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

The Arlington School Board’s March 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 1 hour.
• 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.
• The Board will hear from a maximum of 30 speakers, and each speaker will have up to 2 minutes to comment.
• A lottery process will be used to select speakers if more requests than available slots are received.
  • 20 slots will be reserved for speakers to sign up online in advance.
    • Email confirmations will be sent to speakers 24 hours before the Board meeting.
    • Speakers will have the option to select to speak in person or use the call-in service.
  • 10 slots will be reserved for speakers to sign up onsite between 6:15 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. before the School Board meeting. School Board meetings begin at 7 p.m.
    • No speaker forms will be accepted before 6:15 p.m. or after 6:45 p.m. No exceptions. 
    • Speaker forms will be available outside the Board room.  Completed forms must be returned to the Deputy Clerk.
    • Sign-ups on someone else’s behalf are not permitted.
• Speakers will be heard in the order their sign-up form was received; however, students will be heard first, regardless of their sign-up order.
• Agendas and background information are posted one week prior to the Board Meeting on BoardDocs.
• For additional details, review the School Board Guidelines for Public Comment During School Board Meetings and Hearings (adopted July 6, 2023).
• This information is posted at https://www.apsva.us/school-board-meetings/sign-up-to-speak/ 

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, March 13 – 7 p.m.          School Board Meeting (The Request to Speak form will be posted at 4 p.m. on Fri, March 7, and will remain open until 4 p.m. on Wed, March 12).

Thu, March 27 – 7 p.m.          School Board Meeting (The Request to Speak form will be posted at 4 p.m. on Fri, March 21, and will remain open until 4 p.m. on Wed, March 26).

School Board Work Sessions
The School Board regularly holds 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., 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 [email protected].

Fri, March 14 – 1 p.m.            Joint School Board and County Board Budget Work Session – Bozman Government Center – 2100 Clarendon Blvd., rm 307,

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, March 3 – 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (In-person)                                                Open Office Hours with Bethany Zecher Sutton will be held at Syphax Educational Center, 2110 Washington Blvd., in the School Board Office, room 260. (details on how to sign up will be posted on the APS homepage and the School Board Open Office Hours webpage on February 28)

Mon, March 17 – 6 – 8 p.m. (Virtual)                                                               Open Office Hours with Zuraya Tapia-Hadley (details on how to sign up will be posted on the APS homepage and the School Board Open Office Hours webpage on March 14)

School Board Advisory Councils and Committees
The application period for the 2024-25 school year has now closed. Applications for the 2025-26 school year will open during the summer. Additional details will be provided closer to that time. For more information on a committee or meeting schedule, visit the APS Website.