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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.

School Special Education Contacts

Alexandria City High School Special Education Accountability Specialist

Olinka Turner
olinka.turner@acps.k12.va.us

Francis C. Hammond Middle School Special Education Accountability Specialist

Jacenta Collins
jacenta.collins@acps.k12.va.us

George Washington Middle School Special Education Accountability Specialist

Snezana Buzesan
snezana.buzesan@acps.k12.va.us

Jefferson-Houston Prek-8 IB School Special Education Accountability Specialist

Jessica Donahue
jessica.donahue@acps.k12.va.us

Early Childhood Center Specialized Education Contact

Molly McCabe, Assistant Principal
molly.mccabe@acps.k12.va.us
Phone: 703-824-6977

Patrick Henry K-8 School Special Education Accountability Specialist

Jebren Zakar
jebren.zakar@acps.k12.va.us

Charles Barrett Elementary School Specialized Education Contact

Marcella  Ahern, Assistant Principal
marcella.ahern@acps.k12.va.us

Cora Kelly School for Math, Science and Technology Specialized Education Contact

Kellie Johnson, Assistant Principal
kellie.johnson@acps.k12.va.us

Douglas MacArthur Elementary School Specialized Education Contact

Paul George, Assistant Principal, grades K-2
paul.george@acps.k12.va.us

Douglas MacArthur Elementary School Specialized Education Contact

Christopher Speich, Assistant Principal, grades 3-5
christopher.speich@acps.k12.va.us

Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School Specialized Education Contact

Kaitlyn Side, Assistant Principal
kaitlyn.side@acps.k12.va.us

George Mason Elementary School Specialized Education Contact

Pamela Buckley, Assistant Principal
pamela.buckley@acps.k12.va.us

James K. Polk Elementary School Specialized Education Contact

Katherine Loiselle, Assistant Principal, grades K-2
katherine.loiselle@acps.k12.va.us

James K. Polk Elementary School Specialized Education Contact

India Tillman, Assistant Principal, grades 3-5
india.tillman@acps.k12.va.us

John Adams Elementary School Specialized Education Contact

Mark Luther, Assistant Principal, grades K-2
mark.luther@acps.k12.va.us

John Adams Elementary School Specialized Education Contact

Jeffrey Palmer, Assistant Principal, grades 3-5
jeffrey.palmer@acps.k12.va.us

Lyles Crouch Traditional Academy Specialized Education Contact

Colleen Cassidy, Assistant Principal
colleen.cassidy@acps.k12.va.us

Mount Vernon Community School

Julanne Keil, Assistant Principal
julanne.keil@acps.k12.va.us

Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School Specialized Education Contact

Courtney Carrico, Assistant Principal
courtney.carrico@acps.k12.va.us

Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School Specialized Education Contact

Jerylen Daniels, Assistant Principal
jerylen.daniels@acps.k12.va.us

William Ramsay Elementary School Specialized Education Contact

Nefertiti Hunter-Holbeck, Assistant Principal
nefertiti.hunter-holbeck@acps.k12.va.us