Announcements
Vote on Options for the 2019–20 School Calendar / Votar en opciones para el calendario 2019–20
Austin ISD is currently working on the calendar for the 2019–20 school year. The Calendar Task Force has worked very hard to prepare three calendar options. Please take a moment to review the summary of each calendar option below and express your preference…
Budget Briefs: Task Force Moves Toward Finalizing Recommendations
The Budget Stabilization Task Force continued its work toward finalizing recommendations at its Nov. 14 meeting. The 11th meeting of the task force was largely focused on approving language for each recommendation option to solidify a member poll. Here are…
Dispatching the Competition: Bowie High School Newspaper Wins Pacemaker Award
(Story written by Rachel Baschnagel, Bowie High School journalism student.)
Bowie Girls Basketball Hosts Be-YOU-tiful Tournament
Bowie High School Coach Vickie Benson recently hosted the sixth annual Bowie Girls Be-YOU-tiful Basketball Classic. The tournament aims to empower young women, and each year it’s driven by a different theme or message that focuses on issues affecting…
Budget Briefs: Task Force Continues Discussion on Recommendations, Presentation to Board Nov. 12
The Budget Stabilization Task Force continued its discussion of potential recommendations and reviewed a preliminary survey at the Nov. 7 meeting. The 10th meeting of the task force also included a continued presentation from the staffing and compensation…
AISD Bond 2017 One-Year Anniversary Update
Austin ISD Friends: One year ago, voters approved AISD's largest bond: a $1 billion investment to embark on the first phase of a long-term plan to modernize schools and address overcrowding and critical deficiencies. Since then, our AISD bond team and…
Austin ISD Board of Trustees Election Results
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees will see a few new faces after Tuesday's election. Five seats were on the ballot before voters: single-member districts 1, 4, 6 and 7, and the at-large position in District 9 that was left empty after former board president…
Celebrating the Austin ISD 2017 Bond Anniversary
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the 2017 Austin ISD Bond approval, AISD held an event to thank the community and bring everyone up-to-date on the progress of the 2017 Bond projects. Superintendent Paul Cruz thanked attendees for their…
Budget Briefs: Task Force Subcommittees Present Work, Agree to Additional Meeting
The three Budget Stabilization Task Force subcommittees presented their preliminary recommendations and supporting information for consideration by the group as a whole at the Oct. 24 meeting. The ninth meeting of the task force provided an opportunity for…
AISD Alumni Spotlight: Miriam Reyes Juarez
When Miriam Reyes Juarez says William B. Travis Early College High School feels like home, she means it. “I kind of never left this place,” said Reyes Juarez, who was a drum major her senior year and ranked third in her class when she graduated in 2012…
Austin Water Utility Cancels Boil Water Notice/Austin Water Cancela Aviso de Hervir Agua
Updated 10/28/18 at 5:15 p.m. Austin Water has lifted boil water notice issued Monday, Oct. 22. Customers no longer need to boil water before consuming. Residential customers are not required to flush their pipes. Call 3-1-1 or visit…
#AISDCares During Austin Boil Water Notice
#AISDCares, and it is more evident than ever! We're sharing our stories of people going above and beyond, and we invite you to do the same on social media with the hashtag #AISDCares. Throughout the past week, our AISD families have helped immensely by…