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Aledo ISD named a CTE District of Distinction for the second straight year

Eighty-six percent of high schoolers took at least one career and technical course last year, and more than 250 interned with local businesses.

Published Friday, December 5, 2025, by The Aledo Ledger. Publisher: Christopher Weaver.

The Career and Technical Association of Texas has again named Aledo ISD a CTE District of Distinction. In 2024-25, 2,015 students, 86% of those in grades 9-12, were enrolled in at least one career and technical course, and more than 250 high school students held internships with more than 60 local businesses. The district offers 77 CTE courses in grades 7-12, and Aledo High students earned 492 industry certifications in 2023-24.

Separately, Moritz Dealerships announced a leadership gift for new digital scoreboards in the 25-year-old Aledo High School gymnasium.

Sources: Aledo ISD: registration and CTE; The Community News; Aledo ISD: home

How this was sourced: Aledo ISD's own registration page and news posts.

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Aledo ISD board, Sept. 22: three 77-passenger buses for $486,539 from 2023 bond funds, class-size waivers at seven elementary campuses, and $197,333.39 in cell antennas for two campuses

The agenda for Tuesday's 6 p.m. regular meeting, posted to BoardBook Sept. 18, asks the trustees to approve a $486,539.00 order for three school buses from Longhorn Bus Sales, class-size waivers for kindergarten through fifth grade classes above 22 students at seven campuses, and a $22,952.73 share of the county's dispatch console for 2026-2027, and lists a superintendent contract discussion in executive session.

Sources: Aledo ISD, Board of Trustees regular meeting agenda for Sept. 22, 2026 (BoardBook, items posted Sept. 18); Board memo: Consider Approval of Purchase of School Bus Order with 2023 Bond Program Funds; Longhorn Bus Sales proposal, 9/10/2026; Board memo: Class Size Waiver 2026-2027; Board memo: Purchase of Cellular Distributed Antenna Systems; Board memo: Addendum to Interlocal Agreement with Parker County for 2026-2027 Dispatch Services; Public Notice of Federal Grant Applications for 2026-2027; Monthly Financial Reports, August 2026; Board memo: Consider Approval of Class Size Waiver (attachment replaced on BoardBook 9/22/2026 at 11:29 AM), read Sept. 27 Corrected Sept. 27

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Aledo ISD adopts a $138.5 million deficit budget and lowers its tax rate for the eighth straight year

Trustees set the 2026-27 rate at $1.1775 per $100 of taxable value, down 1.67 cents, and approved a one-time $1,200 payment for full-time staff.

Sources: Aledo ISD: Trustees adopt 2026-2027 budget; Aledo ISD: budget and legislative advocacy; Aledo ISD: financial transparency; The Community News: June 15 board meeting