Announcements
Open for Learning Newsletter: Vaccine partnership, rapid testing and more! / Boletín informativo Abierto para el aprendizaje: Asociación para vacunas, pruebas rápidas, ¡y más!
Top Story: Vaccine Partnership Over winter break, Ascension Seton made available to Austin ISD a limited number of COVID-19 vaccines for immediate use. We are grateful for our 24-year partnership with Ascension Seton, which allowed some of our most vulnerable…
McCallum High School Creates Outdoor Learning Space
McCallum High School has taken to the great outdoors by creating an outside learning space for science, english, and world language classes. The space provides teachers and students a fun, scenic learning environment that helps accommodate social…
2021-2022 and 2022-2023 Calendars Survey / Encuesta de Calendarios 2021-2022 y 2022-2023
Austin ISD is currently working on the calendars for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years. The Calendar Task Force has worked very hard to prepare two (2) calendar options. Please take a minute to vote on the calendars that you prefer for each school year…
An Important Message From Superintendent Elizalde / Un mensaje importante del Superintendente Elizalde
Good morning, Austin ISD family, First, I hope you have had an opportunity to rest and relax during this winter break, and most importantly that you have remained safe and healthy. I’m writing to confirm that next week we will resume operations as…
Pilot Campuses Submit Staffing Plans for Review, Approval/Los planteles piloto presentan planes de dotación de personal para su revisión y aprobación
Proposed staffing plans to accommodate alternate work arrangements have been submitted by six pilot campuses to Austin ISD school leadership and Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde for review and approval. “I am proud of the campus teams and their…
AISD Partners with Junior League of Austin for 34th Annual Coats for Kids
Austin ISD and Coats for Kids didn’t allow a pandemic to slow their mission of bringing some warmth to children this holiday season. Coats for Kids, in partnership with the Junior League of Austin, is a distribution event that provides over 8,000…
Open for Learning Newsletter: Post winter break, survey and more! /Boletín informativo Abierto para el aprendizaje: Luego de las vacaciones de invierno, la encuesta ¡y más!
We are proactively working with Austin Public Health on how the district will proceed in the event Austin moves into Stage 5 of its risk-based guidelines. If that were to happen, Austin ISD would consult with public health officials to determine the…
Voters Elect Boswell, Lugo to Board of Trustees / Los electores han seleccionado a Boswell, Lugo a la mesa directiva en la segunda vuelta electoral
Voters on Tuesday went to the polls one last time, electing Lynn Boswell and Noelita Lugo to the Austin ISD Board of Trustees. Boswell faced Jennifer Littlefield in the runoff to fill the District 5 seat of outgoing Board Secretary Amber Elenz, who has…
Staff Survey FAQ / Preguntas frecuentes de la encuesta del personal
(El español está disponible abajo) Dear Team Austin ISD, We wanted to answer two frequently asked questions we’ve received since the email distribution of the December Staff Survey on Friday, Dec. 11. Any further additions to the FAQ will be posted at …
December Family Learning Preference Survey / Encuesta familiar de diciembre sobre la preferencia del modo de aprendizaje
(El español está disponible abajo) Dear Austin ISD families, Thank you for your continued flexibility as we wrap up a remarkable semester. Looking ahead to the new year, we need your input and ideas to help us prepare for the return from winter break.
Open for Learning Newsletter: Testing information, runoff elections and more! / Boletín informativo Abierto para el aprendizaje: Información sobre las pruebas, elecciones de segunda vuelta ¡y más!
Last week, in anticipation of post-Thanksgiving transmission and exposure rates being high, we transitioned to 100% remote learning.. / La semana pasada, pensando en que la transmisión y la exposición serían altas después de Acción de Gracias, hicimos la…
AISD to Provide Free Meals During Holiday Break / El AISD proporcionará comidas gratuitas durante las vacaciones de los días festivos
AISD will partner with the Central Texas Food Bank to provide access to healthy food while campuses are closed for the Winter Break. AISD curbside meal sites will serve free seven-day meal packs prior to the break on Thursday, Dec. 17. Families…