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School Board Briefs

Board Briefs are follow-up materials in response to School Board Meeting questions or new reports provided to the School Board. They are simultaneously provided to the Board and posted to the public. Board Briefs are typically posted on Fridays, on an as-needed basis.

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  • School Year 2023-2024 Board Briefs

Date

Board Brief Topics

June 21, 2024
  • MAY 2024 SRO/MOU Quarterly Report
  • Media Relations Report for 2023-24: January 1 - June 10, 2024
  • Proposed Policy Updates from the 2024 Virginia Legislative Session
June 14, 2024
  • Alexandria City Public Schools Teacher, Principal and Support Staff Evaluation Systems
  • ACPS Anonymous Tipline Reporting System Update
June 7, 2024
  • Update on Next ACPS Strategic Plan
  • EPA Clean School Bus Program
  • National Institutes of Health AIM-AHEAD Continuation Federal Grant
  • FY24 ParentSquare Performance Report
  • Advanced Academic Services Update
May 24, 2024
  • Migration to the Upgraded TelVue Equipment for Live Streaming and Recording School Board Meetings
  • Dates for 2024–2025 ACPS Back-to-School Nights
  • SY 2023-2024 Membership, Transfer, and Student Ratio Spring 2024 Update
May 10, 2024
  • Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Evaluation Update
  • 2023-2024 Grants Update
April 26, 2024
  • Q3 2023-34 ASK ACPS Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System Report
  • 2024 Reading SOL Testing Schedule - May 20, 2024
April 12, 2024
  • Humanities Update
  • ACPS STEM Updates (Science, Math, Computer Science, Planetarium Modernization and Learning Garden Upgrades
  • Summer Learning 2024 Information
  • K-5 Math High-Quality Instructional Material Adoption
March 22, 2024
  • Project GLAD© (Guided Language Acquisition Design) Update
  • National Board Certified Teachers
March 15, 2024
  • Spring School Day SAT Testing at Alexandria City High School
March 8, 2024
  • Priority Improvement Plan Update
  • School Year 2023-2024 Data Digest
  • Equity for All 2025 Mid-Year Outcomes for 2023-2024
  • SRO MOU Quarterly Reports, November 2023 and February 2024
February 9, 2024
  • Virginia Department of Education All In Tutoring Plan Implementation within Alexandria City Public Schools
January 29, 2024
  • Staff Responses to Board Member Questions on the FY 2025 Combined Funds Budget
January 26, 2024
  • Winter 2024 Parent-Teacher Conferences for All ACPS Elementary Schools Traditional Calendar, Modified Calendars, Middle Schools, and Alexandria City High School
January 19, 2024
  • Ask ACPS Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System Report for SY 2023-24 Q2
January 5, 2024
  • Media Relations Report for 2022-23: July 1 - December 31, 2023
December 15, 2023
  • Youth Risk Behavior Survey Integrated 2019 and 2023 Report
  • Alexandria City High School WIDA ACCESS Plan
November 10, 2023
  • Updates to Advanced Academic Services (AAS) in ACPS
  • 2022-2023 Talendted and Gifted Advisory Committee (TAGAC) Year-End Report
  • English Learner Updates
  • Specialized Instruction Update
  • VDOE Release of Division and School Enrollment
November 3, 2023
  • Q1 2023-24 Ask ACPS Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System Report
  • ACPS Encore, World Languages, and Physical Education Instructional Analysis
October 20, 2023
  • Performance Matters Test History Portal Launch
  • Q1 2023-24 Ask ACPS Customer Relationship Mangement System Report
  • Virginia Department of Education 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning
  • Additional Mathematics Course Option, Pre-Algebra
  • Staggered Term Elections
October 6, 2023
  • October 9, 2023 Professional Learning Update
September 29, 2023
  • Fall 2023 PSAT/SAT Schedule - Alexandria City High School
September 22, 2023
  • Fall 2023 Parent-Teacher Conferences for All ACPS Elementary Schools Traditional Calendar, Modified Calendars, Middle Schools, and Alexandria City High School
September 8, 2023
  • Media Relations Report 2022-23 School Year
September 1, 2023
  • Playground Assessment Update
August 25, 2023
  • Minnie Howard Dominion Right of Way Agreement
  • Date Change for ACHS Back-to-School Nights
August 18, 2023
  • Advanced Academic Services (AAS) Screening Procedures for the  2023-2024 School Year
   

