Arlington Public Schools

No School for Students (Countywide PL for Staff)
2023-10-09, 2022-10-09 - 2022-10-10

Strategic Plan Community Forum
2023-10-03 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Yorktown High School, 5200 N Yorktown Blvd, Arlington, VA, United States
During the 2023-24 school year, Arlington Public Schools will work collaboratively with stakeholders to develop the 2024-30 APS Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan serves as a roadmap to guide and focus our work as a school division to provide high-quality educational opportunities that support the academic and social-emotional needs of all students. The process to develop the 2024-30 Strategic Plan will led by APS Staff and a Steering Committee comprised of diverse group of stakeholders (students, parents, community members, teachers, administrators, and staff) and include multiple opportunities for all stakeholders to share their input and feedback throughout the process.

Rescheduled Community Table Session on the Middle School Spanish Immersion Program Relocation Proposal
2023-10-02 18:00 - 19:30
The rescheduled virtual community table session will be held on Monday, October 2 at 6 p.m. to discuss the proposal to relocate the Middle School Spanish Immersion Program. As announced earlier today, the2023 Middle School Boundary Process and the Proposal to Relocate the Spanish Immersion Program is being paused until Fall 2024, which is the reason why the previous meeting was postponed as staff worked on this change.
This pause will provide staff time to address the proposed secondary Academic Programming Pathways. Due to the pause, and if approved by the School Board, this proposal would go into effect at the start of the 2026-27 school year.
Even though the process has been paused, this meeting will provide the Spanish Immersion community with the opportunity to directly engage with staff to learn more about the proposal, provide feedback, and share concerns about the proposal. In addition, Dual Language Immersion Coordinator Wendy Bermúdez will participate in the meeting to answer specific Spanish Immersion Program questions.
All the feedback received on the proposal is being reviewed by staff and will be used to make improvements to the updated proposal that will be shared with the community next fall.
This will be a virtual event on Zoom and Spanish interpretation will be available. Please visit the following link to access the meeting on the scheduled date and time:
Zoom Participation Link
Information on this proposal is available on the Middle School Boundary Process & Spanish Immersion Program Relocation section of the Engage with APS webpage.
For additional information or questions about this event, please email engage@apsva.us or send a text message to 571-200-2770.

Career Center/Arlington Tech Back-to-School Night
2023-09-27 - 2023-09-28

Strategic Plan Community Forum
2023-09-27 17:30 - 19:30 | Wakefield High School, 1325 S Dinwiddie St, Arlington, VA, United States
Note: This session will be held in Spanish with interpretation available in English
Development of the 2024-30-Strategic Plan

Arlington Community High School Back-to-School Night
2023-09-27 14:00 - 18:00
Day Program: 3-5 pm
Evening Program: 5-7 pm

Langston Back-to-School Night
2023-09-26 - 2023-09-27

Strategic Plan Community Forum
2023-09-26 17:30 - 19:30 | Washington-Liberty High School, 1301 N Stafford St, Arlington, VA, 22201, United States
During the 2023-24 school year, Arlington Public Schools will work collaboratively with stakeholders to develop the 2024-30 APS Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan serves as a roadmap to guide and focus our work as a school division to provide high-quality educational opportunities that support the academic and social-emotional needs of all students. The process to develop the 2024-30 Strategic Plan will led by APS Staff and a Steering Committee comprised of diverse group of stakeholders (students, parents, community members, teachers, administrators, and staff) and include multiple opportunities for all stakeholders to share their input and feedback throughout the process.
More information

Work Session on Student Climate and Culture
2023-09-26 12:00 - 13:30 | Syphax Education Center, 2110 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA, 22204, United States
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.
For additional information or questions, please contact the School Board Office at 703-228-6015 or school.board@apsva.us.
The schedule listed below is subject to change.
Agendas, background information and minutes are posted, when available, on BoardDocs.

Work Session on Boundaries
2023-09-26 09:45 - 11:15 | Syphax Education Center, 2110 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA, 22204, United States

Work Session: Instructional Vision
2023-09-26 08:00 - 09:30 | Syphax Education Center, 2110 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA, 22204, United States

Holiday - Yom Kippur
2023-09-24 - 2023-09-25, 2022-10-04 - 2022-10-05

School Board Meeting
2023-09-21 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-09-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Syphax Education Center, 2110 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA, 22204, United States
School Board meetings are broadcast live below and live feed is available on Comcast Cable Channel 70 and Verizon FIOS Channel 41. The meetings are re-broadcast on Fridays at 9 p.m. and Mondays at 7:30 p.m. immediately following the meeting.
Please click on this link to watch live-stream:
https://www.apsva.us/arlington-school-board/school-board-meetings/watch-school-board-meetings/

High School Back-to-School Night (check with your school for time/location)
2023-09-19 - 2023-09-20

H-B Woodlawn Back-to-School Night
2023-09-13 - 2023-09-14

Middle School Back-to-School Night (check with your school for time/location)
2023-09-11 - 2023-09-12

Open Office Hours
2023-09-11 18:00 - 20:00
Open Office Hours is a forum for Board members to listen to comments and concerns and to discuss various topics with community members. Each Board member will share what they heard during Open Office Hours with the entire Board and the Superintendent.
To participate, individuals must sign-up ahead of time using the SignUpGenius link posted the Friday before Open Office Hours and select a time slot for an individual meeting. The sign-up link for the September 11 Open Office Hours will be available on the afternoon of Friday, September 8.

