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If you have purchased tickets for the Slow Feast at Green Gate Farms and have questions, please contact Ali at 576-2166 OR Rebecca at 771-9786.


 
     
 

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School Announcements:
CALLING ALL PARENTS, FRIENDS AND TEACHERS...
We need volunteers to help with the garage sale (in May) and the One Fest on June 7th.  If you have not completed your volunteer committment, this is your opportunity!
TAKS Results for Third and Fifth grade!

We are happy to announce the TAKS results we have received thus far:

Math TAKS scores:

For fifth grade: 88% of our students met the standard

                          33%ofour students were commended

Reading TAKS scores:

For third grade:  90% of our students met the standard

                         68%ofourstudentswerecommended

For fifth grade:    83% of our students met the standard

                         39%ofourstudents were commended

Writing TAKS scores:

Should be available at the end of May.

Science TAKS scores:

 

Give your TAKS taker a bighug and thanks for doing their best.  Ourstudents, teachers and interventionists worked hard and deserve a big round of applause.

If you have any questionsabout your child's score, please contact their teacher.

Upcoming TAKS:  

                              April29th-ThirdandFourthGradeMath

                      April30th-FourthGradeReading,

                                     ThirdandFifth Grade Reading Retest

                     May1st-5th Grade Science

 

Welcome to the Austin Discovery School Website!

Austin Discovery School is a tuition-free, innovative charter school serving children in grades K-5.

A small, community oriented school, ADS offers spacious, naturally lit, beautiful classrooms with a 32:2 student to teacher ratio. Classrooms are full of movement and social interactions as learners work cooperatively and share their knowledge with one another.

ADS features hands-on math and science, integrates literacy across the curriculum, and offers fine arts and an organic Junior Master Gardener® program.

Our fresh approach to education emphasizes social responsibility, good health, and environment while pursuing a rigorous academic program.

There is a natural harmony when we come to appreciate and respect others, ourselves, and the environment we live in. By focusing on the whole child, ADS benefits our whole society.


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