Happy Council New Meeting Year!! January 2018 2017 MLK, Jr. - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Happy New Year!! Admin Council Meeting January 2018

2017 MLK, Jr. Celebrations

Congratulations to our 2018 Visual & Literary Arts Contest Winners

• Arlington County Celebration

Sun, Jan. 14, 5 – 6:30 p.m. @Wakefield Auditorium

• School Board Recognition

Thu, Jan. 18, 6:30 p.m.

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• Jan. 9: CCPTA Reflections Event

(Snow Date – Jan. 16)

• Jan. 10: Elementary Early Release
• Jan. 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday
• Jan. 25: End of 2nd Quarter

(2017-18 Mid-point)

• Jan. 26: No School – Grade Preparation Day

Important January Dates

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Grade Report Dates

Secondary Report Cards

• 2nd Quarter Reports Released Feb. 6

Elementary Report Cards

• 2nd Quarter Reports Released Feb. 13

Reflection & Course Correction (if needed)

• Talk with Teachers & School Staff
• Explore options to success

2018-19 Course Selection

• Start planning now for course selection
• Course request forms distributed to all

secondary students later this month

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• All prospective kindergarten parents are welcome
• Tips to prepare and register for kindergarten in

September 2018

• Meet APS principals and staff
• Find out about available APS resources & services

Kindergarten Information Night

Monday, January 22 – 7pm @ W-L Snow Date: Mon, Jan. 29

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Elementary School Boundary Changes

One process to plan for

• New schools - Fleet (2019), Reed (2021)
• Montessori move 2019

Community process still taking shape

• Review plan at Jan. Elementary Principals’

Meeting

• School Board work session refines plan on
• Jan. 23
• Publicize engagement opportunities by Feb. 1
• Community engagement process begins in

mid-February or later

School Options and Transfers Update

• Secondary Application Period Ends Soon – Visit

Syphax Welcome Center for help

• Jan. 8 – School Talk about Middle School Transfer

Availability (will be sent by 4 p.m.)

• Jan. 19 – Applications for Secondary Option Due

(H-B Woodlawn, Arlington Tech, Wakefield AP Capstone and the W-L IB Program)

• Jan. 19 – Applications for HS Transfers

Due (Wakefield & Yorktown)

• Jan. 26 – MS Transfer Applications Due

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Virginia Department of Education Regulatory Actions

• Licensure Regulations for School Personnel (Fast-Track Regulation amending 8VAC20-22-90)
• Regulations Governing the Operation of Private Schools for Students with Disabilities

(Fast-Track Regulations amending 8VAC20-671-710)

• Regulations Governing Nutritional Guidelines for Competitive Foods Sold in the Public

Schools (8VAC20-740)

• Regulations Governing the Employment of Professional Personnel (8VAC20-441)
• Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia (Standards of

Accreditation) (8VAC20-131)

Winter Illness Update

• Flu activity increases this time of year
• Encourage children to wash hands

frequently and cover their cough

• Keep children home when they are sick
• It’s not too late to get a flu shot!

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Winter Weather Reminders

• Make child care plans in case schools

close, delay opening or close early

• Delays/closings are announced by 5am
• Early dismissals announced by about 11am
• Updates are posted to the APS website first
• Check for APS School Talk email/text, or on

social media, and local TV channels

• Call APS Hotline (English/Spanish)

703-228-4277

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REMINDER: Next Supes Book Chat – Feb. 5

The next Supes Book Chat (for both administrators and teachers) is scheduled for Feb. 5 at Abingdon ES Library 4:00-5:30 p.m. Books for teachers still available – contact Julia Burgos for copies. Light snacks to be provided.

REMINDER: Next Supt. Seminar January 24, 2018

Ed Center School Board Room

Adaptive Implementation: Navigating the School Improvement Landscape

• Dr. Ryoko Yamaguchi

President Plus Alpha Research and Consulting

REMINDER: Supt. Seminar February 13

Ed Center School Board Room

Learning in a Burning House: Educational Inequality, Ideology, and (Dis)Integration

• Dr. Sonya D. Horsford

Associate Professor of Education Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University