Read more about the election of the new Chair, Christopher Harris and the new Vice Chair, Alexander Crider Scioscia. As well as listen to their acceptance speeches laying out their vision for the next school year.

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 All nine members of the School Board signed this explanation of why compensation proposals were withdrawn, what's in the ACPS budget being adopted Thursday, and what it means for staff pay.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.

This post is part of an ongoing effort to help our community understand how Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) plans for the future—particularly when it comes to our budget. Since our January post, Funding Our Future: FY27 Budget, part 2, which highlighted the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), we have had several sessions to discuss the ACPS Operating budget, and on February 19th adopted it by unanimous vote.

2026 Washington Day Birthday Parade

School Board Spotlight: The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria

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

Please find the recorded and written statement here: