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Application window closes at 5 p.m. on Wednesday The deadline for applying for one of Arlington ISD’s specialized programs is Wednesday at 5 p.m. That will be your last chance to sign a student up for one of the programs for the 2024-25 school year. These elementary, junior high and high school programs give you…
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Info meetings for 11 schools The deadline for applying for one of the Arlington ISD’s specialized programs is next Wednesday, Jan. 17. If you’re still trying to figure out if a specialized program is right for your child, we’ve got meetings scheduled that can help. Four of our elementary specialized programs have in-person parent information…
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All arts for all at Corey and Jones The Arlington ISD prides itself on being one of the top fine arts districts in the state. You don’t have to look hard to find out why. If you were part of the 500,000-plus people who watched the Texas Rangers World Series parade last month, you saw…
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Apply now for fine arts and dual language academies The Arlington ISD prides itself on being one of the top fine arts districts in the state. You don’t have to look hard to find out why. If you were part of the 500,000-plus people who watched the Texas Rangers World Series parade last week, you…
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Open spots vary by school If you felt like you missed your chance to apply for a spot at our elementary specialized programs, you are in luck. The Arlington ISD has opened an application window until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, for the 2023-24 school year at four of our elementary specialized academies. There are spots…
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Fire trucks roll up to Jones When two fire trucks rolled up in front of Jones Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language last Wednesday, the crew didn’t pull out any hoses or fire gear. Instead, they pulled out two certificates of commendation. “This is among the first times that we’ve done this where we’ve…
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Apply for Corey or Jones by Jan. 18 It’s not just the fine arts. Or the dual language. There’s something else that makes Corey and Jones fine arts and dual language academies one of the best opportunities for elementary students anywhere. The special sauce is integration. When Arlington ISD created Corey and Jones, they didn’t…
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It was a great first day Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos traveled across the district Monday to see how the first day of school was going. His tour of six schools required 40 miles of driving and included 19 classroom visits, five Facebook Lives and even one PTA meeting. What did he find? It…
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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…
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Innovation always comes with challenges, but it’s also what reaps the greatest rewards. At Gunn Junior High School and Fine Arts and Dual Language Academy, that’s exactly what’s happening with the academy’s inaugural sixth grade. Seven years ago, these sixth-grade pioneers were the fist kindergarteners at the then brand-new Corey and Jones academies of fine…
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