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AISD Presents McCallum Fine Arts Showcase and Open House
AUSTIN, TX—Austin ISD presents the McCallum Fine Arts Academy Showcase and Open House for prospective students and their parents.Who: Eighth and ninth graders, who are interested in pursuing an intensive high school course of study in music, dance, visual/digital arts or theatre, and their families
Kindergarten Roundup
For information about the 2014 Kindergarten Round-up, please visit: http://www.austinisd.org/event/2014/kindergarten-roundupWhat: Kindergarten Round-up is being offered at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, at all elementary schools in the Austin Independent School District. Children who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2013, are eligible to be enrolled in AISD.
AISD Commits to Increase Historically Underutilized Business Participation
Austin ISD trustees voted Monday night to approve a new program that establishes targets for the number of contracts awarded to women- and minority-owned businesses, known as a Historically Underutilized Business program. The HUB program is intended to provide equal opportunities for all vendors to garner Austin ISD contracts. "While our primary focus is educating AISD students,…
Murchison Musicians to Perform at National Festival in March
The Murchison Middle School Wind Ensemble has been accepted as one of five bands in the U.S. to perform at the Middle School National Music Festival in Indianapolis in March. The festival is part of the 2016 Music For All National Festival, presented by Yamaha.This is the first time the Murchison band program has been chosen to perform at the national level. The Wind Ensemble is the…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Austin Chamber Helps AISD Seniors Maximize Funds for College
The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce is holding several financial aid events throughout February and March to ensure that seniors applying for college get the funds available to them.
Austin Voices Announces $2.5 Million Grant to Support AISD Schools
The U.S. Department of Education is awarding Austin Voices for Education and Youth nearly $2.5 million to create community schools in AISD schools.A new family resource center, to help stabilize and support at-risk families, will open at Lanier High School. The center will include family support services and a full range of adult education classes. The grant will also fund services and classes at…
Ann Richards School Wins $1,000 for Spoilage Tracker Idea
Students from throughout Austin ISD met at Crockett High School today to “Think It Up”—creating big ideas that can be crowdfunded on donorschoose.org.The winning idea—Green SAFE—was from Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, which won $1,000. Green SAFE is a produce spoilage tracker, with the ultimate goal of reducing the amount of food that ends up in the trash.
ACC Hosts College Enrollment, Resource Fair
Austin Community College hosts a college enrollment and resource fair June 14 at ACC Highland, 6001 Airport Blvd., as the college prepares to open the new Highland Campus in August.
Eastside Memorial wins 2016 Rather Prize at SXSWedu
Eastside Memorial High School is the 2016 winner of the Rather Prize, a statewide competition that recognizes the best idea for improving Texas education. "This idea was chosen as the best out of hundreds from across the state of Texas. Thousands of people voted for Dr.
New Parent Cloud Enhances Access to Online Resources for AISD Families
This month, the Austin Independent School District launched the Parent Cloud—an online portal that aggregates the district's educational resources into one user-friendly website for parents. The site was developed by the district's technology department to serve as the primary online resource for parents. Through the Parent Cloud, users will be able to access their students' grades,…