School Board Work Sessions and Other Meetings

SY 2025-26 School Board Work Session Schedule

For the 2025-26 school year, the School Board will hold work sessions from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. once per quarter. The School Board regularly holds work sessions covering different topics for staff to brief the Board on those specific topics and engage in in-depth dialogue. Work sessions are open to the public, but no public comments are accepted. The School Board will hold evening work sessions when advisory committees are invited or if there is a need to add a meeting to the calendar.

All work sessions occur on the second floor in the Board Room of the Syphax Education Center, 2110 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA. In addition, all work sessions are live-streamed and can be viewed any time after the meeting by visiting the School Board Work Sessions webpage. Agendas, background information and minutes are posted, when available, on BoardDocs.

For additional information or questions, please contact the School Board Office at 703-228-6015 or [email protected].

The schedule listed below is subject to change.

2025-26 Work Sessions

	November 18	March 24	April 14
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.	Work Session on the Advisory Committee Working Group	Work Session on Educational Technology – Focus on AI	Budget Work Session #1
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 – 12:15 p.m.	Work Session on Non-Traditional Secondary Program	Work Session on Inclusive Practices (Special Education)	Budget Work Session #2
12:15 – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.	Work Session on the Grace Hopper Center Site Programming	Work Session on Math and the Science of Learning	Budget Work Session #3
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.	Break
2:45 – 4:00 p.m.	Work Session on High School Schedules	Hold for Possible Work Session	Budget Work Session #4
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.	Closed Meeting (Hold)	Closed Meeting on the Selection of Honored Citizens	Monthly COW Meeting

January 27, 2026 – Work Session #1 with the Advisory Council on Teaching and Learning at 6:30 p.m.

February 10 – Work Session #2 with the Advisory Council on Teaching and Learning at 6:30 p.m.

April 21 – Work Session with the Budget Advisory Council (BAC) at 6:30 p.m.

May 21 – Work Session with Advisory Committees – End-of-the-Year Reports at 6:30 p.m.

June 2 – Work Session on Early Childhood at 1 p.m.

June 2 – Work Session on the FY 2027-36 CIP at 2:45 p.m.

Watch Work Sessions

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Previous Work Sessions

2025-26 Other Meetings

Special meetings of the Board may include closed meetings, joint meetings, Board retreats, Committee of the Whole, and special events. Meetings are held at Syphax Education Center, 2110 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA, unless otherwise noted. Additional dates will be posted when available.Please check back periodically for updates. Dates listed below are subject to change.

Closed Meetings

The schedule listed below is subject to change. Closed meetings are held in the School Board Conference Room, Suite 260, at 5:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

October 23 on Personnel Actions and the Performance of a Public School Employee

November 13 on Personnel Actions

November 18 – Hold

December 18 on Personnel Actions

January 22, 2026, on Personnel Actions

February 5 on Personnel Actions

February 19 on Personnel Actions and the Performance of a Public School Employee

March 12 on Personnel Actions

March 24 on the Selection of Honored Citizens

March 26 on Personnel Actions

April 16 on Personnel Actions

April 30 on Personnel Actions

May 14 on Personnel Actions

May 28 on Personnel Actions

June 2 on the Performance of a Public School Employee

June 11 on the Performance of a Public School Employee (Board Only)

June 18 on Personnel Actions

June 25 on the Performance of a Public School Employee

Policy Subcommittee Meeting

The schedule listed below is subject to change. Policy Subcommittee meetings are held in the School Board Conference Room, Suite 260, at 8:30 a.m., unless otherwise noted.

~~October 29~~ Canceled

November 12

December 3

December 17

Audit Committee Meeting

The schedule listed below is subject to change. Audit Committee meetings are held in the School Board Conference Room, Suite 260, at 8 a.m., unless otherwise noted.

October 24

December 12

January 30

February 27

March 27

April 24

May 29

July 10

Committee of the Whole

The schedule listed below is subject to change. Committee of the Whole meetings are held in the School Board Conference Room, Suite 260, at 5 p.m., unless otherwise noted

November 10 – 5 p.m. Conference rm. 401, 4th Fl.

December 9 – 5:30 – 7 p.m.

March 19 – Budget – 5:30 – 7 p.m. Suite 260

April 14 – 4:30 p.m. Suite 260

May 5 – Charges to Advisory Committees – 5:30 – 7 p.m. Suite 260

Other Meetings

The schedule listed below is subject to change.

October 22 – Aspire Rises: Achieving Afterschool Celebration at 5 – 8 p.m. Army Navy Country Club, 1700 Army Navy Dr., Arlington, VA 22202

November 7 – Annual Legislative Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. – Boardroom – Syphax 2110 Washington Blvd, Suite 254-256, Arlington, VA 22204

November 7 – 32nd Annual Spirit of the Community Awards and Luncheon at 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel, 2800 Potomac Ave., Arlington VA 22202

November 10 – Take your Legislator to School Day at 8 a.m. – Wakefield H.S. – 1325 S. Dinwiddie St., Arlington,VA 22206

November 19 – 21 – Virginia School Board Association (VSBA) Conference – Williamsburg Lodge, 310 South England Street, Williamsburg, VA. 23185

January 24, 2026 – School Board-Superintendent Retreat (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.) – Location: TBD

February 21 – Snow Date – School Board-Superintendent Retreat (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.) – Location: TBD