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

Penny Wars
Sweets with Santa

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

Nov. 17: Early Release (11:15 a.m.)
Nov. 20 - 24: Student Holiday (Thanksgiving Break)
Dec. 9: Sweets with Santa
Dec. 12: Holiday Program (3rd Grade)
Dec. 15: Early Release (11:15 a.m.)
Dec. 18 - Jan. 2: Student Holiday (Winter Break)

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! 
 




 

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

LCTA honors Teachers and Paraprofessionals of the Year

Mar 21, 2019 | Community Relations

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Rachelle Ferguson, Daryle Esswein, Alison Thompson and Melissa Rincon pose with their awards. 

The Lamar Classroom Teachers’ Association (LCTA) honored their colleagues Wednesday, March 21 at the annual Teacher of the Year Banquet.

In addition to honoring an Elementary and Secondary Teacher of the Year, the group honors Elementary and Secondary Paraprofessionals of the Year.

Reading Junior High’s Rachelle Ferguson is the 2019 Secondary Teacher of the Year and McNeill Elementary School’s Daryle Esswein is the Elementary Teacher of the Year.

Carter Elementary School’s Melissa Rincon is the 2019 Elementary Paraprofessional of the Year and Fulshear High School's Alison Thompson is the Secondary Paraprofessional of the Year.

 
Elementary Paraprofessionals of the Year

Adolphus, Ify Etuokwu; ALC, Jackie Ogunlana; Arredondo, Samantha Mouret; Austin, Nancy Beran; Beasley, Susana Rosales; Bentley, Kenesha Cockrell; Bowie, Charlotte Layman; Campbell, Shelby Lipasek; Carter, Melissa Rincon; Dickinson, Andrea Yocum; Frost, Dustin Drake; Hubenak, Megan Gray; Huggins, Lela Brown; Hutchison nson, Pheobe Hollaway; Jackson, Melissa Gonzalez; Jane Long, Teresa Perez; Lindsey, Angela Baumgardner; McNeill, Debra Evans; Meyer, Diane Wood; Pink, Michelle Garcia; Seguin, Tarchelle Williams; Smith, Lizet Vasquez; Taylor Ray, Veronica Hernandez; Thomas, Lily Thomas; Travis, Shanta Ellis; Velasquez, Sally Guel; and Williams, Vanessa Andrews.

Elementary Teachers of the Year
Adolphus, Sandra Cerrano; ALC, James Robinson; Arredondo, Rosie Kuhar; Austin, Jorge Barrera; Beasley, Elizabeth Sims; Bentley, Melissa Schlict; Bowie, Diane Bousquet; Campbell, Loren Carver; Carter, Janet Cantu; Dickinson, Pam Heikkila; Frost, Katie Haley; Hubenak, Jennifer Delaney; Huggins, Christine Jaster; Hutchison, Chrissy Konyha; Jackson, Cira Herrera; Jane Long, Angelina Rucker; Lindsey, Lori Rhoads; McNeill, Daryle Esswein; Meyer, Liz Banowsky; Pink, Katrina McLean; Seguin, Tracey Madrigal; Smith, Mandi Cuevas; Taylor Ray, Jennifer Jones; Thomas, Jeanna Valenta; Travis, Nancy Garcia; Velasquez, Sharon Horn; and Williams, Hailey Volz.

Secondary Paraprofessionals of the Year
ALC, Kim Sydow; Briscoe, Diana Tamez; Foster, Ajuanda La Mothe; Fulshear, Alison Thompson; George Jr., Diane Zepeda; George Ranch, Melissa Torres; Lamar High, Karina Arguello; Lamar Jr., Jessica Chudoba; Leaman, Maria Ramirez; Navarro, Nancy Van Tine; Polly Ryon, Lidia Camacho; Reading Jr., Melanie Mays; Terry, Alva Alaniz; Wertheimer, Meredith Vance; and Wessendorff, Millie Chatham.

Secondary Teachers of the Year
ALC, Emanuel Ibe; Briscoe, Keith Merrick; Foster, Arron Ario; Fulshear, Erica Williams; George Jr., Jeremy Glenn; George Ranch, Eddie Jenkins; Lamar High, Patrick Peloquin; Lamar Jr., Robin Nash; Leaman, Lisa Mays; Navarro, Kathleen Clayton; Polly Ryon, Cindy Stohs; Reading Jr., Rachelle Ferguson; Terry, Denise Adams; Wertheimer, Ginger Schwartz and Wessendorff, Vilma Martinez.

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