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Alexandria School Board To Hold Community Information Sessions On Proposed New Jefferson-Houston School
The Alexandria community is invited to meet with leaders of the Alexandria City Public Schools on Sept. 13 to discuss the need for a new school at the site of the present Jefferson-Houston School. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the all-purpose room at Jefferson-Houston, 1501 Cameron St. School Board Chair Yvonne Folkerts, Alexandria City School Board members and Superintendent Morton Sherman will discuss the need for a new school and the division's concerns about the current state of the existing facility. They plan to solicit community input and to answer questions. This will be the first of a series of community dialogue meetings.
"As a school division, we have evaluated the Jefferson-Houston facility and determined that it is educationally and fiscally responsible for us to build a new school on this site and for this community," stated School Board Chair Yvonne Folkerts. "We are eager to brief the community and solicit community input on how this new school can best serve our children and the neighborhood."
Additional community meetings about Jefferson-Houston will be scheduled during the fall. For more information on the Sept. 13 meeting and to follow the community engagement and planning process over the next several months, please visit www.acps.k12.va.us/board/jh-project/.
"We are committed to continuing the conversation with the community about the need for a new Jefferson Houston School," Dr. Sherman said. "We have met with several civic associations, city commissions, the Jefferson-Houston PTA and with Jefferson-Houston neighbors. We look forward to the next dialogue in September."
For more information, please contact Sandy Hudnall at 703-824-6661.
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Contact: Communications and Public Relations. Modified: Friday, August 27, 2010 10:30 PM EDT.
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