School Year 2022-2023 Board Briefs

Date

Board Brief Topics

June 23, 2023
  • Media Relations Quarterly Report: April-June 2023
  • Year-End Report on Implementation of ParentSquare Platform 
June 16, 2023
  • Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Evaluation Planning Update
  • Performance Matters Project Update
June 1, 2023
  • Presidential Primaries
  • National Institutes of Health AIM-AHEAD Federal Grant
  • ACPS Encore Teaching Assignment Adjustments
  • Update on Staggered Terms
May 26, 2023
  • SRO Quarterly Performance Report, May 2023
May 19, 2023
  • Strategic Plan Revisions
  • Response to Pupil Transportation Topics Presented during Public Comments at May 4, 2023 School Board Meeting
  • ACPS Grants Award Management Update

May 5, 2023

  • Media Relations Quarterly Report, Jan-March 2023
  • School Day PSAT/SAT Dates for Alexandria City High School
  • Talented and Gifted (TAG) Gifted Screening and Enrollment Updates for 2022-2023
  • Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) Elementary and Secondary Transition Plans
April 28, 2023
  • Date for 2023-2024 ACPS Back-to-School Nights
April 21, 2023
  • ACPS Partnership Update
March 31, 2023
  • 1703 Beauregard Swing Space
  • Playground Assessment Update
  • Talented and Gifted (TAG) Local Plan for the Gifted Recommendations
March 3, 2023
  • Media Relations Quarterly Report: October-December 2022
February 24, 2023
  • Administrative Structure at Alexandria City High School (ACHS) SY 23-24
  • Dual Language Pre-K Pilot
February 17, 2023
  • Performance Matters Project Overview
  • SRO Quarterly Reports
  • FY 2023 Q2 ASK ACPS Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System Report
  • 2021-25 Strategic Communications & Community Engagement Plan Update
  • High School Writing Assessment Options for Verified Credit
February 3, 2023
  • Mid-Year Progress Report on Implementation of ParentSquare Platform
  • ACPS Division-Wide Professional Learning Day - March 13, 2023
  • Plan for Reaching a Decision on School Board Staggered Terms
January 30, 2023
  • Staff Responses to Board Member Questions on the FY 2024 Combined Funds Budget
January 27, 2023
  • School Board Staggered Terms
January 20, 2023
  • Equity Climate Survey Administration
  • Alexandria City Public Schools 2023 Division-Wide Science Fair
December 16, 2022
  • Update on Dual Language Program
  • Middle School Project Update
  • Alexandria City High School SIDE ACCESS Plan
December 2, 2022
  • Make-Up PSAT Date for Alexandria City High School, Minnie Howard Campus
November 11, 2022
  • School Law Enforcement Partnership (SLEP) Survey Analysis 
  • Educational Design Team Update
  • ACPS Middle School Sports & Student Activities Programming
October 21, 2022
  • Extension of ACPS-APD Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for SRO's 
  • Media Relations Quarterly Report: July-Sept. 2022
  • Division-Wide Professional Learning Day--November 8 
October 14, 2022
  • Acting Executive Director of Human Resources 
September 23, 2022
  • Preliminary Virginia On-Time Graduation Rate
  • State of Schools—Accreditation Improvement Processes
  • October 10, 2022 Division-Wide Professional Learning Day Update
  • Policy Revisions
September 9, 2022
  • 2022-2023 Preliminary School Accreditation Results
  • 2022 AP Testing Results
September 2, 2022
  • Fall 2022 Parent-Teacher Conferences
  • SY 2022-2023 PSAT/SAT Testing Schedule at Alexandria City High School (ACHS)
  • Updates to Elementary Progress Reports—REVISED
August 19, 2022
  • Talented and Gifted Screening Procedures for the 2022-2023 School Year
  • Policy JC/JCD—Student Placement
August 12, 2022
  • Digital Mapping Project
  • Recruitment and Retention of Bus Drivers
  • Bus Driver Incentives
  • Increase Substitute Pay Update
  • Planning Period Pay Update
July 29, 2022 
  • Student Well-Being and Safety Updates for SY22–23
  • School Law Enforcement Partnership (SLEP) Advisory Group Update
July 22, 2022 
  • Update on Alexandria City High School TV Studio
July 15, 2022 
  • Proactive Safety Planning, SY22–23
July 8, 2022
  • School Law Enforcement Partnership (SLEP) Advisory Group Update
July 1, 2022
  • Athletics and Student Activities Restructuring

