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

Lamar CISD Requests Feedback on Instructional Calendar Options and School Hours

Nov 30, 2022 | Lamar CISD Communications

As we continue to grow, Lamar CISD remains committed to academic excellence and fostering an environment for our students and staff to be successful. In the current state of education and all its challenges, we believe the best solutions will come from being proactive and thinking outside of the box. To meet our goals, the district and our Board of Trustees are vetting the process to obtain a District of Innovation (DOI) designation and seeking other ways to alleviate issues created by bus driver shortages and increasing student riders.

In spring 2023, the Board of Trustees will review and discuss the following:
1.  Becoming a District of Innovation (DOI)
2.  Instructional calendar options for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years
3.  Moving school hours from a two-tier to a four-tier system for the 2023-2024 school year

District of Innovation
Click HERE to learn more about this process.

Instructional Calendar
There are three calendar options for feedback and consideration. Options A and B were created in the event that the district moves forward with being a DOI. Once a DOI, a district may start the school year earlier. This is desirable for Lamar CISD because it allows the district to include more breaks and professional development and work day opportunities during the school year while still ending before Memorial Day in May.

School Hours 
For a district of our geographical size and enrollment, we can improve student transportation by adjusting our school day hours. In fact, all the districts in our surrounding area operate on three- four- or five-tier system and with considerably less square mileage.

In addition to the nationwide driver shortage, we are currently transporting 3,000 more students than this time last year causing more comeback routes. To get students to and from school safely, the transportation department is required to schedule comeback routes and do turnarounds when there are not enough drivers or buses.

SCHOOL DISTRICT

NUMBER OF TIERS

DISTRICT SIZE (SQM)

Lamar CISD

2

385

Fort Bend ISD

3

169.6

Alief ISD

3

36.6

Cy-Fair ISD

4

185.3

Katy ISD

5

172.6

 

Moving to a four-tier system will allow us to continue to provide transportation to all students who currently receive it. Our district would be able to transport students in a timely manner without eliminating any routes. We have designed the following school hours options for the 2023-2024 school year:

Option A
7:00 a.m. to 2:25 p.m.      High School
7:40 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.      Elementary Group A (½ elementary schools)
8:10 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.      Elementary Group B (½ elementary schools)
8:50 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.      Middle & Junior HS 

Option B 
7:00 a.m. to 2:25 p.m.      High School
7:40 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.      Middle & Junior HS
8:20 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.      Elementary Group A (½ elementary schools)
8:50 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.      Elementary Group B (½ elementary schools) 

Option C 
7:00 a.m. to 2:25 p.m.      Elementary Group A (½ elementary schools)
7:30 a.m. to 2:55 p.m.      Elementary Group B (½ elementary schools)
8:10 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.      High School
8:50 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.      Middle & Junior HS 

Other Surrounding Districts
Alief ISD
7:10 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.             High School     
7:55 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.             Elementary School
8:40 a.m. to 3:50 p.m.             Middle School

Fort Bend ISD
7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.             High School
8:10 a.m. to 3:25 p.m.             Elementary School
8:55 a.m. to 4:10 p.m.             Middle School

Katy ISD
7:15 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.             High School
7:50 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.             Elementary School (A)
8:10 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.             Elementary School (B)
8:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.             Elementary School (C)
8:55 a.m. to 4:05 p.m.             Junior High 

Cy-Fair ISD
7:15 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.             High School
7:45 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.             Middle School
8:15 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.             Elementary School (A)
8:45 a.m. to 4:10 p.m.             Elementary School (B)

Feedback Survey 
During this process, it is important for us to collect feedback from parents, staff, and students (grades 5-12). We encourage you to review the instructional calendar options and school hours options, then take 5 minutes to submit the survey. The survey will remain open from December 1 through January 6 and will be available in English and Spanish.

⤓ 2023-2024 Instructional Calendar Options & Comparison Chart  

Parent Survey

 

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