News and Announcements

Join the Academic Calendar Committee and collaborate in the development of the 2019-20 academic calendar.

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. shares what he’s learned during his first sixty days and how plans to move forward.

This new regular item in ACPS Insider will help keep you up-to-date with the discussions that take place at the School Board meetings and the decisions that are made there.

With a 44 percent increase in respondents over last year, the ACPS 2020 survey results show gains all around. But it also highlights some areas that still need work. Get details about the results and learn how your feedback will be used to help ensure that every student succeeds.

Help ACPS celebrate student attendance and engagement because every student succeeds when every student attends.

ACPS celebrated the opening of the Early Childhood Center, our second new school to open this year.

ACPS commissioned an evaluation of the services it provides to students with disabilities. Learn about the next steps following the release of the report this October.

T.C. Williams High School has seen an all-time high in the number of Advanced Placement (AP) tests scoring the top grades. Learn more about Aidan and Jasselene, two T.C. students who have taken advantage of Advanced Placement opportunities.

Here’s what you need to know about how ACPS communicates during emergency situations and how you can help.

We want to hear from you! Have your say in what just might become ACPS’s biggest capital improvement project ever.

Elementary students will get more recess time this school year thanks to student wellness policy changes approved by the School Board last June. In addition, the policy now also includes weather-related guidelines for when to hold recess and other student activities outdoors.

ACPS prepares to launch the new Early Childcare Center, co-located with John Adams Elementary School. Each school will have a principal and administrative staff.

Standards of Learning (SOL) results released by the Commonwealth of Virginia on Wednesday show that pass rates for ACPS remain fairly consistent with recent years.

With the opening of the new Ferdinand T. Day School, this fall more talented teachers are joining ACPS than usual. Please join us in welcoming them all and take a moment to learn a little bit about a few.

We are eagerly preparing for the start of school in just a couple of weeks. While all of the preparations are too numerous to mention, here are a few highlights.

Please join us in welcoming new principals, assistant principals and directors, as well as those who are new to their roles within ACPS.

Find out how to connect with ACPS and schools on social media, where to find emergency communication procedures, how to update your email signature, and more.

Today, ACPS will be launching a process to redefine the high school experience for our future generations of Alexandria students. Before we look at the buildings, space and land acquisitions needed to resolve our capacity issues, we are asking our students, staff and community to think big and share their vision for the profile of a future Alexandrian graduate. If we do this right, this has the chance to impact our city. Don’t miss out of making your voice heard – take three minutes right now to take the high school survey!

Join Dr. Hutchings on his first day at an informal meet and greet with light refreshments at 12:30 p.m. in the courtyard at Central Office. Read on to learn how he plans to spend his first 100 days.

Enjoy this farewell Super Chat with Dr. Berlin. It will be the last before she completes her time at ACPS and resumes retirement at the end of June. We thank her for her hard work, dedication and contribution to student success this year.

T.C. Williams High School celebrated the graduation of 793 students on Saturday, in a year in which the Class of 2018 will be remembered not only for the largest cohort of graduating students in T.C. Williams’ recent history, but also for the largest number of students in a single class heading to college ― a 58 percent increase on last year.

For the last edition of Insider before we pause until mid-August, we’re celebrating the amazing accomplishments of staff throughout the division for awards they’ve won and recognition they’ve received over the past year. Enjoy!

Last week ACPS celebrated the retirement of 40 employees who combined dedicated 914 years of service to ACPS.

The School Board has passed a budget that focuses on ensuring all classrooms have the teachers and materials they need to match growing enrollment, while attracting and retaining the best teaching staff for the future. But what does it mean for you as an ACPS staff member?

The 2018 TELL survey data is in. This year, for the first time, it has been assessed alongside new national research data that shows how school climate can have a direct impact on student achievement.

The new electronic signature process for agreements and contracts streamlines the execution process, saving time, reducing errors and ensuring greater consistency in the procurement process.

If you need to make changes to your deductions or address for the summer, they must be submitted by June 20.

Your feedback will help us focus our planning in the most effective ways for improving student achievement and professional development offerings in the year ahead.

Join us for good food and great company at the Annual Spring Kickball Tournament! It’s a great way to cap-off the school year and connect with colleagues you may not see every day.

We’re still looking for a few good recruits. Send them our way and earn a sweet treat for your efforts.