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Graduate Highlight: Maria Contreras overcomes obstacles at Akins
By Gabriella Beker with additional reporting Kathy Swartz and Sydney Kim Three and a half years ago, Maria Contreras and her family started a new life in the United States. As political asylum seekers from Venezuela, they had to give up everything they knew in pursuit of a better future. Her parents traded their jobs as a surgeon and a business owner for restaurant jobs and driving for Uber.…
Financial Aid 101 Info Sessions
High school seniors and families: Join us for a free virtual Financial Aid 101 Info Session. Sessions will include information on types of college financial aid available. Attendees will get an overview of the FAFSA form and the opportunity to ask questions. Completing your financial aid application is a new high school graduation requirement for all seniors in Texas, and we are…
Financial Aid 101 Info Sessions
High school seniors and families: Join us for a free virtual Financial Aid 101 Info Session. Sessions will include information on types of college financial aid available. Attendees will get an overview of the FAFSA form and the opportunity to ask questions. Completing your financial aid application is a new high school graduation requirement for all seniors in Texas, and we are…
Financial Aid 101 Info Sessions
High school seniors and families: Join us for a free virtual Financial Aid 101 Info Session. Sessions will include information on types of college financial aid available. Attendees will get an overview of the FAFSA form and the opportunity to ask questions. Completing your financial aid application is a new high school graduation requirement for all seniors in Texas, and we are…
Austin ISD’s Back-to-School BASH 2022
We are excited to announce that Austin ISD’s Back-to-School BASH will be back in-person, and will take place on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, at the Palmer Events Center (900 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. District departments and community organizations from across the city will offer exhibits for AISD families to learn about numerous programs and services that can help…
Salute 2022
Salute is AISD’s annual celebration to recognize some of the district’s outstanding team members for their continued dedication to student excellence and achievement in our schools. This year, we will celebrate honorees and winners in six categories: Classified staff of the year, PTA of the year, Librarian of the year, Counselor of the year, Assistant principal of the year and Principal of the…
Let’s Celebrate: Mathews Elementary School Turns 100
Mathews Elementary School is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a pageant featuring students telling the story of the school in a musical tribute.What: A pageant chronicling the history of the school and a plaque presentation, recognizing Mathews’ inclusion on the list of the National Register of Historic Places. There will also be an alumni reception and school tours.Who: Current and past…
Rosedale School Graduation
Where: The Rosedale School, 2117 West 49th, Austin 78756 What: Graduation for Rosedale School's Class of 2021
District Advisory Committee (DAC) Meeting
If you wish to observe a District Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting and/or speak during the allotted Public Comments period, please contact Stephanie McGraw at stephanie.mcgraw@austinisd.org -- requests may be made from the time the agenda is posted up to noon of the meeting date. (Please carefully read the related note at the top of the meeting agenda, and the district's standard Communication…
AISD-TV Presents "The Balance of Power"
AISD-TV is proud to partner with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation to present stories from history to classrooms and communities throughout Austin and the world.Today’s story is “The Balance of Power.” Presidents, members of Congress and Supreme Court justices from the past two centuries compete in a baseball game unlike any you have ever seen. Discover how the rules laid out in the U.S…