Students who have stopped coming to school in the past year will have a chance to re-enroll this Saturday when AISD conducts its Operation Reconnect Action Day. Volunteers will conduct a block walk in the Dove Springs neighborhood to welcome students to AISD schools on Saturday, June 26.

Who: Austin ISD teachers, staff, and community volunteers.

What: A door-to-door campaign to reconnect with families and share information about district program offerings.

When: Saturday, June 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Volunteers will meet at the Mendez Middle School field, 5106 Village Square Drive, at 9 a.m. for a brief orientation. Volunteers will then depart for the walk to designated neighborhoods.

The focus of the event is schools in the Dove Springs neighborhood:

• Elementary: Houston, Langford, Perez, Palm, Rodriguez, Uphaus, Widén
• Middle: Mendez

During the operation, volunteers will share information about the district’s world-class programs, including:

• Free prekindergarten.
• Fine arts.
• Robust enrichment programs, which are available before and after school.
• Free career preparation programs such as Pathways in Technology.
• Early College High Schools.

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