گوشه هیئت مدیره مدرسه ACPS

Kelly Carmichael Booz directs the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) PreK-12 digital resources serving over 1.9 million educators on the AFT's Share My Lesson, the AFT's E-Learning professional development platform, and the production and dissemination of PreK-12 publication for the AFT's 1.7 million members. Originally from Minnesota, Ms. Booz officially settled in Alexandria, VA, in 2010. Ms. Booz previously served on the Alexandria City School Board from 2013-2015. In 2014, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe appointed her to serve on the Virginia Standards of Learning Innovation Committee to evaluate the Virginia accountability and assessment systems. In 2017, she was named to The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce 40 under 40. She serves on the Board of Directors for Virginia Civics, a nonprofit created to promote constitutional literacy, critical thinking and civic engagement, empowering the next generation of leaders in Virginia. Previously, Ms. Booz served as Director of Civic Education at James Madison’s Montpelier directing the Virginia We the People program and as Manager of Teacher Programs at Alexandria’s Close Up Foundation. Ms. Booz serves on the Kathy Wilson Foundation board, which seeks free universal developmental screening of Alexandria children five and under. She also serves on the Douglas MacArthur Elementary School Advisory Committee for the school rebuild. She has worked on the Alexandria City Parker-Gray Stadium Initiative to modernize the Stadium for Alexandria. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Women’s Studies at Carleton College in Minnesota. She then earned a Master of Education degree in Social Foundations of Education at the University of Virginia. Ms. Booz also graduated from the Political Leaders Program with the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia. Ms. Booz believes we are in the midst of a crucial moment for our children due to the impact of COVID-19 and that we must work to ensure long-term learning and social-emotional recovery. Ms. Booz and her husband Hendrick have two children in ACPS.

Alexander Crider Scioscia is the non-partisan hearing clerk for the United States Senate Budget Committee. He served on the Alexandria City School Board Budget Advisory Committee (BAC). Scioscia grew up in Alexandria and attended George Mason Elementary School, George Washington Middle School and graduated in 2017 from Alexandria City High School (previously T.C. Williams High School). It was his experiences within Alexandria City Public Schools that helped him explore his passions, go on to college, and begin his career. He now wants to give back to the community that gave him a world-class education. As a School Board member he will work to ensure future generations of students succeed, the School Board operates efficiently and transparently and all staff feel supported and get the resources they need. Scioscia received his Bachelor of Arts from Lewis and Clark College with a double major in political science and German.

Dr. Ashley Simpson Baird is the founder and principal of Merit Research, Policy, and Evaluation, an educational research company that offers customized, equity-focused solutions to schools and education support organizations. She was an English as a Second Language and bilingual education teacher who left the classroom in 2011 to pursue a doctorate degree in order to have a greater impact in the field of education. Her professional work has continued to focus on English learners, but as a parent of a child with special needs, she also has personal experience in that area. Simpson Baird previously led the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Family Outreach Committee at her children’s school and served as a Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) member to the Alexandria City School Board. She volunteered with Alexandria Community Alliance to help get food and supplies to families during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Puna, Potosí, Bolivia, after earning her college degree. During her college years, she volunteered as a big sister for justice-involved youth and worked at an alternative high school, developing an interest in the educational experiences of students for whom school was more challenging, as well as non-traditional, experiential modes of learning. Her interest in English learners began in a middle school class called Partners and Friends where half of the class was composed of students learning English and the other half included native English-speaking students; this allowed for language development and cultural exchange. She credits this class with revealing to her the often-challenging experiences of students learning English in a large public school. Simpson Baird earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pennsylvania State University in Letters, Arts, and Sciences and a dual Master of Arts and Teaching from the School for International Training in English as a Second Language and Spanish. She holds a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in Education from the University of Virginia. Born in Florida, Simpson Baird spent most of her life in Northern Virginia and has lived in Alexandria since 2015. She has three children enrolled in Alexandria City Public Schools. She enjoys running, biking, hiking and reading.