Arlington voters approved the $663.1 million bond on May 10, 2014. Proceeds of the bond are being used to build new facilities, upgrade and renovate existing facilities, address safety and security districtwide, upgrade technology infrastructure and equipment, provide fine arts equipment and address transportation.
Bond News
The first and only net-zero building in the Arlington area is the É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø’s new Agricultural Science Center. As a net-zero facility, it utilizes a solar array and wind turbine to produce more energy annually than it consumes. On average it produces more energy than it uses each day and pushes the surplus onto the…
August 2018 – Apply for the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee now through Sept. 7, 2018. The É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø is accepting applications for positions on the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee. The committee is established to provide transparency and enhance public confidence in the use of proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø voters…
Aug. 10, 2018 –Â The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee met in August at Crow Elementary for its quarterly review of the status and progress of the 2014 Bond program. Led by AISD Chief Financial Officer Cindy Powell, AISD staff gave updates on the various areas of the bond: fine arts; safety, security and technology; transportation; and…
Aug. 9, 2018 (updated Oct. 1, 2018) – Twenty new school buses – with a total price tag over $2 million – were ordered this year as part of the 2014 Bond program. The last eight of the 20 new Blue Bird and International buses were delivered in September, for a total of three regular…