Ashlawn Elementary kitchen renovation
New kitchen and a small addition to improve meal service. Approved project budget $4.1M; construction scheduled for completion in August 2026.
The short answer
- Where it stands
- Construction. Construction scheduled for completion, August 2026
- Who decides next
- APS Facilities and Operations
- Your next move
- No dated venue is open right now. Public comment at any School Board meeting still applies.
Passed
Scheduled Aug 31, 2026. Not confirmed since.
Where it is
APS Approved FY 2027-36 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Arlington Public Schools
Retrieved 2026-09-24
Adopted June 18 2026; report dated August 2026; Appendix C funding timeline is an image (not read)
- DoneCIP direction
- DoneSuperintendent's proposed CIP
- DoneCIP adoption and bond request
- DoneCounty Board resolution and court-ordered election
- DoneBond referendum
- DoneProject development and design
- NowConstruction
- Done CIP direction
- Done Superintendent's proposed CIP
- Done CIP adoption and bond request
- Done County Board resolution and court-ordered election
- Done Bond referendum
- Done Project development and design
- Now Construction
Why this track: A building addition is a capital project in the adopted CIP, funded ahead of the 2026 bond.
APS Approved FY 2027-36 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Arlington Public Schools
Retrieved 2026-09-24
Adopted June 18 2026; report dated August 2026; Appendix C funding timeline is an image (not read)
What happens next
- Jun 18, 2026
APS Approved FY 2027-36 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Arlington Public Schools
Retrieved 2026-09-24
Adopted June 18 2026; report dated August 2026; Appendix C funding timeline is an image (not read)
Adopted CIP carries the $4.1M approved project budget
School Board · School Board meeting
- Aug 31, 2026Next
APS Approved FY 2027-36 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Arlington Public Schools
Retrieved 2026-09-24
Adopted June 18 2026; report dated August 2026; Appendix C funding timeline is an image (not read)
Construction scheduled for completion, August 2026
APS Facilities and Operations · Site
- Cost
- $4.1M (approved project budget)
APS Approved FY 2027-36 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Arlington Public Schools
Retrieved 2026-09-24
Adopted June 18 2026; report dated August 2026; Appendix C funding timeline is an image (not read)
- Window
- Completion scheduled August 2026
APS Approved FY 2027-36 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Arlington Public Schools
Retrieved 2026-09-24
Adopted June 18 2026; report dated August 2026; Appendix C funding timeline is an image (not read)
123 days since the first public step. The planned finish, Aug 31, 2026, has passed without confirmation. The filled part of the bar, 100%, is behind us.
- $4.1MApproved project budget
APS Approved FY 2027-36 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Arlington Public Schools
Retrieved 2026-09-24
Adopted June 18 2026; report dated August 2026; Appendix C funding timeline is an image (not read)
Who decides
Decides the current step
APS Facilities and Operations
Construction · Site
From the Capital Improvement Plan track, verification: Documented, not yet confirmed.
Where to engage
Regular meetings, generally 7 p.m. at the Syphax Education Center
Online speaker form opens four business days before and closes 4 p.m. the day before; max 30 speakers x 2 minutes
School Board meeting, Oct 8, 2026
Passed Oct 7, 2026Thursday, 7 p.m., Syphax Education Center, 2110 Washington Blvd
Sign up to speak: the online form opens Oct 2 and closes Oct 7 at 4 p.m.
What to ask
“Did the Ashlawn kitchen open in August 2026 as scheduled, and if not, when?”
School Board Meetings (2026-27 dates)
Arlington Public Schools
Retrieved 2026-09-24
Lists Oct 8, Oct 22, Nov 12 2026; 7 p.m. at Syphax unless noted
What has been asked
- Open questionfor APS Facilities and OperationsNot yet asked
Was the Ashlawn kitchen completed in August 2026 as the CIP scheduled?
The August 2026 CIP report still says "scheduled for completion in August 2026". No later document confirms it.
Source: APS Approved FY 2027-36 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)