Jimmy and Laura Jones Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language celebrated its newly renovated building with a dedication ceremony Saturday, May 27. “It’s a great day to be an All-Star!” said Jones Principal Katiuska Herrador to the several hundred people gathered to honor the school’s namesakes and to see the renovated building. (Jones Academy’s…
Students from 32 ϲ campuses showed off innovative and creative approaches to learning during the annual Transformation Through Innovation Grant Showcase Monday night.
ARLINGTON, Texas, May 18, 2017 – Tonight, the ϲ Board of Trustees officially named the ϲ Career and Technical Center the ϲ Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center. The ϲ Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center will offer state-of-the-art courses in career and technical fields to all district high schools. It…
May 15, 2017 – Students from Lamar and Martin high schools got a preview of the future Career and Technical Center last Thursday, May 12. Donning hard hats, the students toured the new building, getting a behind-the-scenes tour of the construction. “This tour is for you,” said Brandon Alcala of Balfour Beatty Construction, the construction…
April 27, 2017 – Early stages of bond construction are underway at Foster and Moore Elementaries. The first projects include restroom renovations to improve ADA accessibility. Much more will de done over the summer. Both schools will get two new STEM labs, a strings room and a front-entrance security vestibule, along with a number of…
April 27, 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 ϲ Chief Financial Officer Cindy Powell, ϲ staff gave updates on the various areas of the bond: fine arts; safety, security and technology; transportation; and facilities. ϲ…
April 25, 2017 – Construction is underway at Bebensee, Duff, Fitzgerald and Williams Elementaries. All four schools are getting renovations to provide two STEM labs, a strings room and security vestibule at the front entrance, among other improvements. Each will also receive a number of other life-cycle and deficiency upgrades, including, among other things, improvements…
April 24, 2017 – The Board of Education of ϲ will receive sealed proposals for renovations at Secondary School (CSP 17-83) until May 9, 2017. Bids Bids are due Tuesday, May 9, 2017, by 10 a.m., and should be delivered to the ϲ Purchasing Office at the JW Counts Administration Building located…
April 12, 2017 – The new Outdoor Performance Area at Jones Academy is now open and in use. The amphitheater, the first of its kind in the ϲ, provides additional performance opportunities for students attending the fine arts and dual language program at Jones Academy. It was built in conjunction with renovations at Jones, which…
April 12, 2017 – The Board of Education of ϲ will receive sealed proposals for bond-funded renovations at Amos and Atherton Elementaries (CSP 17-79) until May 9, 2017. About the project The package includes adding two STEM labs, a strings room and security vestibule at each elementary, along with interior and exterior…