Posts by Ryan PIERCE
AISD transportation receives 20 new buses
Bus orders from the first three phases of the five-phase 2014 Bond program are now complete. The final seven buses of phase three arrived in Arlington on Aug. 29. The AISD ordered and received 20 new buses in phase three, 13 regular education propane buses and seven special education diesel buses. Original plans called for…
Read MoreNew Career and Technical Center opens
Wednesday, Aug. 23, was a momentous day for the Arlington ISD as the brand new Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center, a centerpiece of the 2014 Bond program, opened for students. Ginger Polster, the CTC’s principal, described the memorable day: “After more than three years of planning, today we welcomed students from across the district to…
Read MoreNew AISD Agricultural Science Center opens for students
Nov. 3, 2017 – The brand new AISD Agricultural Science Center is officially open. Goats and a heifer moved in last week, but this was the first week classes were held for students. The districtwide Agricultural Science Center, under construction since the spring, will provide a state-of-the-art facility for agriculture education and house agriculture science…
Read MoreHeifer joins goats in the new AISD Ag Center
Oct. 27, 2017 – The first heifer to move into the new AISD Agricultural Center arrived yesterday evening. She joins a number of goats – the first occupants in the new facility – who moved in earlier this week. The building will host its first classes for students next week. The districtwide Agricultural Science Center,…
Read MoreMore than $1 million in technology grants awarded to AISD teachers
Oct. 26, 2017 – Teachers at 37 AISD campuses got quite a surprise last week when members of the AISD information technology department showed up at their schools to let them know they had won a Transformation Through Innovation grant (See photos). Seventy grants were awarded, totaling $1,013,490. The TI grant is funded by the 2014…
Read MoreGoats move into the new Agricultural Science Center
Oct. 24, 2017 – AISD students moved goats into the new AISD Agricultural Science Center yesterday afternoon. The goats are the first occupants in the building, which will open for classes next week. The districtwide Agricultural Science Center, under construction since the spring, will provide a state-of-the-art facility for agriculture education and house agriculture science…
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