ACPS Seeks Input

ACPS Seeks Input on ACPS 2020 Strategic Plan

For Immediate Release: May 20, 2016

This school year Alexandria City Public Schools launched its new strategic plan, ACPS 2020, with the mission of 'Every Student Succeeds.' ACPS would like to request that you spend between five and ten minutes to help ensure the success of our school division and the ACPS 2020 Strategic Plan by taking a short survey to give your feedback about several important issues that affect our schools and the facilities, activities and communications in our community.

You can take the survey at tinyurl.com/acps2020. The survey is available online in English, Spanish, and Arabic. An Amharic translation of the survey will be made available at your local school in paper format

You have until June 5 to share your feedback.

Your responses are completely confidential. We have partnered with independent research and communications firm K12 Insight to administer the survey and compile the results. No one at the division will know if you participate or will be able to connect you to your answers. K12 Insight’s final reports will share only the overall results, not individual comments or responses.

ACPS 2020 envisions a positive future for our schools and our students. By sharing your perspectives you can help make that future a reality. Thank you for stepping forward and making your voice count.

Should you have any questions regarding the survey, contact the ACPS Office of Accountability at 703.619.8032.

ALIVE! Seeks Volunteers

Volunteers needed for ALIVE! Food Distribution 5/27-28 

Monthly, ALIVE! organizes grocery distributions for low-income families in Alexandria. As the May distribution falls on a holiday weekend, we are putting out a special call for volunteers. 

Volunteers are needed to set up the distribution stations on Fridays and to bag and distribute groceries on Saturdays. Individuals, groups, and families can volunteer either for one-time participation or on an ongoing basis. 

The sites are: 

Church of the Resurrection Church--2280 Beauregard ST. 

Set-up: 5/27 Friday, 8:30 -11am  

Distribution: 5/28, Saturday, 8:30am - Noon 



Cora Kelly Recreation Center—25 Reed Avenue 

Set-up: Friday, 6:30 -8:00pm  

Distribution: Saturday, 8:00am -1:00pm 



Contact volunteers@alive­-inc.org or call (703) 837-9300 ext.2. for more information and to register for events. 

Volunteer Alexandria Service Day for Youth

Volunteer Alexandria is hosting our first Family & Youth Community Service Day on Saturday, May 21, 2016 to engage our youngest volunteers in service! 

We will have two projects located in the Del Ray area for two different age groups. The first will be for elementary aged children hosted at the Mount Vernon Community School. Volunteers will help pack bags that will be distributed by the USO at airports to soldiers heading overseas. Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn more about community service in Alexandria and how to remain engaged. This project will be from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Families can sign up HERE http://handsonconnect.volunteeralexandria.org/HOC__Volunteer_Opportunity_Details_Page?id=a0CU000000fdZkhMAE. 

The second project will be for high school aged volunteers. Volunteers will be assisting with landscaping and gardening for the Duncan Library and the Mount Vernon Community School. Volunteers will learn best practices will helping two community spaces look clean and put together. This project will be from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Volunteers can sign up HERE http://handsonconnect.volunteeralexandria.org/HOC__Volunteer_Opportunity_Details_Page?id=a0CU000000fda5CMAQ. 

After the projects, all volunteers will be served lunch from the Cabot Gratitude Grille's Mac & Cheese Bar! If you have any questions, please contact Sami Smyth at 703-836-2176 or ACS@VolunteerAlexandria.org.