Announcements
Austin ISD implements strategies to improve student achievement (En español)
Results of the 2024 STAAR are now available and show Austin ISD, along with other Texas school districts, still struggling to get scores back on track post-pandemic. Why it matters: While test scores aren’t the only measure of academic knowledge, the…
Inaugural Austin ISD Summer Internship Program kicks off
Dozens of students began their first day of the inaugural Austin ISD Summer Internship program, in partnership with the Austin Ed Fund and the Austin Chamber. The new program is in collaboration with the Travis County Summer Youth Employment Program…
Austin ISD Summer Registration Clinics
YOU are invited to Enroll in-person with Austin ISD this summer at AISD Central Office and campuses throughout the summer. These events are your opportunity to receive one-on-one support with the new registration process and learn more about school choice…
Summer Device Plans for Austin ISD Families
As the 2023-24 school year wraps up, campuses district-wide will collect student devices and chargers, except for those issued by Austin ISD's Special Education department. Device Collection: We kindly request that all elementary and middle school…
Celebrating the important role of the Speech Language Pathologist (En español)
Austin ISD celebrates National Speech-Language-Hearing Month For a decade, Rebecca Rogers has been supporting classrooms, particularly students with diverse speech and language impairments. Rogers, a Speech Language Pathologist at Blanton Elementary…
Austin ISD seeks input in redesign of Metz outdoor space (En español)
We’re reimagining the Metz Elementary School outdoor space after earning a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support outdoor learning. The community is invited to complete a confidential six-question survey to provide feedback on how…
McCallum High School student named JEA's 2024 national Journalist of the Year (En español)
Alice Scott is Texas’ eighth winner of the national award, which consists of a $3,000 scholarship, according to the Journalism Education Association. Why it matters: JEA awards gives students a platform to showcase their work and receive the…
ACC announces FREE tuition for 2024 graduates. (En Español)
This week the Austin Community College Board of Trustees approved a pilot program offering free tuition to 2024 high school graduates.
Board to discuss Texas Academic Performance Report (En español)
Every year the Texas Education Agency creates the TAPR report, which contains a wide variety of performance data and information about districts and schools.
SB 4 again blocked from enforcement (En Español)
Last month we brought you news that Senate Bill 4 was blocked by a federal judge days before the law was set to go into effect.
Austin ISD celebrates student, community achievement at African American Heritage event (En español)
The Austin ISD community gathered last week at the 41st annual African American Heritage Celebration to honor top students, staff and community partners.
Lively, Martin educators named finalist in H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards (En español)
H-E-B has designated two educators from Austin ISD as finalists in its Excellence in Education Awards program — spotlighting them as some of the best educators in Texas.