UPDATE- The School Board included support for the Outdoor Lab in their budget!
However, the County Board must fully fund APS to keep the Outdoor Lab.
Let the County Board know you support full funding for Arlington Schools.
The APS Budget will be set by April 23rd!
What can I do?
Sign Our Petition
Sign our petition on change.org
Contact the County Board
Let them know you support the Outdoor Lab and full funding of Arlington’s schools and programs including the Outdoor Lab.
Email- [email protected]
Contact the School Board
Tell the School Board you support the Outdoor Lab and its hand-on, experiential, STEM learning!
Email – [email protected] and individual Board emails (below)
Phone- Call 703-228-6015, leave a voice mail for Board and individual Board members
Meet- with a Board member on School Board Open Office Hours at Syphax Education Center
| April 22 | 5 – 7 PM | Barbara Kanninen | [email protected] |
| April 29 | 5 – 7 PM | Nancy Van Doren | [email protected] |
| May 6 | 5:30 – 7:30 PM | Reid Goldstein | [email protected] |
| May 13 | 5 – 7 PM | Tannia Talento | [email protected] |
| M | Monique O’Grady | [email protected] |
Attend Budget Meetings
- April 11 – School Board’s Proposed FY 2020 Budget (Syphax Education Center, 7pm)
- April 12 – School Board’s Presentation to the County Board (County Board Room, 4pm)
- May 2 – Public Hearing on School Board’s Proposed Budget (Syphax Education Center, 7pm)
- May 9 – School Board’s Adopted FY 2020 Budget
*Work sessions are open to the public but no comments are accepted.
Contact your friends, family, neighbors, networks
Ask Everyone you Know to contact School Board and County Board. Post information and get their help spreading the word.