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2021 Summer Family Leadership University–Week 1
Growth • Tradition • Opportunity • Service
Mentoring Program Started To Honor Legacy of UT Football Star Cedric Benson
Jackqueline Benson, mother of the late University of Texas and NFL football player Cedric Benson, told her son to 'strive to achieve.' Now that saying will echo for years to come at Gus Garcia Young Men’s Leadership Academy as the school announced a new mentoring program Friday dedicated to the star football player.
Introducing Early Bird Pre-K (En español)
Early birds get the worm, or in this case, a spot in the brand new Austin ISD Pre-K4 lottery. Why it matters: Historically, Austin ISD hasn’t opened up Pre-K until April 1 because of state regulations on free Pre-K eligibility. But this year, we’re opening tuition-based seats early so families can secure their seat for high-quality affordable Pre-K4.
Austin ISD Students Are Ready to Use Their Voices in the Texas Primary Elections (En español)
With the Texas primary voter registration deadline fast approaching on February 5, Eli Eskew, an 18-year-old Senior at Crockett Early College High School, is not wasting any time. On Friday, January 19, Eskew seized the opportunity to register to vote at a school event organized by The League of Women Voters (LWV) in the Austin Area.
Special Education Services for Ages 0-5
Ages 0-3 Is your child receiving early childhood intervention services through a community agency? The public school system will support your child in following ways:
Zoom Training Resources & Accessibility
Zoom is Austin ISD's recommended virtual meeting platform Zoom can be used for video and audio conferencing, collaboration, chat, and webinars across mobile devices, desktops, and telephones. The information below is a collection of guides to get you up-and-running through the basic steps of creating an account, hosting and participating in a meetings, webinars and navigating the Zoom platform.
Angelina Gomez is headed to the U.S. Naval Academy (En español)
Austin High School Senior Angelina Gomez is charting her course toward a future of service and leadership with a move to Annapolis, Maryland to attend the United States Naval Academy. Why it matters: Gomez’s story is an example of what’s possible when students combine hard work, community support, and the drive to lead.
Board Bulletin: Greater Austin YMCA lease approved, annual academic report released (En español)
Another week, another Austin ISD board meeting. We’re back this week with the latest actions of the Board of Trustees at its February Regular Voting Meeting. This month, the board held a public hearing on the Texas Academic Performance Reports and inked a big deal with a local partner.
Trauma Expert Tells AISD To Be Patient In Healing Process
A world-renowned brain expert specializing in children impacted by trauma had a message for Austin ISD as it looks to address its students’ and teachers’ mental health: "If we want to go far, we have to go slow.”
AISD Reconnects with Students In Inaugural Event
Dozens of AISD volunteers wearing bright red shirts and carrying flyers could be seen in the neighborhoods around Northeast Early College High School on the morning of Saturday, April 10. As part of Operation Reconnect, their mission was to talk to some of the 5,500 families who stopped coming to school this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The district recruited 195 volunteers to go to the…