Announcements
Summer High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Assessments Begin July 7
The SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Independent SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ District will hold summer STAAR EOC and TAKS tests beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, July 7.Assessments will be given at all AISD high school campuses. LASA students will test at LBJ High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½; Ann Richards will not be a testing site…
End-of-Year Review Highlights AISD Successes
AISD began the 2013–14 school year on Aug. 26, 2013, with more than 85,000 students, including 561 Grizzlies at the district’s newest facility, Janis Guerrero Thompson Elementary, which opened this year. During the first week of school, Superintendent Dr.…
Anti-Defamation League Announces SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ as Largest 'No Place for Hate' District in Nation
SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD’s Cultural Proficiency & Inclusiveness, in the Office of Academics, announced in early June that AISD has become the largest No Place for Hate district in the nation.AISD’s Whole Child/Every Child is a districtwide focus that includes a plan…
Houston Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Launches Book Lending Program
At Houston Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, students showed up today to take advantage of a new book-lending program organized by teachers. The lending library takes place on stage in the school’s cafeteria.
ACC Hosts College Enrollment, Resource Fair
SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Community College hosts a college enrollment and resource fair June 14 at ACC Highland, 6001 Airport Blvd., as the college prepares to open the new Highland Campus in August.
AISD Participates in Juneteenth Parade
Help AISD teachers, staff and board of trustees members celebrate Juneteenth as we take part in the city of SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s annual parade!Set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 21, the Historical Juneteenth Parade will follow a route leading to Rosewood Avenue.…
Pillow Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Collects More Than 8,000 Books for Summer Readers
Pillow Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ collected more than 8,000 books with the help of staff and community to be redistributed to students for summer reading.A group of teachers at Pillow set a goal of collecting at least 10 books per student for the 565 students signed…
Oak Hill Elementary Receives No Place for Hate Designation
Oak Hill Elementary has been named a No Place for Hate SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½!Students on the No Place for Hate Coalition and the faculty and staff at Oak Holl staged a flash mob for the student body at the school wide assembly on May 30 to celebrate achieving our No Place…
70 SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD Students Attend Andy Roddick Foundation Summer Learning Program
Students lined colorful beach towels at Pecan Springs Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s lawn today practicing yoga as part of the Andy Roddick Foundation Summer Learning Program. This five-week summer program allows more than 70 SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½-area students in kindergarten through…
Final Q&A Session for Single-Gender Academies
The Gus Garcia Young Men’s Leadership Academy and Bertha Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy will hold a final question-and-answer session from 7–8 p.m. June 16 in the Pecan Springs Elementary cafeteria.Principals Sterlin McGruder and Ivette Savina…
Episode 9, Season 2 of Inside AISD Premiers June 12
The ninth episode of Season 2 of Inside AISD premiers at 6:30 p.m. June 12 on AISD Channel 22.This episode is hosted by seniors Christian Haddad of Bowie High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, Rachel Hart of McaCallum High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and Raven Moreno of the Ann Richards SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ for…
Bowie High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Graduates AISD's Largest Class of 2014
More than 660 students, their friends and families filled the Frank Erwin Center today to celebrate the achievemens of the Bowie High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ class of 2014.Interim Superintendent Paul Cruz spoke to the crowd about some of the school's awards and…