Arlington ISD

Read more about who represents you in the Arlington school district. You can also learn more about the resources, demographics, and how to take action in Arlington ISD!

Arlington ISD’s 78 campuses cover the majority of Arlington and much of the Tarrant County portion of Grand Prairie. AISD is the 13th-largest school district in Texas.

Don’t know if you’re in Arlington ISD?

  • See the Arlington ISD Map here.
  • See what School District you’re in here. 

facts about Aisd

Source: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/texas/districts/arlington-isd-107077

Operation Budget

Students

  • Hispanic 25.15% 25.15%
  • White 18.7% 18.7%
  • Black or African American 25.3% 25.3%
  • Asian or Asian Pacific Islander 5.8% 5.8%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5% 0.5%
  • Two or More 2.8% 2.8%

School Board Meetings

The Arlington School Board typically meets every other week on Thursdays at 5:00pm.

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Superintendent

School superintendents work with the school board to develop goals for the district. They also provide leadership and oversee the educational enterprise in the district. The superintendent is hired by the school board and is not a voting member of the school board.

In larger school districts, superintendents may have assistant, deputy, or associate superintendents in charge of particular divisions, such as curriculum or technology. You can see the AISD Administrators for Arlington here.

The average Superintendent salary in Arlington, TX is $163,372.

Responsibilities

School superintendents work with the school board to develop goals for the district. They also provide leadership and oversee the educational enterprise in the district. The superintendent is responsible for managing day-to-day operations, preparing and administering the district’s budget, organizing the district’s central administration, and ensuring that the district focuses on its primary mission—student academic achievement and progress.

The superintendent is hired by the school board. While the board’s focus is governance and oversight of management, the superintendent’s focus is on implementation and management. In larger school districts, superintendents may have assistant, deputy, or associate superintendents in charge of particular divisions, such as curriculum or technology.

In general terms, the superintendent’s responsibilties are:

Policy development and implementation

The superintendent advises the school board on the need for new policies based on input from staff and advisory committees, legislators, and state agency staff. Following the superintendent’s policy recommendation, if the board adopts the policy, the superintendent develops and implements appropriate procedures to satisfy the requirements of the new policy.

Administration

The superintendent provides administrative leadership and manages district day-to-day operations.

Recommendation and evaluation of staff

The superintendent recommends staff to be hired; is responsible for performance evaluations; and makes suggestions for renewal, nonrenewal, and dismissal of staff (as provided by policy).

Budget

The superintendent prepares a budget, makes revisions as requested by the board, administers the board-adopted budget, and makes purchasing decisions as defined by board policy and budget constraints.

Facilities planning

The superintendent leads the administrative effort to plan for, operate, maintain, evaluate, and supervise improvements to school and district facilities.

Communication

The superintendent communicates with a diverse range of individuals and groups, such as legislators, the Texas Education Agency, the regional education service center, parents, board members, principals, attorneys, teachers, local business owners, and the media.

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Dr. Marcelo Cavazos

Dr. Marcelo Cavazos

Superintendent

AISD School Board

Here are your school board trustees who are elected to represent your voice in Arlington ISD. The school board oversees and manages the public school district’s affairs, personnel, and properties. As well as ensuring the superintendent implements and monitors district operations.

It is important the school board represents and advocates for the community’s diverse beliefs and values to serve ALL students.

School board members are not paid.

Responsibilities

Local school board responsibilities can be grouped into five categories:

  • Adopt goals and priorities and monitor success
  • Adopt policies and review for effectiveness
  • Hire and evaluate the superintendent
  • Adopt a budget and set a tax rate
  • Communicate with the community

The operation of the school district at the local level is also a shared activity. The role of the school board members and the role of the superintendent are different:

  • Your school board governs the district, but it does so with the advice of the superintendent.
  • The superintendent manages the district, but he or she must do so with the oversight and management of the board, and within the framework of policies and priorities your board adopts.

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Melody Fowler

Melody Fowler

President, Place 2

Expires May 2024

   
Justin Chapa

Justin Chapa

Vice President, Place 5

Expires May 2025

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Sarah McMurrough

Sarah McMurrough

Secretary, Place 1

Expires May 2024

   
Dr. Aaron Reich

Dr. Aaron Reich

Member, Place 3

Expires May 2024

   
David Wilbanks

David Wilbanks

Member, Place 4

Expires May 2025

   
John Hibbs

John Hibbs

Member, Place 6

Expires May 2023

   
Kecia Mays

Kecia Mays

Member, Place 7

Expires May 2023

   

May 6th Elections!

Learn more about who is running in the upcoming School Board elections.

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Qualifications

Here are the qualifications for what it takes to run for the School Board.

Resident of Texas

for at least 12 consecutive months 

Resident of the District

for at least six consecutive months

Registered to vote

in the area from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date

Not convicted of a felony

from which they have not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities

Have not been determined by a final judgment of a court

exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.

Cities in Arlington ISD

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Tarrant County

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Texas

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United States

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