Copyright (c) 2012 Austin Independent School District. All rights reserved. The latest News & Announcements from AISD. http://archive.austinisd.org/ The Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate Incentive Program recognizes and rewards students, teachers, and schools that demonstrate success in achieving the state’s educational goals. http://archive.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=2191 2011-11-08 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has chosen Austin, Texas as the seventh partner city for Any Given Child, a program that creates a long-range arts education plan for students in grades K-8. The program will incorporate existing resources of the Austin Independent School District, along with those of local arts organizations and the Kennedy Center to create a plan for arts education specific to the city. http://archive.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=2190 2011-08-30 The Austin School District today announced that it had received an award of $13 million Texas Title I Priority Schools (TTIPS) grants for Lanier High School and Burnet and Martin middle schools. http://archive.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=2189 2011-08-17 Student performances, presentations of academic achievement awards, skits, spoken word and a black history presentation are among the activities planned for the “I am the Dream, You are the Dream” program at Eastside Memorial High School on Thursday, March 10. The program, sponsored by the African American Men & Boys Harvest Foundation, will be at 3:15 p.m. in the school gym, located at 1112 Arthur Stiles Road. http://archive.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=2188 2011-03-09 The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) has awarded the Austin School District its Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) for excellence in budget presentation of the 2010-2011 Budget. http://archive.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=2187 2011-03-08 Spring Break in the Austin School District is Monday, March 14, through Friday, March 18. All campuses and administrative offices will be closed. Campuses and administrative offices will reopen on Monday, March 21. http://archive.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=2186 2011-03-07 In celebration of Youth Art Month 2011, more than 1,500 works of student art — representing 111 elementary, middle, and high schools — will be displayed in a public show, March 4-28, at One Congress Plaza, located at 111 Cesar Chavez. http://archive.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=2185 2011-03-04 For the first time ever, 36 K-3 teachers in 23 elementary schools of the Austin Independent School District have been awarded Target Literacy Classroom Grants, ranging from $500 to $3,500 per classroom. Target grants support classroom projects to accelerate the development of K-3 literacy skills. Funds can be used to purchase books, software, materials for professional development, and other literacy resources to accelerate student learning. http://archive.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=2184 2011-03-03 One hundred ninety-seven Austin School District seniors have earned national recognition for their exemplary performance in the National Merit Scholarship Program, the National Hispanic Scholar Award Program, and the National Achievement Scholarship Program for 2011. http://archive.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=2183 2011-03-03 Financial Exigency, Program Change, and Reorganization The Board of Trustees of the Austin Independent School District has approved a resolution declaring a Financial Exigency and Need for Program Change and Reorganization (Reduction in Force) Affecting Employment Areas. http://archive.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=2182 2011-03-01