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Arlington ISD board approves interlocal agreement with Tarleton State to broaden automatic admission
Summary
The ARLINGTON ISD Board of Trustees approved an interlocal agreement with Tarleton State University that grants automatic admission to district graduates who finish in the top 50% of their class without requiring ACT or SAT scores.
The ARLINGTON ISD Board of Trustees on March 13 approved an interlocal agreement with Tarleton State University that will grant automatic admission to Arlington ISD students who graduate in the top 50% of their class without submitting ACT or SAT scores.
The agreement removes the standardized-test requirement for automatic admission for students meeting the top-50% academic threshold, a change the district described to the board as an expanded pathway to college for Arlington ISD graduates.
Board members approved the interlocal agreement during the meeting; the transcript does not record who moved or seconded the motion or the vote tally.
The district presented the agreement as an administrative arrangement between ARLINGTON ISD and Tarleton State University. The meeting record does not specify whether the agreement includes additional eligibility conditions, effective dates, or enrollment caps.
Board members and staff did not provide a dollar amount, implementation timeline, or details about how the district will notify eligible students. The transcript likewise does not indicate whether the agreement affects applicants using other admissions pathways at Tarleton State.
The board's action follows routine interlocal agreements many Texas school districts execute with public universities to streamline admissions for local students. This item was listed among other business on the March 13 agenda.
