arlingtonparentcoa
Apr 23, 20192 min
Updated: Apr 24, 2019
Welcome back! Hope everyone had a restful spring break.
We're working to keep the APC website up to date. If you haven't had a chance to look around, here are a few new items we've put up:
Information about the J-2 PIP and APC is now available in Spanish, Arabic, & Amharic, as well as English.
The most updated policy which we received from APS via FOIA request is available here for your consideration. It is currently available only in English. If anyone has translation skills for any language at all, we'd love to have it translated for our non-English-speaking families.
We've added a number of graphics and links to things that are presently being used to teach transgender topics in classrooms in APS and around the country.
We're staying abreast of current events related to these issues as they unfold around the country, including this open letter from a Latina mother to South Bend, IN, mayor Pete Buttigieg.
We also received an email from Tara Nattrass, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning, who is the point person in the development of the J-2 PIP:
If you haven't yet had a chance to communicate with your teachers, administration, school board, and/or staff members, please take a few moments to do so now. These sample letters can be copied/pasted into emails as they are, or edited to your preferences. It is imperative that APS knows parents are aware, watching, and ENGAGED on this issue.
Thanks so much for all you're doing! We're all Arlington Parent Coalition.