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John Winn and Evelyn Rosales, both from Arlington Collegiate High School, were recognized in a recorded message because they were attending prom. Winn said he plans to attend the University of Texas at Arlington and major in biology with the goal of becoming a doctor. \"I would like to thank the board for recognizing me for winning the Gates scholarship,\" Winn said in the video.

Principal Juan Villarreal introduced Abner Mejia Lopez from Sam Houston High School, whom the district described as Sam Houston's first Gates Scholar. Villarreal said Mejia Lopez will attend Washington University in St. Louis on a QuestBridge scholarship as well and has participated in leadership roles at his school. Mejia Lopez told the board he plans to study biochemistry with the intention of applying to medical school and thanked his parents, teachers and the AVID program for support.

Superintendent Matt Smith and board members presented a commemorative pin and certificate to Mejia Lopez at the meeting. District leaders said they are proud of the students’ accomplishments and noted the Gates Scholarship covers tuition, room and board, books and transportation for costs not covered by other aid.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-05-15 Arlington ISD Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees","oneSentenceSummary","Arlington ISD honored three recipients of the Bill & Melinda Gates Scholarship on May 15, including Abner Mejia Lopez, the district said, who the board and school introduced as Sam Houston High School's first Gates Scholar.","taxTitle","ARLINGTON ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",12953,"location","Texas","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6634191,"Resident tells Arlington ISD board 22,000 county property owners received incorrect appraisal postcards",188,1746000,1934000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3346593-51c138a8bd67b1d094576dcd982bc8f5&start=1746&end=1934","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3346593-51c138a8bd67b1d094576dcd982bc8f5/thumbnail_1746000.jpg","/articles/6634191/Texas/Resident-tells-Arlington-ISD-board-22000-county-property-owners-received-incorrect-appraisal-postcards","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6634191-6d5b2381f6416bb2e11fd47bc5df8db1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770595010&Signature=jinCo1HMz8kPLV2Pw8PeZGQxGdJN~aamHGg1V1c3bfjfng4mmJeSMkaZTFX6kFILkGM4sqJDYmkVl44lSCb4IO0Uik-6KW7CUHU~EcKDJ~y0bQH1RNiEv1Vss-xq4sZP-XLZFaqrR2SRtz8gseHIhRy8~VRHFtpiQwh526WZlgD6AWi4cGu8W6KyDdQnvTF8nwee-Io2BXIOXhfq65zWAe3daZ4w54AQQksiIhMKdHHXB2cNp6~babNrjwUf76FkOPYrUtFTsZP6w9CEVleF2LMWJAyr0TSE6dCpdwq3wGj1RcC2WOwEHaNLnl6ZPdnzFrQgQwO80JrBbwv-GW3WAg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A resident told the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees on May 15 that a Tarrant County Appraisal District mailing incorrectly reached roughly 22,000 property owners and that the mailing included a protest deadline of June 2.

\"22,000 property owners get the postcard incorrectly,\" the speaker, identified in the meeting as Miss Syed, said, adding the postcard error involved notices and that some property owners reported not receiving formal notices when agents were registered with the appraisal district.

Syed told trustees she asked about the problem at a county town hall April 24 and that the appraisal district later acknowledged a computer error. She said the countywide preliminary values showed an average decrease of 8 percent and advised homeowners whose values appear unchanged to file protests.

Syed also raised a business personal property exemption question, saying the district-level effect was not provided. \"With the new BPP exemption, the 85% of county's BPP account would pay $0 on the school taxes. So it's $8,038,000 accounts. It's countywide,\" she said, adding that she did not receive a specific Arlington ISD figure from appraisal district staff.

The resident concluded by urging clarity and noting that she had brought the concern to local officials' attention. The board did not take formal action on the comment; the matter was presented during the non‑agenda public comment period.","A resident told the board that the Tarrant Appraisal District mailed incorrect notices to about 22,000 property owners, that protest deadlines accompany the mailing and that countywide valuations fell on average 8%. The resident said district‑level counts were not provided.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6634196,"Arlington ISD presents first draft of professional learning plan focused on continuous, job‑embedded training",591,2115000,2706000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3346593-51c138a8bd67b1d094576dcd982bc8f5&start=2115&end=2706","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3346593-51c138a8bd67b1d094576dcd982bc8f5/thumbnail_2115000.jpg","/articles/6634196/Texas/Arlington-ISD-presents-first-draft-of-professional-learning-plan-focused-on-continuous-jobembedded-training","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6634196-a42562d629573838aa0415a06a054470/orig.mp4?Expires=1770595010&Signature=Pby1ffN1XtJ0tjGINUpqu7r~fd6qWX-aJBbES3owpYI1a4gDHsGrYhLCsOSh9SaxWW7DNC3svyd3mtD8f03cHQ6T-AEV~A9iz0P0dYiTqXUqxWimNrRKan1neiwro-xVP9JRTHIojwrn4DLyXeXiXAK7AGS8gzKOJClQOLdIGqny5KJ29VhFoQu-TMeShOAOvO4uBX1p9QHT9cAge82tohmi5D4Op9nvzW-G17RwvFLLe1i7E2FPcN0lTPUDohfEgNsAF-9BHC5500YWh-h8Drv90K7970YGXtiOPDQnKFg1MyDXaYVhx7FAHqgAXLNG5VSd3zTil-aP-pK4F0Lq0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Arlington Independent School District staff presented a first draft of a district professional learning plan at the May 15 board meeting, describing a three-part approach the district says aims to shift professional development from one‑time events to sustained, job‑embedded learning.

