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

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.


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

Four Principals Named for Lamar CISD Schools

Mar 22, 2023 | Lamar CISD Communications
 RisaCrosby

Risa Crosby
Gray ES
  AmeyFrazier

Amey Frazier
Long ES
  AmyAraguz

Amy Araguz
Foster HS
  BrianForshee

Brian Forshee
Fulshear HS

At the February board meeting, Risa Crosby was named the inaugural principal at Adriane Gray Elementary, which will open in fall 2023.

Risa Crosby is in her 18th year of education at Lamar CISD. She has previously served as a teacher, math facilitator, assistant principal and currently serves the principal of Long Elementary School.

Ms. Crosby received her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University and earned her Master of Education degree from the University of Houston-Victoria.

Additionally, at the March board meeting, Amey Frazier was named the principal at Long Elementary School, Amy Araguz as the principal of Foster High School, and Brian Forshee as the principal at Fulshear High School for the upcoming 2023-2024 year.

Amey Frazier will begin her 16th year in education this fall. She has served as a primary and intermediate teacher, dyslexia specialist, literacy coach, academic facilitator, and most recently as an assistant principal at Velasquez Elementary School the last three years.

Ms. Frazier received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Houston-Downtown and her master's in Educational Leadership from Houston Baptist University.

Amy Araguz has 22 years of experience in education, and 16 of those have been in Lamar CISD.  Prior to her current role as the associate principal of Foster High School, she began her educational career at Terry High School as a teacher and the head of the English Department.  While at Terry High School, she transitioned to the leadership and administrative roles of instructional coordinator and then assistant principal.

Ms. Araguz also served as the Dean of Instruction at El Campo High School and was named the 2020 Region 3 Assistant Principal of the Year. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Texas A&M University and Master of Educational Administration from the University of Houston-Victoria.

Brian Forshee has 19 years of experience in education, and 17 of those have been in Lamar CISD.  Mr. Forshee began his career at Round Rock High School as a teacher and coach. He later moved to Houston ISD before transitioning to Lamar CISD where he was a teacher and coach at Terry High School and Reading Junior High School.  Mr. Forshee began his administrative experience as an assistant principal at Foster High School before his current position as associate principal of George Ranch High School.

Mr. Forshee received his undergraduate degree from Texas State University and his Master of Educational Administration from Lamar University.


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