News and Announcements

Latest Community Health Metrics • Back-to-School Guides and Videos for Hybrid Learning • Updated School Health and Related Guidelines • Updated Hybrid Learning FAQs: Students with Disabilities, Child Care • Pre-Registration for COVID-19 Vaccinations Now Open • Black History Month: Teaching and Learning • Renaming Schools Public Hearing on March 18 • Substance Abuse Services for our Students • Public Review of Recommended New English/Language Arts Textbooks • Important Changes to Local Alternative Assessments

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No school on Monday, Feb. 15 • Reminder: Hybrid Students to Return to Classrooms in March • Staff FAQ: Answering Your Questions About Reopening • Let’s Talk: Join a Staff Conversation with Dr. Hutchings • Child Care Resources for Staff Outside Alexandria • Take a Sneak Peek Inside Our Schools and Learn How We Plan to Keep Everyone Safe • Welcoming Non-Exempt Employees to Begin Using ExecuTime on Feb. 16 • Now Accepting Nominations for the ACPS Athletic Hall of Fame for 2021 • The Identity Project: Help Choose the Final Names for Maury and T.C. Williams

Mark Your Calendar for the Reopening of School Buildings in March! • Reminder: ExecuTime Replaces TimeClock Plus This Month • The Identity Project: Help Choose the Final Names for Maury and T.C. Williams • Congratulations to our Two QuestBridge Scholars • Recognizing Black History Month on ACPS-TV • February is School Board Appreciation Month

Reminder: ExecuTime to Replace TimeClock Plus in February • Latest Reopening Decision: Schools to remain 100% virtual for weeks of Feb. 1 and Feb. 8 • Updates to Reopening Decision: New schedule and revised matrix • Latest Opening Guidance from Virginia Department of Education • Staff Vaccination Program Continues • Sign Up Now for ACPS Weather Alerts • ACPS Promoting Racial Equity at the Heart of ALL We Do • Equity Forum Opportunity

Weekly Reopening Decision Update: Schools to remain 100% virtual for week of Jan. 25 • COVID-19 Vaccine: Second Dose Appointment Instructions • Vaccination Appointment Protocol • COVID Vaccine Volunteers Needed • Mandatory Training for ALL ACPS Staff: Seclusion and Restraints • Tech Helpdesk at T.C. to Close Early Today, Updated Hours During Vaccination Days • Executime to Replace TimeClock Plus in February • Virginia School Principals Appreciation Week is Jan. 24-30 • Polk Principal PreeAnn Johnson Announces Retirement • Thousands of Classic Books Donated to ACPS • Equity Forum Opportunity

Vaccinations Begin for ACPS Staff This Week • Staff Vaccine Clinics: What You Need to Know • Weekly Reopening Decision Update: Schools to remain 100% virtual for week of Jan. 19 • The Identity Project: Poll to Select New Names for T.C. and Maury Opens Today • 2021-22 Course Catalog Now Available Online for Middle and High School Students • School Closed on Monday, Jan. 18 for MLK Day; Asynchronous Learning for Wednesday, Jan. 20 Inauguration Day • ACPS Celebrates Two Posse Scholars • January Finding Fit Newsletter • Coming Soon! New Clock-in System to Replace TimeClock Plus • COVID Vaccine Dispensing Support Needed • George Mason University to Partner with Amazon to Offer Computer Science Teaching Externships • Equity Forum Opportunity

Reopening Decision Updates to Come Each Monday • Family Choice Form Results • Resources to Help You Talk With Students About Wednesday’s Event at the Capitol • COVID Vaccinations for Staff • COVID Vaccine Dispensing Support Needed • New Clock-in System to Replace TimeClock Plus

Sign Up Now for ACPS Weather Alerts • Nominate a Teacher, Support Staffer and Principal of the Year • Safe Holiday Travel Guidelines • Mental Health Holiday Resources • December Pay Changes • Young Story Readers Needed for ACPS-TV • VDOE Security Grant Funding • ACPS Enrollment Data for 2020-21 • Equity Forum Opportunity

See the superintendent’s webinar regarding in-person learning and find out how to sign up for ACPS weather alerts.

