In Spring 2018, Arlington Public Schools (APS) relocated their administration offices at 1426 North Quincy Street known as the “Education Center” to a new location elsewhere in the county. The vacated facility is slated to be renovated to accommodate 500-600 new high school seats as soon as possible but no later than September 2022 August 2021. In the interim, APS is reusing the surrounding parking lots to store a portion of their bus fleet.
Our Neighborhood Representatives:
Nia Bagley (BLPC/PFRC), niabagley@yahoo.com
Steven Leutner (BLPC), steven.leutner@gmail.com
APS Public Meetings: All meetings below begin at 7pm and will be in the Little Theater at Washington-Lee High School (1301 N Stafford).
| Date | Body | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 18, 2018 | joint BLPC/PFRC | kickoff |
| Oct. 23, 2018 | joint BLPC/PFRC | transportation |
| Nov. 13, 2018 | joint BLPC/PFRC | draft schematic design & MMTA |
| Nov. 15, 2018 | community meeting | – |
| Dec. 4, 2018 | joint BLPC/PFRC | proposed schematic design |
Neighborhood Actions:
May 24, 2018 – On-site meeting of concerned neighbors met with John Chadwick, APS Assistant Superintendent, Facilities and Operations to review planned storage of 30-35 school buses for the approximately two years prior to the start of renovations of the Education Center.
July 12, 2018 – Follow-up on-site meeting of concerned neighbors met with John Chadwick to review, answer questions and address concerns of the school bus storage at the Education Center parking lots along with the white fleet vehicle storage at the Buck site across North Quincy Street.
September 20, 2018 – Planned follow-up on-site meeting with John Chadwick at 6pm to review school bus and white fleet operations.
APS Contact Information
- For white fleet issues, use the APS Maintenance on-call number: 703-906-0419 (monitored at all times)
- For school bus issues, use the APS general transportation number: 703-228-6640
- For buildings & grounds, use the APS ground maintenance number: 703-228-6620 (business hours only)
Reference Information
APS Engage webpage for the determination of the future of the Education Center: https://www.apsva.us/engage/education-center/
APS Design & Construction webpage for Education Center Reuse redevelopment project: https://www.apsva.us/education-center-reuse/