Community Table Session on Repurposing Nottingham for Swing Space
2023-09-11 17:00 - 19:00
APS staff will host a community table session to provide families with information on the recommendation to repurpose Nottingham as swing space. The emphasis will be to ensure the community is aware of this recommendation by confirming that it is not final at this time and is still under review.
Community participation in this community engagement session is vital to shaping the final recommendation that will be presented to the School Board and ensures the best interests of all community members are represented throughout the process.
The feedback received during this community engagement session will be used to refine the recommendation. This feedback will also be compiled and presented to the School Board for review before decisions are made on this recommendation in October for the CIP Direction and when the when the CIP is finalized in June 2024.
Microsoft Teams Participation Link
Information on this recommendation is available on the 2023 Pre-CIP Report section of the Engage with APS webpage.
For additional information or questions on this recommendation, please contact engage@apsva.us.

Elementary Back-to-School Night (check with your school for time/location)
2023-09-05 - 2023-09-06

Holiday - Labor Day
2023-09-03 - 2023-09-04, 2023-08-31 - 2023-09-01, 2022-09-04 - 2022-09-05, 2022-09-01 - 2022-09-02

First Day of PreK & VPI
2023-08-28 - 2023-08-29

First Day of School K-12
2023-08-27 - 2023-08-28, 2022-08-28 - 2022-08-29

Pre- CIP Report Community Table Session #2
2023-08-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Kenmore Middle School
The Pre-Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Report, formerly the Arlington Facilities and Student Accommodation Plan (AFSAP), builds from the last CIP and recommends priorities for the School Board to consider in developing the next CIP. This report will help APS shape projects for the upcoming CIP and identify adjustments that will realign APS’ plan for capital investment with the changes in forecasted enrollment. It will make recommendations about boundaries and swing space. The report will identify all projects with potential engagement processes that will occur during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years. Changes proposed in the Pre-CIP Report consider Facilities and Operations and Student Services operations.

School Board Meeting
2023-08-17 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-03 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-07-20 18:00 - 21:00

Staff Return (In-Service)...
2023-08-16 - 2023-08-17

New Teacher Orientation
2023-08-13 - 2023-08-16

Last Day of Summer School
2023-07-31 - 2023-08-01

School Board Meeting - Organizational
2023-07-06 09:30 - 11:30

First Day of Summer School
2023-07-04 - 2023-07-05

Holiday - Independence Day
2023-07-03 - 2023-07-04
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Holiday - Juneteenth
2023-06-18 - 2023-06-19

Last Day of Elementary School - Early Release
2023-06-15 - 2023-06-16

Last Day of Middle School - Early Release
2023-06-14 - 2023-06-15

Last Day of High School - Early Release & Elementary Early Release
2023-06-13 - 2023-06-14

Elementary Early Release
2023-06-06 - 2023-06-07

Holiday - Memorial Day
2023-05-28 - 2023-05-29

Budget Work Session #6 – New Date and Time
2023-05-04 16:30 - 18:00

Early Release for Elementary/Middle/High School (School-Based PL for Staff)
2023-05-02 - 2023-05-03, 2023-03-14 - 2023-03-15

Holiday - Eid al-Fitr
2023-04-20 - 2023-04-21

No School for Students (Grade Preparation Day)
2023-04-09 - 2023-04-10, 2023-01-29 - 2023-01-30, 2022-11-07 - 2022-11-08

Spring Break
2023-04-02 - 2023-04-07

End of 3rd Quarter
2023-03-30 - 2023-03-31

No School for Elementary & Middle School Students - Parent-Teacher Conferences
2023-03-02 - 2023-03-03, 2022-10-20 23:00

Elementary Early Release for Parent-Teacher Conferences
2023-03-01 - 2023-03-02, 2022-10-19 23:00

Holiday - Presidents Day
2023-02-19 - 2023-02-20

Early Release for Elementary/Middle/High School (Countywide PL for Staff)
2023-02-07 - 2023-02-08, 2022-12-06 - 2022-12-07

End of 2nd Quarter
2023-01-26 - 2023-01-27

Holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2023-01-15 23:00

Holiday - New Year’s Day (Observed)
2023-01-01 - 2023-01-02

Winter Break
2022-12-18 - 2022-12-30

Holiday - Thanksgiving Break
2022-11-22 - 2022-11-25

Holiday - Veterans Day
2022-11-10 - 2022-11-11

End of 1st Quarter
2022-11-06 - 2022-11-07

Holiday - Diwali
2022-10-23 - 2022-10-24

Holiday - Rosh Hashanah
2022-09-25 - 2022-09-26

First Day of School PreK & VPI
2022-08-29 - 2022-08-30
