To date, the AISD security department has installed new security cameras and network video recorders (NVRs) at 55 campuses with funds from the 2014 Bond program. By the end of the five-year bond program, all campuses will receive new cameras. The new cameras will allow the AISD security department to increase video surveillance from 35…
Nov. 14, 2017 – Pogue Construction, as Construction Manager at Risk, will receive bids for construction subcontracts on the Arlington ISD Seguin Theater Renovations project until Wednesday Dec. 6, 2017, at 2 p.m. Pre-proposal meeting A pre-bid meeting will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, at Seguin High School 7001 Silo…
Parents, students and visitors came to help celebrate the AISD’s new Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center’s first Fall Academy Showcase on Monday, November 6. Teachers and administrators were on hand to answer questions and help guide tours through the facility. Students were able to show their parents the building, their classrooms and what they’ve been…
Nov. 10, 2017 – The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee met last night for its quarterly review of the status and progress of the 2014 Bond program. Led by AISD Chief Financial Officer Cindy Powell, AISD staff gave updates on the various areas of the bond: fine arts; safety, security and technology; transportation; and facilities. See the…
Bus orders from the first three phases of the five-phase 2014 Bond program are now complete. The final seven buses of phase three arrived in Arlington on Aug. 29. The AISD ordered and received 20 new buses in phase three, 13 regular education propane buses and seven special education diesel buses. Original plans called for…
Nov. 3, 2017 – The brand new AISD Agricultural Science Center is officially open. Goats and a heifer moved in last week, but this was the first week classes were held for students. The districtwide Agricultural Science Center, under construction since the spring, will provide a state-of-the-art facility for agriculture education and house agriculture science…
Oct. 27, 2017 – The first heifer to move into the new AISD Agricultural Center arrived yesterday evening. She joins a number of goats – the first occupants in the new facility – who moved in earlier this week. The building will host its first classes for students next week. The districtwide Agricultural Science Center,…
Oct. 26, 2017 – Teachers at 37 AISD campuses got quite a surprise last week when members of the AISD information technology department showed up at their schools to let them know they had won a Transformation Through Innovation grant (See photos). Seventy grants were awarded, totaling $1,013,490. The TI grant is funded by the 2014…
Oct. 24, 2017 – AISD students moved goats into the new AISD Agricultural Science Center yesterday afternoon. The goats are the first occupants in the building, which will open for classes next week. The districtwide Agricultural Science Center, under construction since the spring, will provide a state-of-the-art facility for agriculture education and house agriculture science…
Oct. 24, 2017 – The faculty and staff of the AISD Dan Dipert Career + Technical Center invite everyone to join them for the first official Academy Showcase Night, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, from 6–7 p.m. See first-hand what the students have been talking about. Teachers and students will showcase their programs and some of the…