Alexandria School Board names Anchorage’s Jharrett Bryantt as next superintendent
Bryantt, who led Alaska’s largest district through school closures and budget cuts, will start Feb. 1 at a salary of $310,000.
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ACPS scores rose at 16 of 17 schools; 3 of 17 are rated as meeting state expectations
Fifteen schools are rated a level below what their scores would earn, under a state rule tied to how student groups perform. Two are in the lowest category.
ACPS to announce next superintendent Thursday, two weeks earlier than planned
Contract negotiations concluded sooner than expected, the School Board chair says. The candidate, who has not been named, is expected to appear virtually.
456 ACPS students newly eligible for bus service after walk zone appeals, memo says
New routes began Monday. The School Board will get a status update Thursday, at a meeting that also includes state accountability results and proposed changes to the transportation policy.
ACPS school board in contract talks with superintendent pick, plans Oct. 22 announcement
Board has finished candidate interviews; chair says the date is tentative and the candidate has not been named
Federal scholarship for private school and homeschooling opening to most kids in at least 30 states
The first national school choice scholarship program, the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, will launch Jan. 1, establishing a taxpayer-funded incentive for families to choose private or homeschooling in participating states, including in Virginia.
Reinstated ACPS bus routes will start Oct. 5, division says
ACPS says it began sending responses to families' bus service requests Sept. 23. The division has not released how many were approved.
Committee rules out 2027 for school board election changes, pointing to 2030 or later
After two meetings, the four members agree on four-year terms and little else. They remain split on staggered elections and whether to shrink the nine-member board.
Officials discuss ongoing issue of students gathering at Bradlee Shopping Center
ACPS and city staff meet again Friday, ahead of the Sept. 25 homecoming game. A councilman said the city keeps responding to a problem it can see coming.
ACPS names four of the areas under review for bus service, with decisions due Sept. 30
Staff told City Council and School Board members that about 7% of students are still waiting on walk zone decisions. Families get answers by Sept. 30, but approval won't mean a bus right away.
Two Alexandria elementary schools receive state school security grants
ACPS was awarded $16,376 for James K. Polk and Naomi L. Brooks elementary schools
School Board sets 15-day window for closed-door superintendent interviews
The board will meet at an undisclosed time and place. ACPS has said candidates' names will not be released.
Electoral Board asks ACPS to close schools for June 15 primary
Ten schools serve as polling places. The board's chair told the School Board that holding classes on election day would put students and staff at risk.
ACPS says walk zone reviews lacked educators who could judge whether a 5-year-old can walk to school
Arlandria-Chirilagua parents again asked the School Board to restore their buses. Decisions on appeals are due Sept. 30, and staff are still writing the standard for what makes a route unsafe.
Kay-Wyatt has taken state and consulting roles since leaving Alexandria schools
The former superintendent is listed as a senior adviser at the Virginia Department of Education and a superintendent-in-residence at a national education firm. Neither organization has announced the appointments.
City staff lay out how funding Alexandria's schools by category would work
Six months after council voted to appropriate ACPS money by classification, the plan comes with an earlier budget calendar, a new role in council's add-delete process, and a $500,000 ceiling on moving money between categories