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

Long-Serving Leaders Selected to Open New Campuses for the 2024-2025 School Year

Feb 12, 2024 | Lamar CISD Communications

To address the hypergrowth of our district, Lamar CISD is opening four new campuses for the 2024-2025 school year. Three of the four principals for the new schools were announced at this month’s board meeting:

Ernie Bainbridge
Viola Gilmore Randle ES
Principal

Laura Haugvoll
Willie Melton Sr. ES
Principal

Ben Perez
James Steenbergen MS
Principal

Ernest Bainbridge is being reassigned as principal at Hubenak Elementary to principal at Viola Gilmore Randle Elementary School. Mr. Bainbridge has 15 years of experience in education which includes six years as a teacher, five years as an assistant principal and five years as a principal. Mr. Bainbridge graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor’s degree in Art and earned his Master’s degree in Educational Administration from Lamar University.

Laura Haugvoll is being reassigned as principal at Beasley Elementary to principal at Willie Melton Sr. Elementary School. Ms. Haugvoll has 31 years of educational experience, with 19 of those years in Lamar CISD. She began her time in the district as the Assistant Principal of Bowie Elementary in 2005. Since 2013, she has been the principal of Beasley Elementary. Ms. Haugvoll graduated from Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction, and earned her Master’s degree in Education from the University of St. Thomas.

Benjamin Perez is being reassigned as principal at Ray Elementary to principal at James Steenbergen Middle School. Mr. Perez has 27 years of experience in education which includes three years as a paraprofessional, four years as a teacher, four years as an assistant principal, two years as a math/science specialist, and 14 years as a principal. Mr. Perez graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and earned his Master’s degree in Administration and Supervision from University of Houston - Victoria.

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