Alexandria City Public Schools

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Alexandria City Public Schools
Alexandria City Public Schools (32502363274).jpg
Address
1340 Braddock Place
Alexandria
, Virginia, 22314
United States
District information
TypeSchool division
EstablishedNovember 23, 1785; 235 years ago (1785-11-23)
SuperintendentDr. Gregory Hutchings Jr.[1]
Schools18
Budget$283.9 million (FY2018)[2]
NCES District ID5100120[3]
Students and staff
Enrollment15,737
Teachers1,415
Staff937
Student–teacher ratio14:1
Athletic conferenceGunston District
Region 6C
Other information
Websitewww.acps.k12.va.us

Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) is a school division which is funded by the government of Alexandria, Virginia, United States.

Administration[]

Superintendent[]

The superintendent of Alexandria City Public Schools is Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. Before being appointed in 2018, he was the superintendent of Shaker Heights City School District.[4] Hutchings was also the Alexandria City Public Schools Director of PreK-12 programs, a principal in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, an assistant principal in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools and Chesterfield County Public Schools, and a teacher in Prince William County Public Schools.[5]

School Board[]

There are nine members of the Alexandria City Public School Board. All members of the board are elected by district, and the chair is appointed by the board. There are also two student representatives.[6]

Members[]

District A

  • Jacinta Greene
  • Michelle Rief
  • Christopher A. Suarez

District B

  • Cindy M. Anderson
  • Margaret Lorber
  • Veronica R. Nolan, Vice Chair

District C

  • Meagan L. Alderton, Chair[7]
  • Ramee Gentry
  • Heather Thornton

Student Representatives

  • Lorraine Jackson
  • Ashley Sanchez-Viafara

History[]

The first school offering public education in Alexandria was founded in 1785, the Washington Free School, partly funded by George Washington.[8]

Although the desegregation process began in 1959 when nine black school children entered all-white Theodore Ficklin Elementary School after an NAACP lawsuit, it was not until 1974 that Superintendent John Albohm announced "This year, we have finally reorganized our elementary schools and, in a broad sense, have completed the desegregation of our school system kindergarten through grade 12".[8]

In November 2020, the school board unanimously voted to rename T. C. Williams High School and Matthew Maury Elementary School, with name selection coming before the 2021–22 school year.[9] This follows years of community efforts to rename T. C. Williams because its namesake, a former superintendent of Alexandria City Public Schools, was a supporter of racial segregation in schools.

In March 2021, the superintendent put forward two final names after community input: "Alexandria High School" and "Naomi Brooks Elementary School", after a former teacher who died in 2020. The school board voted in April 2021 to change the school's names to Alexandria City High School and Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School.[10]

Schools[]

The Alexandria City Public Schools consists of the following schools.[11]

Elementary schools[]

K–8 schools[]

Middle schools[]

High schools[]

  • T. C. Williams High School (Grades 10–12)
  • T.C. Williams High School Minnie Howard Campus (Grade 9)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Superintendent / ACPS Superintendent". Alexandria City Public Schools. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "About ACPS - Fast Facts". Alexandria City Public Schools. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Alexandria City Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Shaker Heights schools' superintendent to step down". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  5. ^ "Superintendent of Schools / ACPS Superintendent of Schools". http. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  6. ^ "School Board Overview / Office of the School Board". http. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  7. ^ Mello-Klein, Cody (2021-01-08). "School Board appoints Meagan Alderton as chair, reappoints Veronica Nolan as vice chair | Alexandria Times | Alexandria, VA". Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Page/2396
  9. ^ Sullivan, Lindsey (2020-12-03). "School board votes to rename T.C. Williams High School". Alexandria Times. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  10. ^ https://wtop.com/alexandria/2021/03/new-school-names-for-t-c-williams-maury-to-be-recommended-thursday/
  11. ^ "Our Schools / Overview". Alexandria City Public Schools. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  12. ^ "History of Charles Barrett". Alexandria City Public Schools. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  13. ^ "City of Alexandria Seeks Public Comment on Proposal to Rename Cora Kelly Recreation Center to Honor Leonard "Chick" Armstrong". Alexandria City. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  14. ^ "Cora Lee Webster Kelly". Find A Grave. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  15. ^ "About Samuel Tucker". Alexandria City Public Schools. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

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