School Talk Messages from the Parent Resource Center

Happy 2023-24! The team at the Parent Resource Center is delighted to welcome our community Back to School. We hope your children had a fabulous first day, and we look… Read more »

Good morning! We are just about to wrap up our 22-23 academic year, and hope you all are looking forward to a wonderful summer break. First, congratulations to our students… Read more »

Good evening, and Happy June to each of you. We know these final weeks of school are filled with many school-based events for students and families, so our parent learning… Read more »

    Good afternoon! There are a number of events taking place this week that may be of interest to our community. Tomorrow evening the Arlington Special Education Advisory Committee… Read more »

    Good evening! We are eagerly anticipating Wednesday evening’s annual SEPTA Excellence in Special Education Awards at Wakefield High School (May 17th). Below please find an important message regarding… Read more »

    May 8, 2023 Good evening, and Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all of our APS colleagues! We join Arlington Public Schools in celebrating Arlington Public Schools teachers this… Read more »

May 1, 2023 Good evening, and Happy May to each of you! We are excited to acknowledge and celebrate the amazing work of our Speech and Language Pathologists (SLPs) during… Read more »

  April 17, 2023 Good afternoon! The Parent Resource Center thanks the Arlington Special Education PTA (SEPTA) for coordinating its annual special education awards, and we join SEPTA in congratulating… Read more »

    Monday, April 10, 2023 Good afternoon, Happy April, and welcome back! We hope that each of you had a chance to make some wonderful spring break memories with… Read more »

Good evening. The Arlington Special Education PTA (SEPTA) will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, March 28th at 7:30pm, with a focus on Collaborative Teaming to Help Families with Students… Read more »

March 20, 2023 Good evening. This week (March 20-26) is National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week – an annual, week-long health observance that inspires dialogue about drug use and addiction… Read more »

March 13, 2023 Developmental Disabilities Month Did you know that March is Developmental Disability Month? March has been recognized as Developmental Disabilities (DD) Awareness Month since 1987 when President Ronald… Read more »

March 6, 2023 This week, we join APS in celebrating School Social Work Week. In APS, school social workers are tireless advocates for the needs of our community. They work… Read more »

February 27, 2023 Good evening. We cannot let February slip by without acknowledging that February is Therapeutic Recreation (TR) Month. We are fortunate in Arlington to have a talented, dedicated… Read more »

    February 13, 2023 Good evening. This week, there are several notable events that we hope you will join us for, including the Virtual AAC Supper Club on Wednesday from 6-7pm;… Read more »

  Good afternoon from your Parent Resource Center (PRC). It was lovely to see many parents this Saturday at SEPTA’s Summer Activities Fair on Saturday. Kudos to Arlington SEPTA for… Read more »

    January 30, 2023 Good evening! Several weeks before the winter break, the Parent Resource Center was very pleased to attend the Arlington Public Schools 2022 Transition Fair. One… Read more »

    January 23, 2023 Good evening. For those interested in last week’s sessions on Social Emotional Learning, the links to both the elementary and secondary session recordings and presentation… Read more »

Good morning! We hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend. Our Monday Message will return next week, but here are some updates for the week ahead. This morning, we are looking… Read more »

    January 9, 2023 Good evening! We hope that your students have settled back into school routines following the Winter Break, and hope that you are all keeping warm… Read more »

January 3, 2023 Good afternoon, and Happy 2023! The team at your Parent Resource Center hopes you enjoyed a wonderful winter break with your family. Our Monday Message will return… Read more »

December 16, 2022 Good afternoon! As a reminder, today is the final day to your responses to the Virginia Department of Education’s 2022 Parent Involvement Survey (VDOE). The team at… Read more »

    December 5, 2022 APS Transition Fair 2022 Saturday, December 10, 2022: 11am – 1pm Arlington Career Center, 816 S. Walter Reed Drive, Arlington, VA 22204 APS Transition Fair… Read more »

    We hope everyone had a happy, healthy and relaxing Thanksgiving Break. As mentioned in our message last week, we are excited to be offering TWO Lunch and Learn… Read more »

In lieu of our regular Monday Message, the team at your Parent Resource Center wanted to wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families. The opportunity to work with… Read more »

    ASEAC November Meeting – Tuesday, November 15 at 7pm During tomorrow’s Arlington Special Education Advisory Committee (ASEAC) meeting, Dr. Jason Ottley, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, will… Read more »

    The Parent Resource Center joins the Arlington Public Schools community in celebrating National School Psychology Week. We are grateful for the supports our school psychologists provide to students,… Read more »

    October 31, 2022 We hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful fall weekend, and for those celebrating Halloween today, we wish you and your family a safe and happy day… Read more »

    October 17, 2022 October is National Bullying Prevention Month Read the APS Bully Prevention News Release here. This year APS will celebrate Unity Day on Wed, Oct.19. Unity… Read more »

October 10, 2022 Please be advised that the Arlington Special Education Advisory Committee (ASEAC) has cancelled its October meeting. The next ASEAC meeting will be held on November 15, 2022… Read more »

    Good evening, and Happy October! October is always one of the busiest months of the year for the disability community as we acknowledge Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) Awareness… Read more »

As schools are closed today, below please find a few announcements about important upcoming events. Happy New Year to those who celebrate. Our regular Monday Message will return next week.… Read more »