It has been a very busy month at ACS. Many thanks to those of you who signed the petition or came to the State Board of Education meeting. We presented the Board Chair with nearly 300 signatures asking to extend the deadline for our charter application group. Yet it seems the decision will be stalled for at least two years. However, we are pursuing other avenues so that this school can be opened much sooner:

(From AISD)

In cooperation with Austin Voices for Education and Youth, we would like to extend a special
invitation to you to attend two important upcoming events. As you may know, AISD has started
work on a new strategic plan focused on providing all students with a high quality education and
preparing them for success in college, career, and life in a competitive global economy. Your
input is greatly valued in informing the development of a plan that will drive future budget
decisions and establish clear indicators to track our progress over time.

IB Features Prominently in Newsweek’s “America’s Best High Schools” 2009

New York, NY, IB, June 16, 2009 --
The International Baccalaureate® (IB), a non-profit educational organization with over 1,000 IB World Schools in the United States, is proud to announce that 36 of its schools have been named to the top 100 of Newsweek’s annual list of “America’s Best High Schools”.

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