Desks set up in Workman Junior High’s new portables

Desks getting set up in portable classrooms at Workman Junior High

August 10, 2015 – AISD staff delivered, unloaded and set up desks and furniture in portable classrooms at Workman Junior High last week. The portable classrooms are temporary, brought in this summer to accommodate Workman’s growing student population. Once a new classroom addition on the south side of the existing building is completed in the…

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Ousley hosts Lego robotics camp for junior high students

Students work with Lego robotics

August 6, 2015 – Rising seventh and eighth graders are attending a Lego robotics camp at Ousley Junior High this week. It’s one of the first opportunities for the newly consolidated students from Ferguson and Ousley Junior High schools to participate in an activity as one student body. Ferguson Junior High closed at the end…

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HVAC units replaced at Ferguson Education Center

Crane lifts HVAC units to the roof of Ferguson Education Center

August 4, 2015 – Workers used a crane to place new HVAC units on the roof at Ferguson Education Center this morning. New units are also being placed at Ousley Junior High this week. The new units, along with additional renovations and upgrades, are funded by the 2014 Bond package. For more details about the…

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Applications available for Citizens Bond Oversight Committee

AISD Bond 2014 logo

The Arlington ISD is accepting applications for positions on the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee. The committee is established to provide transparency and enhance public confidence in the use of proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by Arlington ISD voters on May 10, 2014. The purpose of the committee is to provide findings and recommendations…

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e-Builder software training begins

e-Builder training meeting

July 27, 2015 – AISD facility staff and contractors are undergoing training this week on e-Builder, a new software system purchased by the school district to assist with project management. It will prove especially helpful for the many facility projects related to the 2014 Bond package. All parties involved in the AISD’s capital projects, including…

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Remembering Hutcheson Junior High

Hutcheson Junior High around 1970

The final day of the school year, June 5, 2015, was also the final day for “Hutch.” Now just a few weeks into the summer break, all the furniture, books, computers and school supplies are being moved out. The old, worn out school building is about to come down. The students who would have attended…

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