Announcements
DELTA Program Now Offered at Willie Mae Kirk Library
The District's DELTA (Diversified Education Through Leadership, Technology, Academics) program is now available at the Willie Mae Kirk branch of the Austin Public Library to Austin ISD students who need to recover credits in English I, II & III and U.S.…
Flu Tips: Keep Yourself and Your Family Healthy
AISD Student Health Services, in collaboration with Dell Children’s Medical Center and Seton Healthcare Family, continues to monitor illness in the Austin region and absenteeism at AISD schools as a result of influenza and the common cold. The…
Board of Trustees Update 2013-14 Calendar
The Board of Trustees recently voted to revise the 2013-2014 calendar so that the district's spring break coincides with that of The University of Texas at Austin. Spring break is now scheduled to take place from Monday, March 10, 2014 through Friday,…
AISD Students Perform Well at Area Latin Competition
On Saturday, Jan. 18, dozens of AISD students competed at the Area Latin Convention, which hosted scholars from from 25 middle schools and high schools across the area.
AISD Accepts School Transfer Applications for 2013-14
The Austin School District continues to accept applications for school transfers for the 2013-14 school year. The deadline to apply for priority transfers and non-priority transfers to be considered during the first-round lottery selection is Thursday, Jan.…
Tutors Needed for AISD's Victory Program
The Austin Independent School District is seeking tutors to assist with the Volunteers In Communities Tutoring Our Responsible Youth (VICTORY) program. VICTORY offers free, one-on-one tutoring session to students in first through 12th grades at designated…
Cunningham Wins Bright Green Future Grant
Cunningham Elementary School was awarded a $3,000 grant from the City of Austin's Bright Green Future Grant program. The goal of the grant is to promote environmental stewardship in the current student generation. Grants are intended to foster school-…
Real Talk: Education Issues in the Texas Legislature
The Austin Independent School District and the Austin Council of PTAs present Real Talk: Education Issues in the Texas Legislature. Educators, parents and community members are invited to attend this one-hour forum with local lawmakers to hear their…
Community Members to Discuss Careers, Education with Blackshear Elementary Students
Students at Blackshear Elementary School in the Austin Independent School District will learn the ins and outs of presiding over a courtroom, serving their city as an elected official and even upholding the law as a police officer, when more than 30 community…
Mathews, Travis Host Peace Through Pie Celebrations
This Friday, Travis High School's culinary arts students will join the ranks of other AISD students who are building relationship in their communities by hosting Peace Through Pie celebrations.
Free Spanish-language Parent Workshop
The Austin independent School District’s Hispanic Futures program presents “Los Años Maravillosos” (the Wonder years), a new Spanish-language workshop for parents of students in grades 5-8.The workshop will be presented at 6:30 p.m on Thursday, Jan. 31,…
AISD Celebrates MLK, African-American Heritage Month
Throughout the months of January and February, AISD schools and offices are honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and observing African-American heritage month through a series of celebrations across various district campuses. …