Bond News
Instrument repair course kicks off
Yesterday, August 24, 2015, marked the first day of the AISD’s brand new instrument repair program. Open to high school students throughout the district, the class is currently held at Bowie High School, but will get a permanent home at the future bond-funded fine arts center when that facility is completed in 2018. AISD Superintendent…
Read MoreConstruction manager hosts pre-bid meeting for multi-purpose activity centers
Aug. 17, 2015 – Balfour Beatty Construction hosted a pre-bid meeting this morning at Sam Houston High School for the future multi-purpose activity centers. One multi-purpose activity center will be built at each of the Arlington ISD’s six high schools. (Read more about the multi-purpose activity centers.) Balfour Beatty is the construction manager for the…
Read MoreHutcheson Junior High demolition process underway
Aug. 14, 2015 (updated Oct. 12, 2015) – Hutcheson Junior High is now closed for good and preparations for its demolition are underway. Once the building is torn down, the AISD will begin construction on a districtwide state-of-the-art Career and Technical Center. But getting to that point is a long, intensive process. First, the AISD…
Read MoreBidding opens for multi-purpose activity centers
NOTICE NEW MULTI-PURPOSE ACTIVITY CENTER ARLINGTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC, is the construction manager for six (6) new multi-purpose activity center projects located at each of Arlington ISD’s high school campuses in Arlington, Texas. Proposals from qualified subcontractors will be accepted for this work. Competitive proposals are due Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015,…
Read MoreOusley Junior High hosts family faculty night
Ousley Junior High held a faculty family night Aug. 11 to help kick off the new school year. The staff has grown considerably this year with the consolidation of Ferguson Junior High and Ousley on the Ousley campus. The evening, which included a cookout, gave the teachers a chance to meet each other and introduce…
Read MoreCBOC reviews bond progress; hears from recent fire academy graduate
Aug. 11, 2015 – The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee met August 10 to review progress the AISD has made implementing the 2014 Bond package. The committee heard updates from district leaders in each of the areas receiving bond funds: facilities, technology, fine arts, transportation and security. (Click here to see all the materials from the…
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