School Year 2021-2022 Board Briefs

Date

Board Brief Topics

June 24, 2022
  • New ACPS Website Timeline - July 2022 Launch
June 17, 2022
  • 2022 Equity Climate Survey Results
  • ASK ACPS
  • Parents for Safe Alexandria Schools Partnership Info
June 3, 2022
  • Ownership of ACPS School Sites
  • Human Resource Salary Scale Edit
May 27, 2022
  • Update, School Law Enforcement Partnership (SLEP) Advisory Group Status
  • Vaccine Ambassadors
May 20, 2022
  • 2022 Developmental Assets Survey Results
  • Resolution Against Gun Violence Draft
May 13, 2022
  •  ACPS Logo Redesign Update
April 29, 2022
  • Science Textbook Resource Adoption (Grades 6–12)
April 22, 2022
  • August 2022 Professional Learning Update
  • Media Relations Interim Report
  • Update: Equity Policy Audit Process
  • Middle School Orientation Program
  • School Improvement Plan
  • Step Up to Kindergarten Orientation Program
April 8, 2022
  • MOU SRO Quarterly Report (March 2022)
April 1, 2022
  • FY 2021-22 Corrected School Safety Data for Q1 and Q2
March 28, 2022
  • Facilities Audit Update
  • 1703 N Beauregard Milestone Timeline Update
March 11, 2022
  • Professional Learning Day Update
March 4, 2022
  • ACPS Equity Climate Survey 2021-22
  • SY21-22 Pupil Transportation Ridership Counts
  • ACPS General Fund Balance
  • Staff COVID-19 Leave Option
  • Increase in Substitute Pay for Remainder of 2021-22 School Year
  • Planning Period Pay for School Staff
  • Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council
February 25, 2022
  • Adjusted Student Schedule for Testing in April 2022 at ACHS
February 11, 2022
  • ACPS Out of School Time Program Update
  • ESSER Funded IT Infrastructure Projects
February 4, 2022
  • ACPS Logo Redesign
  • Superintendent's Podcast -- Unapologetic Talk with the Supe
  • Middle School Update
January 28, 2022
  • National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
January 21, 2022
  • ACPS Partners Update
  • ACPS Grants Awards and Management Update
  • Information on "Simply the Best" Grassroots Communications
January 7, 2022
  • Talented and Gifted Program Update
  • Virtual Division-Wide Professional Learning Update for February 18, 2022
December 17, 2021
  • Strategic Communications and Engagement Plan
  • Parent Square Introduction and Update
November 19, 2021
  • Performing Arts COVID-19 Guidance
November 12, 2021
  • Customer Relations Management System
  • School Family Engagement Framework and Blueprints
  • Update on Afghan Student Population and Support
November 5, 2021
  • Procurement Office Update
  • Newly Enrolled Students Return to their Boundary School
October 29, 2021
  • New Master Slide PowerPoint Template for Strategic Plan
  • ACPS Website Redesign - July 2022 Launch
  • Process, Prioritization, and Timeline For Accepting Quarter 2 Virtual Students
October 22, 2021
  • Equity for All Summative KPI Reporting
October 15, 2021
  • Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Targeted Sampling Results Update
  • Draft Joint City Council and School Board Work Session Presentation
  • Employee Letter for COVID-19 Weekly Testing Requirement and Unpaid Leave
  • Science Textbook Adoption
October 8, 2021
  • 2021 Equity for All Climate Survey Results
  • Fall 2021 – Parent-Teacher Conferences for All ACPS Elementary Schools Traditional and Modified Calendars
  • Linguistically and Culturally Diverse (LCD) Student Fact Sheet SY 2020-2021
October 1, 2021
  • Update on School and Department Improvement Planning
  • Talented and Gifted Screening Procedures for SY 2021-2022
September 29, 2021
  • Fall 2021 - Secondary Parent-Teacher Conferences for Alexandria City High School, Francis C. Hammond Middle School, and George Washington Middle School
September 24, 2021
  • Preliminary 2021 Virginia On-Time Graduation and Dropout Rates
  • The High School Project Update
  • MOU for Calls for Police Services for 2021-2022
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for ACPS Performing Arts Programs
September 10, 2021
  • School Safety Audit for 2020-2021
September 3, 2021
  • American Rescue Plan (ARP) ESSER III
  • Health and Physical Education Guidance for COVID-19 Precautions
  • Update on Division-Wide Professional Learning Day for October 11, 2021
August 27, 2021
  • Update on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements for ACPS Staff
August 20, 2021
  • Preliminary SOL Results
  • PreK-12 Lunch Process
  • SY 2021-2022 PSAT/SAT Schedule for Alexandria City High School (ACHS)
  • Leadership Professional Learning Update
  • Instructional Guidance for Quarantined Students
  • ACPS Virtual Learning Update
August 13, 2021
  • Ventilation, HVAC and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Division Updates
August 6, 2021
  • ACHS Administrator Assignments;
  • Update on Division Telework Policy and Practice;
  • Update on Substitute Hire Program;
  • Agendas for the Annual ACPS Leadership Academy and ACPS New Licensed Staff Orientation
July 30, 2021
  • PowerSchool Access and Electronic Back to School Forms - Fall 2021
July 16, 2021
  • School Resource Officer Program Update and Next Steps;
  • Smart Beginnings Alexandria Name Change

