Arlington Times, September 12, 2012

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Lucie Gawdin writes her name during her first day of kindergarten at Pioneer Elementary School on Sept. 5.

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ARLINGTON — Thousands of students, parents and staff returned to school campuses across Arlington on Sept. 5 and Sept. 6 for the first day of classes for the school year. A total of 5,576 students began classes last week at Arlington’s four elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools. “Our enrollment has done really well this year and the first day has gone very, very smooth,” said Andrea Conley, public information coordinator for the Arlington School District. “When I talked to the staff they were all really pumped, so that’s great.” The district is making changes in 2012 in an effort to build more collaborative environments in each school. “We are looking at increasing early release days to increase collaboration among the teachers,” said Conley. “It’s an opportunity to really work on improving student achievement.” In addition to district changes,

both state and federal standards are changing in 2012. “There are a lot of big changes coming down the line,” said Conley. “The state is focusing on the Common Core state standards, and another thing that is changing is school ratings and categories. They are implementing the Smarter Balanced Assessments and more. It’s all in the works right now.” The district itself is proud of how their own developments for learning are progressing through the years. “In terms of our own standards, everything is moving along and growing, and that’s really exciting,” said Conley. “Every first-grader at every school is learning the same thing.” At Pioneer Elementary School, hundreds crowded around the front doors of the building, eager to get started on their new year. For fourth- and fifth-grade students, the day marked a sort of homeSEE STUDENTS, PAGE 2

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ARLINGTON — The Arlington Garden Club still has four garden beds available in its community garden of 28 beds across the street from the Arlington Library, and it’s hoping to attract more helping hands for the garden and more members in general. “We started these community gardens to benefit the Arlington Community Food Bank,” said Bea Randall, past president SEE GARDEN, PAGE 2

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Jack Lybyer tends his plot at the Arlington Garden Club’s community gardens, across the street from the Arlington Library.

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