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Trustees approve Third Future Schools to turn around Mendez Middle School
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees has approved Third Future Schools to turn Mendez Middle School’s academic performance around as part of what’s called an 1882 partnership. Why it matters: Mendez has been rated as an “F” school by the Texas Education Agency since 2013. If the campus doesn’t improve academics during the 2022-23 school year, or the Texas Education Agency could take over the…
An Important Message From Superintendent Elizalde / Un mensaje importante del Superintendente Elizalde
Dear Team Austin ISD, Thank you for your continued work to educate our students while also maintaining the health and safety guidelines necessary during this time. I’m writing to provide you with a summary of the most recent information I shared with our Board of Trustees last night. Below you will find key messages from my report.
Parents
Austin ISD is committed to the safety and security of all students, staff and visitors. A District Wide Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) is in place and reviewed annually. Campuses conduct various emergency drills such as fire drills, severe weather drills and intruder drills throughout the school year to prepare students and staff for an emergency. All campus employees and administrators…
Facilities and Bond Planning Advisory Committee Meeting
Facilities and Bond Planning Advisory Committee Meeting Meeting Type: Regular Location: Akins HS - Library - 10701 S. First St., 78748 Time: 6:30- 9:00 p.m. Note: Meeting time length may be increased based on need. Additional meetings may be added or meetings could be cancelled dependent on work plan.
Austin ISD Board Calls for November Bond Election
Austin ISD trustees tonight called a $1.05 billion bond proposal that includes re-envisioning 21st-century learning spaces for 16 schools and districtwide projects, with no tax rate increase. The proposal includes districtwide projects to address facility deficiencies as well as to support innovative programming such as the district's career launch program. The basis
Two Austin ISD Students Receive National Scholarship Out of 5,800 Applicants
By Eddie Villa Two Austin ISD seniors are shining bright on the national stage after being selected as just two of 61 recipients of the Cooke College Scholarship. They were selected for the scholarship out of a pool of more than 5,800 applicants nationwide. Anderson High School student Ha “Ketty” Nguyen and Liberal Arts and Science Academy student Ian Poe will each receive up to $40,000…
Facilities and Bond Planning Advisory Committee
Facilities and Bond Planning Advisory Committee MeetingMeeting Type: Regular Location: Board AuditoriumTime: 6-8:30 p.m.Note: Meeting time length may be increased based on need. Additional meetings may be added or meetings could be cancelled dependent on work plan.
Facilities and Bond Planning Advisory Committee Meeting
Facilities and Bond Planning Advisory Committee MeetingMeeting Type: Regular Location: Board AuditoriumTime: 6-8:30 p.m.Note: Meeting time length may be increased based on need. Additional meetings may be added or meetings could be cancelled dependent on work plan.
Facilities and Bond Planning Advisory Committee Meeting
Facilities and Bond Planning Advisory Committee MeetingMeeting Type: Regular MeetingLocation: TBDTime: 6-8:30 p.m.Note: Meeting time length may be increased based on need. Additional meetings may be added or meetings could be cancelled dependent on work plan.
Community Bond Oversight Committee Meeting
Location: Held in-person at AISD's Central Office—4000 S I-35 Frontage Road, Austin, TX 78704—in Room 221 The Board of Trustees appointed volunteer citizens to the Community Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) to ensure that the projects remain faithful to the voter-approved bond program scope of work and to monitor and ensure the bond projects are completed on time, with quality and…