Site Search
AISD Recognizes Pride Week Sept. 15–19
Sept. 13–21 is Austin Pride Week, a time to recognize the LGBT community. Austin ISD is dedicated to creating a safe, supportive environment for LGBT students and staff, and we are proud to recognize Pride Week by hosting two events. The first is a kickoff event for staff beginning at 4 p.m. Sept. 15 that includes a photography exhibit, panel discussion with LGBT experts and a statement of…
Open for Learning Newsletter: Vaccine partnership, rapid testing and more! / Boletín informativo Abierto para el aprendizaje: Asociación para vacunas, pruebas rápidas, ¡y más!
Top Story: Vaccine Partnership Over winter break, Ascension Seton made available to Austin ISD a limited number of COVID-19 vaccines for immediate use. We are grateful for our 24-year partnership with Ascension Seton, which allowed some of our most vulnerable staff to begin receiving COVID-19 vaccinations.
CARES Front Office Staff Focus Group: Summary of Results 2019-2020
The CARES (customer-focused, action-oriented, responsive, empathetic, and service-driven) initiative was launched in AISD in 2018-2019 to bring about a culture of respect and inclusiveness throughout the district. The initiative puts an emphasis on positive customer experiences for families,…Travis High School Becomes 'No Place for Hate'
Travis High School is now an official No Place for Hate® school, earning the designation after completing at least three anti-bias activities and committing to a Resolution of Respect.
Celebrating the Austin ISD 2017 Bond Anniversary
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the 2017 Austin ISD Bond approval, AISD held an event to thank the community and bring everyone up-to-date on the progress of the 2017 Bond projects. Superintendent Paul Cruz thanked attendees for their continued investment in Austin ISD students. He provided an overview of the 2017 Bond investment per family of schools by student, including the…
Three Austin Schools Awarded Title I Grant Funding
The Austin School District today announced that it had received an award of $13 million Texas Title I Priority Schools (TTIPS) grants for Lanier High School and Burnet and Martin middle schools.
Fitness Wins at Barton Hills Elementary
Barton Hills Elementary is one of only 525 schools in the nation to win the Let’s Move! Active Schools National Award for creating a physically active school environment. Let’s Move! Active Schools is an initiative of first lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! program that awards schools for integrating 60 minutes of physical activity before, during and after school.
Families
Technology today is within all of our reach through mobile phones, tablets and other devices. In addition to being safe in our physical world, we also need to be concerned about cybersafety or digital safety. AISD's Technology Policies and Procedures AISD has several policies in place in reference and related to the use of technology in the district, Board Policies CQ, FFH and FFI.…
State & Federal Programs
State & Federal Programs Serve as financial grant manager and fiscal compliance review for all federal, state, and local governmental grants including the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Provide guidance and training to campus and department staff members who perform and carry out grant program activities Disseminate grant and funding announcements Assist in…
Travis High School Designated as a "No Place for Hate" School
Austin, TX—Travis High School is now an official "No Place for Hate" school, earning the designation after completing at least three anti-bias activities and committing to a Resolution of Respect. Travis is among 30 Austin ISD schools that have earned this recognition.Who: Travis High School students and staff membersWhat: "No Place for Hate" pep rally to recognize students and staff members for…