You may know that 1,322 students call Arlington High School home. But did you also know that Arlington’s state-mandated Special Education inclusion preschool, Arlington Community Education, a few Town of Arlington offices, and other programs also call it home? Arlington High School has a long history as an important town resource and the large complex serves a wide variety of needs in town.

Preschool and Daycare

Menotomy Preschool is an integrated early childhood program for students aged 3-5 years. Mandated by both the Federal Government and the State of Massachusetts, the preschool serves:
- 96 special education and general education children
- 41 additional children who receive early-intervention services
- AHS students learning about Child Development through the AHS FACS Department (Family & Consumer Science) who spend time in Menotomy classrooms as part of their practical work experience
Onsite Daycare employees currently cares for 10 babies.

LABBB Educational Collaborative Special Education Program

LABBB is a special education collaborative program between the Lexington, Arlington, Burlington, Bedford and Belmont school districts that serves 21 students. LABBB:

educates students who present with intensive cognitive, behavioral, social/emotional, and neurological impairments
designs and delivers special education services that promote academic, social and career independence in the most inclusive setting possible
requires each participating district to provide programming space

Arlington Community Education

Arlington Community Education (ACE) is an educational partner that uses AHS during off-hours to provide enrichment offerings to students and the community from September through June. In addition to using AHS for programming, the ACE staff offices are located in the facility.

Offerings include after school and evening programming such as enrichment activities, school vacation programs, college test prep classes, driver education, HiSet and ELL tutoring
Programs use classrooms, art rooms, the media center, computer labs, woodshop, the ‘Pit’, culinary kitchens, Old Hall, the fitness room, the cafeteria and other spaces
A partnership with AHS develops and promotes the High School’s internship, community service, and work study opportunities

Non-Classroom Related Facilities

AHS also has a few common spaces often used by the community:

School Committee Meeting Room where bi-weekly public meetings are held
900-seat Lowe Auditorium houses AHS’ strong performing arts program and is also used by the community
Two gyms (12,000 sq. feet and 7,000 sq. feet) and a fitness room are used by the community

Arlington Public Schools Administration

AHS serves as the hub of central school administration services including:

Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Chief Financial Officer
K-12 Department Heads
Registrar (Kindergarten and student registration)
Directors of Special Education, Health/Wellness, METCO, ELL (English Language Learners), Transportation
Business Office/Purchasing
Communications, Grants & Title 1
Court Liaison/Attendance Officer/Diversion Coordinator/Homeless Liaison
Custodial Offices
Human Resources
School Resource Officer

Combined Town and School Resources

Approximately thirty personnel that serve both the town and school district have offices at AHS.

Information Technology (including Network, Telecom and work rooms)
Facilities & Maintenance (including Town workshop)
Comptroller & Payroll

The AHS Building Project is currently in the Feasibility Phase and decisions on where/whether these resources will be housed in the renovated/rebuilt High School are currently under discussion.