District News
Award for annual financial report The Arlington ISD continued with its longstanding trend of outstanding financial reporting. For the 44th-consecutive year, the district was honored with a Certificate of Achievement from the Government Finance Officers Association. The award was for the district’s annual financial report for the year ending June 30, 2022. To receive that…
Pre-K Palooza makes registration fun! Join us next week for Arlington ISD’s Pre-K Palooza to register your 3- or 4-year old for pre-K or your new kindergartener and have lots of fun together! Kids will have a great time and you’ll receive in-person registration assistance and resources from community partners. Sign up for Pre-K Palooza…
Back to School Kickoff is Aug. 5 at AT&T Stadium There’s now less than a month before the ninth annual Arlington ISD Back to School Kickoff event at AT&T Stadium, but there’s still plenty of time to help. The event, which is slated for 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, is a chance for 10,000…
Dwell with Dignity Helps Make Over Lounge It’s usually the little things that count most. When Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale and the nonprofit Dwell with Dignity announced their big reveal of a staff lounge makeover at Speer Elementary, they touted the spacious blue sofa as its centerpiece, a comfy spot where teachers can eat…
Footloose the Musical Arlington ISD students kicked off their Sunday shoes for their performances of the musical “Footloose” at the first-ever summer musical camp last weekend. In partnership with Theatre Arlington, the summer musical camp was a two-week program for selected junior high and high school students at the Dr. Marcelo Cavazos Center for Visual…
Cuando desee el mejor programa de prekínder para su hijo, no busque más allá del distrito escolar de Arlington. El año pasado, el distrito estableció el nuevo estándar nacional para todos los estudiantes de cuatro años al introducir un plan de estudios STEM en todo el distrito. Aún mejor, el distrito lo hizo gratis para…
Arlington ISD is opening a special transfer window at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 6, and keeping it open until Thursday, July 20. While the window is open, students from outside the district can transfer in for the 2023-2024 school year, and students already in Arlington ISD can apply for a transfer to another school.…
Levitating trains and cars can seem like a farfetched concept or something you’d only see in the movies but believe it or not, area students are on the fast track to make those ideals a reality. Arlington ISD students like ninth grader Gavin Gilbreath and 10th grader Oyinkansola Ewedemi are just two of the students…
Last board meeting of 2022-2023 fiscal year Arlington ISD’s Board of Trustees meeting on June 29, 2023, is in the books, and here are a few of the highlights. Up first was a report from the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee. The CBOC is a group of 11 community members appointed by the Board of Trustees…
Free STEM Program Adds Up to Advancement for 4-Years-Olds When you want the best pre-K program for your child, look no further than the Arlington ISD. Last year, the district set the new national standard for all four-year-old students by introducing a district-wide STEM curriculum. Even better, the district made it free for parents within…