Announcements
Graduate Highlight: Austin Tharp makes the grade at Northeast
Balancing classroom and on-court performance can sometimes be challenging, but Northeast Early College High School senior Austin Tharp encompasses what a student-athlete is all about. Austin is a two-year varsity basketball player, has run cross country,…
The details of bus driver pay
Part of the budget proposals for next year include increasing the minimum pay for bus drivers from $17 to $21. Because we would also be taking away paid holidays when they would not be driving, we’ve gotten questions from media, chatter on social media, and…
Appraisals bump recapture to $855 million
If you’re a homeowner in Travis County, it’s likely you felt the pang of your property tax appraisal last week. Not only are your taxes going up—so is our recapture payment. Why it matters: Less than half of every dollar collected from Austin tax payers ends…
Introducing the Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Inclusion Calendar
We’ve updated our Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ calendar to be more inclusive of major faith and cultural observances within the A°¼Í¹ÊÓƵ community. Why it matters: We’ve unintentionally scheduled some school events on important religious holidays in the past.
Celebrating 2021-22 Volunteers of the Year
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we’re #A°¼Í¹ÊÓƵProud to recognize the Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ 2021-22 Volunteers of the Year. We know public schools could not work without the people from the community who step up to do what’s needed, and this is our chance to…
Breaking down the budget cuts
District leaders are proposing a balanced budget for the 2022-23 school year, including a reduction of 632 positions to close our $87 million deficit. There’s been some confusion about how we ended up with 632 positions when earlier budget discussions…
Pre-K and Kinder registrations spike for the 2022-23 school year (En español)
In another sign that the pandemic is waning, registrations for Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ pre-K and kindergarten have already doubled what they were last spring. Why it matters: The district saw the largest decrease in enrollment among pre-K and kindergarten through the…
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Teacher Helps Student From Choking
A teacher's job description has a wide range of duties; however, it's not every day that you have to save the life of one of your students. Barbara Jordan Elementary School 5th grade teacher Jose Rodriguez had to act quickly to save the life of one of his…
2022 Teachers of the Year Finalists Revealed
On Thursday, two elementary teachers at Perez and Ortega and two secondary teachers at Clifton Career Development School and at Lively Middle School found out they were finalists for Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Teacher of the Year (TOY).
Middle schoolers get a peek of early college
Most kids don’t make their college decisions until their senior years. Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ eighth graders, though, are getting to choose colleges when they pick their high schools in what’s called the Early College High School program.
Students invited to learn sustainability through Minecraft
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ and the Minecraft: Education Edition’s Net Zero Challenge kicks off on Monday and all third through 12th-grade students are invited to participate.
Recapture from Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ to Reach Nearly $800 Million in 2022–23 (En español)
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ, which already sends the most local property tax dollars to the state by a wide margin, is projecting a $37.3 million increase—to $798.6 million in the 2022–23 school year.