ACPS Long-Range Educational Facilities Plan Update

Long-Range Educational Facilities Plan Update

For Immediate Release: July 19, 2013,

Enrollment in Alexandria City Public Schools has grown by 2,600 in the past five years. As enrollment exceeds the classroom capacity of our schools, we face not only an education challenge but a budget challenge as well. New or expanded schools are expensive and land for schools is scarce. So it is important that we all understand, to the extent we can, the factors driving school enrollment growth so that we can better plan for the future.

The Long Range Educational Facilities Plan Work Group invites the general public to a presentation documenting the recent enrollment growth and the key indicators that are continuing to show growth for the future:  Recent Growth in Alexandria's School Enrollment: The New Normal?  Saturday, August 17^th, 2:00pm – Burke Library, 4701 Seminary Road.

The City and Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) are jointly developing a Long-Range Educational Facilities Plan to improve facilities planning, accommodate the growing student population, and enhance educational programs and services.

The public is invited to all meetings of the work group and is encouraged to stay informed about upcoming meetings through eNews.

For more information, please contact Laurel Hammig, Facilities Planner & GIS Specialist, ACPS, 703/461-4666 or Karl Moritz, Deputy Director, Planning and Zoning, City of Alexandria, 703/746-3804.