Office of Specialized Instruction
ACPS provides a continuum of services for students with disabilities, age 2 to 21, who are found eligible to receive special education services.
Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) provides services for students with disabilities, ages 2 to 21, who are found eligible to receive special education services. The eligibility determination for special education services is a carefully managed process guided by the Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia. Evaluations required to make this determination are completed by a team of professionals only when parental permission is granted. Evaluations required to make this determination are completed by a team of professionals only when parental permission is granted. For more information, please see the Special Education Process Page.
Special education services are provided in the least restrictive environment in the neighborhood school to the maximum extent appropriate for children with disabilities to be educated with children who are not disabled. City-wide special education services are provided in specific situations when the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in general education classes using supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily.
Procedural Safeguards
School Special Education Contacts
Olinka Turner
olinka.turner@acps.k12.va.us
Jacenta Collins
jacenta.collins@acps.k12.va.us
Snezana Buzesan
snezana.buzesan@acps.k12.va.us
Jessica Donahue
jessica.donahue@acps.k12.va.us
Molly McCabe, Assistant Principal
molly.mccabe@acps.k12.va.us
Phone: 703-824-6977
Jebren Zakar
jebren.zakar@acps.k12.va.us
Marcella Ahern, Assistant Principal
marcella.ahern@acps.k12.va.us
Kellie Johnson, Assistant Principal
kellie.johnson@acps.k12.va.us
Paul George, Assistant Principal, grades K-2
paul.george@acps.k12.va.us
Christopher Speich, Assistant Principal, grades 3-5
christopher.speich@acps.k12.va.us
Kaitlyn Side, Assistant Principal
kaitlyn.side@acps.k12.va.us
Pamela Buckley, Assistant Principal
pamela.buckley@acps.k12.va.us
Katherine Loiselle, Assistant Principal, grades K-2
katherine.loiselle@acps.k12.va.us
India Tillman, Assistant Principal, grades 3-5
india.tillman@acps.k12.va.us
Mark Luther, Assistant Principal, grades K-2
mark.luther@acps.k12.va.us
Jeffrey Palmer, Assistant Principal, grades 3-5
jeffrey.palmer@acps.k12.va.us
Colleen Cassidy, Assistant Principal
colleen.cassidy@acps.k12.va.us
Julanne Keil, Assistant Principal
julanne.keil@acps.k12.va.us
Courtney Carrico, Assistant Principal
courtney.carrico@acps.k12.va.us
Jerylen Daniels, Assistant Principal
jerylen.daniels@acps.k12.va.us
Nefertiti Hunter-Holbeck, Assistant Principal
nefertiti.hunter-holbeck@acps.k12.va.us
Contact Information
Executive Director of Specialized Instructional Programs
1340 Braddock Place
Alexandria, VA 22314
amy.creed@acps.k12.va.us