Announcements
¹û¶³´«Ã½app ISD Dual Language Educator Johnston Wins Regional Teaching Honor (en Español)
¹û¶³´«Ã½app ISD fifth-grade teacher Kari Johnston is the Region XIII Elementary Teacher of the Year after being recognized for her work at Perez Elementary where she has worked as a dual language educator for the last 4.5 years.
Message from Dr. Mays, Interim Superintendent (en español)
Dear ¹û¶³´«Ã½app ISD Staff and Community, Welcome to the 2022-23 school year! I have some great news to share that we received from TEA. This morning, the new school ratings were released, and I am happy to share that most of our campuses increased their state…
¹û¶³´«Ã½app ISD Earns Overall B in State Accountability as Majority of Campuses Improve Their Scores (en Español)
¹û¶³´«Ã½app ISD achieved an overall grade of a high B under the state’s accountability system for 2022, with 71 percent of AISD’s campuses increasing their ratings from 2019 including six schools that fought back from Ds or Fs to post grades of C or better.
AISD 2021 Graduation Rates Up (en español)
Gap for African-American Students Ties Historical Low. ¹û¶³´«Ã½app ISD’s federal graduation rates for all students edged higher for the Class of 2021—to 93.0%—and also showed a narrowing of the achievement gap between the graduation levels of African-American and…
¹û¶³´«Ã½app Third Graders Recover on Reading, Besting Pre-Pandemic Scores; Science & Math Achievement Gaps Remain
¹û¶³´«Ã½app ISD students in elementary reading are making longer strides toward pre-pandemic recovery than their statewide counterparts, while still facing an uphill climb to reclaim 2019 achievement levels in math and science, newly published data shows.
Los estudiantes de tercer grado de ¹û¶³´«Ã½app se recuperan en lectura, superando los resultados anteriores a la pandemia; Las disparidades en ciencias y matemáticas aún continúan
Los estudiantes del ¹û¶³´«Ã½app ISD en lectura a nivel de primaria están avanzando más hacia la recuperación pre-pandémica que sus contrapartes en todo el estado, mientras que todavÃa se enfrentan a una cuesta arriba para recuperar los niveles de rendimiento de…
¹û¶³´«Ã½app ISD Names New Police Chief (en español)
¹û¶³´«Ã½app ISD Interim Superintendent Anthony Mays announced at Thursday’s board work session that he had selected current ¹û¶³´«Ã½app ISD PD Lt. Wayne Sneed to lead the AISD Police Department.
¹û¶³´«Ã½app ISD makes menstrual products accessible for all students
When classes start in August, ¹û¶³´«Ã½app ISD students will have one fewer school supply to worry about—feminine hygiene products. The district will be providing free sanitary napkins and tampons that otherwise could be hard for some students to get. “No one…
Statement from Interim Superintendent Dr. Anthony Mays (en español)
What happened in San Antonio wasn't a political issue. It wasn't a talking point. The people who died in that truck were trying to find a place in this country where they could build better lives. I am mindful that we have thousands of students in ¹û¶³´«Ã½app ISD…
Middle school naming honors a lifetime of service (en español)
By Anne Drabicky The supporters began calling April 28, before there was even a decision on the table for ¹û¶³´«Ã½app ISD trustees about what to name its new Northeast ¹û¶³´«Ã½app middle school. Former students, fraternity brothers, community and church members told…
Principals finish out year finding ways to re:
By Anne Drabicky At their final meeting of the school year, principals wearing flower leis celebrated student successes, heard from district leaders, discussed professional learning opportunities… and danced in a silent disco, competed in a scavenger hunt…
2022 STAAR scores available via Parent Portal (en español)
Students took the STAAR tests earlier this spring as one of many ways to measure student learning. The STAAR tests will help schools and teachers better understand where students may have gaps from the disruptions to learning caused by the pandemic. Teachers…