{"id":9417,"date":"2021-01-08T12:30:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T17:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/?p=9417"},"modified":"2021-01-13T21:49:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T02:49:16","slug":"mondays-are-decision-days-for-phased-reentry-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/mondays-are-decision-days-for-phased-reentry-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Mondays are Decision Days for Phased Reentry Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>This Week\u2019s Headlines:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#reopening\">Reopening Decision Updates to Come Each Monday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#family\">Family Choice Form Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#resources\">Resources to Help You Talk With Students About Wednesday\u2019s Event at the Capitol<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#vaccine\">COVID Vaccinations for Staff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#pod\">COVID Vaccine Dispensing Support Needed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#executime\">Coming Soon! New Clock-in System to Replace TimeClock Plus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#identity\">Last Chance for Students to Submit Entries for New Names for T.C. and Maury<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#chair\">School Board Votes to Appoint Alderton as Chair for 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#budget\">Superintendent Proposes an Efficient Combined-Funds Operating Budget Aimed at Recovery, Retention and Reigniting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cip\">Board Approves Fiscally Responsible Capital Improvement Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#director\">ACPS Appoints a New Executive Director of Facilities &amp; Operations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#forum\">Equity Forum Opportunity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear ACPS Staff,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, I would like to welcome you back to virtual learning and wish you all a happy and healthy 2021. I hope you have been able to enjoy this most unusual of holiday seasons and that you were able to spend some quality time connecting with your loved ones, near and far, even if not in person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With information now regularly coming out about vaccination programs, we feel optimistic about 2021. This week we learned that K-12 staff will be eligible for the vaccine in Phase 1b of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/covid-19-vaccine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Department of Health\u2019s COVID Vaccination Response plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We will be sharing updates on vaccination availability for staff and students as we learn more from the Alexandria Health Department. That said, we are keeping a close eye on our city\u2019s health metrics and remain in daily contact with the Alexandria Health Department. Our cases have been rising in our city and our state. On Monday, Jan. 11, I will provide an update on our decision for our first cohort of students from our Citywide program on the Jan. 19 return to school. Each Monday, I will reassess the situation according to our decision matrix, based on community health metrics, staffing and capacity. I will also publicly share our decision regarding any necessary adjustments to our timeline for phasing students and staff into our school buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the winter break, we have been continuing to work hard and collaborate on preparations to pivot into our hybrid learning approach. Schedules are being finalized and a reopening decision matrix has been created to assist our community with understanding our decision making process. In addition to our decision matrix used for weekly updates, we will be providing families who opted for hybrid learning with their child\u2019s hybrid schedule two weeks before their scheduled start date. The hybrid schedule will also include whether their student\u2019s teacher has indicated if they are able to return in person or remain virtual. At that point, we will also reopen the Family Choice Form in PowerSchool for hybrid families to allow them to adjust their hybrid decision if needed based on teacher in-person\/virtual status, community health metrics, vaccination timelines and\/or identification of the new strain of the virus in the U.S.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you know, it is important that we keep our staff and students together during this transition, which requires us to be extremely innovative and accommodating with both family and staff needs. It is a complicated task; however, we are confident that we will be able to keep our staff and students together. In order for this to work efficiently, it will require flexibility and some understanding that at this time we cannot replicate the educational experience we had before the pandemic. However, we will provide the best educational environment feasible for students in our hybrid learning environment and for those in our virtual learning environment. The social, emotional and academic needs of our students remains a top priority for us in ACPS.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we embark on our 2021 journey, we must remain collaborative, communicative and keep you informed as we navigate these uncharted waters. Please stay safe, engaged and practice social distancing so we can minimize our community spread in the city of Alexandria and beyond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Superintendent of Schools<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"reopening\"><\/a>Reopening Decision Updates to Come Each Monday<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACPS and the Alexandria Health Department (AHD) have developed a reopening decision matrix that combines three main metrics into one chart: community transmission rates, data on positive cases, and levels of school division impact. The goal is to provide this matrix so families can understand our decision making for the phased reentry plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This matrix will be posted on the ACPS website and will be updated each Monday with the new metrics. Using the data in this matrix, each Monday ACPS will share an update on our reentry plans on the website homepage. This information will also be shared via ACPS Express in our regular Wednesday edition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/3536\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">View the Reopening Decision Matrix<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1e1B8rwlzv0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STAFF VIDEO: Learn how the Reopening Decision Matrix works<\/span><\/a>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1e1B8rwlzv0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9421\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-08-at-11.42.09-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2550\" height=\"1432\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-08-at-11.42.09-AM.jpg 2550w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-08-at-11.42.09-AM-260x146.