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Remembering Sandy Hook: Keeping our Schools Secure Every Day
Dear AISD Community,Tomorrow, communities throughout the country will commemorate the one-year anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Earlier this week, community members in Newtown, Conn. launched an online memorial, which features a simple and poignant design: a heart created from the first names of the 26 victims.
Summer Vision 2020: Edition 6, July 16 / Visión del Verano de 2020: Edición 6, 16 de julio
(El español está disponible abajo) Need to know: 2020–21 School Year to Begin with Virtual Instruction As you may have heard, Austin ISD will suspend in-person education and deliver virtual instruction for the first three weeks of the 2020–21 school year. We will continue to look to federal, state and local authorities for guidance and directives. You can anticipate further communication on how…
Austin School District Earns Budget Award
The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) has awarded the Austin School District its Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) for excellence in budget presentation of the 2010-2011 Budget.
AISD Offers Tips for Talking about Tragedy
Our district's Learning Support Department recommends the following tips for parents to discuss tragedy with their children. This guidance is provided from the American School Counseling Association. What Can You Do?Reassure your child or teen that he or she is safe, and that you are also okay by doing the following:
Summer Vision 2020: Edition 5, July 2 / Visión del Verano de 2020: Edición 5, 2 de julio
(El español está disponible abajo) Need to Know: AISD Offices Closed July 6–10 and draft overview plan Austin ISD will be closed July 6–10 and “Summer Vision 2020” will not be published next week. The newsletter will return to its regular Thursday distribution schedule on July 16. Online registration will still be available, however, AISD staff will not be accessible until our return to…
Volunteer at Our Schools
Austin Partners in Education provides innovate, volunteer-driven academic support programs in reading and math to Austin’s students. By placing more adults in the classroom who implement high-engagement learning activities, APIE reinforces AISD’s efforts to further close the achievement gap.
Families Affected By the Halloween Flood Participate In A Confidential Community Needs Assessment
Do you still have challenges or needs as a result of the Halloween 2013 flood that you want the city, county and our neighbors to know about?If your answer is yes, consider participating in a confidential community needs assessment being conducted by the long-term recovery agency Travis Austin Recovery Group and the trained disaster team from World Renew. The assessments will be 9 a.m.–7:30 p.m.…
Pleasant Hill Annex
Facts and Figures Location: 305 N. Bluff Rd.
Austin ISD Board of Trustees Approves New District Administrators
On June 20, Austin ISD's Board of Trustees approved appointments to the roles of chief human capital officer, associate superintendent for high schools and associate superintendent of area 1 elementary schools.Chief Human Capital OfficerFernando Medina was selected as the new chief human capital officer, having most recently served as assistant superintendent of human resources in Richardson ISD.
Media Advisory: Metz and Zavala Elementary Schools Walk Against Hate
AUSTIN, Texas—This week, Metz and Zavala elementary schools are joining together in a Walk Against Hate.What: Metz students and staff will begin to walk around their school while Zavala students and staff walk to Metz. Both schools will meet in front of Metz for a short presentation. Walkers will wear a Metz shirt, Zavala shirt or white T-shirt to show support of diversity, peace, tolerance, love…