Category: Month: January 2020
Josh S. was going to be on the advanced track at traditional high school had he ended up going to school there. The chance to go to the STEM Academy at Martin High School changed his course. “It’s more challenging than normal high school classes but it also presents the opportunity to challenge yourself a…
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January is School Board Recognition Month, a way to honor the 7,200 locally elected school trustees in the state of Texas. This month, the Arlington ISD will help you get to know each member of our Board of Trustees a little better while thanking them for their service. FIVE QUESTIONS WITH BOARD TRUSTEE JUSTIN CHAPA: …
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January is School Board Recognition Month, a way to honor the 7,200 locally elected school trustees in the state of Texas. This month, the Arlington ISD will help you get to know each member of our Board of Trustees a little better while thanking them for their service. Five questions with Board President Kecia Mays: …
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The Arlington ISD is hiring teachers for immediate openings for the spring semester with start dates as early as January. Recent college graduates as well as veteran teachers are encouraged to apply. Openings are listed on our website for specific vacancies – not pool positions – for Patrick, Peach, Speer and Thornton Elementary Schools as…
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The Arlington ISD Board of Trustees is accepting applications for the Financial Futures Committee (“FFC” or “Committee”). Applications are due by 4:00 PM, Friday, January 24, 2020. The scope and purpose of the FFC is to provide findings and recommendations from community stakeholders to the Board of Trustees (“Board”) relating to budgets and long-range financial…
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We’re at the height of flu season in Texas and schools are a prime location for the virus to spread. Parents, teachers and students are urged to take these five action steps to fend off the flu: GET THE SHOT Get the flu shot. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention it’s the…
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Between school and extracurricular schedules, homework, and family time, sometimes parents find themselves wanting to push the stop button. If only one existed. “Sometimes,” said Dunn Elementary parent Angela McGilvery, “you just want to talk to someone else who gets it.” McGilvery, who has a prekindergartener and first grader, was surprised recently when another mother,…
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Weather Alert, 2 p.m.: Arlington ISD has canceled all after-school activities today, Friday, Jan. 10, due to severe weather predicted for the Metroplex. This includes all indoor and outdoor activities. According to the National Weather Service forecast as of 12:30 p.m., severe weather is expected to impact the Metroplex sometime after 4 p.m. and into…
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