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Step-by-Step: Marathon Kids Kicks Off Sept. 15
Austin ISD and Marathon Kids celebrates the third year of a partnership to take youth exercise in Austin to the next level.Through the collaboration, AISD elementary school teachers will use the Marathon Kids research-based curriculum during daily Working Out for Wellness time.During the year, students will be encouraged to run or walk the equivalent of four marathons in 10-minute daily…
Green Machine: Eastside Memorial High School Recognized as First Green Flag High School in Texas
Eastside Memorial High School is being recognized for its campuswide environmental efforts. The National Wildlife Federation will name Eastside Memorial as an Eco-Schools USA Green Flag school—the first high school in Texas to earn the designation.The school is also being honored as a 2016 Zero Waste Champion and Bright Green Future grant recipient.What: A presentation of the green flag…
News Media Access to Schools Limited During STAAR Examination Period
Austin, Texas—Students in the Austin Independent School District are scheduled to take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness this week.To reduce distractions and help students focus on their tests, the news media’s access to AISD campuses will be limited during the week of May 13.
District's Top Swimming, Diving Student-Athletes Compete at State Meet
Austin ISD athletes are aiming to make a splash when the 2019 University Interscholastic League swimming and diving state meet convenes at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Friday. More than 25 AISD swimmers have qualified for the Class 5A and 6A competitions, one of them being perennial qualifier Ella Collins, a senior representing Anderson High. Collins is making her…
Imagine Northeast Austin Morning Meeting
Austin ISD wants to hear from the community as we discuss a possible facility in the Mueller neighborhood in northeast Austin.We're calling this process Imagine Northeast Austin, and we want to get your input to help us answer several questions:
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…
AISD Offers Free Meals to Children During Summer
AUSTIN, Texas—The Austin Independent School District continues to serve free breakfast and lunch to local children through the Summer Food Service Program. The program is federally funded, and any child between the ages of 1 and 18 can received a free breakfast and lunch, regardless of economic status and whether or not the child attends AISD. Federal regulations require that schools where…
MEDIA ADVISORY: AISD Sustainability Projects Keep Austin Beautiful
Two Austin ISD students and Lamar Middle School will be recognized as 2015 finalists at the Keep Austin Beautiful Annual Awards brunch tomorrow.Martin Middle School seventh grader Carlos Venegas and Eastside Memorial High School senior Lorenzo Sanchez have been named Youth Achievement Finalists. They are chosen for implementing or maintaining outstanding youth projects or activities to clean,…
AISD Closed for Winter Break
Austin, TX—The Austin Independent School District will be closed for the winter break, Monday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 4.All AISD offices and schools will be closed during this period. The district will resume regular business hours Monday, Jan. 7.
Austin ISD Congratulates 2016 UpClose Leadership Graduates
On May 17, participants in this year's UpClose Leadership program were honored during a graduation ceremony at the Clifton Center.During the past year, participants learned about the district's curriculum and instruction, safety and security, campus operations, human capital, facilities, HB5 and graduation plans, budget and finance, district operations, and board governance.The class was divided…