Austin ISD
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Location Map AUSTIN, TX 78703 Travis County
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District Poverty Rate 12.5% (data source)
Non-White Students 69.2% (data source)
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Last Updated December 1, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (132)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Andrews ElStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Austin H SStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Bailey MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Baranoff ElStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Blanton ElStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Bowie H SStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Covington MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Crockett EchsStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Gorzycki MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Hart ElStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
JOSLIN ELStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Linder ElStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Mccallum H SStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Mills ElStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Murchison MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Patton ElStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Sunset Valley ElStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
TRAVIS COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Travis Hts ElStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Wooldridge ElStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Akins H SStep 0 No Progress 0
Allison ElStep 0 No Progress 0
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
ANITA FERRALES COY FACILITYStep 0 No Progress 0
Austin Isd Child Development CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
AUSTIN ST HOSPITALStep 0 No Progress 0
Baldwin ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Barrington ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Barton Hills ElStep 0 No Progress 0
BEAR CREEK ELStep 0 No Progress 0
Becker ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Bedichek MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Blackshear ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Blazier ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Boone ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Brentwood ElStep 0 No Progress 0
BROOKE ELStep 0 No Progress 0
Brown ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Bryker Woods ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Burnet MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Casey ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Casis ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Clayton ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Cook ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Cowan ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Cunningham ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Davis ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Dawson ElStep 0 No Progress 0
DELL CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Dobie MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
DOBIE PK CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Doss ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Eastside Memorial EchsStep 0 No Progress 0
Galindo ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Garcia YmlaStep 0 No Progress 0
GARZA INDEPENDENCE H SStep 0 No Progress 0
Govalle ElStep 0 No Progress 0
GRADUATION PREP ACADEMY NAVARROStep 0 No Progress 0
GRADUATION PREP ACADEMY TRAVISStep 0 No Progress 0
GRADUATION PREPARATORY ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
Graham ElStep 0 No Progress 0
GREENLEAF NCCStep 0 No Progress 0
Guerrero ThompsonStep 0 No Progress 0
Gullett ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Harris ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Highland Park ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Hill ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Houston ElStep 0 No Progress 0
INTERNATIONAL H SStep 0 No Progress 0
Jordan ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Kealing M SStep 0 No Progress 0
Kiker ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Kocurek ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Lamar M SStep 0 No Progress 0
Langford ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Lasa H SStep 0 No Progress 0
LEADERSHIP ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
Lee ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Lively MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Mainspring SchoolsStep 0 No Progress 0
Maplewood ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Martin MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Mathews ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Mcbee ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Menchaca ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Mendez MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Metz ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Navarro Early College H SStep 0 No Progress 0
NEW NORTHEAST MIDDLEStep 0 No Progress 0
Norman-Sims ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Northeast Early College H SStep 0 No Progress 0
O Henry MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Oak Hill ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Oak Springs ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Odom ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Ortega ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Overton ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Padron ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Palm ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Paredes M SStep 0 No Progress 0
PEASE ELStep 0 No Progress 0
Pecan Springs ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Perez ElStep 0 No Progress 0
PHOENIX ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
Pickle ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Pillow ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Pleasant Hill ElStep 0 No Progress 0
READ PRE-K CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Reilly ElStep 0 No Progress 0
RICHARDS SCH FOR YOUNG WOMEN LEADERSStep 0 No Progress 0
Ridgetop ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Rodriguez ElStep 0 No Progress 0
ROSEDALEStep 0 No Progress 0
Sadler Means YwlaStep 0 No Progress 0
Sanchez ElStep 0 No Progress 0
SIMS ELStep 0 No Progress 0
Small MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
St Elmo ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Summitt ElStep 0 No Progress 0
TRAVIS COUNTY DAY SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
TRAVIS COUNTY J J A E PStep 0 No Progress 0
Travis Early College H SStep 0 No Progress 0
Uphaus Early Childhood CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
Walnut Creek ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Webb M SStep 0 No Progress 0
WEBB PRI CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Widen ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Williams ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Winn ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Wooten ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Zavala ElStep 0 No Progress 0
Zilker ElStep 0 No Progress 0
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State Law and School Board Policy
School District Policy
Policy Notes
Texas State Law Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
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Launch Steps History
Step
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Step 6
Obtain School Approval
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November 6, 2025
Step 5
Draft a Plan
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October 11, 2025
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
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September 29, 2025
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
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September 23, 2025
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
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September 19, 2025
Step 4
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September 12, 2025
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
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September 9, 2025
Step 2
Join a Kickoff Meeting
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September 9, 2025
Step 1
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August 27, 2025
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August 1, 2025
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December 31, 2024
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September 27, 2024
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September 10, 2024
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July 25, 2024
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June 25, 2024
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June 16, 2024
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