Announcements
Staff Spotlight: Tina Castillo, Cafeteria Manager at Lamar Middle School
Staff Spotlight: Tina Castillo, Cafeteria Manager at Lamar Middle SchoolWhat attracted you to your job in the Austin Independent School District? First and foremost I’m an Austinite, and also a family-oriented person. I was drawn to working for AISD Food…
Children’s Authors Visit Dawson Elementary as Part of Reading Rockstars Program
Last Friday, Dawson Elementary hosted three authors to read and speak to students about their work through a grant from the Texas Book Festival's Reading Rock Stars program. This is the third year of the program, which aims to promote literacy by bringing…
Public Invited to Community Meeting about AISD Fine Arts Initiative
The Austin Independent School District invites the public to a community meeting to learn about the Any Given Child Creative Learning Initiative at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1, in the auditorium at Kealing Middle School. During the meeting, the district also…
AISD Seeks Community Input at Public Hearing on Annual Academic Facilities Recommendations (AAFRs)
Watch the public hearing liveMembers of the public will have an opportunity this Tuesday, Oct. 30, to provide feedback on the proposed 2013-14 Annual Academic Facilities Recommendations under review by the Austin Independent School District.
AISD Breaks Ground on Living Laboratory
The Austin Independent School District, the National Wildlife Federation and community volunteers recently broke ground on a district-wide, science lab and classroom that will feature plants and materials native to Central Texas and learning stations that…
District Seeks Public Input on Bond Program
The Austin Independent School District’s Citizens’ Bond Advisory Committee (CBAC) invites members of the public to share feedback on the scope of work that the committee has completed for a new district bond program.Members of the community are invited to…
State of the District Showcase
Join the Austin ISD community Tuesday, Nov. 13, to celebrate the district's outstanding programs in academics, athletics and the arts. During the 2012 State of the District Address Showcase, Superintendent Meria Carstarphen will highlight team AISD's…
Lanier High School to Host Fall Festival for Community
Lanier High School will host a Viking Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 2 to 5 p.m. The event is open to the community and will include games, food, face painting, a bounce house and haunted house.
Liberal Arts and Science Academy Hosts “Road Show” for Prospective Applicants
The Austin School District's Liberal Arts and Science Academy High School (LASA) is putting on a “LASA Road Show” throughout the month of October to provide information about the academic magnet high school to parents and students. All eighth-grade students,…
AISD partners with local grassroots group to promote increased physical activity among students
At 11 a.m. on Thursday Oct. 11, students at Pecan Springs Early College Prep will get a crash course in healthy living from various health experts as part of the Healthy Places, Healthy People program—a community initiative that aims to make healthy food…
Pillow Elementary Parents Help Celebrate First-Ever “Bring Your Dad to School Day”
More than 200 fathers showed strong support for their students last Friday during Pillow Elementary’s first-ever “Bring Your Dad to School Day.”
Students at Ann Richards School Embark on School-wide College Visits
Today, all students at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders are embarking on a school-sponsored field trip to college campuses across Central Texas—the first large-scale college visit field trip in the school’s history—as part of the school’s…