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Joey Rodriguez Junior High Arlington ISD’s newest school will honor the legacy of beloved soccer coach Joey Rodriguez. The future Joey Rodriguez Junior High School is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in the fall of 2025. The new school is funded by the 2019 Bond and will replace the aging Carter Junior…
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Ella B’s Generous Hands: Holiday Give Back Dinner Not everyone can carry three oversized plates chock-full of food for a distance of about 25 feet with ease. But Arlington ISD board member Kecia Mays proved that she could last Wednesday, not dropping any chicken, mashed potatoes or dinner rolls onto the Arlington ISD Athletics Center’s…
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Thank you, Counselors It’s National School Counseling Week, and the Arlington ISD is thankful for all of our dedicated counselors. The guidance and counseling department staff’s selflessness and willingness to lend an ear is a blessing to all. Students dealing with academic concerns, mental health issues and any form of abuse or grief can speak…
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Generosity is spreading throughout Arlington ISD as we celebrate receiving grants from various organizations to help further our students’ education. Today we highlight two — the Rotary Club of Arlington & the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. The Rotary at Webb As a longtime supportive partner of Webb Elementary School, The Rotary Club of Arlington has…
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It’s not every day a student gets to practice mathematical strategies huddled under a tent next to a roaring fire while still inside the classroom. Or have the principal show up to school in a Camp Life T-shirt, baseball cap and backpack with a large water bottle dangling from one side and a flashlight from…
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Even in a Pandemic, students’ Big Ideas Keep Coming Normally when Arlington ISD and the Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce hold their annual What’s Your Big Idea? contest, hundreds of winners and their families pack UT Arlington’s College Park Center to celebrate the deserving students. This year, they still went to UTA, but they never…
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Dunn Elementary teacher of the year in 2019-20 Dunn Elementary fifth-grade teacher Audrey Simmons is getting to play hooky Monday. At least it will be an excused absence. Simmons, who teaches science, was selected to represent the district for the Texas Rangers home opener Monday at Globe Life Field. The lifelong Rangers fan was surprised…
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Outreach will include home visits The Arlington ISD is working hard to ensure that all students are provided the best educational opportunities during a challenging 2020-21 school year. The district is launching Operation Reconnect to connect and engage with absent or disconnected students from school. Like most large districts, attendance is down this school year…
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Employees get one-dose Johnson & Johnson shot There are thousands of sore arms in the Arlington ISD today. More than 2,600 to be precise. That’s because all Arlington ISD employees, including substitute teachers and part-time workers, were given the opportunity to get the one-dose COVID-19 Johnson & Johnson vaccine yesterday. The mass vaccinations came thanks…
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Curriculum and Instruction department recognized for innovation COVID-19 has not only affected how teachers teach their students, it has also impacted how they learn themselves, how they develop their own skills, and how they access support for the curriculum they teach. Teachers’ time is at a premium like never before, and they simply don’t have…
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