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Q&A with Trustee David Wilbanks January is School Board Recognition Month, and we want to spotlight our Board of Trustees and all the great work they do. This year the theme for the month is “Locally Elected, Community Connected.” Today, we’re catching up with board member David Wilbanks. Wilbanks has been a board member since…
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Progress always comes with growing pains. That was an underlying theme as the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee toured Arlington High School this week. The committee was scheduled to tour the major addition under construction at Arlington High on Wednesday evening before its quarterly meeting. But the rain made the construction site unsafe for visitors. So,…
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Bus drivers impact students every day Bus drivers play a crucial role in the education of students in the Arlington ISD. Every day. “We’re the first ones the students see in the morning besides mom, and that smile counts,” said Tomica Gray, a 28-year veteran in the Arlington ISD transportation department. “It takes the students…
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Unlock Your Potential: Arlington ISD Job Expo 2024 Are you looking for a job with purpose? Find it now in the Arlington ISD, where every employee plays a critical role in the education of more than 55,000 students every day. That includes our custodians and all facility service team members who work to ensure our…
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Q&A with Trustee Leanne Haynes January is School Board Recognition Month, and we want to spotlight our Board of Trustees and all the great work they do. This year the theme for the month is “Locally Elected, Community Connected.” Today, we’re catching up with board member Leanne Haynes. The Arlington ISD parent is one of our new board…
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Classroom assistant is ‘such a rewarding job’ Johanna Voigt made personalized Christmas tree ornaments for all her students this year. That’s how much she loves her students – and her job. Voigt is a classroom assistant for the first and second grade classes in the French track at Arlington ISD’s Wimbish World Language Academy. It’s…
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One of the ways the Arlington Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee celebrated 35 years of continuing Dr. King’s dream this month was to award scholarships to six students for their future college education. And five of the winners were from the Arlington ISD! The scholarship recipients were the winners of the MLK Celebration…
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Corey Academy Cub Chorus opens board meeting Welcome to the first Board Brief of 2024. The Arlington ISD Board of Trustees had its first board meeting of the year last night, and here are some of the highlights. Corey Academy’s Cub Chorus kicked off the new year – and the meeting – right. The Chorus…
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Demolition started over the winter break It was noisy at Duff Elementary over the winter break. That’s because demolition of Duff’s library kicked off over the holidays and work continued on a new gym for the school. It’s all part of the 2019 Bond project at Duff. The demolition in the library and adjacent areas…
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Sign up now for career expo Dedicated to turning your love for food service into a career in the Arlington ISD? Our food and nutrition services team is searching for you! Join us for the Arlington ISD Job Expo on Thursday, Feb. 1, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Webb Elementary School. Representatives from…
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