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Superintendent Recommends Facility Master Plan
Austin Independent School District Superintendent Meria Carstarphen unveiled the Administrative Recommendation for a Facility Master Plan (FMP) at the September 26 Regular Board Meeting. The FMP aligns with the district’s strategic plan goals to ensure academic success for all students and prepare them to graduate ready for college, career, and life in a globally competitive economy.
Austin Students, Staff and Parents Invited To Texas Relay Events Friday
Austin students and families are invited to participate in several family-friendly, free events in conjunction with the Texas Relays festivities this weekend. The Friday activities include a culture and health show, a panel discussion on goal-setting, the B.L. Joyce Mini-Parade, and a reception at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center that will honor community members and…
Diversity Fair
The district is hosting a Diversity Fair at Austin High School on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The event will celebrate the amazing diversity found amongst the district’s student body which represents over 90 languages. Parents and students are invited to host booths and share information about their culture with event guests. The fair will also include cultural performances that you…
School Health Advisory Council Meeting
The AISD School Health Advisory Council meets on the first Wednesday of every month from 6:30pm - 8:00pm in the Carruth Auditorium Board Room at 1111 West Sixth Street, unless otherwise noted. There is no meeting in July. Membership to the SHAC is by annual school board appointment. Meetings are open to all interested persons.The work of the SHAC is carried out by its committees. These committees…
Sunset Valley Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Sunset Valley Elementary will be celebrating their 40th anniversary by hosting two ceremonies on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. The first ceremony will begin at promptly at 9:00 a.m. and the second will be held at 6:30 p.m.Both events will be held at the campus located at 3000 Jones Rd. and will include a history of the school dating back to the 1970s, when the school first began. There will also be…
Austin ISD Website Honored for Transparency
The website of the Austin School District has been honored with a “Sunny Award” by editors of the Sunshine Review, a non-profit organization that promotes state and local government transparency. Only 112 of the more than 6,000 government websites ranked by the Sunshine Review earned a “Sunny Award.” The Austin ISD website scored an “A” on the Sunshine Review’s Transparency Checklist. More…
39th Annual Marching Band Jamboree
The Austin Independent School District (AISD) 39th Annual Marching Band Jamboree was held on Tuesday, September 13, at the Tone Burger Stadium beginning at 7 p.m. The event showcased nearly 400 AISD students, which included the AISD all-star band, Travis High School, Lanier High School, Reagan High School, Crockett High School, McCallum High School, LBJ/LASA High School, Akins High School,…
LBJ Student Newspaper Earns National Honor
The LBJ High School student newspaper, The Liberator, has won a High School Newspaper Gold Crown award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association during the recent 87th annual Scholastic Convention. The advisor for the publication is journalism teacher Janet Elbom. Student publications were judged on writing/editing, design, content, photography, art and graphics.
Two Austin Schools Earn 'Fit Campus' Awards
Two Austin middle schools have been chosen as winners of the H-E-B Fit Campus Award with a cash prize of $10,000 each. The winning campuses were chosen for demonstrating a strong commitment toward educating their students, parents and staff on the importance of health and wellness, and implementing programs and activities that would help them to meet healthy goals. Statewide, 10 schools earned…
Island Music Featured in 2nd Annual AISD Steel Drum Band Festival
The Austin School District invites the community to an afternoon of island music at the Second Annual AISD Steel Drum Festival on Saturday, April 9, at 3 p.m., at the Toney Burger Center, 3200 Jones Road. The festival will feature steel drum bands from Anderson, Bowie, Crockett, and McCallum high schools; Bailey, Bedichek, Covington, Gorzycki, and Kealing middle schools; and KIPP Austin Academy.…