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MEDIA ADVISORY: Future ‘Mad Men’: Student’s Design to Promote Green Efforts
Winning designs of Austin ISD’s Sustainability Design Contest will be showcased at a celebratory event by EcoRise Youth Innovations and the City of Austin Office of Sustainability. Bowie High School senior Celina Luckevich’s entry was chosen as the winner from 30 submissions.
AISD Transportation & Food Service Job Fair
Austin ISD is currently hiring Bus Drivers and Cafeteria Manager Trainees. Join us at our upcoming Job Fair from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, November 28 at the Saegert Transportation Terminal, 3300 Jones Rd. Starting salary for Bus Drivers is $13.90 per hour. Starting salary for Cafeteria Manager Trainees is $13.77 per hour.Minimum qualifications for Bus Drivers include:
AISD Hosts Environmental Stewardship Conference Oct. 5
AISD hosts its first Environmental Stewardship Conference from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Small Middle School, 4801 Monterey Oaks Blvd. The conference—part of an innovative partnership with Small’s annual Greenfest celebration—encourages sustainability on AISD campuses and in the community.The conference, which will teach sustainability practices, is free and open to students,…
Legislative Session: AISD Testifies to Support Fuller Funding for Flexible School Day
SB 496 will permit districts to receive the same level of funding for the same number of instructional hours, regardless of whether a student attends classes five days a week. This morning, Debra Ready, executive director of accountability, testified in support of the bill.Good morning, Chairman Taylor and members.My name is Debra Ready, and I am the executive director of…
Austin ISD is Home to the First High School Adopted by Gates Millennium Scholars
Austin, TX— Austin Independent School District (AISD) is proud to announce that Gates Millennium Scholars Association – Texas Chapter at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) has adopted Garza Independence High School and will assist more than 200 seniors with tutoring, mentoring, and scholarship application assistance. Gates Scholarships cover the full cost of tuition, housing, and books at any…
AISD Students Exceed Statewide Passing Rates on STAAR End-of‐Course Results
AUSTIN, Texas—AISD students met or exceeded the state average passing rates in all five of the STAAR end-of-course assessments administered to high school students in spring 2014, according to the preliminary statewide results released this week by the Texas Education Agency.
AISD Provides Nexus Tablets to Teachers and Nonprofits Through Grant Project with Google
Austin ISD is teaming up with Google to provide teachers or nonprofit organizations who work with AISD students with up to 100 Nexus tablets. The tablets will be provided through the Teaching with Google Nexus Project, which is sponsored and managed by AISD’s Office of Innovation and Development and made possible by Google’s contribution of 100 tablets.
AISD Names Sharon Roy the 2014 Middle School Teacher of the Year
Sharon Roy, a teacher at Kealing Middle School for 20 years, has taught magnet English, software design, Leadership 101 and pre-AP English. Roy earned her secondary teaching certificate in English and math at the University of Texas in Austin. She also holds a master’s degree in English from Yale University and a bachelor’s degree in English, minoring in math, from UT-Austin.
Board Briefs - April 25, 2011
Districtwide Performing Arts Center Austin School Trustees approved an expenditure of $4 million from bond construction revenue for the purchase of land for a future districtwide Performing Arts Center (PAC). The 4.46-acre tract is located in Central Austin, on Mueller Boulevard, between 51st Street and Barbara Jordan Boulevard. Austin voters have twice approved bond funding for the PAC —…
Media Advisory: AISD Partners with Davis Demographics to Release Demographic Study
Austin ISD is partnering with Davis Demographics to present its annual demographic study at tonight's board work session. Who: AISD representatives and City Demographer Ryan Robinson