
Military families are a crucial part of our school community. 🇺🇸 During the Month of the Military Child, we're proud to celebrate the incredible military-connected students in AISD who show resilience, strength, and adaptability every day!
To all of our military families — thank you for your service and for allowing us to be part of your journey. 💜
Learn more at www.abileneisd.org/militaryfamilies!




ICYMI: It’s Youth Art Month, and our talented students are shining at The Grace Museum! ✨ 🎨 🖼️
Each year, this special exhibition showcases incredible artwork from students, celebrating creativity and the power of art education. We’re so proud of our students and teachers who are part of this year’s display!
Don’t miss it—stop by The Grace Museum and see the exhibition through March 20.





Thank you to Dyess Air Force Base and the Dyess AFB School Liaison Office for helping coordinate this amazing learning opportunity for AISD students! 👩🍳🧑🍳




Today, we celebrated the inaugural recipients of AISD's new Employee Awards Program, recognizing outstanding educators and staff who go above and beyond to support our students and community.
Congratulations to the following individuals:
🏆 Teacher: Karl Wilcox, Cooper High School
🏆 New Teacher: Alfonso Santoya, Alcorta Elementary School
🏆 Student Support: Victoria Smith, Crockett Early Head Start
🏆 Auxiliary: Mary Rangel, Mann Middle School
🏆 Paraprofessional: Kathy Spivey, Hartford SAP
🏆 Substitute Teacher: Georgia Smith, Bowie Elementary
A special thank you to First Financial Bank Texas for sponsoring the program and providing each winner with a gift card!
🔗 Learn more about the Employee Awards Program here: https://www.abileneisd.org/article/1986715
#chooseabilene







That’s a wrap on the 2023-2024 school year! Incredibly thankful for this group and the countless hours of hard work they invest in the lives of our students. 🖤❤️💚💙


Congratulations to all of the AISD teachers recognized tonight for their TIA qualification (and those who increased their designation).
We are especially proud of all of our Stafford teachers!!
LaToya Crisp, 1st grade, Exemplary
Blair Phariss, Kindergarten, Exemplary
Loree Rose, 1st Grade, Exemplary
Taniece Thompson-Smith, 5th Grade, Exemplary
Sydney Beverage, 3rd Grade, Master
April Brannan, 3rd Grade, Master
Christine Havens, 2nd Grade, Master
Erin May, 2nd Grade, Master
Renee Fisher, Kindergarten, Master
Heather Akers, 5th grade, Exemplary
Jana Walker, 4th grade, Masters
Lori Thompson, 4th grade, Recognized
Mackenzie Gamboa, 4th grade, Exemplary
Shannon Rector, 3rd Grade, Recognized
Dawn Dean, 1st grade, Masters
🖤❤️💚💙🦁
TIA is an allotment system built for Texas school districts to designate and reward top-performing teachers. This designation is determined based on teacher observations in the classroom, along with measuring MAP growth (our districts progress monitoring assessment.)
#StaffordInspired #HearUsRoar #TheStaffordFactor


📸 The Stafford Lions are learning all about amazing Black leaders, artists, and inventors this month in their innovative #BlackHistoryMonth museum! ❤️ #AISDitstheheart
