LUNCH IN THE CAFETERIA

(Click here for the AISD menu and pricing.) If you're child is going to buy lunch in the cafeteria, you can supply money (cash only) as you go or have an account with mylunchmoney.com. Parents can supply cash in an envelope labeled with their student's name and teacher and send in your child's folder or drop it directly to the cafeteria line. mylunchmoney.com is a third party service that AISD uses if you would like to regularly put money into an account and allows use of a credit card. With both options, balances will carry over to the next school year. Students enter their student code (cafeteria has) at the end of the line to pay for their lunch. Please go to the school's web site for more information or call the office at 841-9200 with any questions.

AISD PARENTCONNECTION (click for login page)

Promoting higher student achievement by enhancing communication between AISD teachers and the families of students is a top priority in the Austin Independent School District. Therefore, AISD implemented a new web-based program called ParentConnection at every one of its campuses, which enable parents with students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 2 to view their child's attendance and report cards from any computer that has Internet access. Parents with students in Grades 3-12 are able to use this system to view their child's assignments, current grades, and attendance. In addition, ParentConnection provides parents with students in Grades 3-12 the opportunity to be notified by email regarding attendance issues and when there are significant changes in their child's grades.

An official notification letter containing a PIN (personal identification number) for each student and helpful information on how to set up a ParentConnection account was mailed to parents in September of 2009.

Parent involvement is a key component to student success in school. It is our hope that through ParentConnection, you will be more informed and engaged in supporting your children's education in order to help them achieve greater academic success.

If you have any questions regarding accessing Parent Connection, please feel free to contact our facilitator, Joanna Willard, at 841-9200. For technical assistance with ParentConnection, parents may contact Student Systems Support at 512-414-9187, Monday-Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The CAMPUS ADVISORY COUNCIL (CAC)

The Campus Advisory Council is a committee of parents, business and community representatives, teachers, principals, and other campus staff. Specific functions of CACs include providing review and comment on:

• Campus Educational Program
• Campus Performance
• Campus Improvement Plan
• Campus Staff Development Plan
• Campus-Level Waiver Requests to the State
• Campus Budget

The mission of CACs is to promote excellence in education for all students through broad-based representation. CACs advise and provide valuable input to principals, who ultimately have decision-making responsibility for their campuses. The Clayton PTA has 2 representatives on the Clayton CAC, PTA Executive Board members - the PTA President (president@claytoncardinals.org) and the CAC Representative (cacrep@claytoncardinals.org).