News and Announcements

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 Alvin L. Crawley has appointed Victor Powell as the new principal of Matthew Maury Elementary School.

The next Open Enrollment Information Session will take place on Tuesday, May 16 in the Central Office School Board Room from 3 to 6 p.m. Come and enjoy a free seated massage and healthy food and drinks.

Today we enter the second half of the ACPS Finding Fit Spring Health Challenge: In Search of the Healthiest Bunch. This week’s focus: hydration – 8 x 8 each day. Join the quest to find the healthiest bunch in ACPS and develop healthy habits in the process.

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.

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

Today we enter week two of the ACPS Finding Fit Spring Health Challenge: In Search of the Healthiest Bunch. This week’s focus: physical activity – walk a one-mile loop at your location or engage in 30 minutes of physical activity. Join the quest to find the healthiest bunch in ACPS and develop healthy habits in the process.

The next Open Enrollment Information session will take place on Thursday in the George Washington Middle School Library on Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m.

The ACPS Finding Fit Spring Health Challenge: In Search of the Healthiest Bunch launches today! This week’s focus: nutrition—consume five fruits and vegetables each day and track your progress. Join the quest to find the healthiest bunch in ACPS and develop healthy habits in the process.

Teachers, instructional specialists/coaches and administrators serving students in grades K-2 are invited to attend vendor presentations and Q&A sessions on textbook and instructional materials. Participate in sessions for the K-2 Reading (all elementary school) and K-2 Spanish Language Arts (for Dual Language schools) programs.

The first Open Enrollment Information will take place on Wednesday at T.C. Williams from 3 to 6 p.m. in the cafeteria. Come and meet healthcare vendors, enjoy a seated massage and sample healthy foods and drinks.

Open enrollment for employee benefits begins May 1 and will continue through May 31. See the dates for the open enrollment information sessions where Human Resources staff and benefit plan representatives will be available to assist with benefit questions and enrollment.

Get ready for the ACPS Finding Fit Spring Health Challenge Launching on May 1. Schools and departments will go head-to-head in a series of wellness challenges each week throughout the month of May.

Mount Vernon Community School Principal Peter Balas has been named as ACPS Principal of the Year and a finalist for…

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Superintendent Alvin L. Crawley has appointed Jasibi Crews-West as the new Principal of Cora Kelly School for Math, Science and Technology.

A plan for implementing the new school boundaries was presented to the School Board last week. View the presentation and plan.

Superintendent Alvin L. Crawley has appointed Peter Balas as the new Principal of T.C. Williams High School, citing proven strong leadership skills and academic experience as the reason for the choice. Balas has spent the last 15 years of his career with ACPS, including five years as an administrator at T.C. Williams.

Did you know that every item requested in the ACPS budget is aligned the ACPS 2020 Strategic Plan? This sets out our goals through 2020 as we focus on becoming a high-performing school division.

Superintendent Alvin L. Crawley has appointed Michael Herbstman as the new Chief Financial Officer.

Thank you to all who came out to support funding our schools at the Public Hearing on March 13.

Blended learning innovators, we need you! Submit a presentation proposal by Apri 21 for the second annual Blended Learning Camp in August.

We are asking ACPS staff, parents and the wider community to come out and advocate for the City to fully fund the schools in this year’s budget, TONIGHT.

ACPS launched its new division and school websites on Friday. The new site is focused around two concepts: usability and accessibility.

This week we are asking ACPS staff, parents and the wider community to come out and advocate for the City to fully fund the schools in this year’s budget.

Canvas has been selected as the learning management system (LMS) that would best meet the needs of our teachers, students…

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Superintendent Alvin L. Crawley has been honored as one of the top leaders in the region making a difference in education.

ACPS will be launching a new website this Friday, March 3. The new website focuses on two criteria – usability and accessibility.