School Year 2020-2021 Board Briefs

Date Board Brief Topics
June 25, 2021
  • New Alexandria City High School Logo;
  • COVID-19 Vaccines Update;
  • School Board Policy JEB: Entrance Age/Admission of Persons Not of School Age;
  • Update on Language Line Services for ACPS Families
June 11, 2021
  • Final Quarterly Meeting on ACPS/APD Memorandum of Understanding on the School Resource Officer Program;
  • June 24, 2021, Division-Wide Professional Learning Day Update;
  • Updated Talented and Gifted Screening Procedures for the 2020-2021 School Year;
  • Francis C. Hammond and George Washington Middle School Bell Schedules for SY 2021-2022
June 4, 2021
  • Superintendent's 360 Leadership Survey;
  • Calendar Committee Update
May 28, 2021
  • T.C. Williams High School Bell Schedule for SY 2021-2022
May 21, 2021
  • Equity Climate Survey;
  • Environmental Safety Programs Update;
  • George Washington High School Alumni Association--Site Marker Proposal;
  • COPS Grant Update;
  • Executive Leadership Coaching Implementation Update;
  • School and Department Improvement Update;
  • Waivers and Flexibility in Meeting Graduation Requirements for the Class of 2021
May 7, 2021
  • ACPS Equity Climate Survey;
  • School Name Changes, Signage and Communications Update;
  • English Language Arts Textbook Resource Adoption (Gr. 6-12);
  • Kindergarten - First Grade Student Orientation and Grades 2-5 New Student Orientation
April 23, 2021
  • Strategic Plan Implementation Update;
  • 2022-2024 Academic Calendars--Community Engagement Timeline;
  • High School Graduation Update
April 9, 2021
  • Spring SOL Administration Update;
  • Joint Facilities Master Plan;
  • American Rescue Plan Act;
  • Update: Equity Audit of School Board Policies;
  • Anti-Racism Training
March 26, 2021
  • Process and Timeline For Phasing in New Hybrid Students
March 19, 2021
  • Electric Bus Update
March 12, 2021
  • Reorganization of the Procurement Office
February 26, 2021
  • 2021 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) School Day for T.C. Williams High School
February 19, 2021
  • T.C. Williams Parker Gray Stadium Renovation Project Update;
  • The High School Project: Site Specific Educational Specifications;
  • Facilities Condition Assessment Update
February 5, 2021
  • George Washington Middle School, Indoor Air Quality Mitigation Update;
  • Phase II Identity Project Update: Community Poll Number One
January 22, 2021
  • Winter SOL and WIDA ACCESS Assessment Update
January 8, 2021
  • Teacher and Staff Retention Report for SY 2019-2020;
  • Support for Academic Disparities: Hispanic Male Graduation Rates;
  • SY 2020-2021 Academic Calendar Revision for Parent-Teacher Conferences at T.C. Williams High School, Francis C. Hammond Middle School, and George Washington Middle School for Spring 2021
December 18, 2020
  • Q1 Chronic Absenteeism and Student Grade Distribution;
  • CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds;
  • Residency Verification Update;
  • Update on School and Department Improvement Plan Enhancements;
  • MAP Assessment Administration Update;
  • Civility Discussion – Board Retreat
December 4, 2020
  • Human Resources Audit Update;
  • Academic Calendar Update: Progress report on the 2022-2023 Academic Calendars for Pre-Labor Day Start;
  • Manual for Teacher Growth and Assessment System, December 2020
November 6, 2020
  • Alexandria City Public Schools / Alexandria Police Department Memorandum of Understanding;
  • CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds
October 30, 2020
  • Facilities Audit Update;
  • Joint City Council/School Board CIP Budget Work Session Presentation;
  • Compensation Study: Phase II
October 16, 2020
  • School & Community Relations Update;
  • Executive Leadership Coaching Partnership
October 2, 2020
  • Expiration of Time-Limited Policy Provisions for School Year 2019-2020: Policy IKFA and Regulation IKFA-R (Locally-Awarded Verified Credits)
September 25, 2020
  • Virtual Plus+ Survey: Your Thoughts on School Opening;
  • The Identity Project: Renaming Our Schools Working Communications and Engagement Plan;
  • Virtual Plus+ Partners Update
September 18, 2020
  • Fall 2020 VirtualPLUS+ Division Testing Schedule;
  • 2020 Preliminary AP Results Brief
August 28, 2020
  • Revision of Regulation GAB-R/IIBEA-R
August 21, 2020
  • The High School Project
August 14, 2020
  • Enhanced Continuity of Learning Plan 4.0: Reimagining Schools Update
July 31, 2020
  • Enhanced Continuity of Learning Plan 4.0: Reimagining Schools Update
July 24, 2020
  • Enhanced Continuity of Learning Plan 4.0: Reimagining Schools Update
July 17, 2020
  • ACPS 2020 Final Performance Summary

