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Arlington ISD staff outline tight timeline and process if board considers a bond in February

5852226 · September 19, 2025
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Summary

District staff presented a schedule to the Board describing steps needed to prepare a citizens' capital needs steering committee and community outreach in time for a possible Feb. 13, 2026, referendum, emphasizing the board has not called a bond and that the proposal under discussion would be a smaller, targeted package.

Arlington ISD facility staff told the Board of Trustees on Sept. 18 that the district has been gathering facility assessments and enrollment studies and that, if trustees wanted to consider a bond referendum in February, a rapid series of steps would be required to assemble a citizens' capital needs steering committee, develop community input and produce a recommended package.

Assistant Superintendent of Facility Services Kelly Horner told trustees the district is finalizing an assessment and demographer work now and would need to recruit and charter a committee in October so that the group could meet through December and deliver a report for board consideration before a February 13 referendum deadline. Horner stressed the schedule…

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