Arlington School & Family
As part of their commitment to foster a college-going culture, Tarrant County College Southeast Campus and Arlington Independent School District joined together to open TCC’s new $13 million Tarrant County College Southeast/Arlington ISD Collegiate High School. TCC and AISD officials were joined by community leaders to officially open the 30,000-square-foot building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in August 2014. The Early College High School (ECHS) includes nine classrooms, two science laboratories with a preparatory room between them and one computer laboratory. It also includes a learning resource center, a 400-seat cafeteria/ auditorium, administrative offices and 250-parking spaces. As part of the partnership, Texas Trust Credit Union donated $35,000 to help launch the new school and will provide financial education resources and workshops throughout the school year for students, parents and faculty. The ECHS has the designation of an early college high school by the Texas Education Agency. This designation is for innovative high schools located on or near a college campus that will allow students who are at risk of dropping out of school and likely would not otherwise consider attending college an opportunity to earn a high school diploma and up to 60 college credit hours. Students have access to Tarrant County College facilities, resources and services, including the faculty, libraries, labs, artistic and cultural activities and extracurricular activities, as appropriate. There is no cost to the student to attend the school. The Arlington ISD will pay for tuition, fees and required textbooks to the extent those charges are not waived by Tarrant County College. “A clear objective in our strategic plan is for our students to have leading-edge learning experiences, and opening an early college high school certainly helps us to fulfill that goal,” Arlington ISD Superintendent Marcelo Cavazos said. “A collaboration such as this with our community partner Tarrant County College is vital to our students’ success and will make a tremendous positive impact on their future.”
As part of their commitment to foster
a college-going culture, Tarrant
County College Southeast Campus and
Arlington Independent School District
joined together to open TCC’s new
$13 million Tarrant County College
Southeast/Arlington ISD Collegiate
High School.
TCC and AISD officials were joined
by community leaders to officially open
the 30,000-square-foot building with
a ribbon-cutting ceremony in August
2014. The Early College High School
(ECHS) includes nine classrooms, two
science laboratories with a preparatory
room between them and one computer
laboratory. It also includes a learning
resource center, a 400-seat cafeteria/
auditorium, administrative offices and
250-parking spaces.
As part of the partnership, Texas Trust
Credit Union donated $35,000 to help
launch the new school and will provide
financial education resources and
workshops throughout the school year
for students, parents and faculty.
The ECHS has the designation of an
early college high school by the Texas
Education Agency. This designation is
for innovative high schools located on
or near a college campus that will allow
students who are at risk of dropping out
of school and likely would not otherwise
consider attending college an opportunity
to earn a high school diploma and up to
60 college credit hours.
Students have access to Tarrant County
College facilities, resources and services,
including the faculty, libraries, labs,
artistic and cultural activities and
extracurricular activities, as appropriate.
There is no cost to the student to attend
the school. The Arlington ISD will pay
for tuition, fees and required textbooks
to the extent those charges are not
waived by Tarrant County College.
“A clear objective in our strategic plan
is for our students to have leading-edge
learning experiences, and opening an
early college high school certainly helps
us to fulfill that goal,” Arlington ISD
Superintendent Marcelo Cavazos said.
“A collaboration such as this with our
community partner Tarrant County
College is vital to our students’ success
and will make a tremendous positive
impact on their future.”
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Barnett Jr. High football City Champs.<br />
Webb Elementary bilingual teacher Mr. Karam and his 2nd grade<br />
class completed the most dreambox learning math lessons for the<br />
month of October.<br />
Students at Sam Houston High <strong>School</strong> raised money during their<br />
lip dub to donate to Cystic Fibrosis in memory of teacher Eric Fox.<br />
South Davis Elementary held it’s first annual Mrs. Austin Gobble<br />
Wobble in honor and memory of teacher Mrs. Austin.<br />
AISD recently received a incentive payment to support the<br />
development of the Loan Star Energy Efficiency Project.<br />
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