Corey Elementary, which was opened in 1985 and named after Dean P. Corey, became Corey Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language in the 2015-2016 school year. Bond-funded renovations of the building – intended to ensure the facility augments the fine arts and dual language programming – were completed in the fall of 2016. Dean…
Oct. 14, 2016 – New members of the Citizen Bond Oversight Committee received an orientation on Wednesday evening to prepare them for their upcoming year of service. The committee meets quarterly to review progress of the 2014 Bond program and reports twice a year on its findings to the AISD Board of Trustees. Kecia Mays,…
Oct. 14, 2016 – UTA President Dr. Vistasp Karbhari visited Corey Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language this afternoon. After touring the newly renovated building, along with AISD Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos, Karbhari spoke with 5th and 6th grade students about the importance of studying hard now and the exciting opportunities a college education…
Oct. 12, 2016 – Bond-funded construction is now underway at Miller and Little Elementaries. Demolition of areas to be renovated started at the end of September. Continue reading for more details about the projects and schedules at each school. Due to the fluid nature of construction, these plans and schedules are subject to change. The…
Pogue Construction will receive bids for bond-funded construction at Arlington ISD’s Sam Houston High School until Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, at 2 p.m. About this project The project consist of a 9th grade addition and a series of life-cycle and deficiency renovations at Sam Houston High School. Pre-bid site walk A pre-bid meeting will be…
An audible gasp arose from the mesmerized first graders as Wood Elementary Librarian Margaret Minyard asked, “What’s wrong with Blue?” She turned the page and continued reading the story. Minyard’s library and the lessons she teaches are a bridge to the future for her students, embracing and implementing the best of the past with the…
Sept. 30, 2015 – The AISD security department worked hard over the summer to install new security cameras funded by the 2014 Bond package. While all AISD campuses will get new cameras over the course of the bond package’s five-year implementation plan, wiring for the first 24 schools will be complete by the end of…
Sept. 29, 2016 – Approval was given on Sept. 16 for the future Career and Technical Center to “go vertical,” and now structural steel and masonry is going up. Scheduled to open next school year, the districtwide, bond-funded school will serve students from all AISD high schools, offering career courses in state-of-the-art facilities. Construction has…
Sept. 23, 2016 – Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos today was named 2016 Superintendent of the Year for Texas by the Texas Association of School Boards. The SOTY program has recognized exemplary superintendents for excellence and achievement in educational leadership since 1984. “Congratulations to Dr. Cavazos! The entire Arlington ISD community is the lucky beneficiary of…
Sept. 20, 2016 – Arlington High School’s new Multipurpose Activity Center is officially open. Excited coaches and students took possession of the 77,704 square-foot facility on Friday, Sept. 16, and immediately started putting it to good use. “We are excited about the MAC,” said Arlington Principal Shahveer Dhalla. “It will provide our students with the…