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{{Short description|School district in Virginia, USA}}
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== Administration ==
== Administration ==


The current superintendent, appointed by the school board, is Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt, who began in that position on July 1, 2023. She was previously the chief of human resources in ACPS after joining the school system in 2021 and then served as the interim superintendent.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Superintendent of Schools - Alexandria City Public Schools| access-date = 2024-06-27| url = https://www.acps.k12.va.us/about-us/leadership/superintendent-of-schools}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| last = Robertson| first = Thomas| title = Alexandria school board taps interim superintendent as permanent leader of school system| work = WTOP News| access-date = 2024-06-27| date = 2023-05-05| url = https://wtop.com/alexandria/2023/05/alexandria-school-board-taps-interim-superintendent-as-permanent-leader-of-school-system/}}</ref>
=== Superintendent ===
The Alexandria City School Board has appointed Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt to serve as the new permanent superintendent for Alexandria City Public Schools, effective July 1, 2023.
Dr. Kay-Wyatt was selected from a pool of 35 applicants in a national search process, emerging as the best candidate to move our schools forward. She was ACPS chief of human resources before her appointment as interim superintendent in August 2022; previously, she had served as acting chief of human resources and executive director of human resources. She joined the school division in July 2021.
Prior to ACPS, Kay-Wyatt worked in Human Resources at [https://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/ Spotsylvania Public Schools], served as a principal and assistant principal at [https://www.fxbgschools.us/ Fredericksburg City Public Schools], and was a special education teacher at both [https://www.culpeperschools.org/ Culpeper County Schools] and [https://www.fxbgschools.us/ Fredericksburg City Public Schools].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Superintendent of Schools / ACPS Superintendent of Schools|url=https://www.acps.k12.va.us/domain/43|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-13|website=http|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627183303/https://www.acps.k12.va.us/domain/43 |archive-date=2017-06-27 }}</ref>


=== School Board ===
=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=School Board Overview / Office of the School Board|url=https://www.acps.k12.va.us/domain/852|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-13|website=http|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627173900/https://www.acps.k12.va.us/domain/852 |archive-date=2017-06-27 }}</ref>
There are nine members of the Alexandria City Public School Board. All members of the board are elected by district every three years, and the chair is appointed by the board. There are also two student representatives.<ref>{{Cite web| title = School Board Member Assignments - Alexandria City Public Schools| access-date = 2024-06-27| url = https://www.acps.k12.va.us/school-board/members-of-the-school-board/school-board-member-assignments}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Student Representatives - Alexandria City Public Schools| access-date = 2024-06-27| url = https://www.acps.k12.va.us/school-board/student-representatives}}</ref>


==== Members ====
==== Members ====
''District A''
''District A''
* Tim Beaty

* Jacinta Greene
* Jacinta Greene
* Michelle Rief
* Michelle Rief, chair
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* Christopher A. Suarez


''District B''
''District B''
* Kelly Carmichael Booz, vice chair

* Tammy Ignacio
* Cindy M. Anderson
* Ashley Simpson Baird
* Margaret Lorber
* Veronica R. Nolan, Vice Chair


''District C''
''District C''
* Meagan L. Alderton

* Abdel-Rahman Elnoubi
* Meagan L. Alderton, Chair<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mello-Klein|first=Cody|date=2021-01-08|title=School Board appoints Meagan Alderton as chair, reappoints Veronica Nolan as vice chair {{!}} Alexandria Times {{!}} Alexandria, VA|url=https://alextimes.com/2021/01/acps-school-board-meagan-alderton-chair/|access-date=2021-04-13|language=en-US}}</ref>
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* Christopher Harris
* Ramee Gentry
* Heather Thornton

''Student Representatives''

* Lorraine Jackson
* Ashley Sanchez-Viafara


==History==
==History==
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===Elementary schools===
===Elementary schools===
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*John Adams Elementary School (Grades PreK–5)
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*Charles Barrett Elementary School (Grades PreK–5), named for [[Charles D. Barrett]], a Marine officer killed in World War II who had lived in Alexandria<ref name="barrett">{{cite web |url=https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Page/1609 |title=History of Charles Barrett |website=Alexandria City Public Schools |access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref>
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*Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School, named after civil rights icon [[Ferdinand T. Day]], who was the first African American elected chair of a public school board
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*Cora Kelly School for Math, Science and Technology (Grades PreK–5), named for local former teacher Cora Webster Kelly<ref name="kelly_rec">{{cite web |url=https://www.alexandriava.gov/recreation/info/default.aspx?id=97776 |title=City of Alexandria Seeks Public Comment on Proposal to Rename Cora Kelly Recreation Center to Honor Leonard "Chick" Armstrong |website=Alexandria City |access-date=July 9, 2018}}</ref>
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*Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy
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*Douglas MacArthur Elementary School
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*George Mason Elementary School
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*Matthew Maury Elementary School
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*Mount Vernon Community School
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*James K. Polk Elementary School
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*William Ramsay Elementary School (Grades PreK–5)
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*Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School, named for Alexandria native and notable civil rights lawyer [[Samuel Wilbert Tucker|Samuel W. Tucker]]<ref name="tucker">{{cite web |url=https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Page/1450 |title=About Samuel Tucker |website=Alexandria City Public Schools |access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref>


