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 the Q&A from the Alexandria Brief with former Chair Rief - ranging from topics such as budget, strengths of ACPS, collective bargaining and more.

On December 11, 2025 , School Board Members Kelly Carmichael Booz and Ryan Reyna joined Vice Mayor Sarah Bagley and Councilmember Abdel-Rahman Elnoubi in submitting the letter below to the City Council–School Board Subcommittee. The letter proposes a pilot model for joint City Council–School Board subcommittees, or project groups, and outlines the rationale, structure, and potential focus areas for this approach. December 11, 2025 Mayor Gaskins, Councilmember Chapman, Chair R