AlexandriaNews

The Alexandria School Board unanimously approved a $357.8 million 2013-22 Capital Improvement Program budget last night. The budget includes $24 million in fiscal year 2013.

Alexandria City Public Schools’ Chief Financial Officer Jean Sina has resigned. Sina, who has worked for ACPS for two years, announced his resignation at a School Board work session on Tuesday night and thanked the Board for their leadership. He sent a letter explaining his resignation to the entire ACPS staff this morning.

Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Morton Sherman today extended congratulations to Stephen M. Wilkins on his selection as the new Chief Operating Officer for DeKalb County Schools in Georgia. Mr. Wilkins will depart ACPS early in February. Currently, he serves in several key roles for ACPS: Chief Executive Officer for Jefferson-Houston School, Transformation Officer for T.C. Williams High School and Project Director for the Total Compensation Review.

Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy has been selected Virginia’s 2012 State School of Character. The school will receive a plaque on Feb. 6, and will compete for the honor of being named a National School of Character.

At tonight's scheduled budget work session, Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) Superintendent Morton Sherman will present the Alexandria City School Board with a $4.04 million Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget transfer request for outstanding vendor payments.

The T.C. Williams Modern Dance Society held a Winter Recital at TC Williams High School on Friday night. The show featured nine modern dance numbers and two musical selections.

Tonight, Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Morton Sherman presented the school division's Fiscal Year 2013 proposed operating budget of $215,691,137, an increase of 2.4 percent, or $5,121,985 from FY2012 approved operating budget.

The first luncheon meeting of the Optimist Club of Alexandria in the new year took place at the Belle Haven Country Club on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. At the meeting, the Optimists recognized the academic achievements of two students from the Pathways to Graduation Academy at T. C. Williams High School, Trevon Gray and Kevin Ortiz.

After months of delays due to a neighborhood challenge over whether there should be lights on the upper athletic field at Francis C. Hammond Middle School, the Alexandria School Board unanimously approved the award of a contract to artificially turf the field, construct a track and improve storm-water management on the site.

The D.C. Metro Chapter of the Carson Scholars Fund is sponsoring a new Ben carson Reading room at T. C. Williams High School.