School Board Now Accepting Applications for Advisory Councils for the 2023-24 School Year

The School Board Advisory Councils and Committees provide the School Board and administrators input and feedback on the instructional and support programs, facilities, and operations of the Arlington Public Schools. The School Board values input from parents and members of the community as part of the APS decision-making process on operations, teaching and learning, and student support.

The School Board is now accepting applications to serve as members of the following School Board Advisory Councils:

• Advisory Council on Teaching & Learning (ACTL)
  • New ACTL subcommittee: The School Board invites members of the community—parents/guardians, students, staff, external subject matter experts, and other interested citizens—to join the newly forming Educational Technology Advisory Committee, a subcommittee to the Advisory Council on Teaching and Learning (ACTL), for the 2023-24 school year. The Educational Technology Advisory Committee advocates to the School Board for the effective use of technology to advance student learning and the improvement of teaching practice through digital pedagogy. Meetings will be held one evening per month beginning in August or September. Click here to apply. Click here for more information, or contact ACTLchair@gmail.com. 
• Advisory Council on School Facilities and Capital Programs (FAC)
• Budget Advisory Council (BAC)
• Arlington Special Education Advisory Committee (ASEAC)
• School Health Advisory Board (SHAB)

Information about all advisory groups and applications is available on the APS website. The Board will appoint new members in June to fill any vacancies on these councils. For more information, contact the School Board office at 228-6015 or school.board@apsva.us.