District presenters said the plan frames why the district needs a unified approach, what best practices for adult learning should guide work, and how the district will use calendar time — including five embedded professional learning days next year — to iterate on implementation.

\"Our learning is not a onetime event,\" Ginger Cole Leffel, a district presenter, told trustees as she described the plan’s emphasis on continuous cycles of planning, doing, studying impact and acting on results.

The plan draws on national standards for professional learning and adult learning theory, presenters said, and ties professional learning to the instructional core (teacher, student, content). School staff collected teacher feedback and focus‑group input in April, which district leaders said informed the draft.

Trustees asked about measurement. Trustee Sarah McMorrow asked how success will be measured; district staff said evaluation cycles are a next step. \"Those evaluation cycles ... are something that we are still working on figuring out,\" the presenter said, noting the district’s professional learning management system will continue to gather immediate participant feedback while the district develops measures to link training to classroom practice and student outcomes.

Trustee Fowler emphasized the importance of relevance for teachers. \"I want us to always keep that in mind and make sure that it's really meaningful,\" Fowler said, adding that teachers need timely, classroom‑aligned training.

Superintendent Matt Smith praised the work and its alignment with Learning Forward standards, calling the plan a necessary step for improving adult practice across the district.

District staff said the next steps include a district design team to plan the embedded professional learning days, continued campus leader voice, teacher feedback cycles and the development of concrete evaluation measures to monitor teacher practice and student impact over time.","District staff outlined a three-part professional learning plan emphasizing continuous learning, alignment to student outcomes and five embedded professional learning days; evaluation cycles to measure teacher practice and student impact are still being developed.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6634200,"Arlington ISD trustees elect officers in annual reorganization vote",58,2038000,2096000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3346593-51c138a8bd67b1d094576dcd982bc8f5&start=2038&end=2096","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3346593-51c138a8bd67b1d094576dcd982bc8f5/thumbnail_2038000.jpg","/articles/6634200/Texas/Arlington-ISD-trustees-elect-officers-in-annual-reorganization-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6634200-168fbdafb108dc6eae290d3b9518a02e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770595010&Signature=gmpYJ6mNZ2tBtF9Wp7lN8lptLkzZfIaqRqahI4Zg2T5WaPGADjM~rBzzeCNTOm1d0cpIINwK8FvvBHXshLiZBrz73mlQMwL27AyIWC8qCQfinlhHqHI3FSWNVGvEPP5eh9QL8y078nIYseQiIQK0RngBk7NqWRmDAbnPMx-uk86QSIw1C18wcbHmSyn5aNOKswBa5B30qD4aXZcgoCOsnBxMCdPdCXJIVd16I~dPNvO8xnnskIfvVhcMit7mYsiKuj7mWLJyZJpzeGShTpyoP0DzMSS02sjx1dt8vEzTKgImHx1R1gpJgEckrKQtTURdDSssz8JLZGbTBr1sIH6HhQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Arlington Independent School District Board of Trustees elected Justin Chapa as board president, Sarah McMorrow as vice president and Brooklyn Richardson as secretary during its May 15 meeting, the board said in a unanimous vote.

The election was part of the board’s annual internal organization. Trustee David Wilbanks moved the slate and Trustee Fowler seconded; President Justin Chapa announced the result: “7 in favor. No opposed.”

The reorganization vote followed the board’s closed session, which the board said ended with no action taken. The annual officer elections are a routine part of the board’s calendar for assigning leadership roles for the coming year.

The motion to elect Chapa, McMorrow and Richardson carried without recorded individual dissents. Trustee Wilbanks made the motion and Trustee Fowler seconded. The board then moved on to committee and staff reports.

The meeting also included earlier ceremonial swearing-in events for trustees David Wilbanks (Place 4) and Justin Chapa (Place 5). Those oath ceremonies were presided over by Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 2 Presiding Judge Carrie Walker and notary Ruth Beasley, respectively.","The Arlington ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously May 15 to elect Justin Chapa president, Sarah McMorrow vice president and Brooklyn Richardson secretary as part of the board’s annual internal organization.","actionData","errors"]

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