News and Announcements

Day 12 update for March 31, 2020: Complete your Census ∙ SNAP and financial resources for families ∙ Shout-out by Secretary of Education ∙ Your questions answered about stress

Day 10 update for March 27, 2020:
∙ Continuity of Learning plan coming this week
∙ New Story Hour videos online
∙ Your questions answered

Day 10 – Learning from Home Experience  We made it though our second week of our new learning from home.…

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Day 9 – Learning from Home Experience  As we begin to transition from our 30-day plan to our 90-day plan…

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Day 8: Answers to your initial questions, including graduation, students transferring to the next grade level next year, and more.

Day 7: AP exam updates; collect your belongings before school and ACPS buildings close this Friday

Day 6: Governor Announces All Schools Closed For the Remainder of the School Year.

Day 5 – Learning from Home Experience 

Day 4 – Learning from Home Experience 

Day 3 – Learning from Home Experience 

Day 2 – Learning from Home Experience 

Day 1 – Learning from Home Experience  Greetings to all! As we embark on our new journey learning and working…

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Due to the impacts of the coronavirus, all ACPS schools will be closed as of Monday, March 16, 2020. Read more about this decision with Frequently Asked Questions.

Dear ACPS Staff, As the coronavirus situation continues to evolve, we want to provide you with an update of our…

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In response to the many questions that families and staff have regarding coronavirus and its impact on ACPS, we have…

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The situation around the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve. Here is today’s message from

Find out what precautions we are taking to ensure that ACPS schools and offices remain clean and hygienic. Don’t miss an online information session on COVID-19 this Thursday, March 12, from 8 to 9 p.m. You can participate in the live question and answer session via the ACPS Facebook page.

Catch updates on the School Board’s joint work session on the budget and colocation with City Council, and don’t miss out on an update around the educational vision for the high school.

In response to the public comments of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the growing concern about the impact of coronavirus in our community, we wanted to share the following information about ACPS’ coronavirus (COVID-19) planning.

The Alexandria City School Board approved an Operating Budget for the 2020-21 school year focused on supporting students socially, emotionally and academically, and that the City Manager has recommended that City Council fund in full.

The School Board heard about how we are doing in engaging our families, the work we have completed on our facilities in the past quarter, and how our facilities will be updated over the summer.

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The School Board has voted to move forward with the “Forest” concept for the new Douglas MacArthur Elementary School building, citing its alignment with the community’s desire to have a strong connection between the school and nature. 

Prior to joining ACPS, she supervised financial planning and analysis for the Office of the Chief Operating Officer at FHI360.

T.C. Williams High School alum Tracy Young made history last week when she became the first woman to win a Grammy music award in the Best Remixed Recording category.

This is a meeting that was designed to focus on modernizations, but instead we needed to briefly address the topic of colocation that came up this week. Watch the presentations and see the documents.

This month we are starting a new regular post to keep you up-to-date with some of the highlights of ACPS media coverage each month.

The program awards grants to help get kids moving, which in turn supports academic achievement in our schools.

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Indicate your intention regarding re-employment for the 2020-21 school year by January 31, 2020.