Announcements
Preliminary 2011-12 Annual Report Now Available Online
The ºÚÁϹÙÍø's preliminary 2011-12 Annual Report is now available to download online. The publication is produced annually by the Department of Public Relations and Multicultural Outreach and provides families, staff members…
ºÚÁϹÙÍø and Region XIII Partner to Provide Counselor Certification Program
Austin ISD is proud to partner with Region XIII to establish the first cohort of the Professional School Counselor Certification program. The certification program allows participants to serve as working counselors under a probationary certificate while…
Second Episode of The Eagle Talk Show to Feature Austin Police Chief
This month, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo will be the featured guest on The Eagle Talk Show, a bilingual program from Walnut Creek Elementary focused on academics, developed to inform and educate parents on parental involvement in the community and…
ºÚÁϹÙÍø Staff Spotlight: Shannon Bergeron, LASA Counselor
The ºÚÁϹÙÍø employs more than 200 counselors who serve our 129 campuses daily. ºÚÁϹÙÍø counselors play a tremendous role in helping our students achieve succcess and plan for the future.On the eve of National School Counselors Week,…
DELTA Program Now Offered at Willie Mae Kirk Library
The District's DELTA (Diversified Education Through Leadership, Technology, Academics) program is now available at the Willie Mae Kirk branch of the Austin Public Library to Austin ISD students who need to recover credits in English I, II & III and U.S.…
Flu Tips: Keep Yourself and Your Family Healthy
ºÚÁϹÙÍø Student Health Services, in collaboration with Dell Children’s Medical Center and Seton Healthcare Family, continues to monitor illness in the Austin region and absenteeism at ºÚÁϹÙÍø schools as a result of influenza and the common cold. The…
Board of Trustees Update 2013-14 Calendar
The Board of Trustees recently voted to revise the 2013-2014 calendar so that the district's spring break coincides with that of The University of Texas at Austin. Spring break is now scheduled to take place from Monday, March 10, 2014 through Friday,…
ºÚÁϹÙÍø Students Perform Well at Area Latin Competition
On Saturday, Jan. 18, dozens of ºÚÁϹÙÍø students competed at the Area Latin Convention, which hosted scholars from from 25 middle schools and high schools across the area.
ºÚÁϹÙÍø Accepts School Transfer Applications for 2013-14
The Austin School District continues to accept applications for school transfers for the 2013-14 school year. The deadline to apply for priority transfers and non-priority transfers to be considered during the first-round lottery selection is Thursday, Jan.…
Tutors Needed for ºÚÁϹÙÍø's Victory Program
The ºÚÁϹÙÍø is seeking tutors to assist with the Volunteers In Communities Tutoring Our Responsible Youth (VICTORY) program. VICTORY offers free, one-on-one tutoring session to students in first through 12th grades at designated…
Cunningham Wins Bright Green Future Grant
Cunningham Elementary School was awarded a $3,000 grant from the City of Austin's Bright Green Future Grant program. The goal of the grant is to promote environmental stewardship in the current student generation. Grants are intended to foster school-…
Real Talk: Education Issues in the Texas Legislature
The ºÚÁϹÙÍø and the Austin Council of PTAs present Real Talk: Education Issues in the Texas Legislature. Educators, parents and community members are invited to attend this one-hour forum with local lawmakers to hear their…