District News
Sign up to volunteer by July 31 There’s now less than a month before the 11th-annual ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Back to School Kickoff event at AT&T Stadium, and we need your help. The event, Saturday, Aug. 2, is a chance for 10,000 ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ students to get free backpacks filled with school supplies for the upcoming…
Culinary Students and Local Chefs Team Up for School Menus A Cava-style bowl with rice, Mediterranean chicken, mixed veggies and Korean BBQ sauce. And don’t forget the chicken recipe is from Chef Aziz of Prince Lebanese Grill. Does that sound like a school cafeteria lunch to you? It is in ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½. And not only…
Camp Innovation welcomes 900+ students Summer break might be a time to relax – but at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s Camp Innovation, it’s also a time to explore, get hands-on and try something completely new. Back for another exciting year, Camp Innovation 2025 gave rising fifth through tenth graders across the district a chance to dive into…
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ will continue its commitment to strong financial stewardship and transparency as it transitions to new financial leadership. Superintendent Dr. Matt Smith has named Norberto Rivas, the district’s current Assistant Superintendent of Financial Services, as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Rivas brings more than 15 years of experience in public school finance, including over a…
In this week’s Board Brief, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Board of Trustees Sarah McMurrough and Justin Chapa share important news about state funding, leadership appointments and employee compensation—highlighting the Board’s ongoing commitment to supporting students, staff and the broader Arlington community. A Step Forward in State Funding | Sarah McMurrough Over the past 18 months, the Board…
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ is proud to announce two leadership appointments that reflect the district’s continued commitment to academic excellence and student success. Kiesha Edwards has been selected as the new principal of Ellis Elementary and Delisse Hardy has been named Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction.
Four students and two teachers win national recognition Omar Rodriguez is one of those students who encourages others and celebrates fellow classmates on their achievements. But last month, it was Omar’s turn. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ celebrated the Workman Junior High eighth grader for being one of only 11 students in the entire country to win the…
Three-day Immersion Experience goes in-depth Last week, students from ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s P-TECH programs at Lamar High School and Sam Houston High School stepped outside the classroom and into the real world of business, logistics and entrepreneurship as part of the district’s first-ever Industry Immersion Experience. Over the course of three days, students visited local businesses…
Board considers next year’s budget School’s out, but there’s still a lot of school business to take care of. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s Board of Trustees meeting on June 17, 2025, is in the books, and here are a few of the highlights. Bianca Knight, a rising seventh grader at Shackelford Junior High, started the meeting by…
A decade of impact ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ and The Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation, in partnership with Globe Life, is proud to celebrate over 10 years of the Leading Off Program, a servant leadership initiative impacting middle school students across ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½. Each year, the Leading Off Program engages over 60 students in grades six through eight from select…