Alexandria City School Board

Built World

Reviewing middle school capacity options for the FY 2028-37 capital plan

Alexandria's middle schools are projected to reach about 118% of capacity by fiscal year 2030. On Oct. 29, the city's School Board reviewed four ways to add seats, including phasing out the K-8 model at Patrick Henry and Jefferson-Houston.

Updated 1 hour ago

Rule Changes

Considering approval of the AASAC bylaw revisions

The Alexandria City School Board took up revised bylaws for its gifted-education advisory committee on Oct. 22. The changes, recommended by the board's Operational Excellence Committee, update how the Advanced Academic Services Advisory Committee (AASAC) is governed and who sits on it. No published record yet shows whether the board voted to approve them.

Updated 4 days ago

Rule Changes

Approved moving the professional learning day to Nov. 2 on Oct. 8; June 15, 2027 closure request still pending

Alexandria's School Board moved the district-wide professional learning day off Election Day at its Oct. 8 meeting. The day is now Nov. 2, a teacher workday, so schools stay free for voting on Nov. 3.

Updated 4 days ago

Rule Changes

Working through FY 2028 budget priorities against a projected $17 million shortfall

Alexandria City Public Schools projects a roughly $17 million shortfall in its fiscal 2028 budget, the first one written under the city's new category-by-category funding rules. Chief Financial Officer Dominic Turner told the School Board on Oct. 14 that the forecast leaves out a new collective bargaining agreement with the teachers union, which the district wants.

Updated Oct 23

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Overseeing redistricting, leadership transition, and budget dispute

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