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===K–8 schools===
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*[https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Domain/11 John Adams Elementary School] (Grades PreK–5)
{{See also|K–8 school}}
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*[https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Domain/13 Charles Barrett Elementary School] (Grades PreK–5), named for [[Charles D. Barrett]], a Marine officer killed in World War II who had lived in Alexandria<ref name="barrett">{{cite web |url=https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Page/1609 |title=History of Charles Barrett |website=Alexandria City Public Schools |access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref>
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*Patrick Henry PreK-8 School (Grades PreK–8)
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*[https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Domain/12 Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School], named after civil rights icon [[Ferdinand T. Day]], who was the first African American elected chair of a public school board
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*Jefferson-Houston PreK-8 IB School (Grades PreK–8)
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*[https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Domain/16 Cora Kelly School for Math, Science and Technology] (Grades PreK–5), named for local former teacher Cora Webster Kelly<ref name="kelly_rec">{{cite web |url=https://www.alexandriava.gov/recreation/info/default.aspx?id=97776 |title=City of Alexandria Seeks Public Comment on Proposal to Rename Cora Kelly Recreation Center to Honor Leonard "Chick" Armstrong |website=Alexandria City |access-date=July 9, 2018}}</ref>
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*[https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Domain/17 Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy]
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*[https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Domain/18 Douglas MacArthur Elementary School]
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*[https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Domain/19 George Mason Elementary School]
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*[https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Domain/20 Matthew Maury Elementary School]
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*[https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Domain/21 Mount Vernon Community School]
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*[https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Domain/22 James K. Polk Elementary School]
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*[https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Domain/23 William Ramsay Elementary School] (Grades PreK–5)
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*[https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Domain/24 Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School], named for Alexandria native and notable civil rights lawyer [[Samuel Wilbert Tucker|Samuel W. Tucker]]<ref name="tucker">{{cite web |url=https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Page/1450 |title=About Samuel Tucker |website=Alexandria City Public Schools |access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref>

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===[[K–8 schools]]===

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*[https://www.acps.k12.va.us/ph Patrick Henry PreK-8 School] (Grades PreK–8)
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*[https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Domain/15 Jefferson-Houston PreK-8 IB School] (Grades PreK–8)


===Middle schools===
===Middle schools===

*[[George Washington Middle School (Virginia)|George Washington Middle School]]
*[[George Washington Middle School (Virginia)|George Washington Middle School]]
*[[Francis C. Hammond Middle School]], named for [[Francis C. Hammond]], a native Alexandria who was killed in action during the [[Korean War]] and received the [[Medal of Honor]]
*[[Francis C. Hammond Middle School]], named for [[Francis C. Hammond]], a native Alexandrian who was killed in action during the [[Korean War]] and received the [[Medal of Honor]]


===High schools===
===High schools===
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* [[Alexandria City High School]]

* [[Alexandria City High School]] (Grades 10–12)
* Alexandria City High School Minnie Howard Campus
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* Alexandria City High School Minnie Howard Campus (Grade 9)


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.acps.k12.va.us/}}
* {{Official website|https://www.acps.k12.va.us/}}
* {{URL|https://www.acps.k12.va.us/about-us/schools|ACPS list of schools}}
* [https://www.acpsk12.org/news/ ACPS Express]
* [https://www.acpsk12.org/news/ ACPS Express]


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[[Category:School divisions in Virginia]]
[[Category:School divisions in Virginia]]


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Alexandria City Public Schools
Address
1340 Braddock Place
Alexandria
, Virginia, 22314
United States
District information
TypeSchool division
EstablishedNovember 23, 1785; 239 years ago (1785-11-23)
SuperintendentMelanie Kay-Wyatt[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

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The current superintendent, appointed by the school board, is Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt, who began in that position on July 1, 2023. She was previously the chief of human resources in ACPS after joining the school system in 2021 and then served as the interim superintendent.[4][5]

School Board

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There are nine members of the Alexandria City Public School Board. All members of the board are elected by district every three years, and the chair is appointed by the board. There are also two student representatives.[6][7]

Members

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District A

  • Tim Beaty
  • Jacinta Greene
  • Michelle Rief, chair

District B

  • Kelly Carmichael Booz, vice chair
  • Tammy Ignacio
  • Ashley Simpson Baird

District C

  • Meagan L. Alderton
  • Abdel-Rahman Elnoubi
  • Christopher Harris

History

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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

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

Elementary schools

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  • John Adams Elementary School (Grades PreK–5)
  • Charles Barrett Elementary School (Grades PreK–5), named for Charles D. Barrett, a Marine officer killed in World War II who had lived in Alexandria[12]
  • Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School, named after civil rights icon Ferdinand T. Day, who was the first African American elected chair of a public school board
  • Cora Kelly School for Math, Science and Technology (Grades PreK–5), named for local former teacher Cora Webster Kelly[13]
  • Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy
  • Douglas MacArthur Elementary School
  • George Mason Elementary School
  • Matthew Maury Elementary School
  • Mount Vernon Community School
  • James K. Polk Elementary School
  • William Ramsay Elementary School (Grades PreK–5)
  • Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School, named for Alexandria native and notable civil rights lawyer Samuel W. Tucker[14]

K–8 schools

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See also: K–8 school
  • Patrick Henry PreK-8 School (Grades PreK–8)
  • Jefferson-Houston PreK-8 IB School (Grades PreK–8)

Middle schools

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High schools

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Superintendent / ACPS Superintendent". Alexandria City Public Schools. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  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 January 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "Superintendent of Schools - Alexandria City Public Schools". Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Robertson, Thomas (May 5, 2023). "Alexandria school board taps interim superintendent as permanent leader of school system". WTOP News. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "School Board Member Assignments - Alexandria City Public Schools". Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Student Representatives - Alexandria City Public Schools". Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "History of ACPS / History of ACPS".
  9. ^ Sullivan, Lindsey (December 3, 2020). "School board votes to rename T.C. Williams High School". Alexandria Times. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  10. ^ "New Alexandria school names for TC Williams, Maury announced". March 4, 2021.
  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. ^ "About Samuel Tucker". Alexandria City Public Schools. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
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