Announcements
Pickle Penguins Collect Canned Foods for Brown Santa Program
The 2011-12 Pickle Elementary Penguin Spirit Squad organized a week-long canned food drive to help ring in the holidays and give back to the community.The cheerful squad asked the entire school to collect can foods to benefit the Brown Santa Program, a
Board Votes in Favor of Recommendation for In-District Charter with IDEA Public Schools
On Dec. 20, 熱えapp School District Board of Trustees voted to establish a college preparatory, in-district charter program with IDEA Public Schools. The Board voted in favor of the recommendation by a vote of 6 to 3. The proposal is one of six
Crockett High School Places at Texas Thespian Festival
In early December, five students from Crockett High School competed at the Texas Thespian Festival: The Age of Change.The students, representing Troupe #1924, attended workshops, competed in acting events and auditioned for scholarships. The Crockett
Zavala Student Wins National Hispanic Heritage Safety Poster Contest
Last week Zavala Elementary held an assembly in honor of fifth grade student, Sof穩a Valadez who won the national Hispanic Heritage Safety Poster Contest, put on by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The contest is held annually
TEA Releases List of Public Education Grant Schools
On Dec. 8, the Texas Education Agency released the list of schools identified under the Public Education Grant program for the 2012-13 school year. The TEA places schools on the list if 50 percent or more of their students failed any TAKS subject area in two
AISD Schools Earn 236 Gold Performance Acknowledgements
Monday, the Board of Trustees recognized 65 elementary schools, eight middle schools, eight high schools and four alternative education schools for achieving Exemplary or Recognized ratings in the state accountability system and/or earning Gold Performance
Kealing Places First in the Nation at the Knowledge Master Open
AISD is proud to announce that Kealing Middle School placed first in the nation at the Knowledge Master Open Fall Middle School Competition. The academic meet challenged students with 200 rigorous questions, basing participants scores on both accuracy
Oak Springs Student Wins Winter Poem Card Contest
Oak Springs fourth-grader Rebecca Salazar earned the Badgerdog Literary Publishings winter poem card contest. Badgerdog is an Austin-based nonprofit organization that provides creative writing workshops to schools, offering programs that emphasize
General Transfers to Thirty Three Schools Frozen
Each year, the 熱えapp School District reviews each schools capacity to determine which schools should be frozen to transfers. Transfers are frozen for schools that have, or are expected to have, enrollments that exceed their capacities. Also,
Libraries Collaborate with Austin Childrens Museum
Libraries in twelve schools are participating in Cuentos de Familia/Family Stories, a partnership between the Austin Childrens Museum and AISD. The project was inspired by the family storytelling themes of renowned artist Carmen Lomas Garza and the museum
Learn about IDEA in-district charter, north central overcrowding and approved proposals for 2012-13
In December, the AISD Board of Trustees approved six Annual Academic and Facilities Recommendations, including expanding dual language immersion programs, addressing overcrowding in north central elementary schools and creating, an in-district charter to
Update on Dyslexia Programming
The first of a series of video courses featuring multisensory reading strategies is in the final phase of development and will soon be made available to classroom teachers through the E-campus system. These video courses will provide teachers access to high-