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
Bond-related construction is in full-swing. In fact, by the fall, 51 schools will have construction projects underway or already finished. The bond is also funding several new districtwide facilities, along with two new elementary schools. Below are details about the projects currently underway. Career and Technical Center A groundbreaking ceremony kicked off construction of the…
May 6, 2016 – The AISD Board of Trustees yesterday announced Julie Lange as assistant principal for the new McNutt Elementary that is scheduled to open in August 2016. Lange has been the academic dean at Berry Elementary since 2015. Prior to that, she was on the itinerant dyslexia team in the Burleson ISD from…
May 5, 2016 – Balfour Beatty Construction hosted a pre-bid meeting yesterday for bond-funded construction projects at Arlington High School, Morton Elementary and South Davis Elementary. In the meeting, which started in the Arlington High School library, Kelly Johnson, Balfour Beatty’s lead estimator on the project, reviewed the scope for each campus, the schedule and…
Tim Collins, AISD director of transportation, has started visiting schools to introduce students to the new Zonar system. The system, he said, is “an added safety for our students and a peace of mind for our parents and guardians.” Zonar is a tracking system that registers when students get on and off their school bus.…