Arlington voters approved the $663.1 million bond on May 10, 2014. Proceeds of the bond are being used to build new facilities, upgrade and renovate existing facilities, address safety and security districtwide, upgrade technology infrastructure and equipment, provide fine arts equipment and address transportation.
Bond News
June 22, 2016 – They don’t look much different from the outside, but you wouldn’t recognize Corey or Jones Academy if you went in. Both school buildings are receiving extensive renovations, funded by the 2014 Bond program, to enhance the fine arts and dual language programming the new academies offer. The renovations will provide state-of-the-art…
April 1, 2016 – The Arlington ISD hosted a pre-proposal meeting this week for architectural services for a future districtwide fine arts center, a project of the 2014 Bond Program. “This district has quite the reputation for our fine arts program,” AISD Chief Financial Officer Cindy Powell said to the meeting’s attendees. She also noted…
The AISD is launching a brand new dual credit music history course with the University of North Texas and applications are open now, due August 10. Open to juniors and seniors, the course will be taught by UNT Music Professor Dr. William McGinney and provide students three hours of college humanities credit. The course will…
June 3, 2016 – The portable classrooms at Workman Junior High are going away. The 2015-2016 school year ended Tuesday, and now the temporary buildings are being removed. The addition of a new wing with 16 classrooms, along with the transformation of two former locker bank areas into eight classrooms, will make the portables unnecessary.…