Announcements
Baldwin Elementary School Hosts First Vocabulary Parade
Baldwin Elementary School students and staff members hosted their first annual Vocabulary Parade as part of the school's ongoing effort to increase word recognition among its students.The concept for the parade, held Oct. 31, was based on Debra Frasier’s book…
High School News Teams Win National Awards for Newspaper, Yearbook Photography
Two high school editorial teams in the Austin Independent School District received national recognition this weekend at the National Scholastic Press Association’s fall journalism convention.The Akins High School newspaper staff placed seventh in the nation (…
Anderson High School Receives Delegates from Koblenz, Germany
Delegates from Koblenz, Germany—Austin’s sister city—recently paid a visit to Anderson High School as part of a celebration commemorating the 20-year relationship between the two cities. For the visit, each delegate donated a German book to the Anderson…
Bowie High School Marching Band Places Sixth in National Competition
Members of the Bowie High School marching band placed sixth in a national competition of marching bands in November. The band also received the coveted first place prize at the UIL Area D Marching contest--a momentous competition for high school…
Career and Technical Education (CTE) seeks community input with online survey
The AISD Career and Technical Education department is conducting a district-wide parent survey to gain public feedback on CTE programming and program accessibility. The online survey will be available until December 13. Please view the short video…
Community Meeting to Learn About and Share Feedback on Potential Facility Renovations
Austin ISD invites families and members of the public to a community meeting regarding potential facility renovations for Rosedale School and Clifton Career Development School and how they could affect academic programming. The Rosedale School and Clifton…
AISD Invites Community to Share Input on South High School
Note: Visit www.austinisd.org/southhighschool for up-to-date information.
AISD Community Invited to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Roy Bedichek Middle School
The Austin Independent School District invites families and community and staff members to attend an event Saturday, Nov. 10, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Roy Bedichek Middle School, established in 1972. The event will also celebrate the 100th…
2013-14 AAFRs: Learn about dual language, single-sex schools and possible proposals
Interested in learning about AISD’s development of the preliminary, potential 2013-14 Annual Academic and Facilities Recommendations that may include examining the creation of a school for young men, strengthening fine arts programming and expanding dual…
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…