Family & Community Engagement
At Austin ISD, we strive to provide as much Family Support as possible so our families to easily get involved in their student's education. The Austin Independent School District’s Parent Engagement Support Office and AISD departments are charged with developing and implementing an adaptive, customizable framework for schools to use to enhance authentic family and community engagement in our district based on the dual capacity framework in collaboration with students, families and community partners.
AISD’s authentic family and community engagement plan is based on a multidimensional approach that outlines a menu of opportunities for teachers, school sites, and the district as a whole. Strategies and goals have been developed with input from families, staff, and community partners through a robust interactive process as well as selected from a variety of research-based family engagement publications and resources. The family and community engagement plan serves as a tool to align and support the district’s priorities and as a whole in meeting federal and state requirements and utilization of evidence-based practices.
This research brief (report) summarizes some of the family engagement services provided by PSSs and the activities of the PSSs during the school year 2020–2021. Find out more about how you can get involved: Parent Engagement Support Office.
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The Austin Council of PTAs, ACPTA or Parent Teacher Associations, is made up of representatives from local campus PTAs in AISD. ACPTA provides training & workshops for local PTA board members twice a year, typically at the start of the school year, and again after officer elections toward the end of the school year. The ACPTA also assists with PTA matters throughout the year. Bulletins and news items are posted on the ACPTA website regularly, as well as flyers and other communications that are received from AISD. ACPTA serves as a link between AISD and parents, informing the District of parent concerns and recommending parent members for various AISD committees.
Helpful Resources:
Visit the Austin Council of PTA's page