Announcements
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…
Human Sexuality and Responsibility Curricula Revision Meetings
Austin ISD Office of Academics and Social and Emotional Learning will host three meetings for families, staff and the community to address the revision of the Human Sexuality and Responsibility Curricula for elementary and middle schools. The meetings will…
Budget Briefs: Task Force Continues Subcommittee Work, Prepares Recommendations
The Budget Stabilization Task Force continued to work in subcommittees refining its recommendations at its Oct. 10 meeting. The eighth meeting of the task force was the final meeting dedicated to subcommittee work before each group reports to the whole task…
LASA Grad’s Donation Supports Elementary School Scientists
LASA graduate Alex Mancevski donated $2,000 of his Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes winnings to the Austin Science Education Foundation. With Mancevski attending Harvard, his mother, Maria Teresa Graziani, presented the check on his behalf to Austin…
Healthy Partnership Increases Access to Services for Northeast Austin Families
Austin ISD has partnered with Central Health, the city of Austin Public Health and Travis County Health & Human Services to provide a new location for families to receive non-clinical services. AISD students and families recently celebrated the…
Budget Briefs: Task Force Breaks Into Subcommittee Work, Receives Staff Information
The entire Budget Stabilization Task Force broke into subcommittees for the first time and received information from district staff at its seventh meeting Sept. 26. The group is now its third month of meeting bi-weekly to develop strategies to close the…
AISD Student-Athletes Encourage Others to Stand Up for Healthy Relationships
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Austin ISD Athletics is doing its part to promote safe and healthy relationships. In partnership with the Travis County Sheriff's Office, Texas Advocacy Project and SAFE, student athletes will be…
Govalle Roadrunners Break Ground on Their $32.5 Million School Site
Govalle Elementary School celebrated the beginning of its journey toward a modernized building with a groundbreaking Tuesday, September 25. A few of the Govalle Junior Counselors expressed their opinions of the new school, among them fifth-grader Anthony…
Budget Briefs: Task Force Refocuses, Reviews Guiding Principles
The Budget Stabilization Task Force used its Aug. 29 meeting as a time to refocus on its charge and review guiding principles prior to moving forward with developing its recommendations. The group has reviewed district spending and is beginning to identify…