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AISD Offers Free Lunch to Children During Summer Months
AUSTIN, Texas--During the summer months, the Austin Independent School District will serve free breakfast and lunch to local children through the
Austin ISD Celebrates Juneteenth
AUSTIN, TX—Austin ISD staff members, students and the Austin community will celebrate Juneteenth at this year’s parade.What: AISD team members and members of the Board of Trustees will lead the AISD All-Star band in the parade, showcasing custom-designed AISD T-shirts and carrying an AISD banner.Schedule of events:
Austin ISD Board Election Nov. 4
The Austin Independent School District board election will be Nov. 4. The full board consists of nine members; five trustee seats are up for election.Voters will elect single-member seats from geographic regions one, four, six, seven, and a districtwide trustee seat nine. Trustees serve four-year terms.
AISD Asks Community for Input on Direction for Next Five Years
AUSTIN—Austin ISD is holding three community meetings this fall to gather community input to develop its 2015-20 Strategic Plan. Strategic planning will help AISD focus its energy, ensuring that we the district and its community partners are working toward a unified goal. The plan will also ensure the district continues to assess and adjust its direction as needed.The 2015-20 Strategic Plan…
Media Advisory: Full STEAM Ahead: 15 Teachers Awarded Grants from Austin ED Fund
Austin Ed Fund is awarding $75,000 in Spring 2016 Innovation Grants to 15 teacher projects at campuses across AISD.Innovation Grants are offered in two categories: up to $10,000 for campus/ department projects and up to $2,000 for individual classroom projects focused on literacy, science, technology, engineering, and math and the whole child.
MEDIA ADVISORY: AISD Hosts State of the District Movie Dec. 3
AUSTIN, Texas--The Austin Independent School District has invited select community members to its State of the District Movie, during which Superintendent Meria Carstarphen will highlight the district's goals, achievements and challenges with the help of staff members and students from AISD departments, campus programs and initiatives.What: AISD's State of the District Movie
Garden to Café Program Takes Root at AISD Schools
Austin ISD is taking an important leadership role in the school garden movement by partnering with students, community members, teachers and administrators to launch a Garden to Café program. The program extends the lessons learned in the garden to the school cafeteria. “Garden to Café is about serving healthy, fresh garden grown foods to students through school meal programs,” said Food…
Austin ISD Board Election Nov. 4
Austin, TX—The Austin Independent School District board election will be Nov. 4. The full board consists of nine members; five trustee seats are up for election.Voters will elect single-member seats from geographic regions one, four, six, seven, and a districtwide trustee seat nine. Trustees serve four-year terms.
Pillow Elementary Parents Help Celebrate First-Ever “Bring Your Dad to School Day”
More than 200 fathers showed strong support for their students last Friday during Pillow Elementary’s first-ever “Bring Your Dad to School Day.”
Northeast Elementary School to Receive $25 Million Investment
Norman Elementary School is among the first of 17 campuses throughout the district where construction will begin as part of the 2017 bond.Projects within the bond will support the district’s vision to reinvent public education by creating 21st-century learning spaces that include bright, collaborative spaces, state-of-the-art technology, outdoor classrooms and community spaces.