On March 4 the School Board held a work session around the budget and the Joint Facilities Master Plan, including a discussion around colocation. On March 5, the Board was updated on the ideas that are emerging from the Educational Design Team for future programming at the high school.
- Watch the March 4 Work Session and view the presentations and memos
- Watch the March 5 Board Meeting and view the presentations and memos
Don’t forget that you can watch all Board meetings live on ACPS-TV, local cable channel 71 and ACPS-TV online. You can also watch all meetings recorded online.
March 4 School Board Work Session
On March 4 the School Board held a work session around the budget and the Joint Facilities Master Plan.
Budget
The School Board updated the City Council on how the budget process was different this year, how they set aligned priorities for the entire division and conducted an exercise to show how our budget priorities are aligned with the social, emotional and academic learning needs of our students.
Watch the video shown as part of the presentation:
- View the one-pager (PDF) that shows where the money goes.
- View the presentation (PDF) to the City Council.
Colocation and the Joint Facilities Master Plan
ACPS and the City of Alexandria are considering setting up a committee to study colocation options that could be considered as part of future school modernization projects.
- View the presentation (PDF).
- Read the memo (PDF).
- Watch the video of the discussion.
March 5 School Board Meeting
Update on the Educational Vision for The High School Project
The Board heard about the two lanes of work for the Connected High School Network; the key takeaways from the education experts and the visit to the Academies of Loudoun; the ideas emerging from the Educational Design Team regarding programming; the progress made on establishing Industry Advisory Boards; and the critical decisions needed to stay on track.
- View the presentation (PDF).
- Watch the video of the presentation.