{"id":100,"date":"2015-09-20T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-09-20T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=100"},"modified":"2015-10-08T16:45:14","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T20:45:14","slug":"inside-the-acps-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=100","title":{"rendered":"Inside the ACPS Mobile App"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Do you want to know what\u2019s on the lunch menu at your child\u2019s school? Do you need to know the date for Back-to-School night? We have <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-117 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8013-260x317.png\" alt=\"IMG_8013\" width=\"233\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8013-260x317.png 260w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8013-82x100.png 82w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8013-492x600.png 492w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8013.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/>an app for that! The new ACPS mobile app has valuable tools and resources you may need to stay connected with your child\u2019s school.<\/p>\n<p>The app can be downloaded on an Apple or Android device, by going to the app store and searching \u201cAlexandria City Public Schools\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Once the app is downloaded, you can select which Alexandria City Public School you would like to receive information about.<\/p>\n<p>On the home screen, the app provides you with ACPS\u2019 top social media story, the 2015-16 school year calendar, school breakfast and lunch menus and contact information for your child\u2019s school.<\/p>\n<p>The calendar lists all of your child\u2019s school events invents including back to school activities, PTA meetings and\u00a0Picture Day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/calender2-260x280.png\" alt=\"calender2\" width=\"245\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/calender2-260x280.png 260w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/calender2-93x100.png 93w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/calender2-557x600.png 557w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/calender2.png 745w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you click on a\u00a0specific event, you will be able to add the event to your personal calendar on the device you are using.<\/p>\n<p>Within the app you are also able to view your child\u2019s breakfast and lunch menu, along with the nutritional value in each meal.<\/p>\n<p>From the home screen, with a swipe of the screen to the left, you\u2019l<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-116 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-213x360.png\" alt=\"Screen\" width=\"202\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-213x360.png 213w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-59x100.png 59w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-356x600.png 356w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/>l be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>View and upload funds to your child\u2019s cafeteria account using Lunch Money<\/li>\n<li>Keep up with ACPS\u2019 social media accounts, such as Twitter, Face<br \/>\nbook and YouTube<\/li>\n<li>Login to your parent Blackboard and PowerSchool account to keep track of your child\u2019s day and grades<\/li>\n<li>Read about ACPS\u2019 latest news in News Stream<\/li>\n<li>Send feedback about your ACPS experience using the Customer Service Icon<\/li>\n<li>Stay up-to-date with our Family and Community Engagement Center and sports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The app also provides you with useful quick links for families, students, Staff and the community at the touch of a button.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to know what\u2019s on the lunch menu at your child\u2019s school? Do you need to know the date for Back-to-School night? We have an app for that! Get a first hand look inside our new mobile app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acps"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-05 23:21:57","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":405,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions\/405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}