff have valuable insights into how we can prevent and respond to critical incidents and we want to hear from you. Let’s work together to create physically and psychologically safe schools. What to expect: Come talk with…
LBJ Band Director of 39 Years Honored by Austin Area Jazz Festival
The Austin Area Jazz Festival is honoring Don Haynes with the Music Legend Award.Haynes has served as the band director at LBJ High School for the past 39 years and is retiring at the end of this school year.Mark Terry, the CEO of the Austin Area Jazz Festival, said, “Not many people have the enthusiasm, energy and the love for both music and teaching the way Mr. Haynes does.”Haynes is being…
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.
2017 Bond Open House–Rosedale School
Austin ISD is hosting a series of informational open houses to learn more about the 2017 Bond and how it could affect each campus. Meetings are 5:30–7:30 p.m. and are designed in a come-and-go format, with presentations at 5:45 p.m. and at 6:45 p.m. A districtwide open house will be 11 a.m.–1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, with presentations at 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. The schedule of…
AISD 2020 Latino Academic Achievement Awards
Join us for the AISD 2020 Latino Academic Achievement Awards broadcast on AISD.TV, or channel 22, on June 11 from 7–7:30 p.m. This year, we'll be recognizing only the top Latino senior with the highest cumulative GPA for their high school. The program will include brief videos of the 14 seniors, remarks by Dr. David Kauffman, Dr. Paul Cruz and AISD Board President, Geronimo Rodriguez…
Homeowners could see lower tax rate (En Español)
Austin ISD is set to approve the lowest tax rate in 20 years at its Sept. 23 meeting of the Board of Trustees.
In-district Transfers, Online Registration Now Open / Traslados dentro del distrito, matriculación en línea disponible hoy
Beginning today, Jan. 3, 2020, Austin ISD families may submit requests for in-district transfers for the 2020–21 school year. Students who are already on an approved transfer do not need to re-apply. Transfers are valid to the highest grade at a student’s school. All in-district transfer requests submitted Jan. 3–31 will be given equal consideration. All priority…
Austin ISD Prepared with Graduation Weather Contingency Plan
In the event of inclement weather during graduation week June 1-3, graduation ceremonies will be moved to the Burger Activity Center (3200 Jones Road) or the Delco Activity Center (4601 Pecan Brook Drive).