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Summer learning initiative supported almost 2,000 Arlington students 15%
By Scott McCaffrey16%
8/7/2026, 11:45:23 AM
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An online Summer Skills Boost Program attracted almost 2,000 Arlington students between second and eighth grade this year.
Seeking to prevent learning loss and prepare for the 2026-27 school year, the self-paced initiative ran from July 6 to 31.
At the start of the program, participating students received personalized educational pathways that “allowed them to focus on the specific skills they needed most,” Superintendent Francisco Durán told School Board members on July 30.
As part of the initiative, more than 400 students received weekly communications from APS staff to evaluate progress and encourage engagement.
“These were check-in help moments to monitor, to encourage and to identify some of the barriers the students or families may have been experiencing,” Durán said of the initiative, which was available in English and Spanish.
A full report on the effort will be delivered to School Board members in the fall, but the superintendent said early reports have been positive.
“We are already seeing encouraging results among students who are actively participating in the program,” he said.
“We've received a lot of positive feedback this summer from families.”
School Board member Kathleen Clark, whose son participated in the program, said she was “really pleased” not just with the results, but with how the school system used technology with care in developing the program.
“A lot of folks are hesitant to put their kids on more technology if it's not intentional,” she said.
Registration for the 2026 session ran from April 6 to May 1.
Durán said a likely change for 2027 will be extending the registration period into June so more parents are aware of the program.
Clark agreed that would be a wise move.
“There’s an opportunity for how we market this for next year,” she said.
Summer school updates
At the July 30 meeting, Durán gave a quick briefing on the four-week summer school program that ended that week.
A total of 5,345 students participated in various in-person and online offerings, which included 437 in credit-recovery programs.
Some of those students used summer school to finish high school requirements, and participated in the school district's first-ever summer graduation ceremony.
More than 1,000 teachers and support staff took part in the summer school program.
“I'm really thankful for the positive learning communities that took place,” Durán told School Board members.
A full report will be delivered in the fall.
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