Announcements
Graduate Highlight: Evan Craig is breaking barriers at Austin High
Evan Craig is creating important dialogues about racial justice at Austin High School. Craig has been the president of the Black Student Alliance at Austin High School for three consecutive years and is currently treasurer of the Student Council. He was also…
National Scholastic Press Association names 33 Austin ISD students to Journalism Honor Roll
The National Scholastic Press Association has named 33 Austin ISD students to its 2022 Journalism Honor Roll in recognition of their academic excellence. The students are among 1,300 student journalists nationwide to receive the honor. In addition to…
McConaughey talks journaling with Sadler Means
In April, Sadler Means launched their All Write, All Write, All Write: Sadler Means Intro to Journaling initiative. Thanks to a donation from actor and professor Matthew McConaughey, every student and staff member received a copy of Greenlights: Your…
Graduate Highlight: Aseel Rawashdeh innovates at Anderson / Graduanda destacada: Aseel Rawashdeh innova en Anderson
By Gabriella Beker and Kathy Swartz Aseel Rawashdeh is focused on making innovations that change the world. Rawashdeh, a graduating senior at Anderson High School, has been competing in science fairs since middle school, when she discovered her…
Graduate Highlight: Austin Tharp makes the grade at Northeast
Balancing classroom and on-court performance can sometimes be challenging, but Northeast Early College High School senior Austin Tharp encompasses what a student-athlete is all about. Austin is a two-year varsity basketball player, has run cross country,…
The details of bus driver pay
Part of the budget proposals for next year include increasing the minimum pay for bus drivers from $17 to $21. Because we would also be taking away paid holidays when they would not be driving, we’ve gotten questions from media, chatter on social media, and…
Appraisals bump recapture to $855 million
If you’re a homeowner in Travis County, it’s likely you felt the pang of your property tax appraisal last week. Not only are your taxes going up—so is our recapture payment. Why it matters: Less than half of every dollar collected from Austin tax payers ends…
Introducing the Austin ISD Inclusion Calendar
We’ve updated our Austin ISD calendar to be more inclusive of major faith and cultural observances within the AISD community. Why it matters: We’ve unintentionally scheduled some school events on important religious holidays in the past.
Celebrating 2021-22 Volunteers of the Year
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we’re #AISDProud to recognize the Austin ISD 2021-22 Volunteers of the Year. We know public schools could not work without the people from the community who step up to do what’s needed, and this is our chance to…
Breaking down the budget cuts
District leaders are proposing a balanced budget for the 2022-23 school year, including a reduction of 632 positions to close our $87 million deficit. There’s been some confusion about how we ended up with 632 positions when earlier budget discussions…
Pre-K and Kinder registrations spike for the 2022-23 school year (En español)
In another sign that the pandemic is waning, registrations for Austin ISD pre-K and kindergarten have already doubled what they were last spring. Why it matters: The district saw the largest decrease in enrollment among pre-K and kindergarten through the…
Austin ISD Teacher Helps Student From Choking
A teacher's job description has a wide range of duties; however, it's not every day that you have to save the life of one of your students. Barbara Jordan Elementary School 5th grade teacher Jose Rodriguez had to act quickly to save the life of one of his…