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All Austin ISD After-School Activities and Events for Monday, Feb. 23, are Canceled Because of Winter Weather
All Austin ISD after-school activities and events scheduled for Monday, Feb. 23, are canceled, based on updated information from the National Weather Service. All varsity athletics competitions will be rescheduled for a later date.Tonight's meeting of the AISD Board of Trustees will continue as scheduled.Austin ISD takes the safety of our students, families and staff very…
AISD Releases Students Early at 17 Campuses on March 11
Austin ISD anticipates that the combination of SXSW and President Barack Obama's visit on Friday, March 11, will have a significant effect on district operations.To help minimize complications for our families, staff and students, the district will take several steps, including an early release at 17 campuses.
Vision+Voice Announces Winners of Annual Poetry Contest
The annual 2016–17 Vision+Voice poetry contest, a collaboration between Austin ISD and Austin Community College, has announced the winners of this year's competition. Winning poems from students at every grade level will be paired with art by an ACC art student to create posters, and all the winning poems will be collected into a 2016–17 anthology.An award reception to see the poetry and…
Nation's Report Card: AISD Among Best in Nation's Districts
Austin ISD students continue to outperform their peers in large urban school districts on the Nation's Report Card, ranking first in percent of students at or above proficiency levels in eighth-grade reading.
AISD Trustees Voted to Extend Professional Contracts to Three Years
AUSTIN, Texas--Tonight, Austin ISD's Board of Trustees voted to extend professional employees contracts from one year to three years.During the January 2014 consultation process under Board Policy DGB (Local), Education Austin and the administration reached impasse on the issue of duration of employment contracts for professional employees.
Support Doss Elementary in the Follett Challenge
You can support innovation at Austin ISD by voting for Doss Elementary School in the Follett Challenge.
Blazier Elementary's Successful Virtual Book Drive
Blazier Elementary School and Education Austin worked together with First Book to coordinate a Virtual Book Drive to promote literacy. The teachers and administrators at Blazier worked tirelessly to raise more than $1,900 so their 900 students can receive the book "What To Do With a Rebozo?" by Carmen Tafolla. Dr. Tafolla, author of more than 20 books and newly named by San Antonio Mayor Julian…
South High School Community Meeting
What: Austin ISD would like to invite the community to a panel discussion and question and answer session regarding potential academic programming options for a future high school in South Austin.A brief presentation and feedback results from previous community meetings will be shared. The South High School community meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, in the cafeteria at…
MEDIA ADVISORY Puppetry Group to Offer Helping Hand to Crockett High School Students
The Crockett High School Musical Theatre Department is being trained in puppeteering with a workshop from Austin Public Library’s Literature LIVE!What: The Austin Public Library’s puppeteers are assisting the teens with manipulation and movement, as well as expressing emotion through the medium of puppetry. The students will put their skills to use in the school’s upcoming production of “Avenue Q…