ACPS School Board

Topic Deep Dive: Where Your School Dollars Are Actually Going Using five years of budget data spanning FY 2023 through the proposed FY 2027 budget, I'll walk you through what's actually driving our spending and staffing changes. The findings may surprise you.

I’ve heard recent comments that folks are concerned about the growth of ACPS central office, so I decided to dig in more to see where the budget growth has come in the last five years. What I found may surprise. Take a look at my new blog: www.acpsschoolboard.com/post/topic-d...

Topic Deep Dive: Where Your School Dollars Are Actually Going Using five years of budget data spanning FY 2023 through the proposed FY 2027 budget, I'll walk you through what's actually driving our spending and staffing changes. The findings may surprise you.

And @ryanreyna.bsky.social does a deep dive analysis of the budget over the past five years (FY 2023 – FY 2027), digging into where the spending goes and why we've seen an increase in budget appropriations.
www.acpsschoolboard.com/post/topic-d...

Funding Our Future: FY27 Budget, Part 3 This post is part of an ongoing effort to help our community understand how Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) plans for the future—particularly when it comes to our budget. Since our January post,...

Funding Our Future: FY27 Budget, Part 3: Where We’ve Been and What Comes Next

This update focuses primarily on the Operating budget, which covers people and programs, including teacher and staff pay, classroom supports, and utilities.
www.acpsschoolboard.com/post/funding...

Our board members have been writing! Here are two new blog posts worth reading on the budget. 1st, enjoy part 3 of our FY27 budget series, focused on the operating budget by Michelle Rief and Alex Scioscia; 2nd, enjoy a deep dive into budget growth over the past 5 years by @ryanreyna.bsky.social.👇

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. Agenda items scheduled for this evening will be added to the agenda of a future School Board meeting.

- Dr. Michelle Rief, School Board Chair

School Board Meeting Canceled Tonight:

Due to a power outage at the Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) Central Office, the School Board meeting scheduled for this evening, Thursday, March 5, 2026, has been cancelled.

ICYMI: Students led the conversation at a town hall at Alexandria City High School earlier this month, joined by School Board Member Abdulahi Abdalla and Council Member Canek Aguirre. Grateful for student voice and engagement.
www.acpsschoolboard.com/post/01-09-2...

City Council/School Board Fantasy Football League We are excited to announce that the winner of the inaugural season of the City Council/School Board Fantasy Football League was Board Chair Michelle Rief! Congratulations to all the participants and l...

The School Board brought the playbook—and took the title. 🏈
Congrats to Chair Michelle Rief on winning the inaugural City Council–School Board Fantasy Football League.
www.acpsschoolboard.com/post/city-co...

01.23.26 Virginia PTA Advocacy Day On Friday January, 23rd 2026, School Board Chair Michelle Rief, Board Members Abdulahi Abdalla and Alexander Crider Scioscia and Student Representative Darwin Salazar joined ACPS parents and students ...

Thank you to ACPS parents and students, School Board Members Michelle Rief, Alexander Scioscia, & Abdulahi Abdalla, & Student Representative Darwin Salaza, for advocating in Richmond last Friday for a more equitable Virginia school funding model. Read more: www.acpsschoolboard.com/post/01-23-2...

If you’ve ever wondered why local budget decisions feel so constrained, this is the “why.”

Virginia’s funding formula shapes class sizes, staffing, and student supports—but it does not work the same way for Alexandria as it does for most school divisions.

Why Virginia’s School Funding Formula Matters for Alexandria Virginia’s school funding formula plays a major role in class sizes, staffing, and student supports in Alexandria City Public Schools. This explainer breaks down how the Standards of Quality (SOQ) and...

Last week’s School Board work session focused on how Virginia funds public schools. Ahead of tomorrow’s FY27 Combined Funds Budget presentation, we’re sharing a breakdown of what that system means for Alexandria families.
www.acpsschoolboard.com/post/why-vir...

Funding Our Future: FY27 Budget, Part 2 How does ACPS plan for school buildings when money is tight? This explainer outlines the FY27 budget context, the adopted Capital Improvement Program, and the key decisions and tradeoffs shaping long-...

Also new on the School Board website:
Funding Our Future: FY27 Budget, Part 2
A plain-language explainer of ACPS’s FY27 budget challenges, with a focus on the Capital Improvement Program, middle school capacity, and the tradeoffs shaping long-term decisions.
🔗 www.acpsschoolboard.com/post/funding...

Welcome to the New ACPS School Board Website The Alexandria City Public Schools School Board launches a new website designed to make Board work, decisions, and priorities more transparent, accessible, and easier for the community to follow.

Want to learn more about why we created this website? This post explains why the site was created, what you’ll find here, and how we’re working to make Board work more visible and easier to follow. www.acpsschoolboard.com/post/welcome...

This account reflects the work of the School Board as a governing body.

It’s focused on process, decisions, and transparency—not individual opinions or campaigns.

Our goal is to share information that is clear, factual, timely, and respectful.

When topics are complex, we focus on explaining the process and outcomes, and linking to original materials.

We’ll use this Bluesky account to share and amplify updates published on the ACPS School Board website.

Think highlights, reminders, and links back to the full context.

Most people can’t attend every meeting or read every Board brief. We get it.

The new School Board website shares context around what we’re working on, why it matters, and where things are headed.

We’ve launched a new website for the Alexandria City Public Schools School Board.

It’s designed to make Board work easier to follow, with clear updates, background, and links to source materials.
🔗 acpsschoolboard.com