Announcements
Graduate Highlight: Maria Contreras overcomes obstacles at Akins
By Gabriella Beker with additional reporting Kathy Swartz and Sydney Kim Three and a half years ago, Maria Contreras and her family started a new life in the United States. As political asylum seekers from Venezuela, they had to give up everything they knew…
2022 Salute Awards honors excellence in Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD
Last week, we celebrated the outstanding work of our teachers, staff, and volunteers as we close out a remarkable year. Several outstanding educators took home honors at the annual Salute awards May 12:
International High eying a move north to accommodate influx of immigrant students
In response to a big influx of newly arrived immigrant students, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD is talking with stakeholders about moving International High School next school year from Eastside Early College High School at the L.C. Anderson campus to co-locate with Northeast…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD UpClose program celebrates 32 new graduates
More than 30 Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD community members graduated today through the district’s UpClose program, which offers a front-row view of district operations. The 32 Up Close graduates completed a year-old program to learn about the district's infrastructure…
Graduate Highlight: Evan Craig is breaking barriers at Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ High
Evan Craig is creating important dialogues about racial justice at Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ High School. Craig has been the president of the Black Student Alliance at Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ High School for three consecutive years and is currently treasurer of the Student Council. He was also…
National Scholastic Press Association names 33 Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD students to Journalism Honor Roll
The National Scholastic Press Association has named 33 Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD students to its 2022 Journalism Honor Roll in recognition of their academic excellence. The students are among 1,300 student journalists nationwide to receive the honor. In addition to…
McConaughey talks journaling with Sadler Means
In April, Sadler Means launched their All Write, All Write, All Write: Sadler Means Intro to Journaling initiative. Thanks to a donation from actor and professor Matthew McConaughey, every student and staff member received a copy of Greenlights: Your…
Graduate Highlight: Aseel Rawashdeh innovates at Anderson / Graduanda destacada: Aseel Rawashdeh innova en Anderson
By Gabriella Beker and Kathy Swartz Aseel Rawashdeh is focused on making innovations that change the world. Rawashdeh, a graduating senior at Anderson High School, has been competing in science fairs since middle school, when she discovered her…
Graduate Highlight: Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Tharp makes the grade at Northeast
Balancing classroom and on-court performance can sometimes be challenging, but Northeast Early College High School senior Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Tharp encompasses what a student-athlete is all about. Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ is a two-year varsity basketball player, has run cross country,…
The details of bus driver pay
Part of the budget proposals for next year include increasing the minimum pay for bus drivers from $17 to $21. Because we would also be taking away paid holidays when they would not be driving, we’ve gotten questions from media, chatter on social media, and…
Appraisals bump recapture to $855 million
If you’re a homeowner in Travis County, it’s likely you felt the pang of your property tax appraisal last week. Not only are your taxes going up—so is our recapture payment. Why it matters: Less than half of every dollar collected from Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ tax payers ends…
Introducing the Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Inclusion Calendar
We’ve updated our Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD calendar to be more inclusive of major faith and cultural observances within the AISD community. Why it matters: We’ve unintentionally scheduled some school events on important religious holidays in the past.