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Austin ISD Board of Trustees Community Conversations
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees will be working throughout the spring to develop the district’s Scorecard. Students, families, staff and community members are invited to share their ideas about the vision and values that will guide the district’s work over the next five years. In Person
Austin ISD Celebrates Grand Opening of the New Rosedale School
Yesterday, Austin ISD and the Rosedale School celebrated the grand opening of the new modernized campus, built as part of the 2017 Bond Program. Families, teachers and community members joined AISD and Rosedale leadership in an evening filled with joy and celebration.
Community Members Discuss Careers, Education with Elementary Students for Role Model Day
Students at Blackshear Elementary School in the Austin Independent School District learned the ins and outs of presiding over a courtroom, serving their city as an elected official and even upholding the law as a police officer, when more than 60 community leaders visited their campus Friday, Jan. 25, to discuss their careers.
How Austin ISD will handle e-cigarette education this year (En español)
Students will undergo an anti-vaping course if they’re found with an nicotine/tobacco e-cigarette on campus, in alignment with Austin ISD’s District of Innovation Plan. Why it matters: These resources will help keep students at their home campus while getting additional wellness education to understand the harm of nicotine e-cigarettes. How it works: On the first offense and…
Austin ISD Celebrates Generation TX Week
Austin ISD is proudly participating in Generation Texas Week, Nov. 17–21. The week's activities are part of a statewide movement to ensure students have the information and inspiration they need to graduate—and achieve their highest potential.
2024 Summer Theatre Series
Austin ISD Presents The 2024 Summer Theatre Series The Twelve Huntsmen By Brian Daniel Oglesby July 11, 7:00 PM July 12, 7:00 PM (ASL & Audio Description) July 13, 2:00 PM (Spanish Translation), 7:00 PM Shrek the Musical Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire Music by Jeanine Tesory
Middle School Parent Night
Families of all eighth grade students are invited to come and visit Travis High School and view all of the Career and Technical Education courses, Advanced Placement courses, Electives as well as recieve the latest update on HB5 and the new graduation requirements. Students will be able to talk to members of the following programs; Engineering, Video Game Design, 3D Printing, Hospitality,…
Acceleration
What is Acceleration? Just like enrichment and extensions, acceleration is a tool for supporting a student's academic or intellectual ability. According to the Acceleration Institute, "Acceleration is an academic intervention that moves students through an educational program at a rate faster or at an age that is younger than typical.
Austin ISD Teacher Career Fair
You’re invited to the Austin ISD Teacher Career Fair. We're hosting our annual Teacher Career Fair for the 2024-25 school year, and we want you to join our team! We’re so excited to meet dedicated teachers who are ready to call Austin ISD their home and start shaping the minds and futures of our students each and every day. When: Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 9 A.M.–Noon Where: Palmer…
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…