Bond construction underway at Bebensee, Duff, Fitzgerald and Williams Elementaries

Construction in a Duff classroom

April 25, 2017 – Construction is underway at Bebensee, Duff, Fitzgerald and Williams Elementaries. All four schools are getting renovations to provide two STEM labs, a strings room and security vestibule at the front entrance, among other improvements. Each will also receive a number of other life-cycle and deficiency upgrades, including, among other things, improvements…

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Bids for renovations at Turning Point Secondary School due May 9

Turning Point Secondary School

April 24, 2017 – The Board of Education of Arlington Independent School District will receive sealed proposals for renovations at Secondary School (CSP 17-83) until May 9, 2017. Bids Bids are due Tuesday, May 9, 2017, by 10 a.m., and should be delivered to the AISD Purchasing Office at the JW Counts Administration Building located…

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New outdoor performance area opens

Jones Academy Outdoor Performance Area

April 12, 2017 – The new Outdoor Performance Area at Jones Academy is now open and in use. The amphitheater, the first of its kind in the AISD, provides additional performance opportunities for students attending the fine arts and dual language program at Jones Academy. It was built in conjunction with renovations at Jones, which…

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Bids for bond work at Amos and Atherton Elementaries due May 9

Atherton Elementary

April 12, 2017 – The Board of Education of Arlington Independent School District will receive sealed proposals for bond-funded renovations at Amos and Atherton Elementaries (CSP 17-79) until May 9, 2017. About the project The package includes adding two STEM labs, a strings room and security vestibule at each elementary, along with interior and exterior…

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Bond work underway at Turning Point Junior High

Turning Point Secondary School

April 11, 2017 – Bond work at Turning Point Junior High kicked off last month during spring break with repairs to the roof. New coping was also installed, giving the exterior a cleaner look. Painting the exterior CMU walls is scheduled to start this week and should take about two weeks to complete. Other repairs…

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Lamar High School’s new culinary labs open

Students bake biscuits in Lamar's new culinary labs

April 11, 2017 – The two new culinary labs at Lamar High School, funded by the 2014 Bond program, are now open and holding classes. Three adjacent classrooms were demolished and then renovated into the two culinary labs. Lamar had been the only AISD high school with only one kitchen. Nutrition teachers Alyce Monroe, Katy…

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