Grace Taylor

Rule Changes

Acting superintendent. Sources report Jharrett Bryantt was appointed as the next ACPS superintendent; the appointment date is not confirmed in the supplied results.

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

Crafting the fiscal 2028 budget proposal

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: Acting superintendent for the 2026-27 school year

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