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		<title>Ask the Superintendent</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 21:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morton Sherman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week Patch readers had questions about status of the Cora Kelly playground, plans for additional elementary schools, and the budget. I am pleased to have the opportunity weekly to respond to the thoughtful questions submitted to me from the community through the Patch.  The following questions were submitted to the Patch by teachers or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Message to All Our Middle School Teachers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 04:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morton Sherman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My final blog entry for Teacher Appreciation Week is a special message to all our middle school teachers. We know that each stage of development for our students has its own critical issues and unique challenges. The middle school years can be vitally important and are a unique developmental period for students and families. Dr. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Favorite Teachers by ACPS Department of Communications and Public Relations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 16:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morton Sherman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Teacher Appreciation Week blog entry comes from members of our communications staff. I hope you enjoy their personal accounts of how teachers have touched their lives. Our Favorite Teachers by ACPS Department of Communications and Public Relations I remember almost all my elementary school teachers &#8211; and I still enjoy talking with my elementary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Superintendent</title>
		<link>http://www.acpsk12.org/superintendent/2012/05/09/ask-the-superintendent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 17:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morton Sherman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week’s questions from Patch readers address the No Child Left Behind waiver, Jefferson-Houston, the CIP budget and the pressing issue of over-crowded schools.   I am pleased to have the opportunity weekly to respond to the thoughtful questions submitted to me from the community through the Patch.  The following questions were submitted to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teacher Appreciation Week: Keep Believing in Your Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 04:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morton Sherman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Teacher Appreciation Week blog entry comes from Dr. Jane Quenneville, Director of Special Education. I hope it encourages all teachers and inspires all students.  Keep believing in your students…. I want to send a very special Thank You to our talented and dedicated teachers in ACPS. Believing in the potential for each of our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teacher Appreciation Week (May 7-11)</title>
		<link>http://www.acpsk12.org/superintendent/2012/05/07/teacher-appreciation-week-may-7-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morton Sherman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During Teacher Appreciation Week (May 7-11), I am humbled by the challenge and responsibility that our teachers accept each day. I respect, admire, and salute our teachers. The impact a teacher can have on a child&#8217;s life is often tremendous and life changing. This week I welcome ACPS administrators as guest bloggers to share their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proud to be a Titan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 17:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morton Sherman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Purpose is important… we care about the success of each of our students and staff members. Learning is important. Performance is important.  Achievement is important.  Management and oversight are important.  Our goals, our reputation, our successes, our school family, each individual Alexandria family are important. We look back to last year’s community screening of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Superintendent</title>
		<link>http://www.acpsk12.org/superintendent/2012/04/30/ask-the-super/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morton Sherman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, I had the opportunity to discuss issues related to summer school, school outreach to families and the health of the school system with the OldtownAlexandriaPatch reporter Sharon McLoone. The following questions were submitted to Patch by parents of children in Alexandria City Public Schools. I welcome opportunities to engage parents and our community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACPS facts&#8230; no politics, nothing personal, no rhetoric:</title>
		<link>http://www.acpsk12.org/superintendent/2012/04/18/acps-facts-no-politics-nothing-personal-no-rhetoric/</link>
		<comments>http://www.acpsk12.org/superintendent/2012/04/18/acps-facts-no-politics-nothing-personal-no-rhetoric/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morton Sherman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. ACPS and the City of Alexandria use the same auditor for its operating and overall budgets. ACPS budgets have received national awards each of the past three years as the auditors have commended our financial reports and processes. The recent CIP procedural review was part of our additional ongoing reviews of each department. 2. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Sherman&#8217;s Letter to the Community</title>
		<link>http://www.acpsk12.org/superintendent/2012/04/10/dr-shermans-letter-to-the-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.acpsk12.org/superintendent/2012/04/10/dr-shermans-letter-to-the-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morton Sherman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Colleagues and Neighbors, When I accepted the position as the Superintendent of the Alexandria City Public Schools in 2008, the School Board and I made a commitment to review all programs and to take action if needed. When the review process began two things were evident immediately: * This school division is, with rare [...]]]></description>
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