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Families, Staff, Community Invited to Review Proclamation 2017 Instructional Materials
As per the Texas Education Code, "Instructional materials selected for use in public schools shall be furnished without cost to students attending those schools."Each school district is entitled to an annual allotment from the state Instructional Materials Fund for each student enrolled in the district.
Austin ISD Food Access During District Closure July 5-9 (En español)
Families can use the community resources below to find free meals in their area while Austin ISD offices, schools, and meal sites are closed from July 5-9:
Nation's Report Card: Comparison of 21 Districts Shows AISD Among Best in Nation
AISD students continue to outperform their peers in large urban school districts on the Nation's Report Card, ranking among the top in both math and reading.
Nation's Report Card: Comparison of 21 Districts Shows AISD Among Best in Nation
AISD students continue to outperform their peers in large urban school districts on the Nation's Report Card, ranking among the top in both math and reading.
Broad Foundation Ranks AISD Among Nation’s Top Districts in Key Areas
Superintendent Meria Carstarphen announced today the results of The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation’s diagnostic audit, which ranks AISD among the nation’s top performing districts in several key areas, including strategic planning and financial resource systems (financial transparency).
AISD Reopening Update / Actualizacion de reapertura de AISD
(El español está disponible abajo) Thank you for your patience as we work on plans for the upcoming school year. I’m writing to bring you up to speed on what we have been working on to support our 81,000 students and 12,000 staff members. When will school start?
2018 School Renaming Committee Meetings
2018 School Renaming Committee Meetings The school renaming process is entering the renaming committee phase where schools/sites will be holding their own meetings to decide on future names. Each school/site will have 2-4 meetings to decide names and rationale to advance the names to the Superintendent for recommendation to the Board of Trustees.
CAC District Wide Trainings
Pursuant to recent revisions to district policy BQB(Regulation), we are offering opportunities for CAC members to attend a district-wide training event. These training events will be in addition to the CAC training options we already offer (i.e., online training materials, campus-based training, and training provided by the Coordinator of District Advisory Bodies). The training will cover the…
Three Austin ISD Leaders Selected to Inaugural Class of Austin's African American Leadership Institute
On March 22, three Austin ISD leaders were selected to the inaugural class of Austin’s African American Leadership Institute. Dr. Tamey Williams-Hill, Dinita Caldwell and AISD Police Sergeant Wayne Sneed were among 38 Austin professionals selected to network and gain knowledge and history related to the Black experience in trending issues.
Austin ISD Bridges Innovation with Everyday Classroom
Walking into Small Middle School feels like walking onto a college campus. Take, for instance, the school’s library. Unlike the traditionally quiet atmosphere associated with libraries, teachers and administrators want students talking and engaged while they are reading—so much so that Principal Amy Taylor deliberately redesigned the library so that it feels more like a coffee shop. …