Dear Friends of APS:
This week APS opened instructional learning support to a limited number of students with the highest need.
We continue to monitor health metrics and hope to begin Level 2 return for PreK-5th grade students in January.
We thank Arlington voters for a 79.3% approval rate of $52.65 million in School Bonds. We could not educate Arlington youth without your valuable support.
Upcoming APS Community Engagement Opportunities: (Virtual until further notice)
Tu. Nov. 17 School Board Meeting: Superintendent presents School Year 2020-21 Update. Information on School Year 2021-22 Calendar proposal and on Barcroft Elementary Calendar Alignment proposal.
7:00 p.m. Watch School Board meetings live online or on Comcast Channel 70 or Verizon Channel 41.
Next month:
Tu. Dec. 1 School Board Work Session on Special Education
5:15 p.m. Watch Work Sessions live online or on Comcast Channel 70 or Verizon Channel 41.
Tu. Dec. 1 Public Hearing on Elementary School Boundaries
7:30 p.m. Watch School Board meetings live online or on Comcast Channel 70 or Verizon Channel 41.
Th. Dec. 3 School Board Meeting: Superintendent presents School Year 2020-21 Update. Action on Elementary School Boundaries. Action on School Year 2021-22 Calendar and on Barcroft Elementary Calendar Alignment.
7:00 p.m. Watch School Board meetings live online or on Comcast Channel 70 or Verizon Channel 41.
Th. Dec. 17 School Board Meeting: Superintendent presents School Year 2020-21 Update.
7:00 p.m. Watch School Board meetings live online or on Comcast Channel 70 or Verizon Channel 41.
Arlington Community events:
Arlington launches effort to address racial equity and disparities called Dialogues on Race and Equity (DRE). Sign up here for small interactive virtual conversations.
Tu. Nov. 17 The Digital Divide: How COVID-19 Exposed Disparities in Communities (And What We Can Do)
12-1:30 p.m. Register for Zoom webinar w/ Aneesh Chopra, Assistant Superintendent Rajesh Adusumilli & others
Nov. 17-18 11th Virginia Immigrant Advocates Summit, hosted by VACOLAO
9am-1:15pm Virtual event. Register here.
W. Nov. 18 The Efficacy of Restorative Justice discussion with expert panelists Andy Shallal & Charles Chavis.
6:00 p.m. Register Here.
W. Nov. 18 The Future of Policing in Arington, hosted by the Arlington Committee of 100
7 – 8:15 p.m. Webinar registration here.
Th. Nov. 19 Faces of Change Speaker Series: Immigration Reform under a Biden Administration, presented by Ayuda.
7:00 p.m. Click Here to Join
M. Nov. 23 Virtual “Bedtime Story” hosted by Arlington County Fire Department crews
7:30-8 p.m. Email firepio@arlingtonva.us for Teams event link
Th. Dec. 10 Local Women Suffragists, hosted by the Arlington Historical Society
7:00 p.m. Virtual program
The Animal Welfare League of Arlington is offering Virtual Tours Mon – Thu by appointment. Email korth@awla.org for more information. Sign up for a workshop here.
Arlington Community Resources:
– Free flu shots. Call Arlington Public Health at 703-228-1200 for an appointment.
– Arlington County offers food, financial and medical assistance resources. For food, call 703-228-1300.
– SCAN of Northern Virginia shares Covid-19 resources for families.
Visit aps2016.apsva.us/Engage for more community engagement opportunities, School Board calendar, Arlington County’s Engage calendar.
Thank you for your valuable support of Arlington Public Schools.
Dulce Carrillo
Coordinator of Community Engagement | School and Community Relations
Follow me on Twitter @dulceAPS
