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In a growing school system, the district’s attendance zones will inevitably change to accommodate the growth. As a hypergrowth district, we are experiencing significant enrollment increases in some areas. As a result, some schools are over capacity while others have available capacity. The Board may consider leveling plans to balance student enrollment across campuses and alleviate overcrowding.   The district’s process is to collect feedback from community stakeholders regarding attendance boundary options. We specifically look to include parents from the potentially impacted campuses/areas. 

We appreciate everyone who provided input during the attendance boundary committee meetings and the leveling process.

The Lamar CISD Board of Trustees has approved new attendance zones that will impact Austin, Frost, Jackson, Long, Pink, Smith, and Travis Elementary Schools, which will go into effect for the 2024-2025 school year.

⤓ Board Approved Attendance Zones

En un sistema escolar en crecimiento, las zonas de asistencia del distrito cambiarán inevitablemente para adaptarse a este aumento. Como distrito de hipercrecimiento, estamos experimentando aumentos significativos de inscripciones en algunas zonas. Como resultado, algunas escuelas se encuentran por encima de su capacidad mientras que otras tienen capacidad disponible. La Mesa Directiva podría contemplar planes de nivelación para equilibrar las inscripciones de estudiantes en todos los campus y reducir la superpoblación.   El proceso del distrito consiste en recabar opiniones de las partes interesadas en la comunidad en relación a las opciones respecto a los límites de asistencia. Específicamente buscamos incluir a los padres de los campus/áreas que potencialmente se vean afectados. 

Agradecemos a todos los que dieron su opinión durante las reuniones del comité de límites de asistencia y el proceso de nivelación.

La Mesa Directiva de Lamar CISD ha aprobado nuevas zonas de asistencia que afectarán a las escuelas primarias Austin, Frost, Jackson, Long, Pink, Smith y Travis, que entrarán en vigor para el ciclo escolar 2024-2025.

⤓ Board Approved Attendance Zones

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Welcome to Austin Elementary School!

Office Hours

Monday - Friday
7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

To register, please call 832-223-1000 to make an appointment.


Registration

Registering your future Astronaut is as simple as 1-2-3-4!
1. Visit LCISD.org > Students and Parents > Registration and scroll down to Students New to LCISD
2. Follow directions to locate your campus and complete the New Student Online Enrollment Application
3. Gather the required documents: Proof of Residency (closing documents, leasing agreement, fixed utility bill - electric, gas, water), copy of parent/guardian driver's license, student birth certificate, student immunization records
4.Call 832-223-1000 or email [email protected] to make an appointment to drop off documents


Attendance

Attendance notes may be sent by email but must come from a parent's verified email account. The email must be sent to the campus attendance clerk when your student returns to school. Please include your student's first name, last name, teacher name, grade and the date(s) which your student was absent. Please send your email to: [email protected]

Parent Information

Kinder Round Up 2024-2025

School Hours

School Hours: 7:15 a.m. - 2:40 p.m. 
Students who arrive after 7:15 a.m. are tardy. 

Breakfast 6:45 a.m. - 7:15 a.m.
1st Bell 7:05 a.m.
Tardy Bell 7:15 a.m.
Dismissal Bell 2:40 p.m.

 

Upcoming Events at Austin

April 9 - 11: STAAR Testing - Closed Campus
April 16: STAAR Testing - Closed Campus
April 18: 1st Grade Music Program
April 22 - May 3: Kinder Round Up
April 23 - 25: STAAR Testing - Closed Campus

Austin PTO

To learn more about the Austin PTO, please visit their website and Facebook page:
Austin PTO Website
Austin PTO Facebook Page

Follow Austin Elementary

Please join us on Facebook to see pictures of school events and activities! 
 




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Lunch Times

Kinder - Lemos, Sorbel: 11:50 a.m.
Kinder - Silva, Countryman, Fletcher: 12 p.m.
1st - Murphy, Harris: 11:30 a.m.
1st - Stockslager, Therrian, Young: 11:35 a.m.
2nd - Lohn, Stone: 12:20 p.m.
2nd - Ferguson, Tom, Venegas: 12:25 p.m.
3rd - Almendarez, Fetterman, Grimes: 11:10 a.m.
3rd - Broxson, Van Maanen: 11:15 a.m.
4th - Bullard, Allen: 10:30 a.m.
4th - Cruickshank, Faith, Burke: 10:35 a.m.
5th - Krenek, Covington: 10:50 a.m.
5th - Frewin, Lepler: 10:55 a.m.

