Announcements
Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Recognizes Work of ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ AmeriCorps Volunteers
March 9–13 is national AmeriCorps Week, a time to recognize the work of Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ AmeriCorps volunteers.Now in its second year, the ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ AmeriCorps program includes 18 full-time volunteers at Reagan Early College High School and Travis High School.The main…
Metz Elementary School Walk Against Hate
Metz Elementary School students, parents, faculty and staff are joining together in a Walk Against Hate.Participants will walk around the school and convene at the front of Metz for a short presentation. Walkers will wear a Metz shirt or white T-shirt to show…
Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Welcomes ADA Legacy Tour
Archer Hadley, an Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ student who champions increasing accessibility for people with disabilities, joined Superintendent Paul Cruz to welcome the ADA Legacy Tour Monday, March 2, to Austin High School.The Road to Freedom ADA Bus tour is traveling…
Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Thanks School Social Workers and Parent Support Specialists
This week, Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ honors school social workers and parent support specialists. Day in and day out, these employees do important work in serving our students, families and school communities.A school social worker’s responsibilities are diverse and far-…
Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hosts Sustainability Resource Fair
Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ will host a Sustainability Resource Fair from 6:30–8:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second St.The fair will showcase resources to help ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ schools focus on recycling, composting and other ways to keep trash out of…
La Feria Draws More Than 10,000 Attendees
More than 10,000 students and their families attended the ninth annual La Feria Para Aprender this past weekend. Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Superintendent Paul Cruz was one of five special guests who kicked off La Feria activities. He was joined by Congressman…
Rationale for canceling classes puts safety first: An op-ed from Dr. Paul Cruz
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 students and families.
Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Sustainability Projects Keep Austin Beautiful
Martin Middle School seventh-grader Carlos Venegas has been honored with the Keep Austin Beautiful 2015 Youth Achievement Award. Venegas participated in a project at Lady Bird Lake. He pulled an eight-foot log out of the water and investigated the…
Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Presents First Technology Fair
UPDATE: Because of weather conditions, the event start time is delayed until 10 a.m.Bowie High School is proud to host the first Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Technology Fair, showcasing technologies used in classrooms throughout the district. Teachers will demonstrate…
15 Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Students Selected for Presidential Scholars Program
The U.S. Department of Education has selected 15 Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ students as candidates for the United States Presidential Scholars Program. Students from Anderson, Bowie, LASA and McCallum High Schools were selected."It is quite an honor for Anderson to have…
Eastside Memorial Schools Join Creative Learning Initiative
The Eastside Memorial Vertical Team has been selected to be the next group of schools to join the Creative Learning Initiative. They will join the CLI in the 2015–16 school year.A committee of parents, teachers and administrators participating…
My Go Red Day at Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€“By Mathews Elementary School Student Pauline Caldwell
Hi! This is Pauline Caldwell, a sixth-grader at Mathews Elementary. I am shadowing Ms. Blair at Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, and I get to learn about all of the cool things she does.Today also happens to be the Go Red day where everyone in Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ participates in wearing…