Announcements
Remember to bring bottled water to school Monday (En Español)
We’re asking Austin ISD students and staff to bring bottles of cooled, boiled water to school Monday as the city is under a boil water notice.
We’re closing schools and offices on Thursday and Friday (En Español)
Freezing temperatures and icy roads are forecast for the Austin area in the next few days, so we’ve made the decision to close all schools and offices for Thursday, Feb. 3, and Friday, Feb. 4. And today, Wednesday, Feb. 2, after-school…
Board of Trustees Approves Two Additional Paid Days Off for Campus Staff (En Español)
Our Board of Trustees approved adding two extra paid days off for teachers and other campus-based staff this spring.
Trustees to vote on two Fridays off/ La mesa directiva tendran una votacion para darles dos viernes libres
After receiving feedback from more than 20,000 parents, students, teachers and staff – and to offer some measure of stress relief during the pandemic – Austin ISD administration is proposing to close schools on two Fridays this spring. The Austin ISD Board of…
Student pandemic-related absences will be excused while in Stage 5 (En Español)
During the spring semester, while on Stage 5, the district will excuse student absences related to pandemic concerns.
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day (En Español)
Historically, Austin ISD celebrates the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by participating in the annual MLK Celebration march, sponsored by the Austin Area Heritage Council. This year, the march and many other Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities…
An update on COVID-19 testing supplies
The national supply-chain challenges are now affecting the third-party vendor that runs the Austin ISD campus-based testing hubs. Supply will ebb and flow based on daily demand. If tests run out, students and staff can still get tested by the school nurses,…
Bowie Yearbook Gains National Recognition
The new year will be one for the books for Bowie High School. The “Lone Star Yearbook” was named as a finalist for two national awards: a Pacemaker from the National Scholastic Press Association and a Crown from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
Maplewood Elementary teacher receives national award for physical education
It’s shaping up to be a good year for one Austin ISD teacher, Maplewood's Rebecca Lambdin-Abraham has been named one of the top physical education instructors in the nation.
Health and Physical Education textbooks open to family review
Austin ISD families can review health and physical education textbooks and provide feedback via a survey. Why it matters: This is the first time in 14 years that the textbooks have been revised. It’s also the first time in 24 years that the…
Back-to-School testing results in 14.5% positivity (En Español)
Back-to-school COVID-19 testing on Monday and Tuesday yielded a 14.5% overall positivity rate.
Austin ISD prepared for Omicron, ready to start school on Wednesday (En Español)
With Austin ISD resuming classes as scheduled after the Winter Break, staff and families can help prevent the spread of the Omicron variant by getting boosted this week, getting tested at one of our 11 hubs beginning Monday, Jan. 3, and by double-layering…