APS Plans for 2021: Elementary School Planning

P R E - B OUNDA RY P LA N N I N G PH AS E
As Arlington Publics Schools (APS) expects to welcome more than To help manage growing enrollment and use all available space to
30,000 students in 2021, we need to use all available space at full capacity, APS is exploring countywide solutions that involve
our schools. An Elementary School Boundary Process in fall 2020 potential option program moves in advance of the boundary
will create an attendance zone for a new school at Reed and an process. Two proposals under consideration would move some
adjusted neighborhood attendance zone around Arlington Science option schools so APS can use all schools to maximum capacity,
Focus School (ASFS). One challenge with creating attendance keep together as many students in each school community as
zones is that there are more seats than students in one area of the possible, and keep as many students as possible walking to their
County, and more students than seats in other areas. neighborhood schools.

Community Engagement Timeline for Elementary School Planning:

November 2019 through January 2020
Elementary School planning includes a review of proposals to move some option schools before boundaries are adjusted. A
boundary process will take place in Fall 2020. All changes would take effect September 2021 for the 2021-22 school year.

NOVEMBER 2019 DECEMBER 2019 JANUARY 2020 FEBRUARY 2020

Nov. 5: Dec. 6: Jan. 9: Feb. 6:
Online Information Session in English and “Friday Facebook Live” video with new FAQs School Board Information Item School Board Action
Spanish on APS Engage, AETV, Facebook
Dec. 9, 7 p.m.: Jan. 30, 7 p.m.:
Nov. 5-24: “What We Heard” Community Meeting School Board Public Hearing
Online Community Questionnaire Swanson MS—5800 N. Washington Blvd. Syphax Education Center—
at APS Engage 2110 Washington Blvd.
Dec. 9-18:
Nov. 6: Online Community Questionnaire
School Board Work Session on 2021-30 www.apsva.us/engage
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)*
Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m.:
Nov. 15 & 22: “What We Heard” Community Meeting
“Friday Facebook Live” video with new Central Library—1015 N. Quincy St.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Dec. 13, 12-1 p.m.:
“What We Heard” Online Webinar

Dec. 16, 7 p.m. (Spanish):

“What We Heard” Community Meeting
Kenmore MS—200 S. Carlin Springs Rd.

Information will also be shared with the following countywide organizations: TCI; APS advisory councils including ACI, ACTC, FAC; APS School Ambassadors; CCPTA; Black Parents of Arlington; Comité Hispano: PTA Presidents; Civic Federation.
* View online: www.apsva.us/school-board-meetings/school-board-work-sessions-meetings/
 REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAM MOVES
APS ELEMENTARY
BOUNDARY SCENARIO
SCHOOL STUDENTS PROPOSAL 1 PROPOSAL 2
K-5 STUDENTS | SEPT. 30, 2019 Using the Past Approach
to Developing Boundaries • Majority of McKinley moves to Reed • Majority of McKinley moves to Reed
Using the past approach to boundaries • Arlington Traditional moves to McKinley building • Arlington Traditional moves to McKinley building
Total Students
results in long and extended boundaries, • Key Immersion moves to ATS building • Campbell Expeditionary Learning moves to

13,264 attendance zones that do not include

their entire walk zones, and one
• Key building becomes a neighborhood school ATS building
• Majority of Carlin Springs moves to Campbell building
neighborhood school located outside of • Key Immersion moves to Carlin Springs building
its attendance zone • Campbell building becomes a neighborhood school
Jamestown
Neighborhood School Students Jamestown
• Key building becomes a neighborhood school

10,563 Discovery
Discovery
Taylor

Taylor

Nottingham

Nottingham
Option School Students
Arlington
Includes ATS, Campbell, Claremont, Key, Montessori Tuckahoe Glebe Science Key

2,701
Arlington Focus
Tuckahoe Glebe Science Key New ES
Focus
at Reed
New ES
Arlington
at Reed
Traditional

Arlington McKinley
Traditional Long Branch
Number of Students who McKinley
Long Branch
Ashlawn Barrett Alice
West
live in a Walk Zone Ashlawn Barrett Alice
West
Fleet
Montessori

6,866*
Fleet Public School
of Arlington
Montessori
Public School Carlin
of Arlington Barcroft H
Springs
Carlin Springs
Barcroft Hoffman-Boston Campbell
Randolph

*No. (of elementary students) who reside in the school walk zone, even if they attend a different Campbell
Randolph
school; on Sept. 30, 2019, 4,395 students live in the walk zone for the school they attend. Dr. Charles
R. Drew
Claremont
Dr. Charles Oakridge
R. Drew

4,000+ 2,400+ 2,100+

Claremont

Abingdon

Neighborhood school
Abingdon

students reassigned
to other schools: neighborhood students would move neighborhood students would move neighborhood students would move
(about 62% could continue at current school) (about 77% could continue at current school) (about 80% could continue at current school)

Arlington Traditional
Option schools moved Arlington Traditional Key Immersion
together to another none
school building: Key Immersion Campbell Expeditionary
Learning

29% 18% 13%

Students living in a
walk zone who would
require a bus:

Learn More and Get Engaged: www.apsva.us/engage