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Librarian uses TI grant to bring technology to Butler library
March 2018 – Butler Elementary’s library isn’t always quiet. In fact, on some days it’s the loudest room in the school. That’s because Butler’s library is no longer just a room full of books. Now it’s also full of technology, with various types of robots, iPads, Chromebooks, laptops, Lego robotics and much more. And it’s full…
Read MorePhase three bond purchases include instruments, uniforms and equipment
Junior high music uniforms and a concert piano for the future Fine Arts Center, along with hundreds of new instruments, highlighted phase three fine arts bond purchases. Much of the $1.6 million worth of equipment and uniforms started arriving in the district in August. Uniforms for junior high band, choir and orchestra were a notable…
Read MoreNew security cameras update
To date, the AISD security department has installed new security cameras and network video recorders (NVRs) at 55 campuses with funds from the 2014 Bond program. By the end of the five-year bond program, all campuses will receive new cameras. The new cameras will allow the AISD security department to increase video surveillance from 35…
Read MoreNew Career and Technical Center opens
Wednesday, Aug. 23, was a momentous day for the Arlington ISD as the brand new Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center, a centerpiece of the 2014 Bond program, opened for students. Ginger Polster, the CTC’s principal, described the memorable day: “After more than three years of planning, today we welcomed students from across the district to…
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