Austin ISD

Algunas reglas como portar mascarillas en el exterior serán eliminadas por el resto del año escolar.

Some rules like wearing masks outside will be lifted for the end of the school year.

The district is laying off staff to reorganize the department. That includes employees responsible for handling a backlog of special education evaluations.

“We’re just going to wipe a clean slate and start over,” AISD's chief academic officer said Friday.

Supply of the vaccine is outstripping demand, so providers in the area are making it easier for people to get vaccinated without an appointment.

Under the Texas Education Agency's formula, 44% of enrolled students need to be back in school buildings for at least 13 days during the last six weeks of the school year.

Circle time and other group activities have been prohibited during the pandemic. So librarians found a way to get students active and reading through story strolls.

Austin ISD said students who came to a school building could leave immediately, but encouraged them to stay for regular classes because COVID transmission has been low.

Around a third of all AISD students have returned to in-person learning.

Some AISD families have been waiting for more than a year to get their children evaluated. Disability Rights Texas called the delays a "direct violation of the timelines established by federal and state law."