Celebrating National School Breakfast Week and Encouraging More Students to Begin their Day with a Healthy Breakfast 

According to the latest data from the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), moving school breakfast to after the bell is one of the most effective strategies to ensure children have access to a nutritious breakfast.   Research shows that eating breakfast at school improves academic performance, health, and behavior. That’s why Austin ISD is…

Austin ISD Celebrates National School Breakfast Week and Encourages More Students to Begin their Day with a Healthy Breakfast 

Vote on Options for the 2020–21 School Calendar / Votar en opciones para el calendario 2020–21

Austin ISD is currently working on the calendar for the 2020–21 school year. The Calendar Task Force has worked very hard to prepare three calendar options.  Please take a moment to review the summary of each calendar option below and cast your vote online at https://tinyurl.com/2021Calendar. The survey closes at midnight Dec. 13.

ESA Digital Living Project Expands in AISD

The Entertainment Software Association and Austin ISD recently announced the expansion of the ESA Digital Living Project to include the Radius-STEM Readiness course.The course explores topics, such as careers in STEM, binary numbers and rational and irrational numbers.

Senior Piccolo Player Places First in State Competition

By Shelby McNamara It was a cold winter day. Hundreds of musicians stood outside of a large auditorium, anxiously awaiting their fate. This is the day they had been waiting for. This is the day they had been working towards for weeks. This, was UIL State auditions."At the State competition, you show up and have a audition on excerpts they give you. The audition only takes about an hour, but…

District's Top Swimming, Diving Student-Athletes Compete at State Meet

Austin ISD athletes are aiming to make a splash when the 2019 University Interscholastic League swimming and diving state meet convenes at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Friday.  More than 25 AISD swimmers have qualified for the Class 5A and 6A competitions, one of them being perennial qualifier Ella Collins, a senior representing Anderson High. Collins is making her…

‘Reinvention Roadmap’ Approved for Programs, Repurposing and Consolidations

The Austin ISD Board of Trustees approved the Reinvention Roadmap (ZIP), which will guide the district’s work in repurposing, consolidation and better facility planning to bring all students into 21st-century learning spaces. 

Ann Richards School: The Dream Realized

The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders is a unique all-girls school founded to educate young women and give them the confidence and skills necessary to succeed in college, in their careers, and in their communities.It's a public school in the Austin Independent School District serving girls in 6th through 12th grade. The vision is to focus on the whole girl, providing academic and…

Community Input Session: Explaining 313 Agreements

Austin ISD invites you to participate in two community input and Q&A sessions: explaining Chapter 313 agreements and how our schools could benefit.  Tuesday, Oct. 18, 6 p.m. (in-person) Eastside ECHS, 900 Thompson St., Austin, TX 78702 Additional opportunities: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 6 p.m. (Virtual) Zoom registration: bit.ly/AISD313 For more information, contact Jacob Reach at…

Community Input Session: Explaining 313 Agreements

Austin ISD invites you to participate in two community input and Q&A sessions: explaining Chapter 313 agreements and how our schools could benefit.  Wednesday, Oct. 12, 6 p.m. (Virtual) Zoom registration: bit.ly/AISD313 Additional opportunities: Tuesday, Oct. 18, 6 p.m. (in-person) Eastside ECHS, 900 Thompson St., Austin, TX 78702 For more information, contact Jacob Reach at…