School Year 2019-2020 Board Briefs

Date Board Brief Topics
June 26, 2020
  • COVID-19 Measurement Summary;
  • K-2 Literacy Task Force Project Plan;
  • The High School Project Update;
  • Donation to ACPS
June 19, 2020
  • COVID-19 Pulse Survey Round #2 Results;
  • FY 2020 Educational Facilities Summer Update
June 12, 2020
  • Social Studies Textbook Adoption;
  • Donation to ACPS
June 5, 2020
  • Dual Language Program Update;
  • 2019-2020 Talented and Gifted (TAG) Program Update;
  • Diploma Requirement Waivers for ST 2019-2020 Graduation Cohort;
  • Human Resources Audit Update
May 29, 2020
  • Water/Indoor Air Quality Update;
  • Policies Impacted by the COVID-19 School Closure
May 22, 2020
  • COVID-19 Pulse Survey Administration #1 Results;
  • 3.0 Enhanced Continuity of Learning Summer Plan;
  • Maintenance and Custodial Services Update and Facility Usage;
  • Enrollment Projections: Elementary Schools;
  • FY 2020 CIP Reserve Account Update for Q3;
  • FY 2020 CIP Quarterly Report for Q3
May 15, 2020
  • FY 2020 Educational Facilities Project Updates;
  • Douglas MacArthur Project Update;
  • Enrollment Projections: Middle Schools;
  • Superintendent Evaluation Update;
  • Approval of Community Donation
May 8, 2020
  • COVID-19 Response Theory of Action and System of Measurement;
  • High School Project Update;
  • Enrollment Projections: High School
May 1, 2020
  • ACPS COVID-19 Response Survey;
  • COVID-19 Response Department Plans;
  • SY 2021-2022 Academic Calendar;
  • Annual Staff Evaluation Process
April 24, 2020
  • Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Updates;
  • Budget Transfers to Support the Elevated Gymnasium Project at Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School;
  • FY 2020 Year End Estimate Fund Statements;
  • COVID-19 Impact on FY 2021 Revenue
April 17, 2020
  • ACPS Temperature Screening Plan;
  • Use of the Zoom Platform in ACPS;
  • Providing At-Home Internet Access for Students
March 13, 2020
  • Revisions to Regulation EBCD-R: Emergency School Closures;
  • Delayed Opening and Early Dismissal Regulations
March 6, 2020
  • George Washington Middle School: Maintenance;
  • Facilities and Safety & Security Update
February 21, 2020
  • School Improvement Plans: Quarter 2 Chats;
  • Virginia Pre-School Initiative;
  • Lunch Balances
February 7, 2020
  • Family Engagement Evaluation Survey;
  • Ferdinand T. Day Elevated Gymnasium Project, Upcoming Events;
  • Update on Multi-Court Playing Surfaces (Mini-Pitches) and Community Engagement Efforts;
  • Principal Search for Charles Barrett and Douglas MacArthur Elementary Schools;
  • Review of Pre-Labor Day Calendar Start in August 2021
January 24, 2020
  • Strategic Plan Update;
  • FY 2020 Summer Planning and Facility Usage;
