IS Parent Information - District (2016)

Below please find helpful information about Integration Station. If you need additional information or have questions, please call our main office at (703) 462-5184 or email Sara Shaw, Integration Station Administrator at sara.shaw@apsva.us.

APS Special Education Parent Resource Center 703-228-7239
APS Office of Special Education 703-228-6040
Child Find 703-228-2550
Language Services Registration Center 703-228-7663

IS Hours of Operation:
7:50 AM-1:00 PM Toddler Class (Peeps, Owls, and Cardinals)
7:50 AM -2:40 PM (all other classes)

School Year Calendar

As an APS program, we follow the elementary school calendar for the year. The calendar is available on the APS website at and a copy of the calendar will be sent home with first day packet information at the beginning of the school year.

Registration

We follow the APS registration guidelines. They are listed below. All additional forms are available under “Registration.”

Documentation Needed to Register Your Child

Proof of the child’s age and legal name–an original or certified copy of birth certificate
Proof that the parent or legal guardian of the student lives in Arlington County–a copy of a current lease signed by lessor and lessee or tenant and landlord to show that the parent/guardian resides in Arlington County; or a copy of a mortgage agreement showing that the parent/guardian owns a home and resides in Arlington County
Social Security Number or a Social Security Status Form
Official school records from another school system or country, if applicable and available
Medical information that includes immunization records as well as a physical examination and a tuberculosis screening done within the 12 months prior to starting school (See Health Requirements below.)

Health Requirements

The student’s medical information (examination, immunizations and tuberculosis screening) must be submitted on a Commonwealth of Virginia School Entrance Health Form (PDF).
The immunization record should list the month, day and year of immunization for the minimum requirements for entry to school.
Documentation of tuberculosis screening(PDF) done within the 12 months prior to school entry is required. This documentation must be signed by a physician, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, or local health department official. The documentation must include verification of a negative risk assessment or the results of a tuberculin skin test (TST) done within the prior 12 months. The original documentation must be submitted to the child’s school.
The Request for Entrance and Health Form (PDF) must be completed and submitted to the child’s school.
If your child will need medications, you will need the Authorization for Medication Release form.
If your child will need medications or special procedures during school, you may visit the Arlington County School Health Webpage for additional forms, including a Severe Allergy Care Plan.

Questions can be answered by the school health office at 703-228-1626 or 1653.

Communication

You will receive some form of daily written communication from your child’s teacher. It is important that you read this information and communicate with us any important information about your child’s afternoon and evening ahead of the next day of school. We are also available by email and phone. Please see the staff directory for contact information. You will also receive periodic emails from our main office as well as backpack mail from time to time.Information about events, emergency closings/delays, and general information is shared using APS School Talk, which parents are automatically enrolled in based on registration information.

School Meals

Our school meals are provided by a private catering company, The Good Foods Company through The Children’s School. You will be billed monthly for the meals. Free or reduced meals are available for APS eligible families. If your child requires a special diet at school or has allergies, please let us know so that we can make accommodations and send you any necessary paperwork.

Transportation

You will be receiving this information mid-August. Three special needs buses serve our school; each with a driver and attendant. Integrated star seats are available for students. If a wheelchair lift is needed for students, this will be arranged. School staff meet the school buses each morning and escort the students from steps of the school bus into the school building. In the afternoon, we escort students to the steps of the school bus until they are with the driver and attendant in their seats. The school bus is a very important part of our students’ day and our students’ really enjoy this experience.

School Supplies

You will get a list of supplies from your child’s teacher during the last weeks of August. Generally all classes ask that a backpack that can be managed by your child be sent to and from school. Each child will be asked to have 2 changes of seasonally appropriate clothes (please label first and last name) at school and diapering supplies as needed.