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-08-at-11.42.09-AM-800x449.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-08-at-11.42.09-AM-178x100.jpg 178w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-08-at-11.42.09-AM-768x431.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-08-at-11.42.09-AM-1536x863.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-08-at-11.42.09-AM-2048x1150.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2550px) 100vw, 2550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheduled return of our students to our school buildings on Jan. 19 (per the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/3552\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">updated timeline shared with the School Board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is dependent on these community health metrics, staffing and capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"family\"><\/a>Family Choice Form Results<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before winter break, ACPS had a response rate of 83% for the Family Choice Form. This means that the families of more than 12,000 students took the time to complete the form in PowerSchool Parent Access.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, families of 59.5% of our students opted to remain virtual (this includes the 17% of students whose families who did not complete a form, and are listed as virtual by default).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Differences were seen across race\/ethnicity with 53% of white students, 42% of Hispanic and 27% of Black students opting for hybrid. Differences were also seen across grade levels with higher rates of hybrid selected for the youngest students. There were also wide differences by school, with 68% of George Mason Elementary School families opting for hybrid compared to 26% at Patrick Henry K-8 School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know that many factors \u2014 including rising community health metrics, vaccination timelines and identification of a new strain of the virus \u2014 may mean that families&#8217; choices have changed since December. Families will be provided the option to update their preference on the Family Choice Form in the coming weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See more information in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/esbpublic.acps.k12.va.us\/attachments\/3d153df7-a463-4312-bd81-a2861409a8cf.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">superintendent\u2019s reopening update presentation (PDF)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the School Board on Jan. 7.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"resources\"><\/a>Resources to Help You Talk With Students About Wednesday\u2019s Event at the Capitol<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9418\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_271987353.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1042\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_271987353.jpeg 1600w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_271987353-260x169.jpeg 260w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_271987353-800x521.jpeg 800w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_271987353-154x100.jpeg 154w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_271987353-768x500.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_271987353-1536x1000.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following Wednesday\u2019s civil unrest in DC, student support teams have taken time to ensure the social and emotional health of each of our students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are some resources that you may find helpful as we all try to process what has happened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/leadership\/teaching-in-the-wake-of-a-traumatic-news-event-like-the-storming-of-the-u-s-capitol\/2021\/01\"><b>Education Week: Caring for Students in the Wake of a Tragic News Event<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/blog\/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-violence-crime-and-war\"><b>Common Sense Media: How to Talk to Kids About Violence, Crime, and War<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolerance.org\/magazine\/summer-2013\/toolkit-for-when-bad-things-happen\"><b>Teaching Tolerance: When Bad Things Happen (Toolkit)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolcounselor.org\/school-counselors\/professional-development\/learn-more\/helping-students-troubling-times\"><b>ASCA: Helping Students in Troubling Times<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"vaccine\"><\/a>COVID Vaccinations for Staff<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week we learned that K-12 staff will be eligible for the vaccine in Phase 1b of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/covid-19-vaccine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Department of Health\u2019s COVID Vaccination Response plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Alexandria Health Department is waiting for approval from the state to begin this phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please be assured that when a COVID-19 vaccination is available for ACPS staff, we will notify you with further instructions for receiving the vaccine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"pod\"><\/a>COVID Vaccine Dispensing Support Needed<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volunteers are needed to support the City and Alexandria Health Department (AHD) in staffing Community Vaccination Point of Dispensing (POD) events. AHD is currently vaccinating health care workers employed within the city limits of Alexandria who are unaffiliated with a hospital, regardless of residency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaccination POD events are expected to occur several times per week, eventually expanding to up to four per week, based upon vaccine availability (doses) and number of confirmed patients\/clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Staff committing to support may be assigned to a variety of roles and tasks, including greeters, flow control, registration, vaccination assistants, translators, and resource support. All support staff will receive appropriate PPE based on their assigned role. For assigned roles that require an N95 mask, a fit test is required and a medical clearance form has to be completed and uploaded for evaluation by a City doctor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If interested, please complete the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.smartsheet.com\/b\/form\/32e5c01cc60543339171f2fbf33b9a69\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaccine POD Support Form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"executime\"><\/a>Coming Soon! New Clock-in System to Replace TimeClock Plus\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting in February, ACPS is replacing TimeClock Plus with a new clock-in system called ExecuTime. This new system works directly with our financial platform, MUNIS, and will provide for a more efficient process of employee timekeeping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What does this mean for you?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most employees, this just means you will log in to ExecuTime instead of TimeClock Plus to clock in\/out each day and to request leave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those who are supervisors or who review and edit other employees\u2019 time in TimeClock Plus, you will receive training and support over the next few weeks to learn how to use ExecuTime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>When will we start to use ExecuTime instead of TimeClock Plus?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Feb. 1<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Exempt employees (staff who do NOT qualify for overtime)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Feb. 16<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0for Non-Exempt employees (staff who DO qualify for overtime)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Get a sneak peek at ExecuTime now!<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to see what ExecuTime looks like and give it a trial run? From now until Jan. 25, you can log in to ExecuTime during our \u2018testing\u2019 period:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To log in, go to: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/executime\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.acps.k12.va.us\/executime<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nUsername: Your ACPS employee ID number<br \/>\nPassword: First three letters of your first name and first three letters of your last name, in all caps<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, an employee <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><b>JOHN<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>SMITH<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with ID number <\/span><b>12345<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Username: <\/span><b>12345<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Password: <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><b>JOH<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>SMI<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>IMPORTANT:<\/b><\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any actions you make in ExecuTime during this trial period (now until Jan. 25) are for testing purposes only and will NOT be recorded. <\/span><\/i><b><i>You must continue to use TimeClock Plus for all official clock-ins and leave requests<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> until the switch to ExecuTime begins (Feb. 1 for exempt staff and Feb. 16 for non-exempt staff). Please also continue to follow your request for leave protocols.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Want to learn more?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All supervisors any time editors will receive additional instructions for training and transitioning to ExecuTime over the next few weeks. However, if you want to take a deep dive into ExecuTime and learn more about how to use it, take a look at our training videos:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/acps.instructuremedia.com\/embed\/b15460b8-9c05-4c98-8c84-9b7ee50edb26\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VIDEO: ExecuTime for Exempt Employees and Supervisors<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/acps.instructuremedia.com\/embed\/ca3df4dd-4db5-41a0-ad4e-07aec33707d7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VIDEO: ExecuTime for Non-Exempt Employees and Supervisors<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have questions? Contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:executime@acps.k12.va.us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ExecuTime@acps.k12.va.us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned to Insider for more information about this transition over the next few weeks!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"identity\"><\/a>Last Chance for Students to Submit Entries for New Names for T.C. and Maury<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9419\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Identity.Project.Button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Identity.Project.Button.png 950w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Identity.Project.Button-260x82.png 260w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Identity.Project.Button-800x253.png 800w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/Identity.Project.Button-768x243.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today is the last day for students to submit an essay or poster for the renaming of T.C. Williams High School and Matthew Maury Elementary School. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/identityproject\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about this process<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next week, we will launch a Community Poll to allow community members and staff to show their preferences from among the student submissions or to submit additional naming options.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/488251196\/6b3beb9746\"><b>VIDEO: The Process of Choosing New Names for T.C. and Maury<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"chair\"><\/a>School Board Votes to Appoint Alderton as Chair for 2021<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/board.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/board.jpg 1600w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/board-260x173.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/board-800x534.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/board-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/board-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/board-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Alexandria City School Board has voted to appoint <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/domain\/41#malderton\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meagan L. Alderton<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the position of chair of the Board and Veronica R. Nolan to vice chair of the Board for this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alderton was first appointed to represent District C of the School Board in Nov. 2018 and will be the second African American female to be appointed to the role of Board chair in the history of Alexandria City Public Schools. She follows in the footsteps of Shirley Tyler who was the first African American Board chair from 1980-82. Tyler worked closely with Ferdinand T. Day, who, in 1964, became the first African American to hold the position in the Commonwealth of Virginia \u2014 just 10 years after the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=11802\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brown versus Board of Education decision<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/3585\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"budget\"><\/a>Superintendent Proposes an Efficient Combined-Funds Operating Budget Aimed at Recovery, Retention and Reigniting<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACPS Superintendent Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. has proposed a combined-funds operating budget for FY 22 that aims to focus on recovering strongly from the dual impact on education of the COVID-19 pandemic and the reemergence of issues surrounding racial inequity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The combined funds budget of $320.59 million will support an instructional program focused on recovering from learning losses, recruiting and retaining quality staff, and reigniting a love of teaching, learning and leadership. In addition, the comprehensive financial blueprint provides for the resources and support necessary to continue the division\u2019s efforts to keep racial equity at the heart of all work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/3588\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the proposed budget<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"cip\"><\/a>Board Approves Fiscally Responsible Capital Improvement Program<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Alexandria City School Board has approved a 10-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget that allows ACPS to continue to modernize its buildings and technology, while also taking the current economic climate into consideration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Approved FY 2022-2031 CIP Budget, which totals $551,483,000, provides funding for technology upgrades, online and physical textbook materials, and the expansion of the T.C. Williams Minnie Howard Campus as part of The High School Project. This will keep ACPS on target with its program to expand seating capacity at the high school level, while also ensuring schools stay up-to-date with technology needs that have been highlighted over the past year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The School Board approved funding for urgent building repairs such as HVAC, roof, safety and security upgrades. However, the modernization of George Mason Elementary School and Cora Kelly School for Math, Science and Technology were deferred by one year in light of the current economic forecast. The modernization of the ACPS Transportation Facility will also be deferred by one year, and a new ACPS school and modernization of Matthew Maury Elementary School will be deferred by two years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/2564\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more about the approved CIP budget<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"director\"><\/a>ACPS Appoints a New Executive Director of Facilities &amp; Operations<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9422\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/alicia_hart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"972\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/alicia_hart.jpg 972w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/alicia_hart-260x179.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/alicia_hart-800x551.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/alicia_hart-145x100.jpg 145w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/alicia_hart-768x529.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/alicia_hart-115x80.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACPS is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Alicia Hart as the new Executive Director of Facilities and Operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Hart has been with ACPS since Dec. 2019 in the role of director of educational facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/3581\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more about Dr. Hart<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"forum\"><\/a>Equity Forum Opportunity<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join The Bond Educational Group on Feb. 2-4 as they host The Equity Summit: Designing an Antiracist Future, a virtual conference where you will join top media executives, politicians, academics, athletes and policy experts to discuss how to create a more equitable society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whova.com\/portal\/registration\/equit_202010\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Register online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For more information, email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@theequitysummit.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">info@theequitysummit.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>HEALTH REMINDERS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t Feel Well?<\/strong><br \/>\nContact your primary health care physician.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have questions, concerns or feedback?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/345\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/345\">Contact us<\/a> or contact your direct supervisor.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>HR Questions?<\/strong> Contact <a href=\"mailto:hr@acps.k12.va.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"mailto:hr@acps.k12.va.us\">hr@acps.k12.va.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reopening Decision Updates to Come Each Monday \u2022 Family Choice Form Results \u2022 Resources to Help You Talk With Students About Wednesday\u2019s Event at the Capitol \u2022 COVID Vaccinations for Staff \u2022 COVID Vaccine Dispensing Support Needed \u2022 New Clock-in System to Replace TimeClock Plus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":9182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-announcements"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-16 19:05:41","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9417"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9436,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9417\/revisions\/9436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}