{"id":5642,"date":"2018-10-14T20:02:07","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T00:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/?p=5642"},"modified":"2018-10-14T11:48:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T15:48:07","slug":"hear-from-all-school-board-candidates-at-ptacs-public-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/hear-from-all-school-board-candidates-at-ptacs-public-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Hear from All School Board Candidates at PTAC&#8217;s Public Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, November 6, Alexandria voters will elect School Board members to represent each of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandriava.gov\/uploadedFiles\/gis\/info\/VotingDistricts2015.pdf\">three districts in the City of Alexandria (PDF)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>Wednesday, October 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Minnie Howard Campus<\/strong>, voters will have the opportunity to ask questions and hear from the candidates for all nine School Board seats during a public forum. The event is sponsored by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/ptac\">Alexandria PTA Council (PTAC)<\/a>, whose goal is to support the education of all of our city\u2019s children.<\/p>\n<p>The forum will include time with all of the candidates for the first hour, then question-and-answer sessions by district for the second hour.<\/p>\n<h3>Did you know?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The School Board is an elected body of nine members that adopts policy for the daily operation of schools and sees that school laws are properly explained, enforced and observed.<\/li>\n<li>Voters can vote for up to three candidates in their district.<\/li>\n<li>Each School Board member serves a three-year term, with current terms expiring on December 31, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>The School Board Chair receives $17,000 and Board Members receive $15,000 per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Learn more about how the School Board works:<\/h3>\n<p>On the ACPS website you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/board\">Learn more about the Alexandria City School Board.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/policy\">Read School Board policies.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/1855\">Watch live and recorded School Board meetings.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esbpublic.acps.k12.va.us\/\">See School Board meeting agendas and documents.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/domain\/851\">View the School Board meeting schedule.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acpsweb.wufoo.com\/forms\/zjkmhnk0tyb47r\/\">Sign up to speak at a School Board meeting.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandriava.gov\/uploadedFiles\/gis\/info\/VotingDistricts2015.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5643 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-11-at-4.40.49-PM-800x596.png\" alt=\"Alexandria District Map\" width=\"800\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-11-at-4.40.49-PM-800x596.png 800w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-11-at-4.40.49-PM-134x100.png 134w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-11-at-4.40.49-PM-260x194.png 260w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-11-at-4.40.49-PM-768x572.png 768w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-11-at-4.40.49-PM-767x571.png 767w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-11-at-4.40.49-PM-627x467.png 627w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-11-at-4.40.49-PM-537x400.png 537w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-11-at-4.40.49-PM-600x447.png 600w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-11-at-4.40.49-PM-485x361.png 485w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-11-at-4.40.49-PM.png 913w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The candidates for each district are:<\/h3>\n<h3>District A<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>William (Bill) Campbell<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Jacinta Greene<\/li>\n<li>W. Christopher (Chris) Harris<\/li>\n<li>Michelle Rief<\/li>\n<li>Marc Solomon<\/li>\n<li>Chris Suarez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>District B<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cynthia (Cindy) Anderson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Jewelyn Cosgrove<\/li>\n<li><strong>Margaret Lorber<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Veronica Nolan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Abigail Downs Wacek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>District C<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Meagan Alderton<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ramee Gentry<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>John Lennon<\/li>\n<li>Dianara Saget<\/li>\n<li>Heather Thornton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those listed in <strong>bold<\/strong> are current school board members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, November 6, Alexandria voters will elect School Board members to represent each of the three districts in the City of Alexandria. 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