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Gifted & Talented Family Information Session
If you are curious about Gifted & Talented (GT) Services at the Elementary or Secondary level, and wondering what it means to be GT and how it impacts learning, join the Advanced Academics team for this virtual information session. You'll learn about resources available to newly identified GT students, as well as other enriching learning opportunities offered by Austin ISD.…
AHS Band Joins Mumford and Sons Onstage for Second Time
Last year, Austin High was given a surprise when the folk rock band Mumford & Sons came for a visit. Filming their 'Railroad Revival Tour' documentary with fellow artists Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show, Mumford & Sons needed a few extra band members for their movie. The marching band was given the opportunity to play along with the band both in a video…
Photo Opportunity: Padron Elementary School Teachers Get Classrooms Ready to Welcome Students
Teachers from Padron Elementary School will be setting up their classrooms before the first day of school, which begins Aug. 21.Who: Teachers at Padron What: Decorating and setting up elementary school classrooms before the first day of school.Where: Padron Elementary School, 2011 West Rundberg LaneWhen: 9-10:30 a.m. Aug. 17Editor’s Note: Interviews available through prior request. Please…
Food & Nature
Earth Week 2024 We’ll be promoting activities all week, feel free to use these themes or make up your own.
AISD Educator Creates Hip Hop Song to Cheer Students in STAAR Test
Before taking the state’s accountability test next week, students at Fulmore Middle School and around the Austin school district will get an added boost of encouragement through the form of a catchy hip hop beat created by an AISD educator.Frankie Mendoza, director of Fulmore’s Afterschool Center on Education (ACE), wanted a way to encourage and inspire his students before taking the State of…
Navarro Early College High School Trustee Conversation
We invite you to join us for an important conversation with members of the Austin ISD Board of Trustees. Austin ISD is taking part in the Lone Star Governance Process, and as part of that work, Trustees will be discussing student progress at Navarro Early College High School and across the district. This is a great opportunity to share your insights and collaborate in support…
Austin High School Trustee Conversation
We invite you to join us for an important conversation with members of the Austin ISD Board of Trustees. Austin ISD is taking part in the Lone Star Governance Process, and as part of that work Trustees will be discussing student progress at Austin High School and across the district. This is a great opportunity to share your insights and collaborate in support of our students and…
AISD Celebrates Bus Safety Oct. 20–24
The Austin Independent School District willjoin other school districts and transporting agencies throughout the nation in celebrating the importance of National School Bus Safety and Transportation Employees Appreciation Week Oct. 20–24.This year’s theme, “At my Stop, you Stop” reminds motorists to stop when a school bus has its red warning lights flashing for students to load and unload.
Austin ISD Students Get Active at Andy Roddick Foundation Summer Learning Program
More than 1,500 Austin ISD students from Harris and Pecan Springs elementary schools are getting active this summer during the Andy Roddick Foundation Summer Learning Program.The six-week program invites students from the most underserved communities to participate in academic and physical activities for free during the summer.Harris Principal Monica Martinez said the program is an engaging way…
Board of Trustees Approves Two Additional Paid Days Off for Campus Staff (En Español)
Our Board of Trustees approved adding two extra paid days off for teachers and other campus-based staff this spring.