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Austin ISD Launches Energy Leadership Program at 130 Campus Buildings Focused on Energy and Water Conservation
Sustainability efforts are expected to reduce energy and water utility costs by 15 percent across the district. Austin ISD has launched an Energy Leadership Program across the district, which could reduce energy and water utility costs of 15 percent.
How One Family Decided to #ChooseAISD
Austin ISD is celebrating School Choice Week Jan. 27-31. The district is #AISDProud to offer numerous programs available to a wide variety of students. The Garrisons are one family that chose AISD because of the unique opportunities. Devon Garrison is a mother of three who wanted to find the right fit for her oldest daughter 5 years ago. She was attending a charter school and was not receiving…
AISD Invites Families to Screening of “The Graduates/Los Graduados” Documentary
AUSTIN, TX—Next week, Austin ISD in partnership with KLRU and Austin Public Libraries present an evening of community cinema, featuring “The Graduates/Los Graduados” documentary. What: Documentary on Latino education in the United States: remarks by Pauline Dow, AISD’s chief academic officer.
AISD’s Blaine Helwig Earns Top Award from U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education has recognized Blaine Helwig, principal at Graham Elementary School, with the esteemed Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding Leadership.Helwig is among seven principals in the United States to earn the department’s top awards for administrators this year.
SHAC Meeting
Please visit the SHAC meeting page for information on participating virtually when available.
Media Advisory: Austin ISD Promotes Literacy During International Read for the Record Day Oct. 21
AUSTIN, Texas—Austin ISD will be promoting reading throughout its elementary schools during International Read for the Record Day.What: Interim Superintendent Paul Cruz will read “Bunny Cakes,” by Rosemary Wells to bilingual kindergarteners.When: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21Where: Barrington Elementary, 400 Cooper Drive
New TEA rules will downgrade some public schools, districts (en Español)
By Paul Stinson Austin ISD is anticipating its secondary campus and district A-F letter grades will decline by one to two letters under new TEA rules for how scores are calculated and how letter grades are assigned. Why it matters: The Texas Education Agency (TEA) oversees the state’s accountability ratings, and assigns A-F letter grades for schools and districts based on the scores they…
Austin ISD Earns Honorable Mention for Innovation and Excellence in Public Schools
Austin ISD—along with Denton, Fresno, Peoria and Richland school districts—earned honorable mention in the 23rd annual Magna Awards program for school districts with more than 20,000 students.
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?
2016 is Off to a Green Start at AISD
Last month, 85 Austin ISD students, staff, parents and community members kicked off the first conversation of many for the district’s inaugural sustainability plan.The plan will provide a roadmap for achieving a shared vision for what it means to be an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable school district in the following core areas: