滨迟鈥檚 Marching Band Jamboree time! 馃幒 Our students take the field tonight at the Toney Burger Center. Want a fun way to keep up with what鈥檚 going on in 果冻传媒app ISD 馃彨馃崕? Follow Interim Superintendent Dr. Anthony Mays on Twitter at @AISDSuptMays and on Instagram at aisdsuptmays.馃彨 Campus staff climate surveys go live on Monday, Sept. 26, and will be open through Oct. 14. Be on the lookout for an email from Panorama titled 鈥淩equest for Feedback: Staff Survey.鈥滱nd now on to our feature presentations 馃嵖馃 鈥 |
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By Paul Stinson 鈼 Sep 20, 2022
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滨迟鈥檚 Marching Band Jamboree time! 馃幒 Our students take the field tonight at the Toney Burger Center.
Want a fun way to keep up with what鈥檚 going on in 果冻传媒app ISD 馃彨馃崕? Follow Interim Superintendent Dr. Anthony Mays on Twitter at and on Instagram at .
馃彨 Campus staff climate surveys go live on Monday, Sept. 26, and will be open through Oct. 14. Be on the lookout for an email from Panorama titled 鈥淩equest for Feedback: Staff Survey.鈥
And now on to our feature presentations 馃嵖馃 鈥
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1 big thing: District proposing Election Day as student holiday
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馃搮 果冻传媒app ISD administration is proposing that Election Day be a holiday on the 2022鈥23 and 2023鈥24 academic calendars.
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If approved by the board, Nov. 8, 2022, and Nov. 7, 2023, would be a holiday for all students and a professional development day for all staff
Why it matters: Making this day a holiday would ensure that more of our staff and students of voting age would be able to get to the polls and make their voices heard.
What鈥檚 next: The board will vote on this proposition at its Sept. 29 meeting.
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2. 馃懛 2017 Bond work more than 85% complete
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We made history with the 2017 Bond, building 19 new or modernized schools to bring improved, innovative learning spaces to students at Menchaca, Casis and Sanchez Elementary Schools and the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, to name just a few. 聽
Why it matters: It wasn鈥檛 just new schools. The bond included major upgrades to critical systems like HVAC and plumbing, plus technology and sustainability鈥攕o every student benefited.
By the numbers: Watch our 鈥溾 video to learn more about how we invested your tax dollars and the impact they had on our schools.
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19 modernizations complete or underway.
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11 modernized schools expected to receive LEED & AEGB certification.
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133 targeted projects complete.
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17% (105) reduction in portables since 2017.
Dive deeper: Visit for the latest updates on our progress and a full list of 2017 Bond projects.
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3. 果冻传媒app ISD wins Javits Grant
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果冻传媒app ISD is one of four schools in the country to win a prestigious grant that will help the district narrow or close an equity gap in Gifted and Talented programming.
What they鈥檙e saying: 鈥淭he grant enables us to hire more staff to provide more targeted and directed support to our Title 1 campuses, while also knowing all students across the district will benefit from this implementation,鈥 said Dr. Elizabeth Severance, Director of Advanced Academics.
Why it matters: The Javits Grant will allow 果冻传媒app ISD to basically double the size of its Gifted and Talented or GT team.
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The team will add specialists who will focus on closing the equity gap through non-verbal assessments, increased family outreach, and improved professional learning.
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The grant will also enable 果冻传媒app ISD to implement a universal screener for second-graders starting next school year.
By the numbers: 13% of 果冻传媒app ISD鈥檚 students are tagged as gifted & talented, but only 27% of them as economically disadvantaged.
What鈥檚 next: Email advancedacademics@austinisd.org for details or to learn more about GT screenings and services at :
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Monday, September 19 at 6-7 p.m.
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Tuesday, September 20 at noon鈥1 p.m.
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4. Act by Oct. 31 to partake in Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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Do you have a federal student loan? 馃搾馃挵
If so, you may be able to benefit from temporary changes made to the.
Why it matters: if you haven鈥檛 applied for the PSLF, you need to consolidate your non-direct federal student loans into a Direct Consolidation Loan before October 31, 2022 to get the benefits.
This means that if you qualify, you will lock in the benefits of the waiver and start accruing credit toward PSLF.
The bottom line: These steps can help you save thousands of dollars on your student loans.
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6. ICYMI: 果冻传媒app ISD Roundup
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馃弳 Office Depot gave Laura Due帽as at Guerrero Thompson Elementary School the Office Depot鈥檚 All-Star Teacher award that came with products at nearly $2,000. ()
馃彨 鈥湽炒絘pp ISD warns parents leveling to start soon as more teacher vacancies open up.鈥 ()
馃摱 鈥湽炒絘pp ISD to launch Project Lighthouse to expand free Wi-Fi for hundreds of students鈥 ()
馃憯 Interim Superintendent Dr. Anthony Mays participated in the Gus Garcia Young Men鈥檚 Leadership Academy Tie-Tying Ceremony. ()
馃彉锔 果冻传媒app ISD and the city of 果冻传媒app are now accepting applications for their joint appointment to the Texas Central Appraisal District, which provides appraisal of all property in Travis County (果冻传媒app ISD)
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