Posts by Ryan PIERCE
Jones Academy hosts informational meeting for prospective parents
Dec. 9, 2015 – Jones Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language hosted an informational meeting Monday evening for prospective parents. Applications are now open for kindergarten, along with second through sixth grade, for the 2016-2017 school year. Jones Principal Katiuska Herrador led the meeting and described the unique program Jones Academy offers. (Read more…
Read MorePre-bid meeting held for future Career and Technical Center
Dec. 8, 2015 – Balfour Beatty Construction hosted a pre-bid meeting yesterday for the construction of the Arlington ISD’s future Career and Technical Center. The 169,800 square foot facility is designed by VLK Architects and funded by the 2014 Bond package. Kelly Johnson, of Balfour Beatty, gave instructions and requirements for submitting proposals and reviewed…
Read MoreAISD, Texas Trust Credit Union partner for outdoor performance area at Jones Academy
The Arlington ISD has formed a partnership with Texas Trust Credit Union to build an outdoor performance area at the Jones Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language. The partnership was announced during the UT-Arlington men’s basketball game Thursday night. The AISD opened two fine arts and dual language academies this school year with kindergarten…
Read MoreBid proposal date for construction of Career and Tech Center set for Dec. 17
Balfour Beatty Construction is now accepting competitive proposals for the Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. The CTEC is located at 2101 Browning Drive, which was previously the Hutcheson Junior High School location. The CTEC is a two-story CMU, steel, and tilt-up panel structure that includes a…
Read MoreHutcheson Junior High starts coming down
Dec. 1, 2015 – After months of preparation, the walls of Hutcheson Junior High are now being torn down. The building, built in 1963, will be replaced by a districtwide Career and Technical Center. Once demolition concludes in early 2016, new construction will begin, with the new building scheduled to open in the summer of…
Read MoreOversight committee meets for quarterly review of bond program
Nov. 11, 2015 – The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee met yesterday in the library at Patrick Elementary 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…
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