ACPS Interim Education Program to Move to Old Town Location
Alexandria, Va. - The Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) Interim Education Program soon will move to a two-story, 10,010-square-foot building at 216 S. Peyton St. in Old Town Alexandria. The Alexandria City School Board on Aug. 22 approved the relocation based on a recommendation by the ACPS Educational Facilities Department and T.C. Williams High School administrators who will oversee the program. The facilities department worked with the commercial real estate services firm CBRE to assist in relocation options and secure a 10-year, four-month lease agreement. Occupancy is scheduled for mid-October. The initial enrollment will include 50 to 60 students.
“This stand-alone building will provide a more suitable learning environment,” said School Board Chair Karen A. Graf of the new location. The lease recently expired at the program’s previous location in the Stonewall Jackson Building at 25 S. Quaker Lane.
“The new site will enable us to expand the program and provide wrap-around services and more community service opportunities for the students,” Graf said. “The location also is convenient to public transportation.”
The Interim Education Program will be transformed into more of an alternative education program rather than simply a transitional program for students receiving discipline referrals. T.C. Williams High School Dean Fulton Vinson and Assistant Principal Kennetra Wood will oversee the program, which remains a part of T.C. Williams.
“This stand-alone building will provide a more suitable learning environment,” said School Board Chair Karen A. Graf of the new location. The lease recently expired at the program’s previous location in the Stonewall Jackson Building at 25 S. Quaker Lane.
“The new site will enable us to expand the program and provide wrap-around services and more community service opportunities for the students,” Graf said. “The location also is convenient to public transportation.”
The Interim Education Program will be transformed into more of an alternative education program rather than simply a transitional program for students receiving discipline referrals. T.C. Williams High School Dean Fulton Vinson and Assistant Principal Kennetra Wood will oversee the program, which remains a part of T.C. Williams.
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