Announcements
This Teacher Deserves a Gold Star
AISD’s Teacher of the Year Named Region 13 Elementary School Teacher of the YearIn her new classroom at Becker Elementary School, third-grade dual-language teacher Allison Ashley is setting up for her 10th year of teaching.Having taught for six years at Perez…
Pre-K: All the Way
Parents and guardians of prekindergarten students are invited to visit an Austin ISD Pre-K and register their 3- and 4-year-olds Aug. 10 at schools throughout the district.Prekindergarten programs encourage discovery, and increase oral language and vocabulary…
Austin ISD Welcomes Community to 11th Back to School Bash
Austin ISD and the city of Austin welcome students, their families and members of the community for the 11th annual Back to School Bash!This event brings together more than 100 community organizations and nonprofits focused on providing services and…
Take the Wheel: AISD Hiring Bus Drivers, Food Services
Austin ISD is hiring bus drivers, food service manager trainees and substitute food service production specialists. Applicants can attend an upcoming job fair, 8:30 a.m.–noon Wednesday, July 20, at AISD’s Southeast Bus Terminal, 7200 Bluff Springs Road. …
AISD Students More Likely Than Peers to Continue Attending College Beyond Freshman Year
Austin ISD students are exceeding the achievements of their peers again, as more AISD grads continue their college educations beyond their freshman year. A recent report using data from the Class of 2013 shows that the number of AISD students who enroll in…
Austin Public Schools Ranked Third Best in the Nation
A recent report, “10 Best Cities To Use Public Schools,” has ranked Austin public schools as the third best in the U.S., with LASA listed as the best magnet high school in the Austin area.The report's rankings are based on data from several key areas, noting…
AISD Offers Free Meals at Neighborhood Schools Throughout Summer
Children need nutritious meals to learn, grow and thrive—even when school is out. Through the Summer Food Service Program, Austin ISD will continue to serve free breakfast and lunch to local children and teens 18 and younger, regardless of economic…
W. K. Kellogg Foundation Awards AISD $1.75 Million to Continue Community Engagement in Rundberg Area
Over the next three years, AISD plans to expand initiative to more schools The W. K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded Austin ISD $1.75 million to build upon the lessons the district learned during the planning initiative to deepen and expand parent…
Mandatory Training: AISD Retires Workforce, Finance Systems. Are you Ready for BOLT?
Team AISD: Mandatory training for AISD’s new Business Operations for Learning and Teaching—BOLT—is underway.The new system, which integrates the district’s human capital and finance applications, rolls out July 1. Will you be ready?All AISD Employees:…
STAAR Assessment Results Delayed Until July
The Texas Education Agency has announced that results for the STAAR 3–8 assessments that were due to be published on June 15 have been delayed until July 5.AISD will mail the Confidential Student Reports for these results upon their receipt in July.Due to…
One Step at a Time: A Graduate’s Story
Most parents dream of the day their child will walk across the stage at graduation. But for Consolacion Gamez, a mother of an LBJ Early College High School student, seeing her son walk across the stage wasn’t something she expected even a month ago.In his…
Austin ISD and STAAR test: Summer School Impact
The Texas Commissioner of Education recently announced the cancellation of the June STAAR SSI test administration for grades 5 and 8 due to ongoing reporting issues with the state's testing vendor."It is unfortunate that ETS continues…