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ACPS draft legislative priorities lead with funding formula overhaul, add AI
The School Board will hear the five proposed 2027 priorities Thursday; the rewritten program no longer includes positions on immigration status, gun storage or a school construction sales tax
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Election reform committee backs four-year School Board terms, with no staggering or smaller board
The 3-1 recommendation, opposed by committee chair Canek Aguirre, would elect all nine members with City Council in governor's race years starting in 2033
School board election committee meets for the last time with dozens of draft scenarios
Kelly Carmichael Booz's packets map nine-, seven- and six-member boards onto four possible City Council calendars ahead of a Nov. 10 report.
School Board revises 2026-27 calendar, moving a professional learning day
The change affects staff schedules at schools following the traditional calendar, but does not change scheduled instructional or non-school days for students.
ACPS forecast shows FY 2028 spending outpacing revenue by $16.9M
Projections prepared for Wednesday's community budget forum show the difference growing to $75.2 million by FY 2032.
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Planning Commission to weigh Carlyle office-to-senior-housing switch, four zoning changes
Two of the zoning amendments carry out state requirements on affordable housing and parking
Daily Briefing: Wednesday, Oct. 21
School Board committee picks four-year terms and nothing else; city to review DASH’s numbers before the cut vote; Virginia tries again on Wilson Bridge express lanes
Election reform committee backs four-year School Board terms, with no staggering or smaller board
The 3-1 recommendation, opposed by committee chair Canek Aguirre, would elect all nine members with City Council in governor's race years starting in 2033
Dominion-NextEra merger hits turbulence, faces opposition from Va. leaders, SCC staff
Utilities defend promised savings and jobs while Gov. Spanberger seeks six-year freeze on base-rate increases and larger bill credits.