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Join us for our final Community Budget Forums
Next week, Arlington Public Schools is holding the final budget forums.
Tuesday, March 28, Eagle Creek
The last in-person budget forum will take place at Eagle Creek Elementary School (1216 East 5th Street, Arlington) on Tuesday, March 28 at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 29, Zoom
If you are unable to join us in person at the Community Budget Forum at Eagle Creek, we are hosting a virtual budget forum via Zoom on Wednesday, March 29 at 6 p.m.
https://asd-wednet.zoom.us/j/83195929886
Arlington Public Schools is facing the need to make future budget reductions to take effect next year.
Kindergarten registration for Arlington Public Schools now open!
Kindergarten registration for families in Arlington Public Schools is now open for the 2023-24 school year. New Arlington families can register their child
here. Existing Arlington families can register their kindergartner in Family Access.
To be eligible for next year’s kindergarten program, a child must be at least five years old by Aug. 31, 2023. The following documents are required to register your child for kindergarten:
Immunization records. The following are the only types of immunization documentation that may be accepted:
o A Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) printed from the Immunization Information System (IIS);
o A physical copy of the CIS form with a healthcare provider’s signature;
o A physical copy of the CIS form with accompanying medical immunization records from a healthcare provider verified and signed by school staff; or
o A CIS printed from MyIR
Proof of residency (power/utility bill or the first page of a lease or purchase and sale agreement will meet the criteria of proof of residency)
Your child’s birth certificate or other official forms of documentation
The deadline to apply for early entrance to kindergarten is Monday, May 1st. Early entrance applies to students who turn five from September 1st to October 15th. The early entrance application
form is available on the district website.
Please contact your child’s elementary school with any questions.
Budget Advisory Taskforce
Arlington Public Schools is beginning a proactive approach to the development of its 2023-24 budget by engaging students, staff, families and community members in the planning process. The district has been fortunate to have access to a healthy fund balance reserve over the last few years to maintain, and in some situations, enhance our support and services. The district’s current $95 million dollar budget is projected to utilize nearly $4 million in district fund balance reserves during the 2022-23 school year. This is due to enrollment being less than projected, increased costs of programs and services, and loss of one-time federal COVID funding. As we work through the budget process to address the projected shortfall, there will be difficult decisions to be made to balance the budget. Students, staff, families and community members will have multiple opportunities to be involved in the process, provide feedback and ask questions.
We have established a Budget Advisory Task Force made up of current staff, students, families and community members. If you are interested in information regarding the Budget Advisory Task Force agenda presentations, you can access them
here.
Community Budget Forums
The district has scheduled three community forum meetings throughout the coming year at 6:00 pm. These forums will be open to the public. The dates and locations are listed below:
• Jan. 24 – Byrnes Performing Arts Center (
Presentation)(
Feedback)
• March 8 – Post Middle School (
Presentation)(
Feedback)
• March 28 – Eagle Creek Elementary School
• March 29 – Zoom (
Zoom link)
For questions, please contact Gina Zeutenhorst, Executive Director of Financial Services, at
[email protected].
New student registration
The new student registration packet is available at this
link. Information for kindergarten registration is available at this
link. If your child is already enrolled in our district and moving up to the next grade level, no action is required.
The Washington LEA Academic and Student Well-being Recovery Plan has been posted!
Check out the Washington LEA Academic and Student Well-being Recovery plan here.