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AISD to Operate on Two-Hour Delay Tuesday, Jan. 28
This evening, the National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Austin area until noon tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 28. Out of an abundance of caution, Austin ISD will open schools and run district buses on a two-hour delay tomorrow.The district will continue to monitor the weather, and will only call you again at or about 6 a.m. only if the district needs to cancel school tomorrow…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Join Central Texas Schools in Celebrating GenTX College Signing Day on May 1
A Central Texas-wide pep rally, including Austin ISD seniors, will be held on Texas College Signing Day for graduating students who have committed to attending college.The event is inspired by the National Collegiate Athletic Association's National Signing Day. It reinforces the imperative that excellence in the classroom should be given as much pomp and circumstance as excellence in…
O. Henry Students to Chat Live with Astronauts on the International Space Station
Austin, TX—Students at O. Henry Middle School will learn about living and working in space by speaking with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday, April 3. Through their science classes, more than 100 students in sixth- through eighth-grade will participate in a live question-and-answer session…
1st Annual 2013 Stand Up Anti-Bullying 5K Run
The Oak Ranch Community and the Travis County Sheriff's Office Present the 1st Annual 2013 Stand Up Anti-Bullying 5K Run. This event benefits the Anti-Defamation League.8:00am Registration9:00am Race StartSaturday, March 30thOak Ranch Community5717 Paseo Nuevo CircleDel Valle, TX 78617
Austin Family Support Co-op Meeting
The Austin Family Support Cooperative will host its next meeting on Tuesday, March 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Rosedale School, 2117 W. 49th St. The Family Support Cooperative is a partnership between AISD, Austin Travis County Integral Care and the Arc of the Capital Area created to inform and support families of children with disabilities.
Research
Research into CLI Austin ISD's former Department of Research and Evaluation (DRE) annually published a Creative Learning Initiative (CLI) Implementation Summary. These major reports analyzed the influence of CLI on students’ access to the arts over time. In 2024-25, 98 campuses are CLI schools; this includes all elementary schools. At the time of DRE's last report, 2018-19, 63 campuses—including…
Bowie and Ann Richards Students Lead the Ledes
The AISD Board of Trustees is recognizing 20 journalism students from James Bowie High School and Ann Richards Young Women's Leadership Academy tonight at its regular board meeting.These students earned ratings of superior, excellence or honorable mention at the 2014 Texas Association of Journalism Educators State Conference.The awards were for photography, newspaper writing, newspaper layout…
AISD Hosts Hispanic Futures Conference for Students and Families
Each year, Austin ISD hosts the Hispanic Futures conference and career fair to offer families the tools and resources they will need for students to be successful in college, career and life.
TAKS Retesting Available In October to Out-Of School Students
The Austin Independent School District encourages all students who need to retest, or students who still need to pass a portion of the Exit Level TAKS tests to earn a high school diploma, to register for retesting on October 18-21, 2011. All testing will be held at campuses throughout the school district. Students may also register at their home campus on the day of testing.
Austin Family Support Co-op Meeting Feb. 21
The Austin Family Support Cooperative will host its next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Rosedale School, 2117 W. 49th St. The Family Support Cooperative is a partnership between AISD, Austin Travis County Integral Care and the Arc of the Capital Area created to inform and support families of children with disabilities.