Announcements
Broad Foundation Ranks Ϲ Among Nation’s Top Districts in Key Areas
Superintendent Meria Carstarphen announced today the results of The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation’s diagnostic audit, which ranks Ϲ among the nation’s top performing districts in several key areas, including strategic planning and financial resource…
Ϲ Offers Tuition-Free Korean After School Program - Register Today!
Introduction to Korea is an After school enrichment program offered from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesdays at Travis High School, 1211 E. Oltorf. The program provides Ϲ students with rich opportunities to explore a new language, culture and learn basic…
Ϲ Celebrates Youth Art Month - March 23 to April 16
Ϲ will celebrate Youth Art Month from March 23 to April 16, by displaying more than 1,500 works of art by students from 111 elementary, middle and high schools at One Congress Plaza, 111 Congress Ave. The gallery will be on display from 7 a.m. to 7 p.…
Ϲ Educators Named Finalists for H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards
Three Ϲ educators have been named finalists for the 2012 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards, the largest monetary awards program for educators in Texas. Blaine Helwig of Graham Elementary was honored as a principal finalist and received a $1,000 check…
Garcia Hosts Community Fundraiser to Fund Trip to Nation’s Capital- March 15
This summer, Garcia Middle School will be sending a group of fifteen eighth graders to Washington, D.C., for an educational tour with WorldStrides travel company. WorldStrides offers educators, students, and parents a personalized approach to student travel,…
Solar America Cities Lesson Writing Contest for Teachers
Attention Ϲ teachers: create a solar science lesson and you could get funded!
Celebrate Ϲ Classified Employees March 5-9
Classified Appreciation Week, will be celebrated from March 5-9, to build awareness about the crucial role and essential contributions of Ϲ's more than 6,000 classified employees including cafeteria workers, secretaries, teachers’ aides, food service staff…
Ϲ Board Delays Implementation of STAAR End-of-Course Exam “15 Percent” Grading Requirement
Under district policies approved by the Austin ISD Board of Trustees at its Feb. 27 meeting, a student’s score on State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) end-of-course exams taken during spring 2012 will have no effect on that student’s…
Recommendation on STAAR End-of-Course Exam “15 Percent” Grading Requirement
A student’s score on State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) end-of-course exams taken during spring 2012 would have no bearing on that student’s grades or class rank, according to policy revisions proposed by the Ϲ administration. The…
Join Ϲ in Recognizing Teaching Excellence at Salute
Salute: A Tribute to Teaching and Teaching Excellence throughout the district, will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. May 23 at the Joe R. and Theresa Lozano Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Dr.
US Air Force Band of the West Holds Concert at Lanier March 19
Dimensions in Blue, the jazz ensemble from the United States Air Force Band of the West, will be presenting a free concert March 19 at 7p.m. in the Lanier High School Theater, 1201 Payton Gin Rd. The concert is free and open to the public.The Dimensions in…
Applications Being Accepted for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
The National Science Foundation is accepting nominations and applications for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching program, the highest recognition a kindergarten through 12th grade mathematics or science teacher may…