Payroll Notice • Student Voices Matter: Launching Our Plan to Find New School Names • Last Chance for Families to Complete the Family Choice Form by Friday • Community and Staff Meetings on School Reopening • Free Meal Access for All Students to Continue Through the End of the School Year

Watch Our Staff Meetings on School Reopening • Staff Intent-to-Return Results • SOL Flexibility for Elementary and Middle School Announced • Don’t Miss December’s ACPS Finding Fit Newsletter • Lyles-Crouch Student Andras is Out of This World • In ACPS, We Read! We Read! We Read! • Listen to George Mason’s Heather Rosner on the Alexandria Times Podcast

School Board Votes to Change the Names of T.C. Williams High School and Matthew Maury Elementary School • Staff Meetings on the Reopening of Schools: Dec. 1-2

School Name Change Recommendation • Reentry Planning Updates, Family Choice Form Coming Dec. 2 • Community Meetings on Reopening Schools, Dec. 1-2 • High School Winter Sports Update …and more.

MAP Testing Update • A Welcome Back to Our Most Vulnerable Students • The Identity Project: Renaming Survey Results

Need Interpretation for Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences? • Learning Activity Packets Coming for Our Youngest Learners • Video Updates from the Superintendent • PowerSchool to be Offline Every Other Friday 6-9 p.m. • Next Week is National School Psychology Week …and more.

Finding Fit Newsletter Launches • Last Chance to Take the Renaming Survey • Updated Schedules for K-2 • Join the Public Hearing on Renaming of Schools …and more.

Detailed School Reentry Plans, Key Reentry Dates and Your Questions Answered • ‘71 Titans Views on School Name Changes • Missed Monday’s Budget Forum?

See an overview of the plan presented to the School Board on Oct. 15.

Survey Results Highlights • Phased-In Reopening Plans Presented to School Board • The Identity Project Community Conversations Begin This Week • City Considers Renaming Street After ACPS Basketball Legend • Book Giveaways • Disability Awareness Month • Amazon Donation Made to Communities in Schools

Oct. 12 Professional Development Day • Communications Ticketing System • Free Chair Yoga Class • Upcoming Identity Project Events • Latinx Heritage Month • Mental Health Supports Available to Our Students • School Board Work Session on the APD/ACPS MOU

Oct. 12 Professional Development Day • The Identity Project: Our First Community Read-In on Thomas Chambliss Williams • Congratulations to our National Merit Scholar Semifinalists • Responding to Your Feedback on Virtual PLUS+ • ACPS Graduation Rate Holds Steady • Virtual Dance Party Thursdays

Planning for the Transition Back into our Schools • How the First Week Looked • Board Votes to Consider Matthew Maury Name Change • Community Read-Ins Begin this Week • Free Food Distribution for All Children: Now starting at 7:30 a.m. • TAG Update • Facilities Work During COVID-19

Update Your Voicemail and Email Auto Reply Messages • Watch the Superintendent’s First Day of School Message • See How the First Day of Virtual PLUS+ Went • Support the Virtual PLUS+ Student Supply Drive • Free Coronavirus Testing • Parker-Gray School at 100 • MacArthur Modernization One Step Closer

Update Your Voicemail and Email Auto Reply Messages • Watch the Superintendent’s First Day of School Message • See How the First Day of Virtual PLUS+ Went • Support the Virtual PLUS+ Student Supply Drive • Free Coronavirus Testing • Parker-Gray School at 100 • MacArthur Modernization One Step Closer

Changes to How Staff Log Working Hours • Missed Convocation or Want to Watch it Again? • Attendance Requirements for Virtual PLUS+ • Free Food Access for All to Continue Through December 2020 • Back to School Guide • Support the Virtual PLUS+ Student Supply Drive

ACPS will expand its Virtual PLUS+ program to include up to 350 full-day spots for vulnerable students in the fall, thanks to new funding from the City of Alexandria.

Access to the Buildings for 10-Month Employees • Chromebook/Tablet Distribution • Family Helpline Starts Aug. 31 • Back-to-School Forms Coming Aug. 31 • Family Webinar Series • Virtual PLUS+ for Middle, High School, EL & Special Ed

Multilingual Virtual PLUS+ Helpline Will be Live Soon • Child Care Options • Food Access Updates • Learning Pods and Class Placements • Upcoming Communication from Schools • ACPS Welcomes Dr. Anthony Sims as Executive Director of School Improvement

Today, the Virtual PLUS+ Reopening Plan was submitted to the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), as required before the start of school on Sept. 8. See the full document.