September Schedule of Board Meetings, Work Sessions, and Advisory Council and Committee Meetings

The Arlington School Board’s September schedule of Board Meetings, Work Sessions, and Advisory Council and Committee Meetings is now available. This schedule is subject to change with advance notice provided on the APS website. For more information, contact the School Board Office at 703-228-6015.

School Board Meetings

• Public Comment on Agenda and Non-Agenda items will be limited to 1hour.
• At each meeting, the Board will hear from a maximum of 30 speakers, and each speaker will have up to 2 minutes to comment.
• Speakers may sign up online in advance or in person at the School Board meeting if spots are still available. The online speaker form will be posted four business days before the Board meeting and remain open until 4 p.m. the day before the meeting.
• If more than 30 speakers sign up online, a lottery process will be conducted by the close of business the day before the meeting.
  • Three of the 30 spots will give priority to APS students, if any students have signed up to speak.
  • All speakers will be notified of the status of their speaker request by email 24 hours before the meeting.
  • There will be no in-person sign-ups if all 30 spots are filled via a lottery.
• If there are spots available, speakers may sign up in person with the Deputy Clerk or designee between 6:15 p.m. and 6:50 p.m. on the day of the meeting. These speakers will be added on a first-come, first-served basis until all spots are filled.
• Speaker forms will be available outside the Board room. Completed forms must be returned to the Deputy Clerk.
• You may sign up on someone else’s behalf, but only for one person/spot per meeting, in order to give others a chance to be heard.
• Speakers will be called in the order their forms were received, except that students will always be given priority and allowed to speak first, regardless of when they signed up.
• Speakers will have the option to speak in person or use the call-in service.
• Speaker substitutions are not permitted. A speaker may not yield their time to another individual before or during their remarks.
• For additional details, review the School Board Guidelines for Public Comment During School Board Meetings and Hearings (adopted July 8, 2025).
• Agendas and background information are posted one week prior to the Board Meeting on BoardDocs.

Meetings take place in the Board Room of the Syphax Education Center, 2110 Washington Blvd, 2nd Floor, Arlington, VA 22204.  School Board meetings generally begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

School Board meetings can be viewed live online or on Comcast Channel 70 or Verizon Channel 41. Agendas and additional information are available in BoardDocs.

Thu, Sept. 4 – 7 p.m.    School Board Meeting (The Request to Speak form will be posted at 4 p.m. on Thu., Aug. 28, and will remain open until 4 p.m. on Wed, Sept. 3).

Thu, Sept. 18 – 7 p.m. School Board Meeting (The Request to Speak form will be posted at 4 p.m. on Fri, Sept. 12, and will remain open until 4 p.m. on Wed, Sept. 17).

School Board Work Sessions
For the 2025-26 school year, the School Board will hold regular work sessions for staff to brief the Board on specific topics and engage in in-depth dialogue. Work sessions are open to the public, but no public comments are accepted.All work sessions occur on the second floor in the Board Room of the Syphax Education Center, 2110 Washington Blvd. In addition, all work sessions are live-streamed and can be viewed anytime after the meeting by visiting the School Board Work Sessions webpage.  For additional information or questions, please contact the School Board Office at 703-228-6015 or [email protected].

School Board Open Office Hours
The School Board will hold Open Office Hours twice a month. Open Office Hours is a forum for Board members to listen to comments and concerns and for community members to speak to Board members on various topics. Information on how to sign up will be posted on the APS homepage and included in Friday Five announcements on the Friday before the scheduled Open Office Hours.

Mon, Sep. 8                 Open Office Hours with Zuraya Tapia-Hadley (in person) Location: School Board Office: Syphax 2110 Washington Blvd., Suite 260, Second Floor, 6 – 8 p.m.

Wed, Sept. 24            Open Office Hours with Miranda Turner (Virtual)5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

School Board Advisory Councils and Committees
The School Board seeks the advice of community members through a wide range of advisory committees and councils. These advisory committees and councils are appointed by the School Board to advise the Board and, when appropriate, make recommendations on issues or policies related to the successful operation of the school system. For more information on applying for a committee or meeting schedules, visit the APS Website.

The application period for the 2025-26 school year is now open. Please note that appointments will be for a one-year term only, in preparation for the new advisory committee structure that will take effect in 2026–27.Please click on the link to apply to a committee https://www.apsva.us/citizen-advisory-groups/.