On September 1st, Board Chair Chris Harris, Acting Superintendent Grace Taylor, Board Members Tim Beaty, Ashley Simpson Baird, Michelle Rief, Donna Kenley and Abdulahi Abdalla attended the naming ceremony for the Kerry J. Donley Athletic Field Complex at the Minnie Howard campus of Alexandria City High School

This year the first day was a city wide celebration - filled with our amazing students and staff, plus community members, elected officials and central office staff.

Read more about the new acting superintendent Dr. Grace Taylor and see pictures from her swearing in.

Tuesday's add/delete session left many in our community frustrated and confused — we were too. All nine members of the School Board signed this explanation of why compensation proposals were withdrawn, what's in the ACPS budget being adopted Thursday, and what it means for staff pay.

The Alexandria City School Board requests that the City Council postpone its scheduled vote on March 10, 2026, regarding the Resolution of Intent to transition ACPS appropriations from lump-sum to classification-based appropriation under Virginia Code § 22.1-94.

Meeting with Delegate and Leader Charniele Herring On Friday January, 23rd 2026, School Board Chair Michelle Rief, Board Members Abdulahi Abdalla and Alexander Crider Scioscia and Student Representative Darwin Salazar joined ACPS parents and students attending Virginia PTA Capitol Day. We visited the State Capitol in Richmond and met with legislators to advocate for increased funding for our schools, including: Changing Virginia’s K-12 funding formula from a staffing-based mo

We are excited to announce that the winner of the inaugural season of the City Council/School Board Fantasy Football League was Board Chair Michelle Rief! Congratulations to all the participants and looking forward to next year. Chair Rief being awarded the trophy and ring by Board Member Abdulahi Abdalla

01.09.25 Student Town Hall at ACHS