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Restored Airstream Project Leads to Ann Richards School Students Presenting at National Conference
AUSTIN, Texas—Students and educators from Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders have been selected to present their class projects and experiences at the 2014 Project Lead The Way Summit in Indianapolis, Nov. 2–5.Project Lead the Way is a national science, technology, engineering and math curriculum and teacher professional development model.
AISD Teacher of the Year and Principal of the Year Winners Announced during Salute
Earlier this week, the Austin Independent School District announced its Teacher of the Year and Principal of Year winners, among others, during Salute, an annual event hosted by AISD and Austin Partners In Education to celebrate district employees.The event, held at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, brought together AISD employees, families and community members to recognize some of AISD's…
AISD Teacher of the Year and Principal of the Year Winners Announced during Salute
Last night, the Austin Independent School District announced its Teacher of the Year and Principal of Year winners, among others, during Salute, an annual event hosted by AISD and Austin Partners In Education to celebrate district employees. The event, held at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, brought together AISD employees, families and community members to recognize some of AISD's…
Overton's David Edwards One of 12 Semi-Finalists for "Live! with Kelly" Top Teacher Search
Overton's David Edwards One of 12 Semi-Finalists for "Live! with Kelly" Top Teacher SearchOnline Voting for "Live with Kelly" Contest Ends Monday at 2 p.m.After reviewing thousands of entries, the "Live! with Kelly" television show has selected David Edwards, an Overton Elementary School teacher, as a semi-finalist for its Top Teacher Search."Live! with Kelly" airs locally on ABC affiliate, KVUE.
Texas Education Agency Says AISD Exceeds All Targets of State Accountability System
According to the Texas Education Agency's preliminary state accountability ratings released today, 113 of the district's schools have Met Standard or Met Alternative Standard—the highest rating schools can earn—on the state's accountability system. Under the state accountability system, all Texas public districts, campuses and charters are assigned a label of:
Secondary Student Information
High School Success at Austin ISD Success in middle and high school requires planning and lots of hard work. Students should choose their courses carefully, plan to work hard and become involved in extracurricular activities.
Lesson Plan Created by AISD Teacher Shared Globally as a TED-Ed Animated Series
A lesson plan created by a Linder Elementary School teacher has been developed into an animated educational video by TED, a nonprofit organization famous for its inspirational 18-minute talks and its “Ideas Worth Sharing” tagline, and is now being shared globally with learners from all over the world.Joy Lin, the math specialist at Linder Elementary School, created a lesson that uses pop culture…
IDEA Allan On-Track to Open in August
Austin, TX—IDEA Allan, Austin ISD's new, in-district charter school, is on-track to meet its enrollment goals after completing its first phase of enrollment, which ends today. In addition, enrollment at two of the district's area elementary schools, Govalle and Ortega, will increase for the 2012-13 school year.
Join "We Give Books" Campaign and Support Literacy at Lucy Read Pre-K
Lucy Read Pre-Kindergarten Demonstration School has partnered with the Austin office of Pearson for a We Give Books campaign, an initiative focused on building awareness in the community about the importance of reading to young children. Parents, students and community members are encouraged to participate in the campaign by reading a free book online at www.wegivebooks.org.