Announcements
Renueva A°¼Í¹ÊÓƵ compromiso con el Lenguaje Dual
Por Norma Garza En los 11 años que el Distrito Escolar Independiente de Austin ha estado ofreciendo el Programa de Lenguaje Dual, la implementación en las escuelas ha variado y hoy la Superintendente Stephanie Elizalde está renovando el compromiso del A°¼Í¹ÊÓƵ…
Let’s Talk Question of the Week (En español)
Question: Will Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ require masks and/or offer a virtual learning option in response to recent news about new variant strains?
Estudiantes tendrán acceso a los consejeros, servicios de SEL el primer dÃa de clases
El primer dÃa de clases, los consejeros amigables les darán la bienvenida nuevamente a los estudiantes en sus escuelas. La meta del Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ es tener consejeros a la vista de modo que los estudiantes sepan con quién hablar mientras hacen la transición de…
Students to have access to counselors, SEL services on first day of school
On the first day of school, students will be welcomed back with friendly counselors at their school. Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ’s goal is to have counselors visible so students know who to talk to as they transition back to on-campus learning.
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Food Access During District Closure July 5-9 (En español)
Families can use the community resources below to find free meals in their area while Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ offices, schools, and meal sites are closed from July 5-9:
Special education evaluations backlog: no more (En español)
The backlog of special education evaluations in Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ is due to be cleared by the district’s promised deadline of July 1.
Dove Springs families get visit from A°¼Í¹ÊÓƵ at Operation Reconnect Action Day
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ families in the Dove Springs neighborhood received a friendly visit at their homes Saturday morning as part of the district’s Operation Reconnect Action Day.
Parents, staff back in-person school and teacher support, survey finds
Family and staff showed clear support for in-person learning and teacher support in our latest survey on how to spend federal COVID relief funds.
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ, Teachers’ Union Agree on Pay Raise Plan (En español)
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ staff would get a 2% pay increase if the district hits its enrollment goal of 77,351 students by October under an agreement reached this week.
Austin All-Star Band, ready for Juneteenth 2021
"I feel like music is one of the things that is most unifying across all groups of people." - Simone Embry, Austin All-Star Band member & student at Navarro Early College High School.
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ all-in on in-class in 2021-22 (En español)
With COVID cases at a record low, Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ plans to return all students to on-campus learning for the 2021-22 school year, with no virtual learning option.
A°¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Employee Elizabeth Polk Retires After 55 Years
Even the cake was purple as a long-time librarian, leader, mentor and friend Elizabeth Polk wrapped a feathered purple scarf around her neck to match the decorations at the ALC gym. Colleagues, friends, and family gathered to celebrate her retirement after…