Alexandria City Public Schools

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Alexandria City Public Schools

Address

1340 Braddock Place

Alexandria

, Virginia, 22314
United States
District information
Type| School division
Established| November 23, 1785; 238 years ago (1785-11-23)
Superintendent| Melanie Kay-Wyatt [1]
Schools| 18
Budget| $283.9 million (FY2018)[2]
NCES District ID| 5100120[3]
Students and staff
Enrollment| 15,737
Teachers| 1,415
Staff| 937
Student–teacher ratio| 14:1
Athletic conference| Gunston District
Region 6C
Other information
Website| www.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[edit]

### Superintendent[edit]

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 Spotsylvania Public Schools, served as a principal and assistant principal at Fredericksburg City Public Schools, and was a special education teacher at both Culpeper County Schools and Fredericksburg City Public Schools.[4]

### School Board[edit]

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.[5]

#### Members[edit]

District A

* Jacinta Greene
* Michelle Rief
* Christopher A. Suarez

District B

* Cindy M. Anderson
* Margaret Lorber
* Veronica R. Nolan, Vice Chair

District C

* Meagan L. Alderton, Chair[6]
* Ramee Gentry
* Heather Thornton

Student Representatives

* Lorraine Jackson
* Ashley Sanchez-Viafara

## History[edit]

The first school offering public education in Alexandria was founded in 1785, the Washington Free School, partly funded by George Washington.[7]

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".[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

## Schools[edit]

The Alexandria City Public Schools consists of the following schools.[10]

### Elementary schools[edit]

* 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[11]
* 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[12]
* 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[13]

### K–8 schools[edit]

* Patrick Henry PreK-8 School (Grades PreK–8)
* Jefferson-Houston PreK-8 IB School (Grades PreK–8)

### Middle schools[edit]

* George Washington Middle School
* 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[edit]

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

## See also[edit]

* Virginia portal
* Schools portal

* List of school divisions in Virginia

## References[edit]

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 / ACPS Superintendent of Schools". http. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
5. ^ "School Board Overview / Office of the School Board". http. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
6. ^ Mello-Klein, Cody (January 8, 2021). "School Board appoints Meagan Alderton as chair, reappoints Veronica Nolan as vice chair | Alexandria Times | Alexandria, VA". Retrieved April 13, 2021.
7. ^ a b "History of ACPS / History of ACPS".
8. ^ Sullivan, Lindsey (December 3, 2020). "School board votes to rename T.C. Williams High School". Alexandria Times. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
9. ^ "New Alexandria school names for TC Williams, Maury announced". March 4, 2021.
10. ^ "Our Schools / Overview". Alexandria City Public Schools. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
11. ^ "History of Charles Barrett". Alexandria City Public Schools. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
12. ^ "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.
13. ^ "About Samuel Tucker". Alexandria City Public Schools. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* ACPS Express

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Alexandria, Virginia

Areas|

* Neighborhoods
* Old Town
* Potomac Yard

Landmarks|

* Alexandria City Hall
* John Carlyle House
* Christ Church
* Fort Ward
* Gadsby's Tavern
* Jones Point
* Jones Point Light
* Lee–Fendall House
* Little Theatre of Alexandria
* Torpedo Factory Art Center
* George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Government|

* Alexandria Fire Department
* Alexandria Police Department
* Alexandria City Jail

Education|

* Alexandria City Public Schools
* Francis C. Hammond MS
* George Washington MS
* Alexandria City HS
* Episcopal HS
* St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
* Virginia Theological Seminary
* Alexandria Library

This list is incomplete.
See also: Template:South Alexandria (for areas of Fairfax County south of the Alexandria city limits with Alexandria postal addresses)

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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