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

May 07, 2020 | Community Relations

The Lamar Classroom Teachers’ Association (LCTA) honored their colleagues Wednesday, May 6 with a modified version of their annual Teacher of the Year Celebration on Facebook Live.

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

Leaman Junior High’s Brooke Middendorf is the 2020 Secondary Teacher of the Year and Bowie Elementary School’s Mark Austin is the Elementary Teacher of the Year.

Meyer Elementary School’s Rebecca Bradshaw is the 2020 Elementary Paraprofessional of the Year and Lamar Consolidated High School's Karina Arguello is the Secondary Paraprofessional of the Year.

 
Elementary Paraprofessionals of the Year

Adolphus, Sheila Longerbone; Arredondo, Roberta Hall; Austin, Leslie Dulin; Beasley, Amy Cloud; Bentley, Charlisa Darthard; Bowie, Brendalee Carson; Campbell, Shelby Lipasek; Carter, Celeste Castellanos; Culver, Viviana Gonzales-Silva, Dickinson, Vanessa Austin; Frost, Rachel Scott; Hubenak, Juliana Acosta; Huggins, Michele Frietsch; Hutchison, Cynthia Castellansos; Jackson, Pamela Johnson; Jane Long, Misty Wiegand; Lindsey, Blair McDougal; McNeill, Lucie Villagomez; Meyer, Rebecca Bradshaw; Pink, Maria Pinilla; Seguin, Elizabeth Tinajero; Smith, Sharon Trevino; Taylor Ray, Jazmine Carrillo; Thomas, Shelli Galvan; Travis, Leticia Rudel; Velasquez, Heather Vargas; and Williams, Ana Espinoza.

Elementary Teachers of the Year
Adolphus, Brooke Howard; Arredondo, Kirah Martinez; Austin, Mikal Wright; Beasley, Stephanie McDowell; Bentley, Jenny Shelton; Bowie, Mark Austin; Campbell, Vicki Peters; Carter, Sharla Long; Culver, Mandy Gill; Dickinson, Sherrie Tran; Frost, Vanessa Flores; Hubenak, Joanna Grimes; Huggins, Rhonda Vela; Hutchison, Tywain Breaux; Jackson, Christy Vaughn; Jane Long, Sonya Hernandez; Lindsey, Sherri Hatton; McNeill, Annette Bieda; Meyer, Kenny Halligan; Pink, Rachel Castillo; Seguin, Lorena Hermoso; Smith, Cecila Flores; Taylor Ray, Brenda Montes; Thomas, Shawna Myers; Travis, Teresa Taylor; Velasquez, Mallory Johns; and Williams, Deidre Fries.

Secondary Paraprofessionals of the Year
ALC, Amanda Rayome and Lorena Torres; Briscoe, Erica Camarillo; Foster, Laurette Alvers; Fulshear, Kelli Evatt; George Jr., Connie Alameda; George Ranch, Stephaney Telles-Davis; Lamar High, Karina Arguello; Lamar Jr., Vanessa Sanchez; Leaman, Cheryl George; Navarro, Curiea Allen; Polly Ryon, Diana Villarreal; Reading Jr., Tammy Korenek; Roberts, Barbra Lucero; Terry, Alva Alaniz; Wertheimer, Dianna Guerrero; and Wessendorff, Clarita Cantrell.

Secondary Teachers of the Year
ALC, Jody Driskell and Daphne Colbert; Briscoe, Brandi Bristol; Foster, Robin Adams; Fulshear, Melissa Marvin; George Jr., Ashley Krevosky; George Ranch, Kristen Gann; Lamar High, Loretta Sumers; Lamar Jr., Chris Riggs; Leaman, Brooke Middendorf; Navarro, Niya Roberts; Polly Ryon, Marqueshah Coy; Reading Jr., Kenneth Fletcher; Roberts, Tanaka Dixon; Terry, Ryan Ballard; Wertheimer, Louana Peterson and Wessendorff, Jaye Peavey.



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