Announcements
Modernized Menchaca Elementary Opens Its Doors
The school band began to play as elementary students sitting in the gymnasium came together to sing Menchaca Elementary School’s song. Children belted out the lyrics excited to start school in their new learning space. This is the fifth Menchaca…
AISD Opens First Modernized Campus from 2017 Bond
A packed gymnasium erupted in cheers as Principal Veronica Sharp, Superintendent Dr. Paul Cruz, Ph.D., and more cut the red ribbon to celebrate the Modernized T.A. Brown Elementary School. Elementary students who sat in rows occupying most of the gym…
Temporary Location for Upcoming AISD Board of Trustees Information Session
The Jan. 13 Board Information Session of the Austin ISD Board of Trustees will be at 6 p.m. at the AISD Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd. Portions of AISD's new headquarters near Interstate 35 and East Ben White Boulevard remain…
2019–20 Family Survey Now Available
The Austin ISD 2019–20 Family Survey is now available and is accepting responses online through March 6. Please click the link below to access the survey. Families are encouraged to participate so they can share input on district and campus performance…
In-district Transfers, Online Registration Now Open / Traslados dentro del distrito, matriculación en línea disponible hoy
Beginning today, Jan. 3, 2020, Austin ISD families may submit requests for in-district transfers for the 2020–21 school year. Students who are already on an approved transfer do not need to re-apply. Transfers are valid to the highest grade at a…
Austin ISD Winter Break/Vacaciones de invierno del Austin ISD
All Austin ISD office and campuses are closed Dec. 23–Jan. 2. Staff return Friday, Jan. 3. The first day of classes is Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020 for the following schools: High Schools: Austin, Eastside Memorial, International Middle Schools: Martin, O. Henry…
Metz and Sánchez elementaries celebrate holidays together
Students at Metz and Sánchez elementary schools dressed in reindeer outfits and sang classic holiday tunes as their parents smiled and took video. This cheerful scene took place at the winter celebration of Metz and Sánchez elementaries, which included food,…
200 Austin ISD Families Receive Computers
More than 200 AISD families at Houston Elementary school in South Austin received computers. AISD and the City of Austin along with PCs for People helped distribute refurbished desktop computers to students and their families enrolled at Uphaus …
Stay In the Know with Texts
Austin ISD is now offering families the option to receive texts for multiple types of district messages. If you would like to get texts from the district or your campus, first make sure your contact numbers and email in your Parent Cloud account are updated…
Brandi Hosack Hired as Principal at McCallum High School
Austin ISD is proud to welcome a new leader at McCallum High School. Brandi Hosack is the new principal at McCallum High School. Hosack has been the Acting Principal since June 2019. She came to AISD from North Forney High School in Forney, Texas…
Austin ISD Announces Schools Frozen to Transfers in 2020–21
Each year, Austin ISD determines which schools (K–12) should be frozen to transfers because they have, or are expected to have, enrollments that exceed their capacities. Also, some schools are frozen to maintain stability in tracking patterns.
Austin ISD Seeks Feedback on TEA Special Education Survey / El Austin ISD solicita comentarios en una encuesta de la TEA sobre servicios de educación especial
The Texas Education Agency is doing a routine review of special education services Austin ISD provides to our students. As part of this review of services, the district is seeking feedback from families, teachers, administrators and staff on a TEA…