Jamestown Elementary HVAC and roof replacement
Replace the HVAC systems and the roof. Named in the proposed $80M school bond (Nov 3, 2026) as the Jamestown Refresh (HVAC, roofing, flooring, painting).
The short answer
- Where it stands
- Bond referendum. Voters decide $80M school bond (Question 4) incl. $29M Jamestown Refresh
- Who decides next
- Arlington voters, then School Board (project development and design)
- Your next move
- General election, Question 4 · on Nov 3, 2026, 15 days
15 days
until Arlington voters decide, Nov 3, 2026
Fix scheduled to finish in 2029, about 2.2 years out
Where it is
2026 Bond Referenda
Arlington County Government
Retrieved 2026-09-24
Question 4 text and project list
- DoneCIP direction
- DoneSuperintendent's proposed CIP
- DoneCIP adoption and bond request
- DoneCounty Board resolution and court-ordered election
- NowBond referendum
- Step 6Project development and design
- Step 7Construction
- Done CIP direction
- Done Superintendent's proposed CIP
- Done CIP adoption and bond request
- Done County Board resolution and court-ordered election
- Now Bond referendum
- Step 6 Project development and design
- Step 7 Construction
Why this track: A combined HVAC and roof replacement is a capital project the School Board lists in the 10-year CIP and funds through County bonds, so it waits for the bond cycle.
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)
School Board adopts FY2027-36 CIP including the Jamestown project and $80M bond request
School Board · School Board meeting
- Jul 21, 2026
2026 Bond Referenda
Arlington County Government
Retrieved 2026-09-24
Question 4 text and project list
County Board adopts County CIP containing the bond projects
County Board · County Board meeting
- Nov 3, 2026Next
2026 Bond Referenda
Arlington County Government
Retrieved 2026-09-24
Question 4 text and project list
Voters decide $80M school bond (Question 4) incl. $29M Jamestown Refresh
Arlington voters · General election
- Cost
- $29M (whole Refresh: HVAC, roofing, flooring, painting)
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
- Summer 2027 to 2029
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)
- Jun 1, 2027
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)
Implementation begins (Summer 2027)
APS Facilities and Operations · Site
- Jan 1, 2029
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)
Implementation scheduled to end during 2029 (CIP planning estimate)
APS Facilities and Operations · Site
123 days since the first public step. 805 days until the planned finish. The filled part of the bar, 13%, is behind us.
- $80MQuestion 4: school bond on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot
2026 Bond Referenda
Arlington County Government
Retrieved 2026-09-24
Question 4 text and project list
- $29MJamestown Elementary Refresh (HVAC, roofing, flooring, painting)36% of Question 4
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)
- $31MOakridge Elementary Refresh39% of Question 4
2026 Bond Referenda
Arlington County Government
Retrieved 2026-09-24
Question 4 text and project list
- $20MMajor Infrastructure: Building Systems25% of Question 4
2026 Bond Referenda
Arlington County Government
Retrieved 2026-09-24
Question 4 text and project list
Who decides
Decides the current step
Arlington voters
Bond referendum · General election
Decides the next step
School Board
Project development and design · School Board meetings (approves at design milestones)
From the Capital Improvement Plan track, verification: Documented, not yet confirmed.
Where to engage
- On Nov 3, 2026, in 15 days
Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
Vote on the $80M school bond. Question 4 names the Jamestown Refresh.
2026 Bond Referenda
Arlington County Government
Retrieved 2026-09-24
Question 4 text and project list
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. Two minutes per speaker, first 30 speakers.
What to ask
“If Question 4 passes, when does design for the Jamestown HVAC and roof work start, and which comes first?”
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
- Jun 18, 2026to School BoardNo answer
After at least four years of excessive heat, leaking equipment and loud temporary air-conditioning units, will the Board accelerate Jamestown's HVAC replacement rather than wait roughly two more years?
Public comment by a Jamestown parent at the CIP adoption meeting. The Board thanked speakers and adopted the CIP that night with Jamestown's HVAC and roof inside the Nov 3 bond question; no direct answer to the speaker is in the transcript.
Source: School Board meeting transcript, June 18, 2026