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Austin ISD Teams Up with Austin Apartment Association for Employee Housing Solutions (En español)
The Austin ISD Property Directory is back for 2024 to help district employees find housing across the city. Why it matters: Affordable housing is a constant challenge in Austin and we’re committed to using our leverage as a large employer to get the best deals for our staff.
Sadler Means YWLA introduces new spaces and programs while honoring namesake
Families got their first view of new features and programs at the Bertha Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy’s open house May 15. The new Bertha Sadler Means Read and Reflection Center was christened via a special ceremony commemorating its namesake. The center is an open, furnished space along the main hallway near the school’s entrance.
Austin ISD Board Names Yasmin Wagner to Fill District 7 Seat
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees has selected Yasmin Wagner as the new District 7 trustee.The board made the decision at its regular meeting last night. Wagner and accountant Johnathan Sump had applied to fill former trustee Robert Schneider's position.Wagner, a corporate communications and marketing manager, has lived in District 7 for nearly six years and in Austin for more than 20.
The Creative Learning Initiative to Receive $100,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
The Austin ISD Creative Learning Initiative has been approved for a $100,000 Grants for Arts Projects award. This one-year award will support increased access to the arts, including:
Celebrating 2022-23 Volunteers of the Year
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we’re #AISDProud to recognize the Austin ISD 2022-23 Volunteers of the Year. We know public schools could not work without the people from the community who step up to do what’s needed, and this is our chance to salute the best of an indispensable bunch.
Dyslexia Resources
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MEDIA ADVISORY: From Kindergarten to Graduation: AISD and Bazaarvoice Foundation Create Entrepreneurship Opportunities
This week, Crockett High School, Covington and Bedichek middle schools, Cunningham Elementary School and Bazaarvoice Foundation will announce a partnership. The program develops and implements an entrepreneur program that begins in kindergarten and continues through high school.When: 10–11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 30Who: Remarks by Superintendent Paul Cruz
AISD After-School Programs Celebrate 15th Annual Showcase
Austin ISD Prime Time and ACE 21st Century After School Program celebrate the 15th annual showcase Saturday, April 25, to highlight the importance of after-school programming.ACE-Austin and Prime Time provide extended learning opportunities for students and their families and offers innovative, hands-on activities that reinforce and complement students' regular academic programs. All…
One in Four Austin ISD Elementary School Buildings Rated “Unsatisfactory” (En español)
The Austin ISD 2021 draft Facility Condition and Educational Suitability assessments support what families and staff already know—many of our schools are due for major renovations or need to be replaced with new buildings entirely.
AISD Approves Tax Levy
AISD Approves Tax Levy35 cents of every dollar district collects must be given back to stateAustin ISD’s trustees approved the 2016 tax levy—the adopted tax rate multiplied by the taxable value of all property in the district’s jurisdiction—of $1,183,195,145.84 ($1.18 billion) at Monday’s board meeting.