Hoffman-Boston

School Board Meeting
2024-10-17 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-10-29 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-11-14 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-12-12 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-01-16 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-01-30 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-02-13 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-02-27 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) and 22 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.

Early Release for all Students - Professional Learning for Staff
2024-10-30, 2024-12-11, 2025-01-15, 2025-02-05

Emergency Preparedness Week - Lock & Talk
2024-10-30 18:00 - 19:00
Lock and Talk is a suicide prevention strategy designed to limit access to firearms, poisons, and medication for someone who may be at risk of suicide. It is part of a comprehensive approach to suicide prevention in Arlington County.
Join us in-person or virtually on Wednesday, October 30th from 6:00pm-7:00pm
for a Lock & Talk presentation by the Arlington County Department of Human Services at:
Kenmore Middle School
200 S. Carlin Springs Rd.
Arlington, VA 22204
Virtual: Live stream link: https://youtube.com/live/PDqrUi9kI1U

Holiday - Diwali
2024-11-01

No School for Students - End of 1st Quarter & Professional Learning
2024-11-04

No School for Students - Grade Prep Day
2024-11-05, 2025-01-31, 2025-04-21

Holiday - Veterans Day
2024-11-11

School Board Work Session
2024-11-19 09:00 - 16:30
9:00 Program Capacity Study and Class Size
10:45 Non-Traditional Secondary Programs
1:00 Boundaries and Options Programs
2:45 Budget
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.

Holiday - Thanksgiving Break
2024-11-27 - 2024-11-29

Winter Break
2024-12-23 - 2025-01-03, 2025-12-22 - 2026-01-02

Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
2025-01-20

Summer Activities Fair 2025
2025-01-27 18:00 - 20:00

School Board Work Session
2025-01-28 18:30 - 20:30
Subject: Advisory Council on Teaching and Learning (ACTL) #1
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.

No School for Students - End of 2nd Quarter & Professional Learning
2025-01-30

School Board Work Session (CANCELED WILL BE RESCHEDULED)
2025-02-11 18:00 - 20:00
Subject: Advisory Council on Teaching and Learning (ACTL) #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.
Note: If APS is closed due to inclement weather, the Work Session will be rescheduled for a later date.

Holiday - Presidents Day
2025-02-17

School Board Work Session
2025-02-25 18:30 - 20:30
Subject: Advisory Council on Teaching and Learning (ACTL) #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.

Early Release for All Students – Professional Learning for Staff
2025-03-05

Parent Coffee @ 9 am
2025-03-07 09:00 - 10:00

Joint School Board/County Board Budget Work Session
2025-03-12 13:00 - 16:30

Elementary Early Release for Parent-Teacher Conferences
2025-03-13

No School for Students – Elementary & Middle School Parent-Teacher Conferences and High School Professional Learning for Staff
2025-03-14

PTA General Meeting @6 pm
2025-03-18 18:00 - 19:00

All-School Show at Kenmore Middle School @ 6:30 pm
2025-03-19 18:30 - 19:30

Spring Picture Day
2025-03-21 09:30 - 15:00

School Board Budget Work Sessions
2025-03-25 13:00 - 16:00
1:00 Budget Work Session #1
2:45 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.

Holiday - Eid al Fitr
2025-03-31

Military Child Posters Due
2025-04-01 08:00 - 15:30

HFB Military Child Rally
2025-04-02 09:15 - 09:30

School Board Budget Work Session
2025-04-03 15:45 - 17:15
3:45 Budget Work Session #3
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.

Public Hearing on Proposed FY 2026 Budget
2025-04-03 19:00 - 21:00

Military Lifestyle: Where in the World?
2025-04-04 08:00 - 17:00

Parent Coffee
2025-04-04 09:00 - 10:00

Military Child Life Story Shared Each Day...
2025-04-07 09:00 - 16:00

Wear Your Favorite Branch of Service Logo
2025-04-08 09:00 - 16:00

New Date: School Board Budget Work Session w/ BAC
2025-04-08 18:30 - 20:30
Budget Work Session with the Budget Advisory Council (BAC)
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.

Military Family Breakfast
2025-04-09 09:00 - 10:30

Military Child Show-n-Tell
2025-04-10 09:00 - 16:00

End of 3rd Quarter
2025-04-11, 2026-04-10

Patriotic Day Wear Your Red, White, and Blue
2025-04-11 09:00 - 16:00

Spring Break
2025-04-14 - 2025-04-18, 2026-03-30 - 2026-04-03

WALL OF HEROES... (On Going)
2025-04-20 09:00 - 16:00

School Board Meeting (Action Item -Adopt FY 2026 Budget - Tentative)
2025-05-01 19:00 - 22:00

School Board Meeting (Action Item-Adopt FY 2026 Budget)
2025-05-15 19:00 - 22:00

Holiday - Memorial Day
2025-05-26

School Board Work Sessions
2025-05-29 14:45 - 20:30
Subjects:
2:45 p.m. Special Education Inclusive Practices
6:30 p.m. Advisory Committees End-of-the-Year Reports
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.

