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Citizens Bond Oversight Committee tours Webb Elementary

Citizens Bond Oversight Committee tours Webb Elementary

October 28, 2022
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Committee holds quarterly meeting The Arlington ISD’s Citizens Bond Oversight Committee toured the new Webb Elementary School building to kick off its meeting on Tuesday. The new Webb building is still under construction but is scheduled to open in January. Following the tour, the committee members met in the current Webb library to receive updates on…

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Hope Squad conference

Arlington ISD Hosts Inaugural Hope Squad Conference

October 25, 2022
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Everything’s bigger in Texas. The food portions, pickup trucks, houses and even hope. Take it from the 1,156 students who showed up to the Arlington ISD Center for Visual and Performing Arts for the first Texas-sized Hope Squad Conference last week. Students from 58 schools from 21 school districts across North Texas met to connect…

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National Dyslexia Month

Arlington ISD Celebrates Dyslexia Awareness Month

October 24, 2022
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October may be known for autumn weather, ghouls and goblins, but it’s also Dyslexia Awareness Month. Schools in the Arlington ISD celebrated this month to raise awareness about the disorder that can cause difficulty learning to read, write or spell. Students identified as having dyslexia typically experience challenges in phonemic awareness and manipulation, single-word reading,…

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National Principals Month Kelli Smith from Shackelford Junior High

Celebrate National Principals Month with Kelli Smith

October 24, 2022
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National Principals Month October marks National Principals Month, and we want to honor the principals who work hard in our vision of making the Arlington ISD a premier school district and leader in education.  Today we’re spotlighting Shackelford Junior High second-year principal Kelli Smith. The Arlington ISD product has known she wanted to be in education…

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Wimbish playgrounds

New playgrounds open at Wimbish World Language Academy

October 21, 2022
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Wimbish World Language Academy makes 19. That’s 19 Arlington ISD elementary schools that have received new playgrounds as part of the 2019 Bond program. But who’s counting? All the elementary students certainly are! And the teachers are, too. “Students screamed and jumped, and even the teachers were as excited as the children,” said Wimbish principal…

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Care Clinic offers students wellness support

Arlington ISD Care Clinic offers wellness support for students

October 20, 2022
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Students have a lot to deal with, and everyone’s experience is different. That’s why the Arlington ISD’s commitment to mental health is as strong as ever. That’s also why the district’s Care Clinic, established during the COVID-19 pandemic to help students cope with the unprecedented challenges of mental health, remains open and continues to serve…

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Rankin ballet folklorico group for Hispanic Heritage Month included mothers

Rankin Elementary School mothers dance in Ballet Folklorico Group

October 19, 2022
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Mothers join with students  Rankin Elementary School closed out Hispanic Heritage Month last Thursday with a performance that included students AND parents. “Our Rankin Ballet Folklorico Group performed during our Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration last week alongside performances from our pre-K students, Rankin choir group and other students who led the program,” said Rankin principal…

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National School Lunch Week - new chicken carnita bowls

Arlington ISD Celebrates School Lunch Week

October 19, 2022
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National School Lunch Week Arlington ISD is known for being innovative, and it proves it time and again, from the classroom to the cafeteria. And sometimes, the innovation comes from both working together. That was proved this week with the launch of a new dish to highlight National School Lunch Week. National School Lunch Week…

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