  • Central Office Parking Update
January 10, 2020
  • Strategic Plan Update
December 20, 2019
  • Strategic Plan Update
December 6, 2019
  • Update on Social Emotional Academic Learning Supports;
  • Hanover Research Report: Analysis of Equity in Board of Education Policies
November 22, 2019
  • Annual Data Workbook;
  • Strategic Plan Update;
  • Smart Beginnings;
  • Talented and Gifted Program Update;
  • Dual Language Program;
  • Jefferson-Houston Quarterly Update
November 8, 2019
  • 2018-2019 End-of-Year Discipline Data;
  • ACPS Communications Protocol;
  • Measuring Academic Progress for Title 1 Schools;
  • Update on Social Emotional Academic Learning Supports
October 25, 2019
  • Updates to the Strategic Planning Process
October 11, 2019
  • The High School Project Industry Advisory Boards;
  • DM Project Team Structure
September 27, 2019
  • ACPS 2020 Survey Results;
  • 2019-2020 Preliminary Accreditation Results;
  • 2019 Virginia On-Time Graduation and Dropout Rates;
  • Updates to the Strategic Planning Process;
  • Changes to IKFD-R: Credit-by-Exam for World Languages Regulation;,
  • Updates on Equity Activities
September 6, 2019
  • Updates to the Strategic Planning Process;
  • Proposed Changes to the 2019-2020 Traditional Academic Calendar for T.C. Williams High School King Street and Minnie Howard Campuses
August 23, 2019
  • Residency Verification Data for School Year 2018-19
August 16, 2019
  • 2019 Preliminary AP Results
August 13, 2019
  • Federally Adjusted SOL Results
August 9, 2019
  • 2019 ACPS Superintendent's Leadership Academy;
  • High School Project Update;
  • Douglas MacArthur Swing Space;
  • SY 2019-20 Pupil Transportation Status;
  • Targeted Facilities Condition Assessments Update #3--Draft Report
August 2, 2019
  • SOL Report and Accreditation Timeline;
  • Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) at Cora Kelly and William Ramsay;
  • High School Project Update
July 26, 2019
  • 2019 Superintendent's Leadership Academy;
  • High School Project Progress Update;
  • MVCS Playground;
  • Targeted Facilities Condition Assessment;
  • Administrator Vacancies as of July 26, 2019
July 19, 2019
  • School Improvement Planning Quarter 4 Chats;
  • High School Project Progress Update;
  • Status of Targeted Facilities Condition Assessments;
  • Update from the Office of Communications on the National School Public Relations Association Conference
July 12, 2019
  • FY 2019-2020 Professional Development Plan for Jefferson-Houston (J-H) PreK-8 International Baccalaureate (IB) School;
  • Summer Learning First Week;
  • Douglas MacArthur Swing Space;
  • High School Project Update;
  • Operations for First Week of Summer Learning;
  • HR Vacancies

School Year 2018-2019 Board Briefs

Date Topics
June 21, 2019
  • 2025 Strategic Plan Committee Data Handbook;
  • 2019 Developmental Assets Survey Results
June 14, 2019
  • Educational Design Team;
  • 1701 N Beauregard--5th & 6th Floors;
  • Teacher Success Utilizing DonorsChoose Online Platform
June 7, 2019
  • Updates to the Strategic Planning Process;
  • Review of New Accreditation Accountability System;
  • 2019-2020 Dates for Back-to-School Night;
  • Establishing an Education Foundation Fund
May 24, 2019
  • Emerging EdTech Leader Award
May 10, 2019
  • 2018-2019 Second Quarter Discipline Data; 
  • Update to the Strategic Planning Timeline of Activities;
  • Governor's Innovative Equipment Grant Award;
  • Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Grant; 
  • Teacher, Principal Assistant Principal Interview Processes;
  • Job Description: Academic Interventionist Instructional Coach; 
  • Jefferson-Houston School--Stay Interviews; 
  • Alexandria Office of Housing Amazon/VaTech Workshop Update
April 26, 2019
  • Vacancy Update--Support for Custodial Staff
April 12, 2019
  • Changes to Spring SOL Testing for High School Students;
  • Swing Space Talking Points
April 5, 2019
  • Strategic Planning Update; Family Engagement Evaluation Update; Update on the Status of ACPS Violent Intruder Training;
  • Outsourcing Custodial Services;
  • Jefferson-Houston (J-H) PreK-8 International Baccalaureate (IB) School;
  • Northern Virginia Education Innovation Partnership
April 4, 2019
  • Patrick Henry Swing Space Feedback Through 4/3/19
March 22, 2019
  • Update on GWMS Kitchen/Cafeteria Project; Recruiting and Retaining Highly Qualified Teachers; T.C. Williams HS College and Career Center Staffing; School Improvement Planning; Update on Executive Leadership Development Plan; System Update; Custodians; Teach for America; Emotional and Behavioral Needs in ACPS; Communications Update
March 8, 2019
  • School Improvement Planning;
  • Update on Executive Leadership Development Plan;
  • Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) System Update;
  • Long-term Financial Impact of Reinstating 30 Custodians;
  • Financial Implications of the Governor’s Budget;
  • Teach for America;
  • PBIS: A System-wide Approach to Addressing Social, Emotional & Behavioral Needs in ACPS;
  • Update on Equity Activities;
  • Communications Update
March 1, 2019
  • Family Engagement Evaluation; Update on ACPS Principals' Meetings for 2018-2019; Coach Models; Educational Facilities Audit Update; Update on Support for Custodial Staff
February 22, 2019
  • Federal Review of School Nutrition Services Program
February 15, 2019
  • C.U.R.E. Partnership
February 1, 2019
  • ACPS 2020 3-Year Performance Summary;
  • Update on Restorative Practices
January 18, 2019
  • Update on George Washington Middle School Kitchen and Cafeteria Project;
  • Francis Hammond Security;
  • Virginia Freedom of Information Act (VFOIA) Requests under Policy KBA: Requests for Information
January 11, 2019
  • Background Information for the High School Project
December 21, 2018
  • Update: Mount Vernon Community Meeting
December 14, 2018
  • Students with Disabilities Evaluation Draft Action
  • Plan Timeline
December 7, 2018
  • Patrick Henry School Opening Communications Plan
November 9, 2018
  • Early Care and Education Work Group (ECEW) Indicator
  • Data Reported by ACPS;
  • Realignment of Website Facilities Pages;
  • Annual Title I Schools Family Engagement Report
November 5, 2018
  • Students with Disabilities Action Plan
October 26, 2018
  • Scholarship Fund of Alexandria; Superintendent's Listening & Learning Tour: Fall 2018
October 24, 2018
  • 2018 SAT Digest
October 19, 2018
  • Board Meeting Follow-Up: Early Childhood Programs
  • Funding;
  • Cafeteria Update - George Washington and
  • Francis C. Hammond Middle Schools; Solving Protocols
October 12, 2018
  • Board Meeting Follow-Up: Phonological Awareness
  • Literacy Screening (PALS)
October 5, 2018
  • ACPS's New Internet Content Filter: "Securly"
October 1, 2018
  • 2018 Virginia On-Time Graduation and Dropout
  • Rates
September 28, 2018
  • Update to Preliminary Accreditation Data;
  • FY 2018 Summer Projects Update
September 21, 2018
  • Students with Disabilities Evaluation Update;
  • ACPS Quality Profile--Measuring What Matters
September 14, 2018
  • Student with Disabilities Evaluation Report
September 7, 2018
  • Regulatory Revisions
August 31, 2018
  • Students with Disabilities Evaluation Update;
  • ACPS 2020 Survey Results;
  • Virginia Preschool Initiative;
  • Opening of Schools: Talent Development;
  • Opening of Schools: Curriculum and Instruction and Technology Services;
  • Back-to-School Events;
  • FY 2018 Summer Projects Update
August 24, 2018
  • SOL Report & Accreditation Timeline;
  • AP Results
August 17, 2018
  • Facilities Update
August 10, 2018
  • Superintendent's Leadership Institute;
  • Title IV, Part A Grant
July 13, 2018
  • Kindergarten BMI Report;
  • School Board Regulations JEA-R, JEC-R

