Announcements
HVAC Support in Heat Wave
The 2023-24 school year has begun! With Austin reaching record-breaking temperatures, some of our schools’ air conditioning systems are struggling to keep up.
Help Austin ISD ensure gun-free campuses (En español)
Austin ISD is dedicated to a safe learning environment at school and at home. Proper gun storage education and laws are essential to ensuring gun-free campuses. To further our efforts to protect students from firearms, and as a courtesy to our families,…
New state law mandates tougher enforcement for e-cigarettes (En español)
The Austin ISD Student Success Guide (Student Code of Conduct) is now available on the Austin ISD website for students, parents, and guardians to review. What’s new? A new state law, HB 114, mandates that ALL e-cigarettes (THC and Tobacco) are…
Austin ISD prepares for new state law that requires armed security officer on every campus (En español)
Last spring the Texas Legislature passed a new law, HB 3, requiring all Texas school districts to have at least one armed security officer at every campus during school hours.
New deputy superintendent will align work of schools, academics teams (en español)
Austin ISD is excited to welcome Patricia Rodriguez as the district’s first deputy superintendent. Driving the news: The district is undergoing a reorganization of the former offices of School Leadership and Academics. To better align their work and…
Austin ISD Trustees Approve $1.86 Billion Budget for 2023–24
Board agrees to spend $52 million in savings to fund across-the-board pay raises Early Friday morning, the Austin ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a $1.86 billion budget for the 2023–24 fiscal year, which starts on July 1. The budget…
Austin ISD Portal Maintenance (en español)
Due to scheduled maintenance, the Austin ISD portal will be temporarily unavailable from 8 p.m. Saturday, June 10, through 5 a.m. Sunday, June 11. All applications accessed through the portal—including staff email, AISD student registration and the…
Travis ECHS senior finds his passion through computer science (En Español)
Austin ISD continues a month of celebrating the graduating Class of 2023 with a profile of Travis Early College High School senior Samyog Budha Magar, who is proud of his Nepalese roots. Curiosity about the world of video games and computer programming…
Take a peek at the (school) year in numbers (en español)
Sadly, this is the end of another school year! No, it’s not sarcasm. Lots of amazing things happened in 2022-23. And I want to share some of them with you. If you’re like me and you love numbers – buckle up for this journey! Children spent 75,600…
Texas House, Governor Abbott clash over vouchers; plan could cost Austin ISD millions in state funding (En Español)
With less than two weeks left before the end of the regular legislative session, the Texas House of Representatives and Gov. Greg Abbott are still far apart on whether and how to give some Texas families tax dollars to pay for private school. One current…
Board Approves 2023-24 Pay Raise for All Teachers, Staff (en español)
Last night, the board of trustees unanimously approved a new Austin ISD compensation package for the 2023–24 school year. Why it matters: The package provides meaningful raises for all teachers and staff: