A brand new support staff recognition program honors exemplary support staff alongside exceptional teachers and principals. Learn how to nominate staff members who exemplify excellence in their work.
Toy-making, Waterskiing Santa, a fantastical holiday and train display made of plant materials — these are just a few of the must-see items to add to your winter break punch list.
Each year this program ensures that students who would otherwise not receive gifts have a wonderful holiday season. Sign up to sponsor a student and help spread holiday cheer.
As we prepare to break for the Thanksgiving holiday, here are words of thanks and gratitude from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. to each and every one of you — our families, our community members, our partners in the City of Alexandria and our community organizations. In order for our students to succeed, it takes each and every one of us. Thank you!
When Noa arrived in Alexandria at the age of six, he hadn’t spoken at school for three years. He was blind since birth and selectively mute. Now he’s a fourth-grade student at Mount Vernon Community School and a national braille champion.
Fourteen schools within ACPS are anticipated to be fully accredited for the 2018-19 school year — two more than last year, with William Ramsay Elementary School and Francis C. Hammond Middle School both attaining full accreditation status this year.
Join the Academic Calendar Committee and collaborate in the development of the 2019-20 academic calendar.
Students from Mount Vernon Community School, Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School and T.C. Williams High School, along with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr., celebrated Constitution Week at City Hall last Monday. Enjoy these highlights!
Do you remember your first day of school? You won’t want to miss these ACPS kindergarteners as they experience their very first day in the classroom.
Back-to-School Night is coming right up. View the list of Back-to-School Nights by school and get tips for how to make the most of them.
The start of the school year is a time of great learning for all, including ACPS.
Elementary students will get more recess time this school year thanks to student wellness policy changes approved by the School Board last June. In addition, the policy now also includes weather-related guidelines for when to hold recess and other student activities outdoors.
The first day of the 2018-19 school year saw smiling students, excited teachers, happy parents and a new school. Enjoy!
With the opening of the new Ferdinand T. Day School, this fall more talented teachers are joining ACPS than usual. Please join us in welcoming them all and take a moment to learn a little bit about a few.
For the last weekly edition of ACPS Express until late-August, we’re celebrating the amazing accomplishments of our students and staff throughout the division for awards they’ve won and recognition they’ve received over the past year, along with highlights of good news we’ve shared along the way. Enjoy!