Month: May 2017
Help APS Celebrate Our Amazing Teachers
May 6, 2017
Help Arlington honor our wonderful teachers as we join the Commonwealth of Virginia and the National PTA in celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
Staff Present Proposed Revisions for the APS Enrollment & Transfer Policy
May 5, 2017
At last night’s meeting, staff presented the recommended revisions for School Board Policy 25-2.2 “Enrollment and Transfers for Schools and Programs.”
Career Center Students Earn 19 Gold Medals at SkillsUSA State Championships
May 5, 2017
Arlington Career Center students earned 19 Gold Medals, 11 Silver and Bronze medals at the SkillsUSA State Championships held in Fredericksburg at the end of April.
APS to Hold Gallery Walks on the Options for 1,300 High School Seats
May 5, 2017
APS will share the analysis that have been identified as options for the new 1,300 high school seats for the three options being considered: the Career Center, the Education Center and Kenmore Middle School.
School Board Adopts APS Operating Budget for the 2017-18 School Year
May 5, 2017
On May 4, the School Board approved the FY 2018 Arlington Public Schools (APS) budget of $613.6 million which funds operations for the 2017-18 school year.
Discovery Elementary School Named 2017 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School
May 4, 2017
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that Discovery Elementary School is among the 2017 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honorees.
Arlington Public Schools Recognized By CIO as One of The CIO 100 Award Winners
May 4, 2017
On May 1, IDG's CIO today announced that Arlington Public Schools is a recipient of the 2017 CIO 100.
Civic Coalition for Minority Affairs to Honor 77 African and African-American Students
May 3, 2017
The Civic Coalition for Minority Affairs will honor 77 African and African-American students in its 25th Annual Awards Ceremony at 7 p.m. on Thu, May 4 in the main auditorium of the Career Center.
20 Arlington Students Selected to Attend Governor’s School
May 3, 2017
This summer, 20 APS students will attend the Governor’s School for Academics, Mentorship, Visual and Performing Arts or the Foreign Language Academy.
APS to Celebrate National Bike and Walk to School Day on May 10
May 3, 2017
Arlington Public Schools will join schools from around the country to celebrate National Bike and Walk to School Day 2017 on Wed, May 10. APS encourages all students to participate by biking and walking to school.