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Gus Garcia Young Men’s Leadership Academy Wins Attendance Challenge for Central Texas
Austin ISD, in partnership with the E3 Alliance and the Get Schooled Foundation, are proud to announce Gus Garcia Young Men’s Leadership Academy has won the middle school fall attendance challenge for Central Texas. The school placed seventh in the nation.The YMLA will celebrate with a schoolwide dance with the Bertha Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23. The…
Lyndon B. Johnson Early College High School Wins Attendance Challenge for Central Texas
Austin ISD, in partnership with the E3 Alliance and the Get Schooled Foundation, are proud to announce Lyndon B. Johnson Early College High School has won the high school fall attendance challenge for Central Texas. The school placed 13th in the nation.LBJ will celebrate with a school-wide pep rally and lunch on Thursday, Jan. 22, from 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Houston Astros players…
Media Advisory: AISD Celebrates Staff with Salute
AUSTIN, Texas—Salute, co-hosted by Austin ISD and Austin Partners in Education, is a celebration at the Long Center for the Performing Arts to recognize some of AISD's outstanding team members for their continued dedication to student excellence and achievement in our schools.
Reminder: AISD Closed Friday
Austin, TX—The Austin Independent School District will be closed for a staff and student holiday Friday, March 29.All AISD offices and schools will be closed during this period. The district will resume regular business hours Monday, April 1.For information about upcoming AISD holidays and events, please visit the district's calendar at www.austinisd.org/calendar.For more information,…
T.A. Brown Elementary Groundbreaking
You're invited! Please join Austin ISD for the groundbreaking of the new T.A. Brown Elementary, where we will celebrate the soon-to-be modernized school.
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…
Board President's Update, May 2
On May 2, Vincent Torres, president of the AISD Board of Trustees, provided the following quick update to the AISD Community.
MEDIA ADVISORY: AISD’s Emily Smith Featured in “American Teacher: Heroes in the Classroom”
AUSTIN, Texas—AISD’s Emily E. Smith, one of 50 teachers featured in Random House and Welcome Books’ “American Teacher: Heroes in the Classroom,” as well as a group of her peers, discuss classroom culture.Who: Emily E. Smith, a teacher at Cunningham Elementary School, and Amy Lloyd, principal at Cunningham
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.
Media Advisory: Austin ISD Promotes Literacy During International Read for the Record Day Oct. 21
AUSTIN, Texas—Austin ISD will be promoting reading throughout its elementary schools during International Read for the Record Day.What: Interim Superintendent Paul Cruz will read “Bunny Cakes,” by Rosemary Wells to bilingual kindergarteners.When: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21Where: Barrington Elementary, 400 Cooper Drive