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Budget Briefs: Task Force Subcommittees Present Work, Agree to Additional Meeting
The three Budget Stabilization Task Force subcommittees presented their preliminary recommendations and supporting information for consideration by the group as a whole at the Oct. 24 meeting. The ninth meeting of the task force provided an opportunity for the group to hear in-depth analysis from each subcommittee and their specific proposals so the entire task force could either accept the draft…
Chamber Awards District with Multiple Honors
AISD was recognized today for districtwide excellence at the Austin Chamber of Commerce’s 6th annual State of Education Luncheon.
Seeds to Succeed: More than $110,000 in Grants Support Innovative Projects
The Austin Ed Fund will host a reception on June 6 at Google offices downtown honoring teachers from 23 different campuses who won innovative grants from Austin Ed Fund—totaling $110,615—to turn their projects from idea into reality.Projects focused on whole child every child, literacy and science technology, engineering and math. Grants are made possible by community contributions.The following…
AISDTV Channel 22 to Feature Board of Trustees Runoff Election Results
On Dec. 16, runoff election day, AISDTV Channel 22 will be a source for the latest results of the AISD board election.The full board consists of nine members. Voters will elect Trustee Single Member Positions 1 and 6 as well as the At-Large Position 9. What: Presentation of the AISD Board of Trustees candidates can be viewed on AISDTV Channel 22.When: Candidate presentations will…
Broad Foundation Ranks AISD Among Nation’s Top Districts in Key Areas
Superintendent Meria Carstarphen announced today the results of The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation’s diagnostic audit, which ranks AISD among the nation’s top performing districts in several key areas, including strategic planning and financial resource systems (financial transparency).
Auditions for Districtwide Summer Musical Now Open
Update: Extended Audition DatesAuditions are now underway for the 2017 Austin ISD Districtwide Summer Musical, Peter Pan.AISD students who are currently in grades 5–12 are encouraged to submit an audition video through Google Classroom. No initial in-person auditions will be held.Video submissions will be accepted online until April 12 at 11:59 p.m.Callbacks and dates will be announced at a later…
Austin ISD Co-Hosts Family Symposium
Austin, TX— The Austin Independent School District (AISD) is pleased to partner with Family Life International Fellowship to host "Family Symposium" on Saturday, November 12 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Greater Calvary Bible Church. The event is aimed at helping children succeed in school and prepare for college. Austin ISD Board of Trustee member Cheryl Bradley and Superintendent Meria…
AISD/Family Life International Fellowship Family Symposium
What: Austin ISD is pleased to partner with Family Life International Fellowship in hosting a Family Symposium. We invite you to bring the entire family to this free symposium to prepare our families with tools and strategies to help our children succeed in school. The keynote speaker is Dr. Arlene Ackerman, recent former Superintendent from the Philadelphia Public School System where she…
Anderson HS Among Only a Few in the Nation Recognized by College Board for Excellence in Arts
Anderson High School has been awarded the National College Board’s Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts. The school is one of only a handful in the nation to receive the prestigious award in 2013. The awards celebrate schools whose arts programming promotes learning and creativity in innovative and exemplary ways, and provide funding to assist educators in sustaining and expanding…
Media Advisory: AISD, Q2 and Austin Area Urban League Announce Partnership at Recruiting Event
AUSTIN, Texas—Austin ISD joins Q2 and Austin Area Urban League at Q2’s Project R recruiting event to announce a partnership to promote careers in computer science, programming and technology applications to Austin ISD students.Who: Edmund Oropez, Interim Chief Schools Officer for Austin Independent School District, and Teddy McDaniel, affiliate CEO of Austin Area Urban LeagueWhen: 5:30-9 p.m. Wed…