On Saturday, Alexandria’s City Council approved the use of the old Patrick Henry Elementary School facility as temporary swing space for Douglas MacArthur Elementary School students – allowing the modernization of MacArthur to move ahead.
The Virginia Board of Education has announced that Patrick Henry School and James K. Polk Elementary School are among only 52 schools statewide being recognized for high student achievement.
A few years ago, Noah Lyles was training on the Parker Gray Memorial Field at T.C. Williams High School. This week, he became the fourth-fastest man in history over 200 meters.
The Alexandria City 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 your child?
Two ACPS employees are among the 40 leaders and innovators being celebrated as part of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce 2017 40 Under 40.
The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria (SFA) has received the largest gift in its 30-year history, expected to help send 40 ACPS students to college over the next two decades.
Redistricting Notice of Intent forms are due this week. Those who received a letter from ACPS, and will be affected by redistricting, are required to submit a Notice of Intent form before January 15 based on the options detailed in their letter.
Interim Superintendent Dr. Lois F. Berlin has a holiday message for ACPS families and the community. Happy holidays!
We met incoming Superintendent Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings Jr. in the video message he shared with us last week. Send him a message back and we will make sure it gets to him. Find out how.
The West End Elementary School Naming Committee is accepting recommendations for names for the new school at 1701 N. Beauregard Street through January 3, 2018. Don’t miss this opportunity to have your say!
ACPS Interim Superintendent Lois F. Berlin has unveiled a Capital Improvement Program budget for FY 2019-2028, in line with the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Joint City-Schools Facilities Investment Task Force, with a focus on increasing elementary and high school capacity.
The Alexandria City School Board’s West End Elementary School Naming Committee is now seeking recommendations for names for the new school.
In January 2017, the School Board approved the implementation of new elementary school boundaries generated through a year-long redistricting process. The new school boundaries will go into effect in September 2018. ACPS is in the process of implementing redistricting and will be contacting those families impacted by the process directly in the next couple of weeks.
The Titan football team took care of business 69-7 in front of a sellout homecoming crowd on Saturday, while honoring T.C.’s first graduating class and the 1987 State Championship football team.
First Lady of Virginia, Dorothy McAuliffe, visited Charles Barrett Elementary School on Wednesday to commemorate Virginia Farm to School Week and National Farm to School Month.