Announcements
#ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½GotTalent: Trustees to Recognize Outstanding Staff Achievements
The Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ 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 SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Celebrates National School Choice Week
Austin ISD joining school districts throughout the country to celebrate National School Choice Week. With 130 schools, ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ 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 SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ classes, activities and operations—including all bus routes—are delayed two hours tomorrow, Jan. 17/Clases, actividades y operaciones del Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€”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 SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ 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 SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ classes are canceled tomorrow, Jan. 16 / Todas las clases del Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ están canceladas el 16 de enero
To ensure the safety of all our students and staff, all Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ 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…
LASA Students Support School in Ethiopia
Work that began as a class project in Austin recently led two LASA students to the village of Gundawoojha in Ethiopia.Jack Kappelmann and Ruth Mewhinney traveled to Africa over Winter Break to begin a partnership with Tumet General Primary School.The two,…
2017–18 Parent & Family Survey Now Available
The Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ 2017–18 Parent & Family Survey is now available and is accepting responses online through March 2.Paper copies of the survey are available at each campus and online at the links below.Families are encouraged to participate so they can share…
Austin High Basketball Captain Lends a Hand with 'Shoes for Two'
Austin High School senior and basketball captain Lucas Renfroe is not just assisting his teammates on the court this season, he’s lending a helping hand to those in need.Renfroe and his father, Mark, founded Shoes for Two, a nonprofit group that receives…
Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Closes for Winter Break, Dec. 20–Jan. 1
Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ will be closed for the winter break Wednesday, Dec. 20, through Monday, Jan. 1.All ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ offices and schools will be closed during this period.Regular business hours resume Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, for staff. Students return to classes on Wednesday,…
District Announces Schools Frozen to Transfers for 2018–19
Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has announced the names of schools that will be frozen to transfers during the 2018–19 school year.Each year, ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ determines which schools should be frozen to transfers because they have, or are expected to have, enrollments that exceed their…
A Note from Dr. Cruz on Weather Cancellations
Dear Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Community,When forecasts of winter weather and hazardous road conditions force the school district to delay start times or close for the day, the first thing Austin school district leaders think about is how the decision will affect our…
Memorial, Funeral Arrangements Set for Football Coach Andrew Jackson
Longtime ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ football coach Andrew Jackson, who spent much of his 28-year career at Reagan and LBJ early college high schools, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 50.In March, Jackson was diagnosed with stage IV esophageal cancer that had…