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Girls Outside Clean Up 2019
For the second consecutive year, girls from 10 Austin ISD schools cleaned the Clint Small Middle School campus as a service project that marked the final event of the year for the Girls Outside Program. Throughout the day, approximately 200 girls collected bags of trash and recycling along the nature trail, campus and fields of Small. AISD Outdoor Learning Specialist Anne Muller said the girls…
AISD Revises 2013-14 School Calendar
Austin, TX—This week, the Austin Independent School District’s Board of Trustees voted to revise the 2013-14 school year calendar, moving spring break up one week to coincide with the University of Texas at Austin’s schedule.The district’s 2014 spring break is now scheduled from Monday, March 10, through Friday, March 14.There are no other changes to the calendar.
Boundary Advisory Committee (BAC) Meeting
What: The Boundary Advisory Committee (BAC) is charged with assisting in the development of recommendations for the creation of and adjustment to school attendance zone boundaries. All meetings are open to the public. If you are interested in speaking before the BAC during a regular meeting, please consult the Citizens Communications Guidelines.
Additional Student Holiday/PD Day
As part of being a District of Innovation, vertical teams are allowed to schedule additional professional development days for staff, thus creating extra holidays for students. The following campuses will have one of their District of Innovation (DOI) staff development days today, which means no classes for students at these schools: High Schools: Akins Crockett Navarro Northeast Travis…
Austin ISD Participates in Read for the Record
Read for the Record is an event that mobilizes children and adults to participate in a shared reading experience.The goal of the event is to draw attention to the importance of literacy by highlighting reading.On Oct. 21, people nationwide will unite to read the children’s book Bunny Cakes by bestselling author and illustrator Rosemary Wells.
Austin ISD Earns Overall B in State Accountability as Majority of Campuses Improve Their Scores (en Español)
Austin ISD achieved an overall grade of a high B under the state’s accountability system for 2022, with 71 percent of AISD’s campuses increasing their ratings from 2019 including six schools that fought back from Ds or Fs to post grades of C or better.
ESAC Conference
What: The Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee (ESAC) conference is designed to educate and raise awareness of sustainability and environmental stewardship within the AISD community. The program will include a key note speaker and lectures/panel discussions. The audience consists primarily of high school students, teachers and AISD staff. In addition, all members…
Media Advisory: News Media Access to Schools Limited During STAAR Examination Periods
Austin, Texas—Students in the Austin Independent School District are scheduled to take state, including the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness,during May.To reduce distractions and help students focus on their tests, the news media's access to AISD campuses will be limited during the week of:May 12 for STAAR.In addition, the district will administer advanced placement…
Houston Elementary School
Houston Elementary, located in Southeast Austin, serves students in Pre-K3 through sixth grade, including tuition-supported Pre-K for qualified families. The school was named for Josephine Houston, an innovative early educator whose career in Austin schools spanned 46 years. The school is part of…
International High School
International High School welcomes the world's students to Austin. New Texans from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas begin their studies in a global community where every student is bilingual or multilingual.