Board approves schematic design for future 18 PLUSS Center New facility will be funded by 2026 Bond
August 2026
Arlington ISD’s next school building has been intentionally designed to not look like a school. “We want it to actually look like a corporate learning environment where they’re going to work every day,” said Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. Matt Smith. That’s the vision for the district’s future 18 PLUSS center, a facility that will serve special education students who have completed their high school requirements and are now in a one-to-three-year program that teaches job skills to help them start their careers. “The biggest thing about 18 PLUSS is working on specially-designed instruction in the area of vocation and employability,”…
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Design for new Carter Junior High underway Carter teachers meet with architects to help plan new building
November 2021
Carter Junior High is going to be rebuilt, and the design of the new building is officially underway. After meeting last week with senior district…
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Capital Needs Steering Committee leaves incredible legacy Two district employees helped develop Arts and Athletics Complex and now work there
November 2021
Back in 2014, the Capital Needs Steering Committee (CNSC) worked to develop the program that would become the 2014 Bond. With about 40 members, including…
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Bond oversight committee tours Crow Leadership Academy Meets to review Bond 2019 progress
October 2021
Spaces matter. That’s the message Jamie MacDougall delivered to the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) when it met for its quarterly meeting on Wednesday at…
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Dallas Business Journal honors Arlington ISD’s Arts & Athletics Complex Names the AAC the Best Real Estate Deal 2020 for Community/Neighborhood Impact
October 2021
The Dallas Business Journal’s 29th annual Best Real Estate Deals of 2020 recently named Arlington ISD’s Arts and Athletics Complex the winner for the Community/Neighborhood…
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Watch drone video of Webb Elementary construction See the early progress of Webb’s future building
October 2021
Check out this drone flyover video of the construction of Webb Elementary’s new school building! It’s still early in the construction process, but after months…
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Berry and Thornton elementary schools demolished Demo will make way for new Berry and Thornton buildings
October 2021
The old Berry and Thornton elementary buildings have been leveled. The old buildings – Berry opened in 1955 and Thornton in 1956 – had seen…
