Announcements
District Investigating New Social Media Threats Made by People Dressed as Clowns / AISD está investigando nuevas amenazas hechas a través de las redes sociales
Austin ISD police are investigating social media threats made this weekend by people dressed as clowns against the following schools:• Austin, Bowie, Eastside Memorial, LASA and McCallum high schools• LBJ and Reagan Early College high schools•…
District Investigating Social Media Threats Made by People Dressed as Clowns / AISD está investigando amenazas hechas a través de las redes sociales
Ausitn ISD police are investigating social media threats made by people dressed as clowns against Reagan and Travis Early College High Schools and Martin Middle School. Schools across the state and the country have received similar threats…
Educators to Collaborate with Software Developers to Improve Classroom Tech
This weekend, Austin ISD partners with EdSurge to host a technology for schools summit. The summit is an opportunity for Austin-area educators and administrators to network with software developers and give valuable input and feedback on existing and…
Bowie High School Soccer Player Helps Young Athletes in Bid for Eagle Scout
Matthew Demerson had a lofty goal—so he decided to build a couple of them to accomplish it.The Bowie High School junior and Eagle Scout candidate led his fellow Boy Scouts from Troop 403 in collecting donations to build soccer goals at Casey Elementary School…
2016 Legislative Session: AISD Testifies on Recapture
This morning, Austin ISD CFO Nicole Conley testified on the current school finance system, focusing on the hardships created for AISD by the recapture system. Good afternoon, Chairman Otto, Chairman Aycock and members of the Committees. My name is Nicole…
Classes Resume at Paredes Middle School on Sept. 28 / Clases en la secundaria Paredes se reanudarán el 28 de septiembre
Paredes Middle School is operational again, and classes will resume tomorrow, Sept. 28. Some students will attend classes in other rooms on campus, but all students should arrive for class for their normal B day schedule tomorrow. All after-school…
Classes Canceled at Paredes Middle School on Sept. 27 / Clases están cancelados en la secundaria Paredes el 27 de septiembre
This weekend, a pipe burst on the third floor of the Paredes Middle School academic building, flooding classrooms, the basement and administrative spaces.Because of ongoing work to clean up and restore the building, all classes are canceled for Tuesday, Sept…
Teaching Electoral Engagement Early
When walking into a seventh-grade classroom, voting and politics likely aren’t the first things that come to mind, even in an election year. Thoughts of math, science, tests, homework and what’s for lunch abound. But during an election year, if you ask…
Classes Canceled at Paredes Middle School on Sept. 26 / Clases están cancelados en la secundaria Paredes el 26 de septiembre
This weekend, a pipe burst on the third floor of the academic building at Paredes Middle School. The flooding damaged classrooms, the basement and administrative spaces.Because of the damage caused by the flooding, there will be no classes at Paredes on…
Celebrating the Past and Future: Mathews Celebrates 100 Years
Mathews students, parents and teachers share memoriesMathews Elementary School brought many generations together for one big celebration today at its 100th anniversary celebration.Pat Cloud attended Mathews from first through sixth grade, skipping one…
AISD Encourages Veterans to Apply for Belated Diplomas
Austin ISD awards belated high school diplomas to veterans whose service prevented them from finishing high school.Veterans who are eligible have served in World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Iraq War, War in Afghanistan, or any other…
Travis Rebels Listen, Learn From Law Enforcement
Travis Early College High School football coach Joe Frank Martinez said he was motivated by the July 7 attack on Dallas police officers to bring together his athletes and police officers."Something just got my attention," Martinez said. "I wanted our …