Board of Trustees names assistant principal for Career and Technical Center

Career and Technical Center rendering

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 2, 2017 – The AISD Board of Trustees today announces Tommy Moore as the assistant principal for the new Career and Technical Center that is scheduled to open in August 2017. Moore has been an assistant principal at Bailey Junior High since 2015. Prior to that, he was a football coach and…

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Dedication ceremony celebrates new Peach Elementary

Peaches pose for a photo at the Peach Elementary dedication

Feb. 2, 2017 – Hundreds of people filled the Peach Elementary cafetorium Saturday, Jan. 28, for a school dedication ceremony that honored the school’s namesakes and celebrated the school’s future impact on students. Throughout the ceremony, Peach family and former colleagues showered praise on Eddy and Debbie Peach. The pair are worthy namesakes with a…

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Dedication ceremonies celebrate new McNutt and Peach Elementaries

Students sing at the McNutt Elementary dedication ceremony

The AISD dedicated its two newest elementaries – Sandy McNutt Elementary and Eddy and Debbie Peach Elementary – in January, with ceremonies and open houses. The schools are part of the $661.3 million bond package passed in 2014. Both opened in August 2016. McNutt Elementary Sandy McNutt Elementary was dedicated Saturday, Jan. 21, in a…

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Bid date for bond work at Crouch, Knox and Thornton Elementaries extended to Feb. 16

Knox Elementary

Feb. 1, 2016 – The Board of Education of Arlington Independent School District will receive sealed proposals for bond-funded renovations at Crouch, Knox and Thornton Elementaries (CSP 17-57) until Feb. 16, 2017. About the project The package includes adding a security vestibule, strings room and two STEM labs at each elementary, along with life-cycle and…

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Construction begins at Sam Houston High School

Groundwork beginning for Sam Houston addition

Jan. 30, 2017 – School improvements and a large addition for Sam Houston are officially underway. Portable classrooms on the east side of campus were moved out of the way at the end of 2016 and ground work started this month. There are a number of different projects included in the scope, so work is…

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Dedication ceremony celebrates new McNutt Elementary

Students sing at the McNutt Elementary dedication ceremony

Jan. 24, 2017 – Sandy McNutt Elementary was dedicated Saturday, Jan. 21, in a ceremony that honored the school’s namesake and celebrated the school’s future impact on students. Hundreds of people filled the cafetorium for the ceremony, with many forced to watch from the hall and in the gym, where a live feed was projected…

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