AISD’s music education program receives national recognition

2018 logo for for Best Communities for Music Education

April 17, 2018 – Arlington ISD has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. The Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. To qualify for…

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AISD works to implement Zonar

AISD bus

March 2018 – The AISD transportation department is making significant headway this year in getting Zonar up and running. Zonar is a tracking system that registers when students get on and off their school bus. Funded by the 2014 Bond and now installed on all AISD buses, it also includes a GPS component that allows the…

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See the updated Bond 2014 dashboard

Screenshot from the bond dashboard

April 13, 2018 – Click on the image below to view the April 2018 bond progress dashboard in its entirety. The pdf document includes four pages, one for each area of the bond: facilities; safety, security and technology; fine arts and transportation.

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Pearcy Elementary maximizes new STEM labs

STEM teacher, Karissa Johnston, with two students in the Pearcy STEM labs

March 2018 – As you walk toward the end of the long hall at Pearcy Elementary, toward the two new STEM labs, you may hear a lot of noise coming from inside the last two rooms on the right. “It’s not quiet,” Pearcy Principal Codi Van Duzee said. It’s the sound of excited discussion and even…

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Dunn Elementary thanks roofers with a pizza party

Construction crew that roofed Duff Elementary pose after a pizza party

April 12, 2018 – Dunn Elementary hosted a pizza party last Wednesday for the construction crew that just completed putting a new roof on the school. Dunn Principal Mary Helen Burnett received received zero complaints of noise or smells during the roofing process and wanted to thank the roofers for their outstanding work. “As a…

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Bond Oversight Committee meets to review bond progress, participates in technology demonstration

CBOC members tour Duff Elementary

April 10, 2018 – The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee met last night for its quarterly review of the status and progress of the 2014 Bond program. AISD Chief Financial Officer Cindy Powell gave updates on the various areas of the bond: fine arts; safety, security and technology; transportation; and facilities. (The presentation was similar to…

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