Posts by Ryan PIERCE

Sept. 29, 2016 – Approval was given on Sept. 16 for the future Career and Technical Center to “go vertical,” and now structural steel and masonry is going up. Scheduled to open next school year, the districtwide, bond-funded school will serve students from all AISD high schools, offering career courses in state-of-the-art facilities. Construction has…

Sept. 23, 2016 – Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos today was named 2016 Superintendent of the Year for Texas by the Texas Association of School Boards. The SOTY program has recognized exemplary superintendents for excellence and achievement in educational leadership since 1984. “Congratulations to Dr. Cavazos! The entire Arlington ISD community is the lucky beneficiary of…

Sept. 20, 2016 – Arlington High School’s new Multipurpose Activity Center is officially open. Excited coaches and students took possession of the 77,704 square-foot facility on Friday, Sept. 16, and immediately started putting it to good use. “We are excited about the MAC,” said Arlington Principal Shahveer Dhalla. “It will provide our students with the…

The Arlington ISD has formed a partnership with Moritz Dealerships to design the curriculum and fund all the equipment for the new Moritz Automotive Technology Program at the bond-funded AISD Career and Technical Center, which will open in fall 2017. “We are pleased to partner with Moritz Dealerships for this unique program at our new…

Sept. 2, 2016 – The AISD Board of Trustees approved the guaranteed maximum price for bond-funded construction projects at Foster, Moore and Wood Elementaries at the Sept. 1 board meeting. Now the district will proceed with the construction projects designed by KAI Architects. Pogue Construction will serve as the construction manager. All three schools will…

Bond-related construction is in full-swing at multiple locations throughout the district. And this fall, construction will begin at many more campuses. Below are details about the projects currently underway. Boles Junior High Construction at Boles is just getting started. Fencing has been put up, a construction trailer is on site and groundwork is starting. Boles…