1. Argyle ISD selects names for 3 new school campuses
The Argyle ISD board of trustees approved names for Elementary School No. 5, the new middle school and high school at a Dec. 15 meeting.
Elementary School No. 5, located at 810 FM 407, will be named Michael Ball Elementary School after the retired Hilltop Elementary School counselor.
The district broke ground on the school Nov. 18, and it is expected to open for the 2027-28 school year, according to a district social media post.
The new middle school, located along FM 407, will be named Scott Gibson Middle School after the former Argyle Middle School principal, who died in 2024.
AISD broke ground on the school in June 2024 and it is expected to open in August 2026, according to the district’s website.
The current Argyle Middle School on Hwy. 377 will transition to the district's second high school and be named Argyle Legacy High School, in the 2027-2028 school year.
2. Argyle ISD approves 8 new high school courses
The Argyle ISD board of trustees unanimously approved eight new courses for high school students at a Nov. 17 meeting.
The new courses will be available by student request for the 2026-27 school year.
Each year, district staff review current courses in alignment with graduation requirements, career and technical education offerings, and student interest, according to district documents.
The new courses are:
- Robotics 1
- Digital Art and Design
- Advanced Placement Business with Personal Finance
- Advertising
- Personal Financial Literacy
- AP Seminar
- AP Research
- Dance Wellness 2
Due to projected district growth, the Argyle ISD board of trustees approved the purchase of 16 additional buses for the 2026-27 school year at a Nov. 17 meeting.
The purchase was unanimously approved with all board members present.
The buses will cost nearly $2.55 million, and funding will come from the 2022 bond, per district documents. District officials estimate the buses will arrive in spring 2026.
AISD's transportation department developed a bus route schedule for next year that accounts for projected growth, with a slight buffer to ensure adequate coverage, according to district documents.
"We went through our numbers, went through our enrollment, went through our routing and determined that we need 16 new buses," Executive Director of District Operations Thomas Ledford said.
The district is buying:
- 14 77-passenger buses
- Two 14-passenger buses
