District News
It’s National Assistant Principals Week! In the Arlington ISD we know how vital the role our APs play at every campus. They make a huge impact on the success of our students and staff. In honor of this week, we’re spotlighting several APs throughout the district. We’re starting with Venture High School assistant principal Jackie…
All Aboard! Pre-K registration is now open online at aisd.net/prek. But if you would rather register in person or need access to technology, come to Pre-K Registration Roundup on Tuesday, April 5, from 5-7 p.m. at any of our elementary schools except Corey and Jones academies. (See a list of pre-K campuses.) Parents can come…
Are you ready to rumble? Not quite? Well, it’s okay because the kids at Ashworth Elementary have your back. Over 300 students were excited to get moving with WWE stars and Dallas Cowboys players for UNICEF’s Kid Power Active Day. The star-studded lineup included WWE’s Dana Brooke, Titus O’Neil, Apollo Crews and Damian Priest, along…
Leaf Engineers presented Arlington ISD a check this week for $48,461.72, a rebate from Oncor Electric for installing energy-efficient lighting and HVAC equipment in the district’s newly renovated Administration Building. This rebate is the first one earned through the 2019 Bond project. Fortunately, these incentive checks are nothing new for the district. This was the…
Don’t forget to register for the annual Family Expo and Resource Fair on April 2, 2022, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center. The expo will feature vendors from across the DFW metroplex, plus food, music and workshops geared to help families get ready for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year.…
Partnership with Tarrant Area Food Bank, City of Arlington and Albertsons/Tom Thumb The grand-opening ribbon hadn’t even been cut yet and there were already four women inside the new food pantry at Nichols Junior High filling up grocery baskets. Dignitaries like Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos, Arlington Mayor Jim Ross and Tarrant Area Food…
One sure way to tell it’s spring is that it’s Arlington ISD Night throughout the city. This year there’s a new game in town for Arlington ISD families to take in, too. The Dallas Jackals, a professional rugby team in Major League Rugby, are playing their home games at Choctaw Stadium. As part of their…
There has been a lot of talk about pre-K around Arlington recently. And for good reason. But it’s not just because Arlington ISD just announced free pre-K for all 4-year-olds next year. Or that it’s adding STEM to an already fun, outstanding pre-K curriculum. The reason is that pre-K is so critically important. It gets…
Preston Nguyen was all set on a promising career in architecture, having breezed through classes at the Dan Dipert Career & Technical Center and rewarded with an internship at an architecture firm by his junior year. Then, one day, while sitting at his desk staring at drawings and a computer screen, he came to a…
Full STEM Ahead! This wasn’t your typical news conference. Four-year-olds in lab coats and safety goggles made for one of the most unique – and cutest – news conferences ever. Arlington ISD is going “Full STEM Ahead!” with free pre-K and the integration of an innovative STEM curriculum for all four-year-olds this fall. For…