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Month: January 2023

Board President Melody Fowler served on PTA boards

January 23, 2023
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Q&A with Board President Melody Fowler January is School Board Recognition Month, and this year’s theme is Forward, Together. The Arlington ISD has been moving forward together thanks in part to our board. We appreciate our school board members, so we’re catching up with them this month to find out about their lives and why they serve.…

Teacher leaders celebrated by school leadership department

January 20, 2023
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Teacher leaders walk the red carpet Sequin dresses and swanky suits filled the Arlington ISD Center for Visual and Performing Arts as teachers from across the district were honored for their leadership last night. Puttin’ on the Glitz was the first celebration of its kind for the district’s teacher leaders, and the school leadership department…

Students (and teachers) love their new playgrounds

January 20, 2023
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24 schools now have new playgrounds Four more Arlington ISD schools debuted their new playgrounds for students in recent weeks. Students at Jones Academy and Farrell, Fitzgerald and Webb elementary schools are the latest to climb, swing, hang, jump and run all over the new playgrounds. “The students love them and have mentioned to me…

Trustee David Wilbanks devoted to public education

January 20, 2023
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Q&A with Trustee David Wilbanks January is School Board Recognition Month, and this year’s theme is Forward, Together. The Arlington ISD has been moving forward together thanks in part to our board. We appreciate our school board members, so we’re catching up with them this month to find out about their lives and why they serve. Next up…

Arlington ISD students keep Martin Luther King’s dream alive

January 19, 2023
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Martin Luther King Youth Extravaganza It’s not every day a government official heartwarmingly tells a crowd of people that he loves them. And then motivates hundreds of people to pause and shout, “I love you!” to a room full of strangers. But after all, Monday was no ordinary day. It was a time to celebrate…

Arlington ISD hourly employee job fair is Jan. 31

January 18, 2023
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All kinds of job opportunities If you want to know why it pays to work in the Arlington ISD, then circle Tuesday, Jan. 31, on your calendars. The Arlington ISD is hosting an hourly employee job fair that day from 4-7 p.m. at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts. Whether you’re looking to help…

Specialized program applications are due Jan. 18

January 18, 2023
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Specialized opportunities for all grade levels Today is the last day to apply for one of the Arlington ISD’s 13 specialized programs. Applications are due by 5 p.m., Jan. 18. Apply here or learn more about each program. ELEMENTARY SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS Corey Fine Arts and Dual Language Academy Crow Leadership Academy Jones Fine Arts and…

Trustee Justin Chapa has deep ties to the district

January 17, 2023
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Q&A with Trustee Justin Chapa January is School Board Recognition Month, and this year’s theme is Forward, Together. The Arlington ISD has been moving forward together thanks in part to our board. We appreciate our school board members, so we’re catching up with them this month to find out about their lives and why they serve.…

MLK Art and Essay Contest winners announced

January 17, 2023
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Winners received scholarships Every year, as part of the annual Advancing the Dream Celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., students from the area can participate in art and essay contests. This year, all three winners in both the art and essay contests come from the Arlington ISD. Each first-place winner received a…

Board of Trustees approves next year’s calendar

January 13, 2023
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Board Brief: New calendar, new P-TECHs and a bond update Arlington ISD trustees provide a Board Brief from each board meeting, a short video that gives a summary of the meeting’s highlights. Watch the video below or read the brief. The first Arlington ISD Board of Trustees meeting of 2023 is in the books, and…