| Hello families! ❤️🇺🇸 This week we celebrate National Voter Registration Day, so make sure you’re registered! ☑️☀️Goodbye summer! 🍂Welcome autumn! Now, how those temperatures… |
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| By Nayeli Santoyo ● Sep 23, 2022
Smart Brevity® count: 3 mins... 770 words
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Hello families! ❤️
🇺🇸 This week we celebrate National Voter Registration Day, so make sure you’re registered! ☑️
☀️Goodbye summer! 🍂Welcome autumn! Now, how those temperatures…
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🎉 We are celebrating the National Hispanic Heritage Month, and Austin ISD is inviting parents to join the fiesta with their students. This is a virtual talent show celebration, and Austin ISD students, their parents and Austin ISD staff all can participate.
This talent show is open to all Austin ISD students from Pre-K to 12th grade. They will need to submit videos or photos celebrating the Hispanic culture in English or Spanish.
Categories for AISD students:
Parents and Austin ISD staff who would like to participate will also need to submit their videos, but the categories are only for singing and music videos.
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For class performance participation, the category is music.
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There are more than $4,000 in prizes for videos or photos with the highest number of positive reactions in each category.
How it works: You will need to submit your video before October 9th. Accepted videos and photos will be posted on the Educa Austin Youtube channel https://bit.ly/Talento2022
What's next: The award ceremony is on October 15.
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2. 👷 2017 Bond work more than 85% complete
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We made history with the 2017 Bond, building 19 new or modernized schools to bring improved, innovative learning spaces to students at Menchaca, Casis and Sanchez Elementary Schools and the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, to name just a few.
Why it matters: It wasn’t just new schools. The bond included major upgrades to critical systems like HVAC and plumbing, plus technology and sustainability—so every student benefited.
By the numbers: Watch our “Bond by the Numbers” video to learn more about how we invested your tax dollars and the impact they had on our schools.
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19 modernizations complete or underway.
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11 modernized schools expected to receive LEED & AEGB certification.
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133 targeted projects complete.
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17% (105) reduction in portables since 2017.
Dive deeper: Visit AustinISD2017Bond.org for the latest updates on our progress and a full list of 2017 Bond projects.
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3. Austin ISD Marching Band Jamboree
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🎶 This past week at the Toney Burger Center, Austin ISD celebrated their 49th annual Marching Band Jamboree featuring bands from all AISD high school programs.
The event provides students the opportunity to perform together and showcase their talents. This year Texas State Marching Band performed for Austin ISD students and parents during the event.
Hundreds of people including band members from the AISD united for the annual Marching Band Jamboree.
The annual performance also serves as the largest fundraiser for the fine arts programs in the district.
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4. Austin ISD wins Javits Grant
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📒 Austin ISD is one of four schools in the country to win a prestigious grant that will help the district narrow or close an equity gap in Gifted and Talented programming.
What they’re saying: “The grant enables us to hire more staff to provide more targeted and directed support to our Title 1 campuses, while also knowing all students across the district will benefit from this implementation,” said Dr. Elizabeth Severance, Director of Advanced Academics.
Why it matters: The Javits Grant will allow Austin ISD to double the size of its Gifted and Talented or GT team.
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The team will add specialists who will focus on closing the equity gap through non-verbal assessments, increased family outreach, and improved professional learning.
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The grant will also enable Austin ISD to implement a universal screener for second-graders starting next school year.
By the numbers: 13% of Austin ISD’s students are tagged as gifted & talented, but only 27% of them as economically disadvantaged.
What’s next: Email advancedacademics@austinisd.org for details.
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6. Got a question for Dr. Mays?
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Episode 4 of Ask Mays Anything! 90 seconds and answers to 3 questions.
Thank you all for your questions and keep them coming.
This episode: focuses on how Austin ISD is connecting with the community this year, the difference between Bond and Recapture money, and class sizes and leveling.
What's next: Episode 5 is coming out soon! Remember you can always ask Dr. Mays anything through:
Watch the latest episode!
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🏫 The district is proposing several options for new uses for the Anita Ferrales Coy, former Pease Elementary School and former Rosedale School sites. (KXAN)
A new “DJ’s Discovery Den” at Oak Springs Elementary School, by a The Texas Longhorn Legend. (CBS Austin)
Voters will decide on a $2.44 billion AISD bond package on November’s election. (Community Impact)
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This weekend, Nayeli plans to spend time with her 👦🏻 6 year-old son. She plans to take him to Catch Air Austin for some fun.
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