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Feb. 26, 2016 – The future Sandy McNutt Elementary is starting to look like a real building. The school at Volunteer Drive and Center Street has been under construction for several months, but steel just began to be erected this week. The work until now has included many tasks related to getting the site ready…

Feb. 19, 2016 – The ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Board of Trustees announced its selection of principals for the future McNutt and Peach Elementary Schools at its Feb. 18 Board meeting. The two schools are currently under construction and will open for the 2016-2017 school year. Both schools are funded by the 2014 Bond program. Jackeline Orsini was…

Feb. 18, 2016 – Thornton Elementary teachers received training last week on how to use their new interactive projectors. The projectors are part of the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê’s new classroom technology standards, which are being implemented through funding by the 2014 Bond package. The technology hardware called for in the new standards are in the process of…

Balfour Beatty Construction is now accepting competitive proposals for bond work at four elementary schools. This is a summer renovation job with ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê and LBL Architects. The package includes renovations to four elementary schools: Bebensee, Duff, Fitzgerald and Williams. The majority of the scope is to renovate the existing MEP and roofing systems. Bid…

Feb. 12, 2016 – The ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê hosted a pre-proposal conference yesterday to go over a Request For Qualifications for construction managers at risk for Phase III bond projects and Sam Houston High School. The district will engage several qualified firms to provide construction manager-at-risk services for these projects, in accordance with the terms, conditions,…

The ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê will engage several qualified firms to provide construction manager-at-risk services for the 2014 Bond Program Phase III and Sam Houston High School, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and requirements set forth in this Request for Qualifications. The ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê will use the “Two Step process” for this procurement. In “Step…

Feb. 2, 2016 – The future Eddy and Debbie Peach Elementary started to look like a real building this week. The school on Baird Farm Road in north Arlington has been under construction for several months, but steel just began to be erected this week. The work until now has included many tasks related to…

Over the course of five years, the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê is ordering 114 new school buses, funded by the 2014 Bond package. These new buses contain a variety of features that enhance the overall safety of the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê’s fleet. The ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê already has 36 of the new buses, all manufactured by Blue Bird, and 23 more have…

The ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê is requesting bids for RFP 16-46: Classroom, Collaboration, Office, Cafeteria Furniture & Catalog. The deadline for responses to be turned in is February 16, 2016 by 2:00 p.m. You must mail in or hand deliver the responses to the Purchasing Department at the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Administration building located at 1203 W. Pioneer Pkwy,…

After lots of planning, the technology component of the 2014 Bond package is now being implemented. At the outset of the bond package, the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê technology department developed minimum technology standards for all classrooms. The department originally planned to implement these standards across the district over the course of two years, but is now aiming to…