Arlington Public Schools is pausing an impending middle school boundary process, citing stable enrollment this fall. Earlier this year, APS was bracing for overcrowding at a few middle schools. It proposed busing some students from Dorothy Hamm and Swanson to under-capacity Williamsburg Middle School. It also floated moving the Spanish language immersion program from overcrowded
APS proposes diverting students in the walk zones for Swanson and Dorothy Hamm to Williamsburg, opposed by some Hamm families and the PTA of a nearby elementary school.
The surge in home prices, particularly in North Arlington, was a major promoter of the Missing Middle zoning changes that kicked in last month. But it has e .
Students and staff at three North Arlington elementary schools will be moving to new buildings, starting in the fall of 2021. The School Board voted 4-1