Year: 2021
The 2019 Bond – and all the great things it is doing for our students – is entirely thanks to the support of this community. So, we want the community to know how the district is spending the $966 million you entrusted us with. That’s why we have our Bond 2019 website, weekly bond updates…
The Arlington ISD has a new app that will help parents and staff members navigate through the school year. The Arlington ISD app, which is available to download here for Apple phones and here for Android phones, features everything from lunch menus to teacher contact information for families. It will also be a quick way…
Arlington ISD’s pre-K started yesterday, but the fun is just getting started. If you haven’t enrolled your child yet, that’s ok. It’s not too late! Just go to aisd.net/prek to learn all about our outstanding pre-K programs and to start registration. Pre-K Options With many pre-K program options, we have the right class for your…
Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos spent his first day of school like he always does, traveling across the district to visit students and staff members. On Monday, he also found out some important news from a second-grade student at Thornton Elementary. “I don’t want to go to high school,” she said. “It’s not like…
The first day of school has quickly come upon us, which more than likely means relief for most parents and grief for students who would rather continue sleeping in and surfing TikTok. We want you to have a great first day in Arlington ISD, and we’ve got you covered with five tips for a fun…
The first day of pre-K in Arlington ISD is this Monday! And no one is more excited than the pre-K teachers and principals! Here’s why a few of them are so excited: Mary Eldredge, Kooken Educational Center & Community Based pre-K teacher-librarian I CAN. NOT. WAIT. to be back together with our students – and especially to…
When Ellis Elementary sixth-grade teacher Antonio Young kicked Arlington ISD’s convocation into high gear with a catchy and timely rap tune written specifically for the occasion, the roar from the assembled crowd should have been thunderous, even inside the massive AT&T Stadium. Instead, most of the reactive commotion will have to come from teachers and…
Your baby is excited and ready to start their first day of kindergarten in Arlington ISD. But are you? Letting your child out of your sight for an entire day as they start their Arlington education might seem scary as they meet teachers for the first time, sit next to kids who could end up…
Welcome to Kooken! Its name doesn’t tell you what Kooken Educational Center really is, but once you go in and start walking the hallways, you quickly find out. Each detail of the center is catered to pre-K students and their early childhood development. Built in 1938, the building opened again in 1988 as the only school…
For many parents, deciding whether or not to send your child to pre-K is tough. It’s hard to send your baby off to school for the first time. But as hard as it might be, pre-K is the right choice, especially in Arlington ISD. “Research demonstrates that high-quality preschool education can substantially increase children’s chances…