Cafeteria

school cafe

Breakfast and lunch are FREE to all students at Austin, but students may purchase a la carte items. Your child's student ID number will also be their lunch number. You can also use this number to add money to their account online. Students will use their SMART Tag in the lunch line.

To make a payment on your child's account, please login to www.schoolcafe.com. 

For parent online help, please call 855-729-2328 or email [email protected].

To put restrictions on your child's account, please call 832-223-0180 or through your student's account on www.schoolcafe.com


SMART Tags

Lamar CISD implemented the SMART Tag system, which is designed to improve the safety and security of students who utilize school bus transportation. For more information, please click here.

If your student lost or breaks their SMART Tag, parents will need to purchase a new SMART Tag for $5.00.  Click here to purchase a new SMART Tag.

Please do not bend or punch a hole into the SMART Tag. 

  

Transportation Changes

Transportation changes must be submitted to the front office before 2:10 p.m. Transportation changes must be submitted by phone call or by a written note. 

On early release days, transportation changes must be submitted to the front office before 11 a.m. 

Permanent transportation changes must be made in writing.

  

Campus Forms & Documents   

After School Care   

For on-site after school care, please call the YMCA at 281-341-0791. Their program is for students K-5 and offered Monday - Friday (on regular school days) until 6:30 p.m. 

Below are the after school care facilities that provide transportation to and from Austin. 
Funshine Academy - 281-342-9624
Kids R Kids - 832-451-1111
Tree House Academy - 832-595-8500

Car Riders   

Please get a White Austin Visor Tag from your student's teacher. 

Place the White Austin Visor Tag in your front window.

If someone else picks up your child, please make sure they have the White Austin Visor Tag.

Please follow the car rider line route on the side of the building. 

All car riders must be picked up in the car ride line. 

Walkers/Bikers

Please meet your student(s) at the flag pole in the front of the bike rack.

Walker/Bikers will be released first. Please be at the flag pole at 2:40 p.m.

Kinder and 1st grade students must have an adult or older sibling present to receive their child. Individuals receiving Kinder or 1st grade students at the flag pole will need to be in possession of a picture ID, so the staff member can verify release authorization on the first day of school. We will then give a White Austin Walker/Biker Tag to use the following days. You could also get a White Austin Walker/Biker Tag from your child's teacher.

For Kinder and 1st grade, please email your child's teacher if you give permission for your child to be released by an older sibling. We must have this parent permission documentation on file. 

We will not release students to parents parked in the parking lot. You must meet your child at the flag pole. 

News

Public Comments on the 2023-2024 ESSA Consolidated Federal Grant Application

May 31, 2023 | Lamar CISD Communications


Public Comments on the 2023-2024 ESSA Consolidated Federal Grant Application

ESEA Section 8306(a)(7) and the ESSA Program-Specific Provisions and Assurances requires Lamar CISD to receive public comment before the ESSA Consolidated Federal Grant Application is submitted to the Texas Education Agency.

Lamar CISD intends to apply for the following application(s) for federal grant funds with the Texas Education Agency.

  • Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
  • Title I, Part A – Improving Basic Programs
  • Title I, Part D Subpart 2-- Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk
  • Title II, Part A – Supporting Effective Instruction
  • Title III, Part A – Supporting LEP and Immigrant Students
  • Title IV, Part A – Student Support and Academic Enrichment 

 

Grant Name

Grant Description

Planning Amount 2023-2024

Title I, Part A

Title I, Part A provides supplemental resources to help schools with high concentrations of students from low-income families acquire the knowledge and skills in the state content standards and to meet the state student performance standards.

$4,250,068

Title I, Part D

Title I, Part D, Subpart 2 supports programs to improve the educational services to children residing in facilities for delinquent children to acquire the knowledge and skills in the state content standards and state student performance standards.