Multicultural Night, 6 pm
2025-05-29 18:00 - 20:00

Band/Strings Concert
2025-06-03 18:30 - 19:30

Elementary Early Release
2025-06-04, 2025-06-11, 2026-06-03, 2026-06-10

School Board Work Sessions
2025-06-10 18:30 - 20:30
Subject: Preparations for 2027-36, the Pre-Capital Improvement Plan (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.

Career Day
2025-06-12 10:00 - 15:00

School Board Meeting - New Date
2025-06-12 19:00 - 22:00

Field Day
2025-06-13 10:00 - 15:00

5th grade Promotion
2025-06-16 10:00 - 11:00

Last Day of School (All Students) - Early Release
2025-06-18

Holiday - Juneteenth
2025-06-19

School Board Meeting - CANCELED
2025-06-26 19:00 - 22:00

First Day of Summer School
2025-07-07, 2026-07-06

School Board Meeting/Organizational Meeting
2025-07-08 10:30 - 12:30

Last Day of Summer School
2025-08-01, 2026-07-31

PTA School Playdate at West Post @National Landing (Pentagon Row)
2025-08-17 15:00 - 17:00 | West Post @ National Landing, Pentagon Row

Staff returns for Professional Learning Week
2025-08-18 08:30 - 2025-08-22 16:00

Open House, 4-6 pm
2025-08-21 16:00 - 18:00

First Day of School K-12
2025-08-25

Coffee and Kleenex Welcome from the PTA, 9-10:30 am-Cafeteria
2025-08-25 09:00 - 10:30

First Day of School PreK and VPI
2025-08-26

First Day of School (PK: VPI and CPP)
2025-08-26 08:30 - 16:00

Holiday: Labor Day
2025-08-29 - 2025-09-01

Elementary School Back-to-School Night
2025-09-11

Back-to-School Night, 6 pm
2025-09-11 18:00 - 19:30

Holiday: Rosh Hashanah
2025-09-23

PTA General Meeting, 6:00 pm
2025-09-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-15 18:00 - 19:00

Deadline to Register for Marine Corps Kids Run
2025-09-26

Deadline to Register for Baroody After-School Activities
2025-09-28

Picture Day
2025-09-29 09:00 - 15:00

Work Sessions
2025-09-30 09:00 - 16:00
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. – Work Session on Planning Factors – Planning for Phase 2 Implementation
10:45 – 12:15 p.m. – Work Session on the Human Resources Audit Report – Update on Implementation
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. – Work Session on the Feasibility Studies
2:45 – 4:00 p.m. – Work Session on FY 2027-36 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Direction
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.

Holiday: Yom Kippur
2025-10-02

Military-connected student assembly (for military-connected students)
2025-10-03

PTA Read-a-thon
2025-10-06 - 2025-10-17

Walk and Roll to School Day
2025-10-08

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

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 General Meeting, 6:00 pm (Virtual)--new date
2025-10-16 18:00 - 18:30

PTA Movie Night, 6:30-9 pm
2025-10-17 18:30 - 21:00

Holiday: Diwali
2025-10-20

Book Fair (Oct. 23: International Reading Night, 5-8pm)
2025-10-21 09:00 - 2025-10-24 15:00

Marine Corps Kids Run
2025-10-25 09:30 - 11:00

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

Fall Fun Parade, 3 pm - Students may wear school-appropriate costumes. More details to come.
2025-10-31 14:00 - 15:00

End of 1st Quarter
2025-11-03

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

New student morning meeting (Grades 1-5), 9:00 am (Auditorium)
2025-11-05 09:00 - 09:30

Staff Meeting
2025-11-06 16:00 - 17:00

Fall Picture Retake Day
2025-11-10 09:00 - 15:00

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.

Staff Committee Meetings, 4:05 pm
2025-11-20 16:00 - 16:30

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

Parent Coffee with the Principal, 9 a.m.
2025-12-05 09:00 - 10:00

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

Family Science Night - In person, 6:00-7:30 pm
2025-12-16 18:00 - 19:30

Spirit Week (Thursday: Funky sweater, Friday: warm and fuzzy clothes)
2025-12-17 08:00 - 2025-12-19 17:00

Parent Coffee, 9 a.m.
2026-01-16 09:00 - 10:00

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

School Board Work Session #1 with ACTL
2026-01-20 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.

Winter Music Concert at HFB, 6:30-8:00 pm
2026-01-21 18:30 - 20:00

Winter Chorus Concert at HFB, 6:30-8:00 pm
2026-01-21 18:30 - 20:00

End of 2nd Quarter
2026-01-29

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

Holiday: Presidents Day
2026-02-16

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Holiday: Juneteenth
2026-06-19

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