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Military Families
Arlington Public Schools is proud to serve students and families representing every branch of our nation’s military.
We are committed to ensuring that our educators and other faculty and staff are informed of the military-connected students in their school and that they understand the unique considerations offered to military students and families.
Please visit your student’s school website for more information. Use the “Schools” drop-down at the top of this website.
April is the Month of the Military Child
EVENTS
- County Board Proclamation – Apr 9, 3:30 pm at Arlington Central Library
- School Board Resolution – Apr 10, 7 p.m. at Syphax Education Center
- Purple Up Day – Friday, April 11, 2025
Wear purple to celebrate military students! Purple has been chosen to represent all service branches, Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard, and Veterans. It blends each branch’s colors: Air Force, Navy, Space Force, and Coast Guard’s blues, the Army’s green, and the Marines’ red. - Fit2Run3K Run/Walk/Push/Roll – April 26, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
The Military Children’s Six Foundation invites APS Track & Field and Run Clubs to join this auspicious event. Joining us is retired Chief Master Sergeant (CMS) Jason David, Defense Military Leader, Purple Heart recipient and MCWE 2025 Torch Bearer. Register/More info - 2nd Annual Military Children 2025 World Expo – April 26, 12-5 p.m. Fashion Centre At Pentagon City, 1100 S. Hayes St, 22202 www.monthofthemilitarychildworldexpo.com/
Help Spread the Word!
Use #MOMC and #MonthoftheMilitaryChild every April, and #PurpleUp for promotion and celebration of Purple Up Day.
And tag #MCEC when you recognize military-connected kids and their stories!
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Interstate Compact
Arlington Public School adheres to the Interstate Compact §22.1-360. The purpose of this compact is to “remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents.” To this end, APS:
- Facilitates the timely enrollment of children of military families and ensures that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in entrance/age requirements.
- Facilitates the student placement process through which children of military families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing, grading, course content, or assessment.
- Facilitates the qualification and eligibility for enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic, and social activities.
- Facilitates the on-time graduation of children of military families.
- Provides for the promulgation and enforcement of administrative rules implementing the provisions of this compact.
- Provides for the uniform collection and sharing of information between and among member states, schools, and military families under this compact.
- Promotes coordination between this compact and other compacts affecting military children.
- Promotes flexibility and cooperation between the educational system, parents, and the student in order to achieve educational success for the student.