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Austin ISD schools honoring Confederate figures will find out new names this semester
Five Austin Independent School District schools named for Confederate figures will get renamed this semester. The Austin ISD Board of Trustees voted in February to rename the John T. Allan facility, Zachary Taylor Fulmore Middle School, Sidney Lanier Early College…
AISD • By Claire McInerny, KUT • Aug 29, 2018
Sánchez Elementary targeted for modernization
On Thursday night, the Metz-Sánchez-Zavala Modernization Planning Team voted to recommend Sanchez Elementary School for modernization as part of the 2017 bond program. The bond called for a modernization project at one of three campuses, either the Metz, Sánchez or…
AISD • By Samantha Zern • Aug 13, 2018
As fear rises among undocumented community, Austin ISD reminds families schools are a safe place
As the new school year approaches, the Austin Independent School District is preparing for more immigrant families to rely on it for resources outside of education. Leonor Vargas, AISD’s administrative supervisor of parent programs, said when there’s a rise in…
AISD • By Claire McInerny, KUT • Aug 3, 2018
As under-enrollment trend continues, AISD searches for ways to keep kids and money in district
The Austin Independent School District’s enrollment numbers are predicted to continue their downward trend in the coming school year, affecting long-term district decisions regarding budgeting and other financial policy. According to the most recent demographic study, the district will lose…
AISD • By Samantha Zern • Aug 2, 2018
AISD shows progress despite state falling short of educational goals
According to a recent white paper from the outcomes working group at the Texas Education Agency, Texas is falling short of Gov. Greg Abbott’s “60×30 Goal.” The goal’s intent is that by 2030, 60 percent of Texan adults aged 25-34…
AISD • By Samantha Zern • Aug 1, 2018
AISD budget task force begins tackling $30M deficit
At the Monday night meeting of the AISD Budget Stabilization Task Force, the 31-member group focused on establishing priorities and procedures as it begins the process of developing recommendations to balance the district’s budget. The task force, made up of…
AISD • By Samantha Zern • Jul 18, 2018
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New principal hopes project-based learning will improve academics at Mendez
When students at Mendez Middle School return to school next month, there will be new curriculum – and a new principal. After Mendez failed state standards four years in a row, the Austin Independent School District agreed to let an…
AISD • By Claire McInerny, KUT • Jul 16, 2018
New data show lead in drinking water at five more Austin schools
Lead has been found in the drinking water of five Austin public schools, new data obtained by Environment Texas from the Austin Independent School District shows. It’s the second time in the past year the toxic metal has been discovered…
AISD • By Mose Buchele, KUT • May 31, 2018
Norman and Sims end school year as separate schools, before combining this fall
The Austin Independent School District is hosting a picnic Saturday to introduce the Norman and Sims elementary school communities to one another before they combine as one school in August. Students from Norman will go to school in the Sims…
AISD • By Claire McInerny, KUT • May 30, 2018
AISD Board President Kendall Pace resigns after text message controversy
Kendall Pace, president of the Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees, said this morning that she would resign from her position as president and as Place 9 trustee after controversial text messages she sent to another board trustee surfaced…
AISD • By Andrew Weber, KUT • May 22, 2018
Austin’s infill builders raise $10K to pay for 3,400 student lunches
With an eye toward public education, infill developers in Austin are tackling a new problem. Builders Care Austin, a 501(c)(3) that allows infill builders around town to make philanthropic contributions, has raised $10,000 to help pay off the lunch debts…
AISD • By Jessi Devenyns • May 9, 2018
AISD Board of Trustees contemplates deep cuts to the budget
The Austin Independent School District’s preliminary budget for the 2018-19 school year was released on April 23. On April 30, the members of the AISD Board of Trustees weighed in with their thoughts on how to continue to fund administrators…