School Year 2017-2018 Board Briefs

Date Topics
June 22, 2018
  • Response to Concerns Expressed at June 13, 2018 TAGAC Meeting;
  • GWMS Cafeteria Renovation Update
June 15, 2018
  • Vision Session Report;
  • Administrator Survey;
  • Updated Quarter 2 Discipline Data;
  • Communications Strategic Plan 2018-2020
June 8, 2018
  • Process for Standardizing Data Collection Template for Curriculum & Instruction
May 4, 2018
  • 2018 Revised CIP Summer Projects-Upcoming Contract Approvals
April 27, 2018
  • Summer Learning 2018
April 20, 2018
  • Pre-K Experiences for Kindergarten Students at Jefferson-Houston & William Ramsay
February 23, 2018
  • Re-Launch of ACPS TV
February 2, 2018
  • ACPS Technology Plan 2018-2023
January 5, 2018
  • ACPS 2020 Performance Summary Update;
  • Update on West End Elementary School;
  • Paraprofessionals: Placement on ACPS Teacher Salary Scale;
  • Hiring Process
December 22, 2017
  • Health-Science Academy at T.C. Williams
December 1, 2017
  • Employee Retention
October 27, 2017
  • Students with Disabilities Evaluation Update;
  • School Education Plans
September 29, 2017
  • 2017 Virginia On-Time Graduation & Dropout Rates
August 25, 2017
  • ACPS 2020 Survey Results;
  • Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2017 Report
August 18, 2017
  • 2017 Preliminary AP Results

School Year 2016-2017 Board Briefs

Date Topics
June 16, 2017
  • Policy IKEB: Acceleration Background Research
May 26, 2017
  • Proposed Renegotiation of Minimum Electric Demand Capacity at T.C. Williams
May 19, 2017
  • Long Range Educational Facilities Plan- Phase 2
April 7, 2017
  • Procurement Audit Final Report
March 24, 2017
  • Jefferson-Houston Literacy, Math, and Leadership Audit Results
March 3, 2017
  • 2nd Quarter Chronic Absenteeism and Suspension Results
February 24, 2017
  • Launch of New ACPS Website
January 17, 2017
  • Revision to Regulation KG-R: Community Use of School Facilities Fees
December 19, 2016
  • Excel Academy Program Review and Division Response
December 9, 2016
  • CIP Budget Transfer for 1701/1705 N. Beauregard;
  • Patrick Henry School Design;
  • School Education Plans
November 18, 2106
  • Retention Report
October 28, 2016
  • Residency Verification Specialist
September 30, 2016
  • 2016 Virginia On-Time Graduation and
  • Dropout Rates
September 16, 2016
  • 2016 Preliminary AP Results;
  • 2016 SAT Digest
August 12, 2016
  • Final ACPS 2020 Survey Results;
  • Preliminary 2015-2016 Federal SOL Results
August 5, 2016
  • Developmental Assets Survey Results
July 1, 2016
  • 2016 Summer Projects & Initiatives;
  • 11/6/14 MOU: Facility & Outdoor Maintenance of Schools and Recreation Centers

School Year 2015-2016 Board Briefs

Date Topics
June 24, 2016
  • Preliminary ACPS 2020 Survey Results
May 20, 2016
  • ACPS 2020 Strategic Plan Scorecard Update;
  • TELL Survey Results
May 13, 2016
  • Restorative Justice;
  • Cultural Competency
May 6, 2016
  • Strategic Communications Plan 2016-2018;
  • International Academy;
  • AVID
April 15, 2016
  • Jefferson-Houston Corrective Action Plan
October 23, 2015
  • SY 2015-2016 Fall Membership/Enrollment Data and 3-Year Historical Data Comparison;
  • Youth Risk Behavior Survey Report
October 16, 2015
  • Middle School Metrics Update
October 9, 2015
  • Supplemental Retirement Plan Update
October 2, 2015
  • Jefferson-Houston Progress;
  • 2015 Virginia On-Time Graduation & Dropout Rates
September 18, 2015
  • Research on Homework & Student Achievement;
  • Research on Class Size & Student Achievement;
  • Post Secondary Student Outcomes Analysis & Benchmark Comparison
August 14, 2015
  • Elementary Progress Report
July 17, 2015
  • Amplify Tablet System Status;
  • Special Education Plan