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.

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Bid proposal date for construction of Career and Tech Center set for Dec. 17

December 1, 2015
CTC rendering

Balfour Beatty Construction is now accepting competitive proposals for the Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. The CTEC is located at 2101 Browning Drive, which was previously the Hutcheson Junior High School location. The CTEC is a two-story CMU, steel, and tilt-up panel structure that includes a…

Hutcheson Junior High starts coming down

December 1, 2015
Demolition of Hutcheson Junior High

Dec. 1, 2015 – After months of preparation, the walls of Hutcheson Junior High are now being torn down. The building, built in 1963, will be replaced by a districtwide Career and Technical Center. Once demolition concludes in early 2016, new construction will begin, with the new building scheduled to open in the summer of…

Oversight committee meets for quarterly review of bond program

November 11, 2015
Patrick Elementary STEM lab

Nov. 11, 2015 – The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee met yesterday in the library at Patrick Elementary for its quarterly review of the status and progress of the 2014 Bond program. Led by AISD chief financial officer Cindy Powell, AISD staff gave updates on the various areas of the bond: fine arts; safety, security and…

Construction of addition at Workman Junior High begins

November 11, 2015
Construction getting started on Workman classroom addition

Nov. 11, 2015 – Construction of a 16-classroom addition at Workman Junior High, funded by the 2014 Bond package, is officially underway. Building permits from the city of Arlington were obtained on Oct. 28 and the drilling of piers began this morning. The school will also receive a new entrance, renovated administration space and life…