ACPS dedicates the Jean B. Reid Media Center on International Literacy Day
Reid worked as a reading specialist for ACPS from 1971 until she retired in 2001, teaching and holding leadership positions at several schools across the division.
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ACPS will dedicate the Jean B. Reid Media Center on Tuesday
The honor for a reading specialist who spent 30 years with the division was one of three the superintendent recommended against last year before the School Board approved all four
School Board committee says an error in the walk zone locator confused families, and ACPS is short 18 bus drivers
The fullest account yet of what went wrong at the start of the school year comes from three board members, a week after Chirilagua parents told the board their children had lost bus service
Alexandria School Board to interview superintendent candidates in coming weeks
Chair Christopher Harris says the search drew a national pool and confirms Acting Superintendent Grace Taylor did not apply. Candidates will not be named publicly.
Officer assaulted as police dispersed crowd after ACHS football game
The officer did not seek medical treatment and did not want to pursue charges, police say. No arrests were made. The high school principal called it a significant disruption.
Alexandria School Board approves budget revision to fund staff bonuses
The division plans to pay about $2.5 million to all full-time employees, drawing on two state allocations and $900,000 in vacancy savings, CFO Dominic Turner said. City Council must still appropriate the money.
Alexandria's first week of school brought late buses, missed stops and children with no ride at all
ACPS acknowledges the disruption. Parents told the School Board the deeper problem is who the division decided no longer needs a bus.
ACHS to dedicate Kerry J. Donley Athletic Field Complex Sept. 1
Donley served as Alexandria's mayor from 1996 to 2003, leading the city through the Sept. 11 attacks and their aftermath, and later served as athletic director at what was then T.C. Williams High School from 2005 to 2008.
Council-School Board committee signals support for four-year terms
Staggered elections stay on the table for September, along with board size.
Alexandria improved on every state test and moved ahead of Virginia in one subject
History pass rates rose 9 points, putting ACPS above the statewide average after two years behind it. In reading, math and science the division remains 11 to 15 points back.
Titans open Friday with a playoff season to build on
Alexandria City went 0-10 in 2023 and won six games last fall under coach Rodney Hughey, who faces the same 10 opponents again this year
Alexandria School Board to weigh superintendent candidates in closed session Thursday
The meeting notice cites potential appointment and compensation, two weeks after applications closed. The board also takes up a $1.1 million budget revision for staff bonuses.
Alexandria schools open Monday with new boundaries, new leaders, and new walk zones
Some students who rode the bus last year will walk this year as Acting Superintendent Grace Taylor leads the division.
Donations to Alexandria classroom projects are being matched today
A national DonorsChoose match runs through Wednesday, adding 50% to every donation. More than 140 projects are live in the Alexandria area, most needing a few hundred dollars or less.
Kay-Wyatt out as superintendent effective immediately; board names Grace Taylor acting superintendent
The School Board and Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt agreed to modify her separation agreement so her service ends Aug. 12, seven weeks before her announced Oct. 1 departure. Chief of Staff Dr. Grace Taylor will lead the division until a permanent superintendent is hired.
Virginia's school vaccine rules don't change under Trump order, state says
ACPS students return Aug. 24, in a year when Virginia has recorded more measles cases than in any year since 1988