Category: News Release

Summary of the August 17 School Board Meeting

August 18, 2017

At the start of the Arlington School Board meeting on Thursday, August 17, 2017, the Board observed a Moment of Silence to remember the lives of Heather Heyer, Virginia State Patrol Pilot, Lt. H. Jay Cullen, and Virginia State Trooper Berke Bates, as well as the many others who were physically or emotionally injured by the violence in Charlottesville last weekend.

School Board Appoints Director of Teaching and Learning

August 18, 2017

The School Board named Sarah Putnam as the interim Director of Teaching and Learning. Putnam is currently the Supervisor of Mathematics.

Arlington School Board Responds to the Recent Events in Charlottesville

August 17, 2017

At the beginning of the Arlington School Board meeting on Thursday, August 17, 2017, the Board observed a Moment of Silence to remember the lives of Heather Heyer, Virginia State Patrol Pilot, Lt. H. Jay Cullen, and Virginia State Trooper Berke Bates, as well as the many others who were physically or emotionally injured by the violence in Charlottesville last weekend.

Join APS at the Arlington County Fair

August 17, 2017

APS families and community members are encouraged to stop by the Arlington County/Arlington Public Schools booth during the County Fair.

Arlington Community Learning Fall Semester Courses Now Available

August 17, 2017

The Arlington Community Learning program (formerly known as the Arlington Adult Education Program) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the upcoming fall semester.

APS Students Continue to Outperform Their Peers on 2017 SOLs

August 15, 2017

On August 15 the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) released 2017 SOL results for all public school divisions and schools. Arlington Public Schools (APS) students continue to pass the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) tests at higher rates than their peers across Virginia.

Updated: Virginia Recognizes 16 Arlington Schools for Excellence in Education

August 8, 2017

Governor Terry McAuliffe and the State Board of Education announced that 15 Arlington schools have earned 2017 Virginia Index of Performance (VIP) awards based upon student achievement and other performance indicators during the 2015-16 school year.

AETV’s Snapshots Features the Swanson Writers Project

August 8, 2017

AETV presents our latest edition of Snapshots, where we visit with middle school students at Swanson who are celebrating a year of reading as part of the Swanson Writers Project.

School Board Makes New Appointments

July 28, 2017

The School Board made several appointments during its meeting last night. Those appointments included:

Listen: Jennifer Burgin’s Fellowship Trip to the Galapagos Islands

July 25, 2017

It’s not often that a person gets to spend time at the Galápagos Islands.