• I'd like to support Aaron's re-election to the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees!

  • Aaron has lived in Arlington for nearly 30 years where he and his wife, Debra, have raised two wonderful children who graduated from Lamar High School.

    He has proudly been serving the students and the community of Arlington as a Trustee since 2009 bringing his vast leadership, finance, policy making and communication experience from his career and community roles.  He has led the Board as Chair and member of every Board committee and every officer position.  He is currently the immediate past President of the Board of Trustees.

    As he says, the better the school district, the better the economic prosperity of the community.  He has put that belief into action.  During his tenure on the Board of Trustees, he has focused on collaborations, strategic partnerships, and reforms of the district, striving to make it the best district and safest environment for students, rewarding for teachers, and aligning the performance of the district with the expectations of the community so everyone can thrive. 

    In his time, the Board has won the State of Texas Board of the Year in 2014 and 2015, and has developed bold strategic plans resulting in numerous district enhancements including many student programming changes, bond packages, and educator support initiatives all leading to greater student achievement. He has been a champion for diversity and ensuring access to opportunity for all.  He has focused on strategic alliances, collaborations, partnerships, fiscal stewardship, economic community prosperity and advocacy all in the name of making the Arlington ISD the best place for students to learn, be inspired, and ultimately succeed in the career and/or college of their choice while growing to be great contributing citizens in our community.

    During this time of COVID, experience and leadership is needed which is one of the reasons why Dr. Reich has chosen to continue serving upon re-election.  With his help, things like eliminating the STAAR test during the first COVID spring semester, eliminating the accountability system the following COVID spring semester, and numerous other state challenges have been avoided.  During the pandemic, over 40,000 devices and hotspots were distributed, hundreds of thousands of meals distributed, and millions of dollars have been allocated for student and employee safety, testing, virtual learning, safe in-person learning and more.

    In addition to being so active as a Trustee, he has also been active in the community serving in the PTA, Dads’ Clubs, Boy Scouts, founded a non-profit dedicated to parental and fatherhood involvement programs, serves on the Theatre Arlington Board as the immediate past President, is a Director on the Arlington Children’s Toys Board (Margarita Society), a founder and Director of the International Corridor Vision and has served on the Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce Board.

    Here's a link to an article from Raise Your Hand Texas covering one of AISD's very successful Back to School Bash's.  As you'll read words from Dr. Reich in the article - it's all about community and creating connections so students win!

  • Thank you for supporting Aaron Reich's campaign for re-election! 

    Please remember to vote for Aaron Reich, Trustee, Place 3 on 4/19-4/27 or on 5/1 and to tell all your friends and neighbors to do the same!

  • With too many accomplishments during Dr. Reich’s tenure to list, the following are examples, all of which have led to the district’s improvement of student achievement, becoming a ‘B’ rated district on the state’s accountability system and an increase in the graduation rate of all students with a higher performing level of lower socio-economic students and students of color than ever before in Arlington ISD.   

    • Instituted the district’s first ever strategic plan initiative which has helped the district culture become a performance improvement, student achievement focused one.
    • Re-focused district priorities on not only college ready, but also career ready opportunities to engage all youth.

     Supporting teachers and staff.

    • Advocate for commitment to teachers for condition, environment, culture, pay and more.
    • Fiscally prudent dedication to impactful raises resulting in teachers being in the top 10 across all pay bands compared to all surrounding districts
    • Development of teacher focus groups and surveys with a culture shift of collaboration and assistance for better working conditions
    • Leadership development programs for teachers and administrators
    • Numerous resolutions focused on teacher/staff pay, extra off days, sick/benefits, safety protocols, contact tracking and quarantines, COVID testing, and much more during COVID

    Advocacy.

    • Created the Board Governance committee for the board and district to become legislatively active and advocate for Arlington’s needs.  Since it’s development, the AISD and Board is now known as an advocacy leader in the state for students and school issues.
    • Fighting for our students, teachers, and district in Austin over several legislative sessions through testimony, legislative visits, legislative agendas.  Numerous topics including school choice, health care, school finance, transportation, unfunded mandates, testing, accountability system, equity, career tech, property tax reform and much more.

    Diversity, equity and inclusion.

