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At NYOS Charter School, we educate the whole student. We foster a collegial Pre-K – 12 program that challenges each learner with rigorous academics, innovative strategies and expectations for civic engagement.
U.S. News & World Report 2019 National Silver Award and Level 4 Certification as a Marzano High Reliability School
U.S. News & World Report 2019 Charter Silver Award and Austin Family Readers' Poll Favorites 2016
2016 Kindness Certified School and Valued Member of Choice Partners
2015 Honor Roll School and The Daily Beast Top High School of 2014

Latest News

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Sprouts School Supplies Packs

The NYOS PTA is partnering with a local vendor, Sprout School Supplies, so families can directly purchase school supplies for the 2019-2020 school year! Go here to place your order through July 8th!
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STAAR Retest Dates

STAAR Retests begins Monday, June 24th. Go here for more info if your student will be retesting this month.
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Snack Sale Benefiting TAFE

TAFE is hosting a Snack Sale Tuesday, May 21st to Thursday, May 23rd from 1-2:15pm. Grab baked goods, chips, soda, & vegetarian eggrolls to support competition fees for Nationals!
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Elementary Summer Library

Families are invited to the Kramer Library during the following Tuesdays from 6:00 to 7:30pm for evenings of teacher read alouds, activities, prizes, student checkout time, & more!
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Upcoming Events

Senior Graduation

Time: 7 PM
Location: St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 3417 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Austin, Texas 78721
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Blog

Executive Director's Corner 

After the long summer, we all welcome cooler temperatures at NYOS. The whitetop, field and playground don’t feel quite so stifling now that autumn has arrived.
 
We celebrated a true legislative win for charter schools this summer. In August, the Texas legislature passed House Bill 21. The school finance bill included up to $60 million for charter school facilities financing - for the FIRST TIME EVER!! We expect it will make up about $150 of the $1,400 difference that currently exists between funding for a NYOS student versus funding for an AISD student. The funding is available starting in the 2018-2019 school year. NYOS can use the funds to pay rent, utilities and loan payments for land and buildings.
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