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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Old Knox Elementary building demolished Makes way for construction of new junior high school
December 2023
Knox building was originally a junior high Knox Elementary is gone. The school building that housed four different schools in its 60 years has been…
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New web page gives overview of Bond 2019 construction progress Keep up with bond construction status
December 2023
Construction is the largest part of the 2019 Bond It’s not easy to keep up with all the construction projects included in Arlington ISD’s 2019…
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Arlington ISD breaks ground for new Glaspie Field New athletic competition venue will be home for Martin and Seguin high schools
October 2023
Glaspie Field will be district’s third stadium With cheerleaders, a drumline and a pep band, this groundbreaking ceremony felt more like a pep rally. But…
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Phase two of new playgrounds complete Butler Elementary celebrates new playgrounds with ribbon cutting
October 2023
Bond 2019 moves on to last phase Two phases down, one to go. The new playgrounds getting installed at all 53 Arlington ISD elementary schools…
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Arlington ISD breaks ground for new junior high school New school will replace Carter Junior High
October 2023
New junior high is funded by the 2019 Bond This was a little different than an outdoor concert at the Levitt Pavilion. This outdoor venue…
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Thornton Elementary Tigers dedicate their new school New building replaces original school built in 1956
September 2023
Thornton celebrates with singing, dancing and tamales Tamara Edwards, Thornton Elementary School’s music teacher, lined her choir students up on the stage stairs and then…
