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Austin ISD classes, activities and operations—including all bus routes—are delayed two hours tomorrow, Jan. 17/Clases, actividades y operaciones del Austin ISD—incluyendo las rutas de los autobuses—se retrasarán por 2 horas mañana, 17 de enero
To ensure the safety of all our students, families and staff, all Austin ISD classes, activities and operations—including all bus routes—are delayed two hours tomorrow, Jan. 17. Buses will pick up students and classes will begin two hours after their normal schedule.We will continue to monitor the lingering weather effects and receive updates from the National Weather…
Covington Fine Arts Academy presents ‘Aladdin JR.,’ performances
The Fine Arts Auditorium at Covington Middle School was once again filled with proud family and friends, who gathered Friday night to watch the Theatre Department’s pre-recorded performance of Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.”
AISD Opens First Modernized Campus from 2017 Bond
A packed gymnasium erupted in cheers as Principal Veronica Sharp, Superintendent Dr. Paul Cruz, Ph.D., and more cut the red ribbon to celebrate the Modernized T.A. Brown Elementary School. Elementary students who sat in rows occupying most of the gym roared in excitement to begin class in their new learning environment.
Principal Selection
How We Select Principals Generally, what we look for in a principal is based on the Austin ISD Leadership Framework : instructional leader; talent developer; executive leader; and culture builder. When we select a new principal, we go to the community and ask what characteristics they’d like to see in the new principal as well through a survey.
Connecting Learning for Students with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
What does it mean to be an individual with IDD and how does it affect learning and behavior? Join us for a conversation on how issues outside their control can influence the progress, expectations and outcomes of a student with IDD. TEA staff development credit will be given for each session. Light refreshments and Spanish interpretation available. Please confirm the need for Spanish…
Austin ISD Board of Trustees Community Conversations (Virtual)
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees will be working throughout the spring to develop the district’s Scorecard. Students, families, staff and community members are invited to share their ideas about the vision and values that will guide the district’s work over the next five years. In Person
Voters Approve District's $1.05 Billion Bond Package
Travis County voters overwhelmingly approved the district's $1.05 billion bond proposal, which includes 16 new or modernized campuses and 21st-century learning spaces for students throughout the district.According to unofficial results from the Travis County Clerk's office, 72.06 percent of voters cast their ballots in favor of the proposition.
Educators aim to accurately depict Native American issues, history
Elizabeth Close is teaching her Anderson High School Ethnic Studies students about Native American issues this November, but is hoping to go beyond the narrative of what they’ve always learned. In her class, they’re discussing issues such as the Keystone pipeline, Standing Rock, the Oglala protests, missing indigenous people within the U.S. and Canada and more.
Class of 2023: award-winning student journalists
Austin ISD kicks off a month of celebrating the graduating Class of 2023 with a profile of three award-winning student journalists who will take their hard work and dedication into different rewarding career paths. Breaking news: Three Bowie High School seniors, all award-winning student journalists, get ready to take their talents to the next level! Let's meet these outstanding…
Austin-Area Students K-12 Rally for Pre-Thanksgiving Donation Drive
Austin, Texas – November 19, 2013 – A Legacy of Giving, a local nonprofit that teaches children the value of philanthropy as part of their school curriculum, will hold its fifth annual Day of Service event for participating Austin-area elementary– through– high school students on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Day of Service is the official culmination of a student-led food and clothing drive currently taking…