Month: August 2026
Arlington ISD is inviting parents, guardians, employees, business leaders, and community members to apply for a district committee. Share your ideas, perspectives, and expertise on topics that matter to our schools and students. Committees include bond oversight, community ambassadors, educational improvement, instructional calendar, long-range facilities, school health, school libraries, and technology. Apply here. Learn more…
Seagers provide $500 for each student The young teenager was looking for shoes at Academy when someone walked up to him. “Can I help you with anything?” the guy said to the teen. But it wasn’t an Academy employee. It was two-time World Series MVP and Texas Ranger Corey Seager. Seager and his wife Madisyn…
The Arlington ISD Board of Trustees met on Thursday, Aug. 13, and here are some of the highlights. We’re proud to announce that Arlington ISD was the only district with two Teacher of the Year finalists in Region 11 for 2025-2026. The board honored the two outstand educators at their meeting. Congratulations to Heaven Tello,…
Three years ago, 16 Arlington ISD campuses carried an F rating from the state. This year, five do. That change is the clearest measure of what has happened across Arlington ISD since 2023, and it showed up again in the Texas Education Agency’s 2026 A through F accountability ratings released this month. The district earned…
We’re off to a great start!
“Cheers!” Two attendees clinked their sample cups of sunrise sausage bowls before taking a bite as laughter and conversation filled the cafeteria at Seguin High School. The Arlington community gathered for the annual Taste of Arlington ISD event, where students unveiled 12 new menu items set to debut in school cafeterias during the 2026-27 school…
Arlington ISD’s next school building has been intentionally designed to not look like a school. “We want it to actually look like a corporate learning environment where they’re going to work every day,” said Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. Matt Smith. That’s the vision for the district’s future 18 PLUSS center, a facility that will serve…
Three-time Super Bowl champ Kenny “The Shark” Gant grabbed the mic on the stage just outside the west entrance of AT&T Stadium. “Let’s kick off this school year right!” he told the thousands of students and families gathered at Arlington ISD’s annual Back to School Kickoff event on Saturday. Inside, one fifth grader, Coles, was…