AISD
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 by Jack Craver
AISD
AISD board approves one Confederate name change, delays others
Eight months after voting to find new names for five facilities named after veterans of the Confederate military, the Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday approved renaming one building, but punted on the remaining four.As a result…
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 by Claire McInerny
AISD
Austin ISD faces unpopular options to fix budget: Closing schools and redrawing boundaries
It’s time for the Austin Independent School District to do something drastic to improve its financial situation, says a member of a task force studying its budget.On the table: closing schools and changing boundaries.“There are some really key things that…
Monday, November 19, 2018 by Claire McInerny
AISD
Austin school board, communities clash over names for Confederate-named schools
The Austin Independent School District’s Board of Trustees will vote next Monday on what to rename four schools currently named after members of the Confederacy. The board will decide between honoring the schools’ wishes, which in some cases means no name…
Thursday, November 8, 2018 by Claire McInerny
AISD
Austin ISD seeking parent input on new sex ed curriculum
The Austin Independent School District is seeking parental input as it prepares to rewrite its human sexuality curriculum.The district hasn’t revised its elementary and middle school curriculum in 12 years. Parents received an online survey Wednesday inviting them to give…
Thursday, November 1, 2018 by Jack Craver
AISD
Cruz gets another year at helm of AISD
The Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees only took a few minutes Monday night to approve a one-year extension of Superintendent Paul Cruz’s contract.The extension means that Cruz will continue getting paid $310,000 a year through 2021. After getting…
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 by Claire McInerny
AISD
Here are the candidates for Austin ISD board of trustees
Five seats on the Austin Independent School District’s board of trustees will be on the ballot Nov. 6.The role of the school board is to oversee the AISD superintendent and district administration. The board votes on district policy and budgets,…
