| Celebrating Teachers of the Year |
| The AISD recognized 74 Teachers of the Year on April 10. Click here to see the program from the Celebration Dinner, featuring pictures of the recipients. |
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| Mark Your Calendar |
| AISD Night at the Rangers Ballpark is Wednesday, May 16 when the Rangers take on the Athletics at 7:05 p.m. Students, staff, family and friends can purchase discounted tickets. Click here for more information. The Rangers will donate $2 from every ticket purchased to the AISD Education Foundation. |
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| V-soft Visitor Management System |
| Starting Monday, Feb. 13, all AISD schools will have a new visitor check-in system called V-soft. All visitors will be asked to present a valid state-issued ID to be scanned into the system. If you don't have a state-issued ID, you may provide the campus with another means of identification. Click here to read more about the V-soft system. |
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| What You Need to Know About STAAR |
| Click here to view a video about the new STAAR accountability system that replaces TAKS this year. (Español) |
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| Board of Trustees Election |
| An election will be held Saturday, May 12 for the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees to fill Places 1, 2 and 3. Click here for more information. |
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| 2012-2013 Budget Parameters |
| The AISD Board of Trustees voted on Nov. 3 to approve the 2012-2013 budget parameters. The parameters set the Board’s expectations for development of the 2012-2013 budget. |
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| Fund Balance Target Policy |
| The Board of Trustees voted on Nov. 3 to approve a fund balance target policy. Board Policy CE (Local) Annual Operating Budget will be amended to add the fund balance target policy. The District will strive to maintain an unassigned fund balance in the general fund equal to a minimum of two months of operating expenditures. Should the unassigned fund balance fall below the target level, the Board shall, within 24 months, adopt a plan to restore the balance to the target level. |
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| AISD Joins School Finance Litigation |
| The AISD Board of Trustees passed a formal resolution at the Oct. 20 meeting to join the Texas Taxpayer and Student Fairness Coalition school finance suit against the state. The Texas Taxpayer and Student Fairness Coalition, organized by the Equity Center, consists of more than 250 school districts and claims that the school finance system is unconstitutional because it does not treat taxpayers and students fairly. Click here to see the presentation from the board meeting. |
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| Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Applications |
| The AISD is now accepting applications for the free and reduced-price lunch program. Applications can be submitted online. Applications are also available at each campus or at the food and nutrition services department, 1206 W. Arkansas Lane. For more information, call 682-867-7889. |
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| Apply online to volunteer in the AISD |
| Volunteering in the AISD has never been easier. For the 2011-2012 school year, a new online volunteer application has been created. All volunteers must submit an online application. Previously submitted paper applications will not be utilized. Click here for more information. |
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| Power Your School |
| You can now register online for Reliant’s Power Your School program, which allows AISD families, friends and supporters an opportunity to leverage residential electricity service to generate funding for the AISD and specific schools in the district. Current Reliant customers can register their account with Power Your School, and a $3 monthly donation will be sent to the school of their choice. Customers switching to Reliant and registering with Power Your School can designate an initial $25 donation, followed by the $3 monthly donations. |
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