Charles Barrett Elementary School and Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy were among 166 schools honored with the Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Award for 2016 in Governor Terry McAuliffe’s Virginia Index of Performance (VIP) program.
Due to nationwide public interest in lead levels in water, ACPS made the proactive decision of testing the drinking water in all schools over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
The Alexandria City School Board has voted on a series of redistricting policies that include class sizes and the designation of educational programs. Watch a video that explains the new policies and where we are in the process.
The Alexandria City School Board approved the FY 2017 Final Combined Funds Budget for Alexandria City Public Schools on Thursday night. Thank you to the community who came out and supported us during the process.
The next Benefit Open Enrollment Meeting is on Wednesday, May 25 at Francis C. Hammond Middle School in the small cafeteria from 3 to 6 p.m. Human Resources staff and benefit representatives will be available to answer questions and assist with benefit enrollment.
The Alexandria City School Board voted to move ahead with option A-1 for the design of the new school and recreation center at Patrick Henry at the School Board meeting on Thursday evening.
The next Benefit Open Enrollment Meeting is on Tuesday, May 17 at Central Office in the School Board room from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Human Resources staff will be available to assist with benefit questions and enrollment.
Watch a video about the work of our ACPS speech-language pathologists, in celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
The ACPS Special Education Parent Resource Center has compiled a series of videos about topics of interest to parents of students with special educational needs. View the fifth video in the series in English, Spanish, Amharic and Arabic.
ACPS gives a HUGE thank you to everyone who supported us during the budget process this year. On Thursday, May 5, Alexandria City Council passed the budget for the next year, which included generous support for our growing schools.
The second Benefit Open Enrollment Meeting is on Thursday, May 12 in the George Washington Middle School library from 3 to 6:00 p.m. Human Resources staff will be available to assist with benefit questions and enrollment.
Alexandria City Public Schools has received an overwhelmingly positive endorsement by its teachers and principals in a survey of educators…
The first Employee Benefit Open Enrollment Meeting is on Wednesday, May 4 in the T. C. Williams High School cafeteria from 3:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m. Human Resources staff will be available to assist with benefit questions and enrollment.
The Kaiser Permanente mobile health vehicle will be at the Transportation office on Monday, May 9 from 8 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. to provide free medical support to all ACPS employees.
Francis C. Hammond Middle School became the first secondary school in Alexandria City Public Schools to offer the Breakfast in the Classroom program aimed at breaking down the social divide between students who have and those who do not.
Open enrollment for employee benefits begins May 1 and will continue through May 31. See the dates for the open enrollment meetings where Human Resources staff will be available to assist with benefit questions and enrollment.
Superintendent Alvin L. Crawley has announced the appointment of Helen Lloyd as Director of Communications for Alexandria City Public Schools.
Read a letter from Alexandria City School Board Chair Karen Graf.
This week is the Week of the Young Child. Spend three minutes to see why we value pre-K at ACPS. Then celebrate with us as we count down the days of the week with our preschoolers.
ACPS welcomed a new Coordinator of City-Wide Early Childhood Programs this week. Michelle A. Smith-Howard will be overseeing the future expansion and direction of programs for preschool-age children.
T.C. Williams High School Director of Student Activities Steve Colantuoni has been named as Commissioner for the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. He will continue in his role as Director of Student Activities at T.C. High School while also serving in this new post.
Get ready, the ACPS Inaugural Spring Movement Challenge will begin on April 1. Participants will count daily steps taken from the entire day, not just while at work, from April 1- April 30.
Sign up to speak to the City Council at the Budget Public Hearing on Monday, March 14. Have your say about the budget! #TellCouncil
Parking spaces available for staff and visitor use at Central Office have changed. Please be aware of the new parking restrictions.
ACPS is seeking nominations for the 2016 Victoria D. de Sanchez Hispanic Teacher of the Year award.
The Alexandria City School Board adopted the FY 2017 Approved Combined Funds Budget for ACPS at a total of $275.8 million on Thursday night. Read more about the budget and how ACPS is addressing growing enrollment while maintaining a focus on high academic standards.
Congratulations to the student staff of T.C Williams High School’s Theogony magazine! Theogony has received two awards of recognition for outstanding student achievement in print and online journalism.
Beatley Central Library is offering teachers the chance to pick up free books for their classroom following their spring library sale as a way to say ‘thank you’ for the work you do with our students.
ACPS celebrated Read Across America Day with school reading activities, VIP guests and a social media contest. Congratulations to Lindsay Stuart, third-grade teacher at Jefferson-Houston School, who won $100 in books and literacy supplies for her classroom!
ACPS is celebrating Read Across America Day by giving away classroom supplies and books. Enter to win books for your classroom!