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School Board Announces Timeline for Superintendent Search

kids peaking out from outdoor play structure

The School Board has established a timeline for the Superintendent search. The timeline includes appointing an Interim Superintendent prior to Superintendent Crawley’s departure in late July.

ACPS Begins Discussion around Academic Programs for the New West End School

ACPS has completed the purchase the office building, which will be converted into a new elementary school for the...

Charles Barrett Students Raise More Than $10,300 to Help Schools in Need

Charles Barrett students gathered outside

Charles Barrett Elementary School’s Adopt-a-Gym program has raised more than $10,300 to endow schools in need with equipment to run P.E. programs that help students develop lifelong healthy fitness habits. They were so successful that they were able to donate more than $1,000 of that sum to Alexandria’s Carpenter’s Shelter.

Check Tech Use for Better Speech and Hearing Month

Are you kids spending too much time on tech? Learn about the impact overuse of electronic devices can have on speech and language development, and on hearing.

T.C. Williams High School to Undergo Leadership Reorganization for 2017-18 School Year

Both the King Street and Minnie Howard campuses of T.C. Williams High School will be undergoing a reorganization of the administrative structure that will go into effect in the new school year.

Superintendent Crawley Announces He Will Be Leaving ACPS This Summer

Superintendent Alvin L. Crawley has announced that he will be leaving Alexandria City Public Schools this summer to take a position as a professor in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University in the fall.

Dr. Crawley’s last day with ACPS will be July 28. The Alexandria City School Board will lay out the process for the search for a new superintendent within the next few weeks.

Jefferson-Houston Now an International Baccalaureate (I.B.) Middle Years Programme School

Jefferson-Houston School is now an authorized International Baccalaureate (I.B.) World School for the five-year Middle Years Programme (MYP). It became an authorized Primary Years Programme (PYP) school in 2015.

D.C. United Celebrates ACPS Teacher of the Year Nominees

DC United team members with Veronica Jackson

DC United team members host special event at Cora Kelly to celebrate ACPS Teacher of the Year nominees during Teacher Appreciation Week

School Board Debates How to Close $2.1 million Budget Gap

The School Board discussed how to close the $2.1 million gap in the Operating Budget at the School Board’s budget add/delete work session on Thursday evening.

Superintendent Appoints New Principal of Mount Vernon Community School

Superintendent Alvin L. Crawley announced that Liza Burrell-Aldana, current assistant principal at Mount Vernon Community School, has been appointed as the new principal.

City Council Votes FY 2018 Budget

The City Council passed their budget for FY 2018 on Thursday evening. The total funds approved by the City Council leave ACPS with a $2.1 million gap from the approved Operating Budget and $13.5 million for the approved Capital Improvement Program.

Thank a Teacher This Week

It’s that time of year when we express our thanks and gratitude to the teachers and staff. See how some of our schools celebrated last week and get ideas for how you can celebration teachers and staff this week, as part of National Teacher Appreciation Week.

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