Welcome to Austin Elementary School!

Office Hours

The front office hours are from Monday - Friday from 6:45 - 3:15

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 the front office at 832-223-1000 to schedule your enrollment appointment. 


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, the date(s) which your student was absent and the reason for the absence(s).  Please send your notes to our Administrative Assistant at: [email protected]

Parent Information

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

October 25th: Early Release at 11:15a

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: 12:25 - 12:55
First: 11:55 - 12:25
Second: 12:50 - 1:20
Third: 10:45 - 11:15
Fourth: 11:15 - 11:45
Fifth: 10:30 - 11:00

Cafeteria

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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.


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

  

Transportation Changes

Transportation changes must be submitted to the front office before 2:00 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 10:30 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

Lamar Classroom Teachers name Teachers and Paraprofessionals of the Year

Jun 07, 2013 | Community Relations

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Teachers and paraprofessionals from across Lamar CISD were recognized at the Lamar Classroom Teachers Association’s annual banquet, held Thursday, May 23 at Safari Texas Ranch.

Campbell Elementary music teacher Sue Austin is the Elementary Teacher of the Year and Reading Junior High English teacher Ann Cantu is the Secondary Teacher of the Year for Lamar CISD.

Dorothea Enax, attendance clerk at Lamar Junior High, is the Secondary Paraprofessional of the Year and Velma Bauer, teacher’s aide at Velasquez Elementary is the Elementary Paraprofessional of the Year.

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The nominees for Secondary Teacher of the Year were: 
Emanuel Ibe, ALC; Timothy Bristol, Briscoe Jr. High; Jared Murphy, Foster High School; Lisa B. McNally, George Jr. High; Gary Gazaway George Ranch High School; Kristin Rausch, Lamar Consolidated High School; Robin Nash, Lamar Jr. High; Javonne Grant, Navarro Middle School; Shanna Wenzel, Terry High School; Michele Broom, Wertheimer Middle; and  Brenda Kort-Sanchez, Wessendorff Middle.

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Candidates for Elementary Teacher of the Year were:
Lorrie M. Rackar, Austin Elementary; Sarah Chernohorsky, Beasley Elementary; Tamra Rhoden, Bowie Elementary; Megan Hogg, Dickinson Elementary; Alicia Roberts, Frost Elementary; Carrie Grigar, Hubenak Elementary; Christine Jaster, Huggins Elementary; Kelley Emmott, Hutchison Elementary; Lisa Moss, Jackson Elementary; Sarah Graham, Long Elementary; Ashley Hayes, McNeill Elementary; Natalie Oaks, Meyer Elementary; Stacie Johnson, Pink Elementary; Youngmee Hsu, Ray Elementary; Lydia C. Torres, Seguin Early Childhood Center; Dolores Perez, Smith Elementary; Pamela Clayton Thomas Elementary; Rebecca Hlavinka Travis Elementary; LaShun King Velasquez Elementary;  and Kasey Sorbel, Williams Elementary.

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The nominees for Elementary Paraprofessional of the Year were:
Cathy Willis, Austin Elementary; Sheri Hajovsky, Beasley Elementary; Sandra Lopez, Bowie Elementary; Gloria Smith, Campbell Elementary; Kristen Santana, Dickinson Elementary; Patricia Ball, Frost Elementary; Judith Medina, Hubenak Elementary; Rosalie Ramirez, Huggins Elementary; Kristina Magallan, Hutchison Elementary; Maria L. Gonzales, Jackson Elementary; Joyce Thomas, Long Elementary; Meredith Vance, McNeill Elementary; Diane Wood, Meyer Elementary; Julie Chapa, Pink Elementary; Brenda Gonzalez Valdez, Ray Elementary; Mary Santana, Seguin Early Childhood Center; Ryan Brady, Smith Elementary; Tonya Head, Thomas Elementary; Jeanette Vasquez, Travis Elementary; and Wanda Polk, Williams Elementary.

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The nominees for Secondary Paraprofessional of the Year were:
Apifania Nanes, ALC; Secundino Alameda, Navarro Middle School; Cheryl McGill, Wertheimer Middle School; Clarita Cantrell, Wessendorff Middle School; Sandi Tamez, Briscoe Jr. High; Devona Green, George Jr. High; Tammy Korenek, Reading Jr. High; Delores Sanchez, Foster High School; Nikki Agner, George Ranch High School; Natalie Crump, Lamar Consolidated High School; and Betsy Foster, Terry High School.

 

 

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