Alexandria City Public Schools

Rule Changes

Division proposing the policy revisions

The Alexandria City School Board on Oct. 16 took up a rewrite of its school construction rules. The most significant proposed change would require project labor agreements on capital projects costing more than $35 million.

Updated 1 hour ago

Rule Changes

Proposed the calendar revision

Alexandria's school board was asked Oct. 8 to move the district-wide professional learning day off Election Day. The new date, Nov. 2, is already a teacher workday, keeping schools free for voting.

Updated 4 days ago

Rule Changes

Preparing FY 2028 budget under new appropriation rules

City staff told Alexandria's council late last month how the new school-funding model will work: transfers between categories below $500,000 could be approved by the city manager; larger moves need council approval. The model takes effect with the fiscal 2028 budget, replacing the lump-sum payment with appropriations in nine categories.

Updated Oct 2

Rule Changes

Implementing first-year redistricting under acting leadership

Alexandria's schools opened the 2026-27 year under three changes at once: redrawn attendance boundaries, new walk zones that ended bus service for some students, and an acting superintendent new to the top role. At its Sept. 10 meeting, the school board heard Acting Superintendent Grace Taylor report enrollment of 15,351 students, down nearly 600 from a year earlier, along with gains in state test scores and 99% staffing of licensed positions.

Updated Sep 13

Money Moves

Recipient of community donations; staff recommended board acceptance

Alexandria public schools staff asked the School Board on Aug. 27 to accept three community gifts: 1,000 backpacks with supplies and $20,000 to erase student meal debt. The gifts, worth $35,000 total, come through Policy KH, the district's formal rules for private donations.

Updated Aug 31