Walk, Bike, & Roll to School Day
2025-10-08 08:30 - 09:00 (America/New_York)

AI in APS: Virtual Community Town Hall
2025-10-08 19:00 - 20:00
As part of our Year of Empowered AI Learning in APS, we are excited to invite you to a virtual Community Town Hall on Artificial Intelligence on Wed, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m.

At this session, you can learn more about our adopted instructional platform, SchoolAI, and have an opportunity to ask questions. Learn more.
Spanish, Mongolian, Amharic and Arabic interpretation is available.
If you have questions that you would like to have addressed during the live event, please add them here: Community Pre-event Questions for APS AI Town Hall

School Board Meeting
2025-10-09 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-23 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-13 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-18 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-01-22 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-02-05 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-02-19 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-03-12 19:00 - 22:00 and 6 more dates
School Board meetings are broadcast live below and live feed is available on Comcast Cable Channel 70 and Verizon FIOS Channel 41. The meetings are re-broadcast on Fridays at 9 p.m. and Mondays at 7:30 p.m. immediately following the meeting.
Please click on this link to watch live-stream: https://www.apsva.us/arlington-school-board/school-board-meetings/watch-school-board-meetings/.
Agendas and background information are posted one week prior to the Board Meeting on BoardDocs.

Elementary/Middle Early Release for Parent-Teacher Conferences
2025-10-10, 2026-03-12

No School for Students
2025-10-13
Elementary/Middle Parent Teacher Conferences; Professional Learning for HS staff

PTA Meeting
2025-10-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-18 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-02 19:00 - 20:00

Spirit Day: Favorite Sports Team/Jersey Day
2025-10-17

Eco Action Meeting
2025-10-17 08:45 - 09:30, 2025-11-21 08:45 - 09:30, 2025-12-19 08:45 - 09:30, 2026-01-16 08:45 - 09:30, 2026-02-20 08:45 - 09:30, 2026-03-27 08:45 - 09:30, 2026-04-17 08:45 - 09:30, 2026-05-15 08:45 - 09:30

Holiday: Diwali
2025-10-20

Unity Day (Wear Orange)
2025-10-22

Early Release for All Students
2025-10-29, 2026-01-14
Countywide professional learning for staff

End of 1st Quarter
2025-11-03

No School for Students (Grade Preparation Day)
2025-11-04, 2026-01-30, 2026-04-13

Holiday: Veteran's Day
2025-11-11

School Board Work Sessions
2025-11-18 09:00 - 16:30
Subject:
9:00 a.m. – Advisory Committee Working Group
10:45 a.m. – Non-Traditional Secondary Program
1:00 p.m. – Grace Hopper Center Site Programming
2:45 p.m. – High School Schedules
Work Sessions are live-streamed and can be viewed any time after the meeting by visiting the School Board Work Sessions webpage. Agendas and background information are posted one week prior to the Board Meeting on BoardDocs.

Spirit Day: Book Character Day
2025-11-21

Thanksgiving Break
2025-11-26 - 2025-11-28

Make Up Picture Day
2025-12-05

Early Release for All Students
2025-12-10, 2026-02-11
School-based professional learning for staff

Spirit Day: Pajama Day
2025-12-19

Winter Break
2025-12-22 - 2026-01-02

Spirit Day: Grade Level Shirts
2026-01-16

Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2026-01-19

Discovery Voices Choir Concert
2026-01-27 18:00 - 18:30, 2026-05-20 18:00 - 18:30

School Board Work Session #1 with ACTL
2026-01-27 18:30 - 20:30
Work Sessions are live-streamed and can be viewed any time after the meeting by visiting the School Board Work Sessions webpage. Agendas and background information are posted one week prior to the Board Meeting on BoardDocs.

5th Grade Band and Instrumental Winter Concert
2026-01-28 18:30 - 19:30

End of 2nd Quarter
2026-01-29

Clubs Picture Day
2026-02-06

School Board Work Session #2 with ACTL
2026-02-10 18:30 - 20:30

Spirit Day: Wear Red/Discovery Gear
2026-02-13

Holiday: Presidents Day
2026-02-16

Visiting Author Carole Boston Weatherford & Jeffery Boston Weatherford (K-5)
2026-03-02

Family Science Night
2026-03-12

Spirit Day: Wear GREEN!
2026-03-17

Holiday: Eid al-Fitr
2026-03-20

School Board Work Sessions
2026-03-24 09:00 - 16:00
Subject:
9:00 a.m. – Educational Technology – Focus on AI
10:45 a.m. – Inclusive Practices (Special Education)
1:00 p.m. – Budget Work Session #1
2:45 p.m. – Budget Work Session #2
Work Sessions are live-streamed and can be viewed any time after the meeting by visiting the School Board Work Sessions webpage. Agendas and background information are posted one week prior to the Board Meeting on BoardDocs.

Spring Break
2026-03-30 - 2026-04-03

End of 3rd Quarter
2026-04-10

Spirit Day: SCRABBLE Letter Day
2026-04-10

School Board Work Sessions
2026-04-14 09:00 - 16:30
Subject:
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. – Budget Work Session #1
10:45 a.m. – Budget Work Session #2
1:00 p.m. – Budget Work Session #3
2:45 p.m. – Budget Work Session #4
Work Sessions are live-streamed and can be viewed any time after the meeting by visiting the School Board Work Sessions webpage. Agendas and background information are posted one week prior to the Board Meeting on BoardDocs.

5th Grade Musical
2026-04-15 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-04-16 18:00 - 19:00

Book Fair
2026-04-20 - 2026-04-24

School Board Work Session with BAC
2026-04-21 18:30 - 20:30

Early Release for High School Students Only
2026-04-22
Full day for Elementary/Middle school students
Professional learning for high school staff

Earth-O-Rama
2026-04-22 18:00 - 20:00

4th & 5th Grade Band and Orchestra Spring Concert
2026-05-04 18:30 - 19:30

School Board Work Session with Advisory Committees - End of Year Reports
2026-05-21 18:30 - 20:30

Holiday: Memorial Day
2026-05-25 - 2026-05-26

Holiday: Eid al-Adha
2026-05-27

School Board Work Sessions
2026-06-02 13:00 - 16:30
Subject:
1:00 p.m. – Early Childhood
2:45 p.m. – FY 2027-36 CIP
Work Sessions are live-streamed and can be viewed any time after the meeting by visiting the School Board Work Sessions webpage. Agendas and background information are posted one week prior to the Board Meeting on BoardDocs.

Elementary Early Release
2026-06-03, 2026-06-10

Last Day of School (Early Release)
2026-06-18

Holiday: Juneteenth
2026-06-19

Holiday: July 4 (Observed)
2026-07-03

First Day of Summer School
2026-07-06

Last Day of Summer School
2026-07-31
