District News
Q&A with Trustee David Wilbanks January is School Board Recognition Month, and this year’s theme is Forward, Together. The Arlington ISD has been moving forward together thanks in part to our board. We appreciate our school board members, so we’re catching up with them this month to find out about their lives and why they serve. Next up…
Read More about Trustee David Wilbanks devoted to public education.
Martin Luther King Youth Extravaganza It’s not every day a government official heartwarmingly tells a crowd of people that he loves them. And then motivates hundreds of people to pause and shout, “I love you!” to a room full of strangers. But after all, Monday was no ordinary day. It was a time to celebrate…
Read More about Arlington ISD students keep Martin Luther King’s dream alive.
All kinds of job opportunities If you want to know why it pays to work in the Arlington ISD, then circle Tuesday, Jan. 31, on your calendars. The Arlington ISD is hosting an hourly employee job fair that day from 4-7 p.m. at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts. Whether you’re looking to help…
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Specialized opportunities for all grade levels Today is the last day to apply for one of the Arlington ISD’s 13 specialized programs. Applications are due by 5 p.m., Jan. 18. Apply here or learn more about each program. ELEMENTARY SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS Corey Fine Arts and Dual Language Academy Crow Leadership Academy Jones Fine Arts and…
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Q&A with Trustee Justin Chapa January is School Board Recognition Month, and this year’s theme is Forward, Together. The Arlington ISD has been moving forward together thanks in part to our board. We appreciate our school board members, so we’re catching up with them this month to find out about their lives and why they serve.…
Read More about Trustee Justin Chapa has deep ties to the district.
Winners received scholarships Every year, as part of the annual Advancing the Dream Celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., students from the area can participate in art and essay contests. This year, all three winners in both the art and essay contests come from the Arlington ISD. Each first-place winner received a…
Read More about MLK Art and Essay Contest winners announced.
Board Brief: New calendar, new P-TECHs and a bond update Arlington ISD trustees provide a Board Brief from each board meeting, a short video that gives a summary of the meeting’s highlights. Watch the video below or read the brief. The first Arlington ISD Board of Trustees meeting of 2023 is in the books, and…
Read More about Board of Trustees approves next year’s calendar.
Bond 2019 upgrading lighting and sound When Micah Green, Arlington ISD’s fine arts coordinator of theatre and dance, set out to improve lighting and sound for the district’s junior high and high school theater programs – as called for in the 2019 Bond program – he visited each campus to assess what they had and…
Read More about Lighting and sound upgrades coming for theater programs.
Elementary ideas are due by Feb. 1 It’s that time of year again! The Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Arlington ISD for the 17th annual “What’s Your Big Idea?” Entrepreneurship Contest. The contest asks students to think outside the box and create solutions to everyday challenges and problems in Arlington. Students…
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Read summary of district’s legislative agenda The Texas Legislature opens its 88th legislative session today and it will run until May 23. The legislature meets every two years. The Arlington ISD’s Board of Trustees issues a legislative agenda for each Texas legislative session with a series of priorities and recommendations that are important to the…
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