Grace Taylor

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Presented a $370.6 million capital plan on Nov. 5 that she said exceeds city guidance by $186.2 million

Alexandria City Public Schools projects a roughly $17 million shortfall in its fiscal 2028 operating budget, the first written under the city's new nine-category funding system. Mid-year transfers below $500,000 would go to the city manager and larger ones to the City Council under the plan staff presented in September.

Updated 6 hours ago

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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 Oct 29

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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