An update on the prior S&A meeting, what is coming up and the City Council conversation on appropriating ACPS Funding By Category

Explore the latest on transportation challenges and solutions from Alexandria City Public Schools. Learn how transportation issues are being addressed.

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.

A highlight of things the S&A Committee did for School Year 2025-2026 as well as what it will focus on in SY26-27. You can find prior updates from the Committee under its category in the Blog tab.

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 All nine members of the School Board signed this explanation of why compensation proposals were withdrawn, what's in the ACPS budget being adopted Thursday, and what it means for staff pay.

A walkthrough of the FY27 ACPS budget — how the funding gap emerged, what's in the Superintendent's adjusted budget, and how to stay engaged before the June 11 adoption.

04.23.26 Strategy and Accountability (S&A) Update

You may have heard that Alexandria City Public Schools has designated April 21 as a non-school day for students. I want to take a few minutes to explain that decision directly — what went into it, why this particular election is different from others we have navigated before, and why the School Board believes this is the right call even as we remain deeply committed to keeping students in classrooms.

04.09.26 Strategy and Accountability Committee Update

03.26.26 Strategy and Accountability Update

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.

Using five years of budget data spanning FY 2023 through the proposed FY 2027 budget, I'll walk you through what's actually driving our spending and staffing changes. The findings may surprise you.

02.19.26 Strategy and Accountability Committee Update

At the June 12 meeting, the Board adopted a new elementary boundary map, a revised middle school assignment plan, and a complete set of companion policies to guide implementation.

Want to see how each middle school option (B, C, and E) would work under the two elementary plans still under consideration? You’re in the right place.

May 27, 2025 By: Members of the Strategy and Accountability Committee: Kelly Carmichael Booz (District B), Christopher Harris (District...

May 7, 2025 By: Members of the Strategy and Accountability Committee: Kelly Carmichael Booz (District B), Christopher Harris (District...