Kudos to Staff

Congratulations to three ACPS teachers who have received or renewed their National Board Certification – the teaching profession’s highest mark of accomplishment.

In celebration of National Counseling Week, ACPS is shining the spotlight on Susan Russo, school counselor at Jefferson-Houston School.

Francis C. Hammond Middle School has become one of only 650 schools in the United States to be designated a ‘Model Program’ by the American School Counselor Association.

Congratulations to Jefferey Carpenter, executive director of student services, who has been named a trustee for the National Association of Pupil Services Administrators.

Communications Specialist Delaina McCormack has been named one of the people to watch in school public relations across the United States.

Bret Dunlap, a social studies teacher at the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center, has been awarded a fellowship by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation of Alexandria in its 25th annual competition.

James K. Polk Elementary School’s Stephani Lailari has been named Virginia Nurse of the Year.

See how ACPS teachers and students take advantage of teaching and learning opportunities concerning the presidential election by bringing a discussion around the campaigns into the classroom.

Andrea Drone, a reading specialist at John Adams Elementary School, has been selected from a pool of more than 300 applicants to participate in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Teacher Institute this week.

ACPS honors the 39 employees who retired in 2016 for their service to our students, our schools and our community.

Wear your ACPS 2020 lanyard with pride! ACPS has won a prestigious national award for the roll out of the ACPS 2020 Strategic Plan.

The ACPS Spring Movement Challenge was a success with 14 of 17 schools and Central Office staff participating. See how your team did and get details about the Kickball Tournament on Friday, July 3.

Teachers from T.C. Williams, Francis C. Hammond, Cora Kelly, John Adams and Matthew Maury were honored for their work with students with disabilities at a reception and awards ceremony on Thursday evening.

George Washington Middle School career and technical education teacher Sybil Currie-Boyd won the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher award in a surprise assembly of sixth-grade students, faculty and guests last Monday. See a video of her reaction during the surprise.

The ACPS Movement Challenge inspired ELL Assessment Specialist Rachel Ersoz to make lifestyle changes leading to improved health and a more positive outlook.

T.C. Williams Director of Choral Activities and choir have won multiple awards at Fiesta-val music festival.

May 2 marks that start of National Teacher Appreciation Week and we would like our teachers to know just how…

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ACPS is raising awareness about communication disorders and shining a light on speech and language services available through ACPS with a profile of school speech-language pathologist Cindy Johnson in celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month.

A group of 20 teachers and administrators from Charles Barrett Elementary School and John Adams Elementary School will receive Certificates of Study for their participation in the Kennedy Center’s Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA) program in an official ceremony in Washington, D.C.

Patrick Henry Elementary School principal Ingrid Bynum has been named as ACPS Principal of the Year and a finalist for The Washington Post’s 2016 Principal of the Year. Watch a video of the surprise announcement.

T.C. Williams High School teacher Molly Freitag has been named as ACPS Teacher of the Year and finalist for The Washington Post 2016 Outstanding Teacher of the Year.

Congratulations to Althea Huggins, School Nurse at John Adams Elementary School, who has been recognized for the significant impact her work has had on the health and well-being of ACPS students, their families and the greater Alexandria community. Watch Althea talk about her award in a short video.

ACPS has received the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting award from the Association of School Business Officials International for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ending 2015.

Brandon Davis, Principal of Cora Kelly School for Math, Science and Technology, was named Virginia’s 2016 Distinguished Principal of the Year in a surprise ceremony staged by his staff and students on Wednesday. Watch a video of the surprise event.

Each year The Washington Post hosts its Outstanding Teacher Award, which honors one teacher from each school division in the…

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Meet the next round teachers nominated for The Washington Post Outstanding Teacher Award. We will be introducing each school’s nominee over the next several weeks in the run up to the announcement of the overall ACPS winner.