    • Hired a superintendent who looks like the Hispanic minority majority student body the district is comprised of, who was also the 2016 state of Texas Superintendent of the year.
    • Spearheaded the re-development of the construction contracting process to include HUB and MWBE weighted scoring, adjusting policy related to HUB, engaging MWBE partnerships to further employ the commitment to inclusion. 
    • One of many examples of direct impact on high minority or socio-economically disadvantaged schools: Was the instigator of shining the spotlight on Sam Houston High School which led to full board and district support including extra human resource allocation, over $30million in building upgrades, and developing partnerships with city council representatives to activate community support to help raise up all students.
    • Pursued a resolution focused on racial and social equity and justice that has triggered a complete district-wide deep analysis to remove all inequities for students and staff of color
    • Ensured police officer and department partnerships for mentoring youth and developing relationships with youth
    • Re-focused discipline programs onto corrective behaviors rather than punishment to reduce a school to prison type pipeline and disproportionate results with populations of color.

    Transformed the safety, security, technology and educational opportunities of the district through voter approved bond packages

    • Early College High Schools
    • Career Tech Center
    • Fine Arts Dual Language Academies
    • High School STEM Academy
    • P-TECH Healthcare careers programs
    • Leadership and International Baccalaureate (IB) Elementary school
    • STEM Elementary School
    • New elementary and junior high schools and consolidation of schools
    • Camera and other security upgrades
    • Communication/Alert systems
    • New Technology devices and systems upgrades
    • Natatorium and Athletics Complex, Athletic field upgrades
    • District wide Performing and Visual Arts Center
    • Fine Arts equipment
    • Accessible design for campus playgrounds

     Finances and Budget.

    • Enacted a zero-based budgeting process for the district
    • Implemented a balanced- budget policy amendment
    • Kept taxes low with rates mostly staying either the same or decreasing.
    •  Adjusted bond debt payoff schedules to ensure payoff as quick as possible (for example, if an item has a 5 year shelf life, then the bond for that item will be paid of within 5 years)
    • Targeted programmatic reviews and staffing ratios to reduce budget bloat

                    

  • Thank you for supporting Aaron Reich's campaign for re-election! 

    Please remember to vote for Aaron Reich, Trustee, Place 3 on 4/19-4/27 or on 5/1 and to tell all your friends and neighbors to do the same!

  • Aaron has earned endorsements from major teacher, realtor, and leadership organizations and thousands of Arlington citizens!

                                       

                                       

    Dr. Reich provides great leadership and dedication, which is producing quality education for our children. - Jeff Williams, Mayor of Arlington

        

    Aaron Reich has long been a faithful supporter of the Arlington schools and he has worked diligently on their behalf. I strongly endorse his reelection to the school board. Aaron’s knowledge and dedication are invaluable. - Martha Patlow (Retired, AISD, Parent, Grandparent)

                

    Dr. Reich is a dedicated leader committed to excellence in education ensuring a bright future for our children and our own future. We are fortunate that he has decided to seek another term on the school board. He has our full and enthusiastic support. -Hon. Richard & Sylvia Greene (Former Arlington Mayor, Retired Educator)

         

    Dr. Aaron Reich is a tremendous asset to our School Board and Arlington.  His leadership is essential for our city. - Tom Cravens (Retired Businessperson, Community Leader)

            

    Dr. Reich is the right choice for our students and their families! -Charles Brady (AISD Parent)

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    We deeply appreciate your leadership over the years! - Jennifer Witcher and Family (Martin HS parent)

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    Dr. Aaron Reich is one of those rare elected public officials who value questions more than statements. As a school board member Aaron studies the issues and then asks well thought out questions of staff and the rest of the board to make certain that not only he understands the issues being discussed, but to make sure that everyone has worked though the issues in order to find the best possible solutions for our students, parents, teachers, staff and district taxpayers. - Hon. Wayne Ogle (Businessperson, AISD Parent, Former AISD Trustee, Former Arington Mayor Pro Tem)

  • Thank you for supporting Aaron Reich's campaign for re-election! 

    Please remember to vote for Aaron Reich, Trustee, Place 3 on 4/19-4/27 or on 5/1 and to tell all your friends and neighbors to do the same!

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  • Thank you for supporting Aaron Reich's campaign for re-election! 

    Please remember to vote for Aaron Reich, Trustee, Place 3 on 4/19-4/27 or on 5/1 and to tell all your friends and neighbors to do the same!

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  • A message from Aaron - 

     I am so pleased to announce this new event for Arlington.  Taking place during the month of Thanksgiving, this is a perfect opportunity for all of us to give thanks for Arlington!  We ARE a positive, can do community.  What a better way to honor this great spirit than to celebrate stories of thanks for Arlington!

    This inaugural event is being held at Mercury Chophouse - Arlington's newest fine dining experience.  Be one of the first to enjoy the ambiance on the restaurant's opening weekend!  

    Please join me, have a once-in-a-lifetime unique experience, and celebrate our community as you listen to special guest, Kelly Curnutt, and others share their stories.

    Thank you in advance for your support and attendance.

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