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Community Meeting at Travis Heights Elementary School
What: Community meeting to discuss the campus initiated in-district charter at Travis Heights Elementary School.
MEDIA ADVISORY 12th Annual HopeFest Brings Community Resources to Reagan High School Community
This weekend, AISD and Austin Voices is sponsoring HopeFest, a community-led family resource fair at Reagan Early College High School. Last year's event brought in 4,000 people.What: Services at HopeFest include health screenings, vision screenings, immunizations, health insurance as well as information about housing, employment, safety, education, prenatal support and adult education. Lunch,…
Austin’s Education Community Celebrate Families with “Fantastico” on November 15
What: Austin ISD, Austin Council of PTAs and Austin Partners in Education will host “Fantastico,” an event to celebrate families and community engagement. The event is an opportunity to honor volunteers, parent leaders and community partners who give their time, talent, and energy to strengthen Austin ISD schools. AISD, along with Austin Council of PTAs and Austin Partners in…
Spanish & English Bond Informational Meeting at Langford Elementary
Where: Langford Elementary, 2206 Blue MeadowWhat: AISD will be offering two bond informational meetings, one in English and one in Spanish8:30am Spanish9:00am English
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…
Local Accountability System (2018 and Beyond)
House Bill (HB) 22 established Local Accountability Systems (LAS) which allow districts to develop plans to locally evaluate their campuses. Austin ISD is one of 20 districts selected by the Texas Education Agency to participate in the LAS pilot project. This pilot program will inform the full roll out of the local accountability system option for the 2018–19 academic year.
AISD Thanks Food Service Workers During Appreciation Week
In celebration of Food Service Workers Appreciation Week, Austin ISD is honoring the 650 employees who ensure that all AISD students have access to healthy, tasty food each day.Our teams serve around 80,000 meals each day, nearly 13 million meals annually.Whether it's Breakfast in the Classroom, salad bars, food trucks or scratch cooking, these teams go above and beyond day after day in feeding…
AISD.TV Earns Pair of National Awards
AISD.TV has earned a pair of distinguished national awards from the Alliance for Community Media organization. Austin ISD’s television station is the winner of the Hometown Media Awards Overall Excellence in Educational Access. The award specifically recognizes national educational broadcasting entities with budgets of $300,000-$650,000. This is the third time AISD.TV has been earned this…
End-of-Year Review Highlights AISD Successes
AISD began the 2013–14 school year on Aug. 26, 2013, with more than 85,000 students, including 561 Grizzlies at the district’s newest facility, Janis Guerrero Thompson Elementary, which opened this year. During the first week of school, Superintendent Dr. Meria Carstarphen and other district leaders visited 14 schools to welcome students and staff.
Cap Metro Extends the Summer Fun: All students ride free through Dec. 10
Now through Dec. 10 all students with a valid school ID can ride any Cap Metro transit free-of-charge—an extension of their summer offer of free public transport to all kids. To take advantage of this, students must show their school-issued ID to the bus operator or fare inspector. While children younger than five always ride for free, they must be accompanied by an adult. Visit capmetro.org…