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New: Report Absences via ParentVUE

https://www.apsva.us/post/reporting-student-absences-through-parentvue/ Beginning Mon, Feb. 7, parents/guardians will be able to report their student(s) absent via the ParentVUE website and ParentVUE mobile app. This new feature will appear as a blue button titled […]

Vaccines for 5-11 Year Olds

https://www.apsva.us/post/arlington-offering-free-covid-19-vaccines-for-5-11-year-olds Arlington County Public Health will begin offering free COVID-19 vaccines by appointment to children ages 5-11 years old at Walter Reed Community Center and Arlington Mill Community Center.

FREE COVID-19 TESTING AVAILABLE WITH PARENT CONSENT

https://www.apsva.us/school-year-2021-22/health-safety-information/covid-19-testing/ Consent is required before testing: Parents/guardians or staff must complete the Intake and Consent form for EACH individual tested. You will only have to fill out the intake and consent […]

SCHOOL LUNCH PLANS AT NEW DIRECTIONS

APS is committed to ensuring the health and safety of our staff and students throughout the entire school day. This includes during lunch, when students will not be able to […]

Equity, Race, Diversity Resources

A Great Place to Start: https://www.apsva.us/equity-and-excellence/ BOOKS FOR ADULTS: WHITE FRAGILITY – https://www.amazon.com/White-Fragility-People-About-Racism/dp/0807047414/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=white+fragility&qid=1591035176&sr=8-1 HOW TO BE AN ANTI-RACIST- https://www.amazon.com/sk=how+to+be+an+antiracist&crid=322LDM1PRA2TY&sprefix=HOW+TO+BE+AN+ANTIRAC%2Caps%2C329&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_20 SO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT RACE – https://www.amazon.com/s?crid=1TIJMCD3I3BDH&i=aps&k=so%20you%20want%20to%20talk%20about%20race&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_6&sprefix=SO%20YOU%2Caps%2C166&url=search-alias%3Daps WHITE KIDS: GROWING UP […]

APS Return to School Plan

  APS RETURN TO SCHOOL PLAN: https://www.apsva.us/school-year-2020-21/transition-to-hybrid-in-person-model/        

HOW TO LOG IN TO ACCESS VIRTUAL CLASSES!

VIRTUAL LEARNING DEVICE: EVERY STUDENT SHOULD HAVE A MACBOOK AIR. IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH YOUR COMPUTER, SEND AN EMAIL TO darrell.johnson@apsva.us   PLATFORMS: APS IS USING TWO PLATFORMS […]

School Meal Sites – 21 Locations

https://www.apsva.us/school-year-2020-21/meal-services/ School Meal Sites When APS resumes meal distribution on Sept. 8, there will be 21 locations to better serve families. The locations include: Abingdon Elementary School, 3035 South Abingdon […]

Learn More About Distance Learning

https://www.apsva.us/school-year-2020-21/ Due to the pandemic, Arlington Public Schools will begin the 2020-21 school year in Full-Time Distance Learning, which begins on Tuesday, September 8. We are committed to providing students […]

New Directions’ Vision and Mission!

Vision: Creating productive citizens one child at a time. Mission: In collaboration with community resources, we will provide support for responsible decision making and on-time graduation.