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Committee holds quarterly meeting The Arlington ISD’s Citizens Bond Oversight Committee toured the new Webb Elementary School building to kick off its meeting on Tuesday. The new Webb building is still under construction but is scheduled to open in January. Following the tour, the committee members met in the current Webb library to receive updates on…
Wimbish World Language Academy makes 19. That’s 19 Arlington ISD elementary schools that have received new playgrounds as part of the 2019 Bond program. But who’s counting? All the elementary students certainly are! And the teachers are, too. “Students screamed and jumped, and even the teachers were as excited as the children,” said Wimbish principal…
Arts and Athletics in Arlington ISD make a statement The awards keep piling up for the Arlington ISD’s Arts and Athletics Complex, home of the Center for Visual and Performing Arts and Athletics Center. The two facilities, a centerpiece of the 2014 Bond, were awarded a star of distinction by the Texas Association of School…
Phase one includes demolition and site work Remember that gas station that was in Arlington High School’s front yard at the corner of Park Row and Cooper? It’s gone. Arlington ISD bought the Shell station and tore it down to make way for some major improvements and an expansion at the school. All that’s left…
Berry Elementary The future Berry Elementary School is officially topped out. Tuesday, the last beam of the new structure was hung, a significant milestone in the construction of the new school. To celebrate the topping out, Berry principal Rose Ravin joined others from the construction contractor, Joeris General Contractors, the architect, HKS, and the Arlington…
The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee recently gave its annual report to the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees. Charles Finicum, the committee’s chair, presented at the June 21 Board of Trustees meeting and offered observations and recommendations related to the district’s 2019 Bond program. “This is an exciting culmination of a year-long’s worth of meetings relative…
Global supply chain issues are causing delays everywhere, and that includes the construction of the new Webb Elementary School. Originally scheduled to open for the beginning of the school year in August, the new Webb will welcome students for the first time a little later. The new school building at Webb will replace the current…
Summer can wait Sure, Gunn Junior High and Fine Arts and Dual Language Academy art teacher Zena Young is excited about the summer. But right now, she’s more focused on next year. “I’m just as excited about getting my room set up,” Young said. Instead of packing up her art room to head home for…
Jones Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language has lots of great spaces – a dance room, piano lab, STEM labs, music rooms, art rooms, multiple collaboration spaces and a new gym. But it needed one more thing. A bigger kitchen. Now, thanks to the 2019 Bond, Jones has exactly that. It was a long…
Apply for the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) now through May 13, 2022. CBOC Application The Arlington ISD is accepting applications for positions on the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee. The committee provides transparency and enhances public confidence in the use of proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by Arlington ISD voters on Nov. 5,…