Announcements
When Students Become Teachers: Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Future Educators to Compete at State
Future educators from three Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ high schools are headed to state competition.Students from Akins High School and from Lanier and Travis early college high schools will compete in the 34th Annual Teach Tomorrow Summit and State Competition.The…
Austin High School Hosts District's 2018 High School Showcase
Austin High School this year hosts the district's annual High School Showcase from 9 a.m.–noon this Saturday. The event highlights the variety of special programs available at the district's high school campuses, including the six early college high schools…
District Holds Budget Community Conversations
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ is holding a series of community conversations this month to share information about the district's budget forecast and gather community feedback on priorities.All community members are encouraged to attend and share their input as A°¼Í¹ÊÓƵ works to…
Sen. Kirk Watson, Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos Register Students to Vote
Sen. Kirk Watson and Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos visited Austin High School yesterday to emphasize to students the importance of registering to vote. Primary elections in Texas begin March 6, and the two officials joined students in…
Take a Bow: Austin High Teacher Honored as a Theatre Educator of the Year
Austin High School teacher Annie Dragoo has been named as a 2017 K–12 Theatre Educator of the Year. The Texas Educational Theatre Association honored Dragoo today at an awards banquet at the TETA annual conference in Galveston. Dragoo has…
A°¼Í¹ÊÓƵ to Provide Transportation Districtwide for Garcia YMLA Students
As part of National School Choice Week, Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ held a rally at Gus Garcia Young Men's Leadership Academy to highlight choices available to the district's students. The Garcia YMLA drumline kicked off the event, followed by Superintendent Paul Cruz,…
Trustees Approve Calendar for 2018–19 School Year / Mesa Directiva Aprueba el Calendario Para el Ciclo Escolar 2018-19
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ trustees last night approved the calendar for the 2018–19 school year.Three options had been presented to students, staff and families for voting Nov. 20–Dec. 15.Calendar A received the majority of the votes, with 11,388. Calendar B earned 5,262…
#A°¼Í¹ÊÓƵGotTalent: Trustees to Recognize Outstanding Staff Achievements
The Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees will recognize four outstanding educators at its regular board meeting tonight for awards received in 2017.2017 Mel Miller Outstanding Social Studies Teacher AwardThe National Social Studies Supervisors Association presented…
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Celebrates National School Choice Week
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ is joining school districts throughout the country to celebrate National School Choice Week. With 130 schools, A°¼Í¹ÊÓƵ has a wide variety of educational choices offered nowhere else in Central Texas, with unique and innovative programming supporting…
District Will Not Need to Use Bad Weather Makeup Days / El distrito no tendrá que utilizar dÃas de recuperación en caso de mal tiempo
The Texas Education Agency requires all districts to adopt a school calendar that provides 75,600 operational minutes.Districts also are required to make up two days of bad weather/safety closures. Any closures beyond two school days do not have to…
Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ classes, activities and operations—including all bus routes—are delayed two hours tomorrow, Jan. 17/Clases, actividades y operaciones del Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ—incluyendo las rutas de los autobuses—se retrasarán por 2 horas mañana, 17 de enero
To ensure the safety of all our students, families and staff, all Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ classes, activities and operations—including all bus routes—are delayed two hours tomorrow, Jan. 17. Buses will pick up students and classes will begin two hours…
All Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ classes are canceled tomorrow, Jan. 16 / Todas las clases del Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ están canceladas el 16 de enero
To ensure the safety of all our students and staff, all Austin °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ classes and activities are canceled tomorrow, Jan. 16.We will continue to monitor the weather and receive updates from the National Weather Service.For the most up-to-date information, please…