Announcements

The JOY of Teaching: Special Education Teacher Ali DeVeny (En espa簽ol)
Her story in 4 answers. What sparked your love for Special Education? When I was a kid in the 1980s Special Education was a place, not a service. In my case, it was a place near the boiler room. I have a learning disability, and I am deaf in one ear. So,

Staff input needed to support transition to new Special Education data management system (En espa簽ol)
熱えapp has made the difficult decision to move to a new special education data management system to replace Ed Plan for the 202526 school year. Why it matters: Reliable, accessible data is essential for us to meet the needs of students receiving

Sparks of Joy in 熱えapp: Highlighting Tiona Bell at Blackshear Elementary (En espa簽ol)
Were celebrating Principal Appreciation Week at 熱えapp and in this installment of Sparks of Joy we introduce you to Tiona Bell, principal of Blackshear Elementary School. As the leader of the Blackshear Yellowjackets, Bell brings joy and wisdom to her

35 Years of Dedication: Ivan Tovar's Legacy of Service at 熱えapp (En espa簽ol)
As part of Custodian & Groundskeeper Appreciation Week in 熱えapp, we're highlighting the dedicated staff who keep our schools running smoothly. In this installment of Sparks of Joy we introduce you to Ivan Tovar, head custodian at the Alternative

Benefits Open Enrollment begins Oct. 1 (En espa簽ol)
Its officially fall, which means cooler weather (hopefully), fall festivities and our annual Benefits Open Enrollment starting Oct. 1! This year, we have some new providers, so open enrollment has an earlier deadline of Oct. 15, 2024, for plans starting

Staff guidelines for election season (En espa簽ol)
Its a big year for 熱えapp on the ballot with Prop A and four Board of Trustee positions&nbs

Employee Compensation Agreement for 202425 (En espa簽ol)
District Leadership and Education Austin have agreed on a Draft Employee Compensation Agreement for 202425 that would include market adjustments and a 25 cent per hour increase for classified employees. This reflects an investment of approximately $17.8M.

Celebrating the important role of the Speech Language Pathologist (En espa簽ol)
熱えapp celebrates National Speech-Language-Hearing Month For a decade, Rebecca Rogers has been supporting classrooms, particularly students with diverse speech and language impairments. Rogers, a Speech Language Pathologist at Blanton Elementary

Salute honors staff across the district(En espa簽ol)
Congratulations to all the finalists and this year's winners at the annual Salute staff recognition ceremony!

熱えapp celebrates National Nurses Appreciation Week (En espa簽ol)
熱えapp is recognizing and celebrating the incredible dedication and compassion of our school nurses. Thank you for your unwavering commitment to keeping our students healthy, safe, and thriving every day. Your tireless efforts make a difference in the

Austin High School CTE Teacher is finalist for a prestigious ACTE Career Teacher of the Year award (En espa簽ol)
Austin High School Career and Technical Education Teacher, Nick Lebo, stands as a distinguished finalist for the prestigious Association for Career & Technical Education National Career Teacher of the Year award.

熱えapp Teacher of the Year finalists announced (En espa簽ol)
Four 熱えapp teachers were selected as finalists for 熱えapp Teacher of the Year.