Screening of "Backpack Full of Cash" 

Please join us Wednesday October 25 at 7pm in the PAC at Austin High School Entry is free but seating is limited.

Watch the Trailer

“Riveting…Debunks the notion that market-based ‘reforms’ will improve public education.”
— David Sciarra, Executive Director, Education Law Center (Newark, NJ)

"Backpack Full of Cash" Website

Information on Past

 Parent Ed. Programs

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Adolescent Brain
by Keeth Matheny 
Location at AHS: Café Austin (2nd Floor) 
​6:30pm (PTSA General Meeting)

Click here to read more about THIS talk and Keeth Matheny
Click here to read about the adolescent brain

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Program One was held on Thursday, September 8th, 2016 – 7:00pm
(1 of 5 in series)

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A Showing of the film
​"Most Likely to Succeed"
Location at AHS: Performing Arts Center (PAC) ​
6:30pm (PTSA General Meeting) 

Click here to view the movie trailer
Also check out these TED Talks on education
Do Schools Kill Creativity?
How to learn?  From Mistakes
What will future jobs look like?​

Program Two was held on Thursday, November 17th, 2016 – 7:00pm 
(2 of 5 in series)

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​Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior
​by
​Austin Recovery
Location at AHS: Café Austin (2nd Floor) ​
6:30pm (PTSA General Meeting) 

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• Per Capita, the Austin area has the highest rates of alcohol and illicit drug use and problems in Texas.  ​(TCADA 2000 Tx Survey of Substance Abuse Use Among Adults)
• Among 12 to 17 year olds in Texas, the average age of first marijuana use is 13.7 years old. The average age of first cigarette use was 13.1 years old.  (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

Program three was
held onThursday,
January 12th 2017 - 7:00pm
(3 of 5 in series)

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​SEX:
Adolescent Sexuality &
STD/STI Awareness
by
​Dr. Karen Rayne and Dr. Jill Grimes​
​Location at AHS: Library (2nd Floor) ​
6:30pm (PTSA General Meeting) 

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Program four was held on Thursday, March
9th, 2017 – 7:00pm
(4 of 5 in series)

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Mental Illness
by
​NAMI Austin
(National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Location at AHS: Library (2nd Floor) 
10:00am (PTSA General Meeting) 

Program five was held on
​Friday, May 12th, 2017 – 10:30am 
(5 of 5 in series)

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