Announcements
Superintendent Surprises Elementary, Middle and High School Teachers of the Year
Superintendent Paul Cruz surprised three teachers in their classrooms yesterday to announce their selection as Austin ISD's 2016 Teachers of the Year for elementary, middle and high school.Being selected as a Teacher of the Year is one of the highest honors…
AISD Pre-K Registration Now Open
Austin ISD begins registering students for Pre-K today, April 4. Enrollment is open for 3- and 4-year-olds. Registration is best done on campus. Click here to find our which campus your child would attend and what to bring when you…
AISD Invites Families to Kindergarten Orientation on April 5
Austin ISD invites families and their children to join us April 5 throughout the district for Kindergarten Orientation.Join us to learn more about the district's full-day kindergarten program, including curriculum, daily schedules, attendance requirements,…
AISD Board Approves New Principals
On March 28, Austin ISD's Board of Trustees approved new principal appointments for Casey, Patton and Walnut Creek elementary schools and Burnet and Martin middle schools.David Dean will lead Burnet Middle School. Dean most recently served as Burnet Middle…
Employees: New Business System Launches July 1
Team AISD:AISD is rolling out a new business system on July 1. We are working with principals, managers and bookkeepers across the district to implement the new system, which better integrates the district's finance and human capital applications. We also…
How Can AISD Reach You Best?
PLEASE NOTE—THE SURVEY HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND WILL NOW BE OPEN THRU 5 p.m., May 5.Austin ISD is planning for the modernization of its school facilities, which may include future bond elections.In conjunction with the community-based Facilities and Bond…
Trustees Seek Submissions for New Name of Lee Elementary School
Austin ISD's Board of Trustees invites community members to submit nominations for the renaming of Lee Elementary School, located at 3308 Hampton Road.Nominations may be submitted online at www.austinisd.org/naming/form or in person or by mail at Carruth…
Education Austin Hosts Citizenship Drive
Education Austin—in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin, the Equal Justice Center, NALEO Educational Fund and Univision Austin—is hosting a citizenship drive from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. April 2 at Allan Elementary School, 4900 Gonzales St.The…
Access to Schools Limited During STAAR Testing
Austin ISD students are scheduled to take state exams, including the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, through May.As has been the practice on test days in the past, the district will limit visitors’ access to schools during the week of May 9…
Public Comment Sign-ups for March 28 Board Meeting to Begin on Thursday
Because Austin ISD is closed Friday, March 25, the district is taking steps to accommodate those who would like to sign up to speak at the regular board meeting March 28. AISD will accept public comment sign-ups for that meeting from 1–4:45 p.m. on…
2016 Vision+Voice Student Poetry Contest Seeking Submissions
Calling all poets! The third annual Vision+Voice student poetry contest is seeking your submissions.Vision+Voice is a partnership between Austin ISD and the Department of Arts and Humanities at Austin Community College.A panel of published poets will select…
Ann Richards School Wins $1,000 for Spoilage Tracker Idea
Students from throughout Austin ISD met at Crockett High School today to “Think It Up”—creating big ideas that can be crowdfunded on donorschoose.org.The winning idea—Green SAFE—was from Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, which won $1,000. Green…