Community Engagement Opportunities-Dec. 2022

Dear Friends of APS:

How did we get to December so quickly? Wishing you a wonderful last month of the year.

Upcoming APS Community Engagement Opportunities:

Th. Dec. 1            School Board Meeting: Recognition of School Bond Chairs. Consent item: Changes to the 2022-23 School Year Calendar; Appointments to the School Board Advisory Committees; Educational Technology Update; Action on School Board Legislative Packet; Information on the 2023-24 School Year Calendar.
7:00 p.m.            Watch School Board meetings live online or on Comcast Channel 70 or Verizon Ch. 41

Th. Dec. 8            School Board Work Session Topic TBD
6:30-8:30 p.m.   School Board Rooms 254-258. Watch Work Sessions Live here.

Tu. Dec. 13         School Board Work Session on the Virtual Learning Program
5:30-7:30 p.m.   Watch Work Sessions Live here.

Th. Dec. 15         School Board Meeting: Recognition of School Board member Dr. Barbara Kanninen: Security Update; Action on the 2023-24 School Year Calendar; Information on Middle and High School Programs of Study
7:00 p.m.            Watch School Board meetings live online or on Comcast Channel 70 or Verizon Ch. 41

Arlington Community Events:

Sun. Dec. 4          Holiday Bazar with local artists and tasty treats, free cookies and cocoa. Come shop for the holidays and stay for HoLiDaY KaRAoke!
3 – 6 p.m.             Arlington Presbyterian Church, 918 S. Lincoln St. 22204

Mon. Dec. 5        “Winter Fest & Market” featuring “Made In Arlington” vendors. Sip hot chocolate and enjoy music. Hosted by George Mason University
11a.m. -7 p.m.   Mason Square, 3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington 22201

Wed. Dec. 7       2022 Racial Equity Summit, free virtual event hosted by the Leadership Center for Excellence
9–10:30 a.m.      Register here.

Th. Dec. 8            APS Let’s Code! Free event or PreK-12th graders. No registration required.6 – 7:30 p.m.      Kenmore Middle School, 200 S. Carlin Springs Rd. 22204Fri. Dec. 9            Dream Project Holiday Celebration, featuring keynote speaker Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice
6:00 p.m.             RSVP here: [bit.ly/3U2Sjco] Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd. 22204

Wed. Dec. 14     Virtual Freedom Fund Banquet, hosted by the NAACP Arlington Branch
7 – 9:00 p.m.      Buy tickets here.

Share Your Feedback on School Board Policies Available for Public Comment
Review and comment on draft APS policies that are available for public comment on the School Board Policies for Revision and Amendment webpage.

For the flu vaccine: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older should receive a flu vaccine each year.

• To find flu vaccines near you, go to https://www.vaccines.gov/find-vaccines/ and type in your zip code and select your vaccine option.
• The Arlington County Public Health Division also has vaccine clinics each week. Click here for more information about appointment times, locations, and costs.

For the COVID vaccine, go to https://www.vaccines.gov/find-vaccines/ and type in your zip code and select your vaccine option.

Visit School Board calendar and Arlington County’s Engage calendar to learn more about engagement opportunities.

Note:  To read Community Engagement Opportunities in other languages, use the auto-translation feature at the top of the page to select preferred language.

Visit aps2016.apsva.us/Engage to learn more about engagement opportunities, School Board calendar, Arlington County’s Engage calendar.

Dulce Carrillo
Supervisor of Public Engagement  |  School and Community Relations