The special education leadership team participated in the Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE) 2020 Interactive Conference. The conference was presented over two- and one-half days via a virtual platform and provided a variety of learning Read More

Four Del Valle High School (DVHS) alumni from the Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) cohort completed the curriculum portion of the program on June 26. The MC3 provides high quality, apprentice-level content to young people interested in construction to prepare them Read More

Austin Community College (ACC) accepted four Del Valle High School (DVHS) Class of 2020 graduates into their Career Scholars Program. As program members, Angel Campuzano, Jason Medina, Clarissa Cortez, and Sara Fuentes-Garcia receive an all-inclusive scholarship to Read More

Six Del Valle ISD (DVISD) employees are guest presenters for the 2020 Virtual Summit—Fine Arts: The Language of Connection hosted by the Center For Educator Development in Fine Arts. The state-wide summit runs June 15 through August 14 and provides educators an Read More

Superior HealthPlan’s employees in Austin hosted a fundraising initiative collecting $2,235 in five days, paying off student lunch debt for three Del Valle ISD schools. Initially, the group set a fundraising goal of $2,000, which would fully pay off student lunch debt Read More

To close the school year, DVISD schools found new ways to celebrate students and say goodbye to 5th-grade students heading on to middle school through socially-distanced parades, recognition events, and videos. Baty, Creedmoor, Gilbert, and Del Valle Elementary Read More

The City of Austin Fleet Services notified nine graduating Autotech seniors of their eligibility for an exclusive Fleet Automotive Internship Program with the City. The offer is the culmination of a first-year partnership with the City.  During the 2019-2020 school Read More

During these uncertain times, Ojeda Middle School art teacher Sequoyah Johnson shared her passion for creativity through virtual art lessons with her students and gained a following for her ceramics art through her online store The Coy Collection.  After her Instagram Read More

On May 18, Del Valle Middle School (DVMS) utilized distance learning concepts to launch a virtual Spring career fair website for students. DVMS counselors Alexis Baker and Diana Birdsong recruited 44 industry professionals, from within the Austin area and expanding Read More

Del Valle High School (DVHS) earned the distinction of a Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) Unified Champion School. The campus applied to be a SOTX banner school in January and was awarded the distinction soon after. Schools are awarded the distinction by SOTX by aligning Read More

The sixth-grade teachers at Ojeda Middle School (OMS), including elective teachers, recognized students who showed outstanding adaptation to online learning. Teacher Amy Reynolds and Parent Community Liaison Rebecca Gomez arranged a surprise visit to these students to Read More

Del Valle Elementary bilingual fourth-grade teacher Sara Dominguez and Ojeda Middle School seventh-grade math teacher Sara Payne were named DVISD Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year at the May 19 School Board Meeting. A committee from Del Valle Education Read More

Del Valle High School (DVHS) teacher Victoria Longoria was named a finalist in the 2020 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards, spotlighting her as one of the best educators in Texas. She was one of five secondary educators across the state of Texas to be named a Read More

Ben Hofer, the 15-year-old founder of LunchCounts! and student at St. Andrews High School in Austin, donated over $4,000 to pay off lunch debts at two Del Valle ISD schools. LunchCounts! has raised more than $16,000 in the last two academic years to help reduce school Read More

Students in the Top 10 of the Del Valle High School Class of 2020 were recognized on May 1, with surprise visits to notify them of their class rank. With school buildings closed for the remainder of the academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremonial Read More

For the employees and volunteers keeping meal service running during the District’s closure, School Lunch Hero Day came a day early this year. On May 1, Del Valle ISD (DVISD) celebrated the annual recognition with superhero costumes, treats, and visits by District Read More

Del Valle Elementary School (DVES) Music Teacher Austin Baker is a Houston, Texas native and a recently recognized Creative Connection featured artist for the Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) in Houston. The SPA Creative Connection showcases artists and Read More

On April 10, Boys head Coach Charles Burton was interviewed by iHSFAN, short for I am a High School Fan, for their new 30 in 30 podcast series. This series is dedicated to interviewing 30 Central Texas area coaches in 30 days. The interview aired on The Horn Webcast Read More

Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical Systems, a Partner in Education, recently made a donation to Smith Elementary. Every third through fifth-grade student received two books authored by Lowey Bundy Sichol. Students received copies of From an Idea to Disney, and From Read More

CaveSim brought their Mobile Cave program to Del Valle Elementary for two days. On the first day, families who attended the Family Night were encouraged to experience the cave. On the second day, second and fifth-grade classes experienced the cave. In addition to Read More

Del Valle ISD students participated in the Austin Energy Regional Science Festival, competing with students from Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell, Comanche, Fayette, Lee, Mills, Travis, Washington, Williamson, and northern Hays counties. The competition is one of Read More

Popham Elementary School (PES) third-grade students, Maliena Martinez Camejo and Eduardo Toribio Suárez, won the new Comadre’s Choice Award in the annual Vision+Voice poetry contest organized by Austin Community College (ACC).  The students’ poems will be Read More

On Thursday, March 5, visual art teachers across Del Valle ISD (DVISD) are participating in the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) Big Art Day. The purpose of Big Art Day is to create awareness, state-wide, of art education and art as a creative force in the Read More

During Art class, Newton Collins Elementary School (NCES) students in Kindergarten through fifth grade learned about Mexican artist, Diego Rivera. Rivera created a visual memory of Mexico’s historic past and is considered one of the fathers of Mexican mural art and Read More