Announcements

Austin ISD Superintendent Announces Leadership Changes
Austin ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde has announced to staff the appointment of Jacob Reach as Chief of Government Relations and Board Services. Reach, currently serving as the district’s chief of staff, will be responsible for establishing the…

Introduction from Superintendent Elizalde/Presentación de la Superintendente Elizalde
(El español está disponible abajo) Dear Austin ISD Community, I am humbled and excited to officially introduce myself to you. I consider it a true privilege to have been appointed your new Superintendent of Schools.

Austin ISD Pays $618.2 Million—46.6 percent of local tax revenue—to State of Texas/Austin ISD paga $ 618.2 millones, 46.6 por ciento de los ingresos fiscales locales, al estado de Texas
Austin ISD Pays $618.2 Million—46.6 percent of local tax revenue—to State of Texas Last week, Austin ISD sent $618.2 million of the taxes the district collects in Austin to the State of Texas. This payment is almost half of the district's annual budget of $1…

ºÚÁϹÙÍø Open For Learning Newsletter / BoletÃn informativo Abierto para el aprendizaje del ºÚÁϹÙÍø
Top Story: Open for Learning - As we move from the summer into the first weeks of school, the weekly ºÚÁϹÙÍø Summer Vision newsletter will now be called Open For Learning.

Curbside Meals Update / Actualización sobre las comidas desde la banqueta
ºÚÁϹÙÍø will continue to provide free meals for any child under 19, and their parents or caregivers, until the start of the new school year. Friday, August 14 is the last day meals will be served at bus stop sites. Beginning Monday, August 17, meals will be…

Summer Vision 2020: Edition 10, Aug. 13 / Visión del Verano de 2020: Edición 10, 13 de agosto
Need to Know: Reopening Overview - This past week has been historic for Austin ISD. Firstly, we welcomed our new Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Elizalde. Additionally, since last Thursday, the district has changed the date of the first day of school and…

Officially Welcoming Dr. Stephanie Elizalde / Bienvenida oficial a la Dra. Stephanie Elizalde
Dear Austin ISD Community, On August 11, 2020 the Board of Trustees officially welcomed Dr. Stephanie Elizalde to Austin ISD as the new Superintendent. We are proud to have Dr. Elizalde, a talented and experienced educator, lead the Austin ISD…

Revised reopening plan / Plan de reapertura actualizado
(El español está disponible abajo) Dear Austin ISD families, Austin ISD is open for learning on Sept. 8, and we are excited to see our students and staff again, virtually or otherwise. With all of the input we received from our community and task…

ºÚÁϹÙÍø Releases Mobile App/ ºÚÁϹÙÍø lanza aplicación móvil
(El español está disponible abajo) Austin ISD is happy to announce the launch of our mobile app—a new way to stay connected. The app will allow all ºÚÁϹÙÍø students, staff and families to receive notifications from the district and campuses for which…

Sept. 8 start of school / Las clases empiezan el 8 de septiembre
(El español está disponible abajo) For information pertaining to staff, please visit www.austinisd.org/staff/covid19 Dear Austin ISD Family, Early this morning, the Austin ISD Board of Trustees approved a revised school calendar which reflects…

Summer Vision 2020: Edition 9, Aug. 6 / Visión del Verano de 2020: Edición 9, 6 de agosto
Need to Know: Aug. 6 Meeting Today, the Austin ISD Board of Trustees will discuss the possibility of revising the first day of school on the current board approved calendar to Sept. 8, 2020. The proposed calendar change would be followed by four weeks of…

Superintendent Check-In: Transportation FAQs
Will Austin ISD be providing transportation when face-to-face learning resumes? Yes. We will be providing transportation service like we do every school year. This year we are implementing many additional safety precautionary measures to…