Sept. 20, 2019 – The installation of new security cameras throughout the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV as part of the 2014 Bond is complete. The 4,000 new security cameras have increased the AISD security department’s video surveillance from 35 to 80 percent of all AISD buildings and specifically increased coverage in entry-exit points, stairwells, cafeterias, gyms, libraries,…
Aug. 30, 2019 – See the latest aerial photos of the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s future Fine Arts Center and Athletics Complex. Significant progress is being made, and now you can clearly make out where the concert hall, natatorium and arena are. Construction is moving along well, and the dry summer months, with no rain delays, have…
Check out photos of the new Arlington College and Career High School (ACCHS). The brand-new school opened on Monday for its first class of 9th graders. 2014 Bond program funds helped turn the former home of Venture High School into the new ACCHS. After months of construction, the campus has an entirely new look and a college-like…
Aug. 16, 2019 – It was the summer of concrete in the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV. Many schools had new concrete poured while school was out, from concrete drives and parking lots to improved sidewalks and ramps. The schools in the photos – Kooken Education Center, Ditto Elementary and Carter, Boles and Bailey junior highs – are…
ARLINGTON, TEXAS, August 14, 2019 – The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Board of Trustees voted unanimously yesterday to place a $966 million bond package on the Nov. 5 ballot. The proposed new bond program would not require an increase in the debt service tax rate. The proposed 2019 Bond will build on the District’s 2014 Bond program and…
August 8, 2019 – Signifiant progress in the construction of the new Wood Elementary library has been made over the summer. All the structural steel and metal framing is up, and the new library is scheduled to be completed in the late fall. Inside Wood Elementary, the old library has been gutted and is being…
Summer 2019 – The band renovations underway at Lamar High School aren’t anything like the original plan crafted at the outset of the 2014 Bond program. They’re much better. While the previous plan provided some band hall improvements, the new plan is about comprehensively improving Lamar’s band program – which means improving music education for…
July 26, 2019 – Great progress is being made on the future ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Fine Arts Center and Athletics Complex. Most of the concrete has been poured, and now structural steel and CMU walls are going up. Check out the two videos below to see for yourself. See what is going on this week in…
July 18, 2019 – Watch this video to see a helicopter lift new HVAC roof-top units to the roof of Bowie High School. The new units are part of the 2014 Bond-funded construction and renovations currently underway at Bowie. Learn more about the project at the Bowie bond webpage.
June 2019 – Though the 2014 Bond program is in its final year, there is still a lot of construction going on at ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV schools. To facilitate the construction, many schools are closed for the summer. Principals and staff have been relocated to other locations, but their phone numbers remain the same. See the…