Announcements

Austin ISD Works With Partners To Find Vaccine Opportunities for Staff
Austin ISD staff have never been so happy to have a sore arm. This week ºÚÁϹÙÍø partnered with vaccine distributors and community partners to provide thousands of COVID-19 vaccines to staff across the district. Staff were notified of two opportunities to…

STAAR Information for your family / Informacion sobre la STAAR para su familia
Dear Austin ISD families, Thank you for your on-going support and participation in your child’s education. We continue to recognize how resilient students have been in the face of the many challenges we’ve all encountered this year. Students have seized on…

ºÚÁϹÙÍø to Provide Free Meals During Spring Break / El ºÚÁϹÙÍø proporcionará comidas gratuitas durante las vacaciones de primavera
ºÚÁϹÙÍø will partner with the Central Texas Food Bank to provide access to healthy food while campuses are closed for spring break. ºÚÁϹÙÍø curbside meal sites will serve free seven-day meal packs prior to the break on Thursday, March 11. Families may pick…

ºÚÁϹÙÍø, ACC Offer Free Paraeducator Certification Program
Bring your passion into the classroom as a teacher assistant! Join Austin ISD and Austin Community College for the Pathway to Paraeducator Certification Program. This free certification program is a pathway to a career supporting ºÚÁϹÙÍø students as a teacher…

Help Austin Ed Fund #AmplifyºÚÁϹÙÍø on Amplify Austin Day 2021
Dear Team ºÚÁϹÙÍø, I am writing to share with you information about how Austin ISD’s education foundation, the Austin Ed Fund, is supporting our students, staff and families and how you can help.

News about masks and vaccine prioritization / Noticias sobre los cubrebocas y la priorización de las vacunas
Dear Austin ISD families and staff, We wanted to follow-up with you regarding the Texas Education Agency’s announcement today that school districts can continue enforcing mask mandates. We appreciate TEA’s guidance and ºÚÁϹÙÍø will continue with its current…

Continued Use of Masks at ºÚÁϹÙÍø / Continuamos con el uso de cubrebocas en el ºÚÁϹÙÍø
As you may be aware, this afternoon Governor Greg Abbott announced an order to lift the statewide mask mandate. We want to let you know that Austin ISD will continue to require all students, staff, and visitors to wear masks on district property and at…

Sadler Means YWLA to host 6th Annual Girls Conference (Drive-Thru)
In collaboration with Communities in Schools (CIS), Sadler Means YWLA will host its sixth annual Girls Conference as a drive-thru event, Saturday, March 6th, from 10am to 12pm. This event is open to ALL girls in grades fifth through ninth, in and outside of…

Week of March 1-5 / Semana del 1.o al 5 de marzo
Thank you for your flexibility this past week as it provided us an opportunity to assess facility damages, begin repairs, and prepare to welcome students back to campus. We recognize that students need to return to a normal routine and next week, March 1-5,…

Austin ISD Serves Community During Winter Storm
When an unprecedented storm knocked out power and water for many members of our community, ºÚÁϹÙÍø staff worked tirelessly to provide supplies, shelter and support.

Ninety-eight Austin ISD Students Earn Recognition for Academic Performance
A total of 98 Austin ISD seniors were recognized for outstanding academic performance as U.S. Department of Education Candidates for U.S. Presidential Scholars, National Merit Finalists and Semifinalists, and College Board National Recognition Scholars.…

Food, Water, Shelter and Other List of Resources/Comida, agua, refugios y otras listas de recursos
The Austin ISD Parent Engagement Support Office has compiled a list of essential resources to assist families and the community during this time. Please visit their "Special Bulletin" newsletter and save the link for the latest updates. Or, stay in touch with…