Posts by Ryan PIERCE

Jan. 24, 2017 – Sandy McNutt Elementary was dedicated Saturday, Jan. 21, in a ceremony that honored the school’s namesake and celebrated the school’s future impact on students. Hundreds of people filled the cafetorium for the ceremony, with many forced to watch from the hall and in the gym, where a live feed was projected…

Jan. 23, 2017 – The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee met last week for its quarterly review of the status and progress of the 2014 Bond program. Led by AISD Chief Financial Officer Cindy Powell, AISD staff gave updates on the various areas of the bond: fine arts; safety, security and technology; transportation; and facilities. The…

Jan. 12, 2017 – Bond-funded school improvements for Sherrod Elementary began this week. The work started Monday on improving and expanding the parking lot, and interior work will start later this month. The inside work includes converting existing classrooms into dedicated STEM labs and a strings room. Over spring break the gym is scheduled to…

It didn’t take long for a Shackelford Junior High student to realize that different types of learning can be fun – and that his teacher may have actually been right. “It was fun when I realized what the teacher had been telling us: ‘The computer only does what you tell it to do.’” That was…