Announcements
Superintendent Check-In: UIL Athletics Q&As
Will students participate in Athletics activities? If yes, what will that look like and what safety protocols will be in place? The health and safety of our student athletes are our top priority. As of right now, we plan to resume athletics on September 8…
Lone Superintendent Finalist / Única finalista para el puesto de superintendente
Dear Austin Ƶ Community: Tonight, the Austin Ƶ Board of Trustees is excited to announce Dr. Stephanie Elizalde as the lone finalist to serve as Superintendent of the Ƶ District.
Superintendent Check-In: Technology Q&As
What technology will students get from Austin Ƶ? This fall, all students will either have a Chromebook or iPad. Previous to this year, Chromebooks were available to all students in grades 8-12.
AƵ to Provide Free Produce Boxes featuring Texas-Grown Foods / El AƵ distribuirá cajas de frutas y vegetales gratis que contienen alimentos cultivados en Texas
(El español está disponible abajo) Beginning July 22, families will receive free produce boxes at AƵ curbside meal sites. The boxes will feature locally grown produce, such as peppers, melons, squash, carrots and other seasonal staples. The Common Market…
Summer Vision 2020: Edition 6, July 16 / Visión del Verano de 2020: Edición 6, 16 de julio
(El español está disponible abajo) Need to know: 2020–21 School Year to Begin with Virtual Instruction As you may have heard, Austin Ƶ will suspend in-person education and deliver virtual instruction for the first three weeks of the 2020–21 school year.…
Austin Ƶ Online Learning/Professional Learning FAQ // Preguntas frecuentes sobre el aprendizaje en línea y el aprendizaje profesional del Austin Ƶ
(El español está disponible abajo). Will my child be learning online or in the school building? There is lots of uncertainty right now about who will be face to face in our schools and at what point teachers will be back in classrooms with teachers.…
2020–21 School Year to Begin with Virtual Instruction / Año escolar 2020–21 comenzará con instrucción virtual
The health and safety of our students and staff are at the forefront of all of our decisions. Even though the first day of school is Aug. 18, we know that our teachers and staff need to report to school weeks before that date. Given our public health…
AƵ Holds Community Equity Summit: Our Voices, Our Stories
The Austin Ƶ community gathered via Zoom on June 30th for the Community Equity Summit: Our Voices, Our Stories. The Summit was hosted by the AƵ Office of Equity and Cultural Proficiency. In attendance were AƵ students, families, teachers, staff and…
Statement from the Board President on behalf of the AƵ Board of Trustees / Declaración del presidente de la mesa directiva
(El español está disponible abajo) Statement from the Board President- July 10, 2020 On behalf of the AƵ Board of Trustees, we are excited to report the executive search for the next Austin Ƶ Superintendent has attracted an incredibly large, qualified…
Summer Vision 2020: Edition 5, July 2 / Visión del Verano de 2020: Edición 5, 2 de julio
(El español está disponible abajo) Need to Know: AƵ Offices Closed July 6–10 and draft overview plan Austin Ƶ will be closed July 6–10 and “Summer Vision 2020” will not be published next week. The newsletter will return to its regular Thursday…
PEBT Application Deadline Extended / Fecha límite de solicitud P-EBT extendida
On Monday, Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is extending the application deadline for the federal Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer program to July 31.
Summer Vision 2020: Edition 4, June 25 / Visión del Verano de 2020: Edición 4, 25 de junio
(El español está disponible abajo) Need to Know: TEA Guidelines for Remote Learning The Texas Education Agency met Tuesday with superintendents across the state via phone conference to outline guidelines for remote learning opportunities. We anticipate…