Bond News
AISD superintendent gives update on the district
Jan. 29, 2016 – Dr. Marcelo Cavazos, AISD superintendent, held two meetings yesterday for AISD administration staff to update them on the district’s strategic plan, the 2014 Bond program and other initiatives. The AISD is adopting a new strategic plan, he explained, that builds on the previous one. Still called Achieve Today. Excel Tomorrow., the…
Read MoreJanuary 2016 bond construction update
Jan. 27, 2016 – Bond-related construction is in full-swing. In fact, by next summer, 44 schools will have construction projects underway or already finished. The bond is also funding several new districtwide facilities, along with two new elementary schools. Below are details about the projects currently underway. Workman Junior High Construction is underway at Workman…
Read MoreStrings rooms will be added at each elementary school
Each AISD elementary school will receive an acoustically appropriate strings room, funded by the 2014 Bond package. The bond is also enabling other life cycle and deficiency upgrades at each elementary, along with the addition of two STEM – science, technology, engineering, mathematics – labs. (Read more about the STEM labs.) While construction of the…
Read MoreArlington High School’s future multi-purpose activity center goes vertical
Jan. 22, 2016 – The future multi-purpose activity center (MAC) at Arlington High School is starting to look like a real building. The work has gone vertical as steel is now being erected. Construction started at the future facility, along with similar buildings at each of the AISD’s six high schools, in early November. Until…
Read MoreCitizen oversight committee meets for quarterly review of bond program
Jan. 20, 2016 – The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee met yesterday 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 meeting…
Read MoreMulti-purpose activity centers will meet many needs
“This building will probably be the most used on campus in terms of number of hours,” said Kevin Ozee, AISD director of athletics, about the future multi-purpose activity centers now under construction at each of the AISD’s six high schools. “I don’t think the community realizes how special these are going to be for each…
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