$63,534

Title II, Part A

Title II, Part A is to increase student achievement through improving teacher and principal quality and increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in classrooms and highly qualified principals in schools

$844,653

Title III, Part A

Title III, Part A ELA is to develop programs for limited English proficient students to attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment, and meet the state content standards and student achievement standards.

$764,972

Title IV

Title IV, Part A – SSAE is to improve students' academic achievement by providing all students with access to a well-rounded education; improve school conditions for student learning; and improve the use of technology.

$330,403

 

Any member of the community wishing to provide a comment regarding these grant applications is invited to submit comments to Lamar CISD by emailing the Director of Federal Programs Dr. Marva O’Neal at [email protected].  All comments must be received by Lamar CISD no later than Thursday, June 29 at 12:00 p.m.  Any comments received by this deadline will be considered by Lamar CISD before it submits its grant application.

COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS SOBRE LA SOLICITUD DE FONDOS FEDERALES CONSOLIDADO (ESSA)  2023-2024

La Sección de ESEA 8306(a)(7) y las Provisiones y Garantías Específicas del Programa ESSA establecen que Lamar CISD debe recibir comentarios públicos antes de presentar la Solicitud de Fondos Federales Consolidados de ESSA a la Agencia de Educación de Texas.

Lamar CISD tiene la intención de solicitar la(s) siguiente(s) solicitud(es) de fondos de subvención federal a la Agencia de Educación de Texas.

  • Ley para el Éxito de Todos los Estudiantes (ESSA)
  • Título I, Parte A - Mejora de los Programas Básicos
  • Título I, Parte D Subparte II - Programas de Prevención e Intervención para Niños y Jóvenes Desatendidos, Delincuentes o en Riesgo
  • Título II, Parte A - Apoyo a una Educación Eficaz
  • Título III, Parte A - Apoyo a los Estudiantes LEP e Inmigrantes
  • Título IV, Parte A - Apoyo a los Estudiantes y Enriquecimiento Académico

 

Subsidio

Descripción

Monto de planificación para 2023-2024

Título I, Parte A

Título I, Parte A provee recursos suplementarios para ayudar a las escuelas con altas concentraciones de estudiantes de familias de bajos ingresos a adquirir los conocimientos y las destrezas definidas en los estándares estatales y a cumplir con los estándares de rendimiento estudiantil.

$4,250,068

Título I, Parte D, Subparte 2

Título I, Parte D, Subparte 2 apoya programas de mejoramiento de los servicios educativos para niños y jóvenes que residen en instalaciones para delincuentes menores de edad a fin de que adquieran los conocimientos y las destrezas definidas en los estándares estatales y cumplan con los estándares de rendimiento estudiantil.

$63,534

Título II, Parte A

Título II, Parte A apunta a incrementar el rendimiento estudiantil mediante el mejoramiento de la calidad de los maestros y directores de escuela y el aumento del número de maestros altamente cualificados en las aulas y directores altamente cualificados en las escuelas.

$844,653

Título III, Parte A - ELA

Título III, Parte A ELA tiene el objetivo de desarrollar programas para estudiantes con dominio limitado del inglés a fin de que dominen el inglés, alcancen niveles altos de logros académicos y cumplan con los estándares educativos estatales y los estándares de rendimiento estudiantil.

$764,972

Título IV, Parte A - SSAE

Título IV, Parte A - SSAE tiene la finalidad de mejorar el rendimiento académico estudiantil brindando una educación completa a todos los estudiantes; mejorando las condiciones para el aprendizaje estudiantil en las escuelas y mejorando el uso de la tecnología.

$330,403

 

Se invita a cualquier miembro de la comunidad que desee proporcionar comentarios con respecto a las solicitudes de fondos a enviar sus comentarios a Lamar CISD al correo electrónico de la Directora de Programas Federales Dra. Marva O'Neal a [email protected]. Todo comentario deberá ser recibido por Lamar CISD a más tardar el 29 de junio de 2023 a las 12:00 del mediodía para será tomado en cuenta por Lamar CISD antes de presentar la solicitud de fondos.

 

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