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Celebrate National Principals Month with Principal Juan Villarreal Sam Houston High School principal believes 'every day is a chance to make a difference'
Q&A with Principal Juan Villarreal It’s the last day of National Principals Month, and we still want to highlight another one of our outstanding principals. Today, it’s Juan Villarreal, principal of Sam Houston High School. Juan Villarreal was an assistant principal at Martin High School, the principal at Turning Point High School, and the principal…
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Give the Gift of Learning
When I was a kid, I didn’t like to read. It wasn’t that I couldn’t read, I just didn’t enjoy it. I distinctly remember being…
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Choice Builds Satisfaction
John Spencer and A.J. Juliani, authors of Empower, say, “Students continue to fall into the same trap year after year with traditional schooling. They rarely…
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Voters approve $966 million bond proposal 2019 Bond designed to improve facilities, provide access and equity
Nov. 5, 2019 – Voters approved the Arlington ISD’s $966 million bond proposal on Nov. 5, 2019. “On behalf of the Arlington ISD, I want…
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Be a Maker Instead of Only a Learner
As a young boy growing up in Southern California, I was always interested in other people and cultures. I would spend hours learning about distant…
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The Truth About Empowering Ownership
Let me tell you the story of a young boy named Louis. Louis grew up in a small French village outside of Paris in the…
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Empower Your Students
I love to read. Recently, I saw a post on social media that shared how you can spot a person who loves books. It made…
