It’s always fun with pre-K If it’s pre-K, it’s fun. Even if it’s an all-day pre-K teacher training conference. “Buenos dias, aloha, good morning!” shouted Dr. Gilberto D. Soto, the keynote speaker, to the cafeteria full of Arlington ISD pre-K teachers. Yes, aloha. The McNutt Elementary School cafeteria had been transformed into a Hawaiian luau.…
Radio DJs Hawkeye and Michelle Rodriguez visit Bryant Teachers at Bryant Elementary School got a sweet treat during professional development Monday morning. Hawkeye and Michelle Rodriguez, radio personalities from KSCS 96.3 FM, surprised staff with dozens of Gigi’s cupcakes as a part of their Teacher Appreciation Tour. More than 300 schools submitted the online form…
Let’s head Back to School! Everything is bigger in Texas, as the old saying goes. Whether it’s cowboy hats, boots, wide open spaces or love for football, grand is the way to go in the second largest state. That’s exactly what Kanesha Jones – originally from St. Louis – is learning and saw this past…
There are just ten days left until the first day of pre-K! And no one is more excited to start the new year than the pre-K teachers. They’ve been in training recently to get ready for pre-K’s exciting new curriculum, and now they’re getting their rooms ready. Here’s what a few of them had to…
Technology Enrichment inspires learning “Fun” may not have been what students expected when they came to summer school (aka summer learning) this year. But that’s exactly what third through eighth graders at 11 elementary schools and four junior high schools got thanks to Arlington ISD’s innovative Technology Enrichment program. And they learned some important skills,…
Join members of the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees at the first Trustee Talks of the new school year for a presentation and discussion about what’s going on in the district. This meeting will focus on safety. Trustee Talks is a new series of public meetings initiated by the Board of Trustees. Two or three trustees host…
