District News
A game changer. That’s how Foster Elementary principal Jacquelyn Burden described the school’s new gym built through the 2019 Bond program. Three new gyms – all funded by the 2019 Bond – recently opened at Foster, Miller, and Johns elementary schools. At Miller, the school celebrated last week during their Open House with a special…
Annual Market Expo at Dan Dipert Career + Technical Center The Arlington ISD Dan Dipert Career + Technical Center recently turned into a big market for two days, and all of the vendors were students. Entrepreneurship students from the CTC put their business ideas to the test during the district’s annual Market Expo. “Market Expo…
Leadership matters in every part of a school district. For Arlington ISD, that leadership includes building and supporting the workforce that serves more than 50,000 students every day. Dolloress Johnson, Arlington ISD’s Executive Director of Human Resources for Employee Relations and Development, has been named one of the Top HR Leaders of the Year by…
Get discount tickets now Arlington ISD and the Arlington ISD Education Foundation (AEF) will once again partner to host the annual Arlington ISD Education Celebration on Friday, April 24, 2026, at Six Flags Over Texas, bringing together students, families, and the community for an evening that celebrates Arlington ISD student talent while supporting innovative classroom learning. The event will…
More than 100 families gathered Monday morning for an event designed to connect them with valuable resources and opportunities throughout the community. The Arlington ISD World Languages Department, in collaboration with the Arlington ISD Multilingual Welcome Center, hosted the “Bringing Together Emergent Bilinguals” event, part of the district’s ongoing commitment to support families and strengthen…
Sign up now for Family Expo 2026 Mark your calendars! Arlington ISD families are invited to a morning of fun, learning and resources at the annual Arlington ISD Family Expo 2026 on Saturday, April 11. Sign up today. The free event runs from 9 a.m. to noon at the Dan Dipert Career + Technical Center…
At the Arlington ISD principal meeting last week, the focus wasn’t just on leading schools – it was growing leaders at every level. Arlington ISD principals gathered at the Arlington ISD Professional Development Center for a special Leader in Me lunch following their principal meeting, where they heard from Sean Covey, co-author of “The Leader in Me” and president of FranklinCovey Education. His message centered on the heart…
Forty Arlington ISD high school students are getting ready to take the field trip of a lifetime this Friday. Students from multiple career and technical education programs will spend all day at the Grand Prix of Arlington. The Grand Prix is coming to Arlington for the first time next week, March 13-16, and features a…
This is National School Social Work Week Students face many challenges that can impact their ability to learn. But Arlington ISD’s dedicated school social workers work every day to help students overcome those challenges and thrive both inside and outside the classroom. Today, we want to give our school social workers a special thank you…
Arlington ISD students proved their prowess in robotics and coding last Saturday, securing seven major awards at the Sphero Global Challenge state competition in Little Elm, Texas. The competition builds problem-solving skills through real-world challenges and incorporates robotics, coding, design, and computational thinking skills. “We’re really proud of our 25 elite teams from across seven…