Alexandria City Public Schools

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June 2015
Alexandria City Public Schools
FY 2016
FINAL
BUDGET
Our students achieve at high levels, are well-rounded, critical thinkers,
and have a passion to learn.
ACPS has an engaging and collaborative climate that promotes ethical
behavior and values diversity.
ACPS is a vital part of the fabric of our community, and Alexandria
residents and businesses take pride in our schools.
http://www.acps.k12.va.us/
Alexandria, Va. 22314 (United States)
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FY 2016 Final Budget
Alexandria City Public Schools
Alexandria, Va. (United States)
http://www.acps.k12.va.us/
School Board

Karen A. Graf, Chairman
Christopher J. Lewis, Vice Chairman
Kelly C. Booz Justin P. Keating
Ronnie Campbell Marc Williams
William E. Campbell Jennifer Abbruzzese, Interim Clerk of the Board
Patricia Ann Hennig Susan Neilson, Deputy Clerk of the Board
Stephanie A. Kapsis
Superintendent’s Leadership Team
Dr. Alvin L. Crawley
Superintendent of Schools
Tammy Ignacio Stacey B. Johnson
Chief of Staff Chief Financial Offi cer
Superintendent’s Designee Superintendent’s Designee
Dr. Terri Mozingo Kevin North
Chief Academic Offi cer Chief Human Resources Offi cer
Dr. Elizabeth Hoover Clarence Stukes
Chief Technology Offi cer Chief Operating Offi cer
Dr. Julie Crawford Clinton Page
Chief Student Services, Equity and Chief Accountability Offi cer
Alternative Programs Offi cer
Dr. Lisa Piehota
Dr. Margaret M. Walsh Executive Director, Elementary School
Executive Director, Student Services Instruction
Barbara Hunter Gerald Mann
Director, Communications & Public Executive Director, Secondary School
Relations Instruction
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Financial Services staff extends thanks and appreciation to the School Board, principals,
executive staff, program managers and support staff who contributed to the production of the
FY 2016 Final Budget. This process takes a tremendous amount of time, effort, coordination
and teamwork. Your hard work and cooperation allow us to prepare and present an effective
budget.
Financial Services Department
Stacey B. Johnson
Chief Financial Offi cer
Andrew J. Hullinger
Director, Budget and Financial Systems
Budget Offi ce Staff
Mayuri Middough
Assistant Director, Budget
Vacant
Business Data Analyst
Linda M. Diaz-Paz
Budget Analyst II
Shelly Sikhammountry
Budget Analyst II
Financial Systems and Reporting Staff
Sarah G. Rhodes
Assistant Director, Financial Systems and Reporting
Daniel Fugar
Business Systems Analyst
The Alexandria City School Board does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a parent or
pregnancy in its programs and activities.
Please direct all inquiries regarding ACPS non-discrimination policies to the Chief Human
Resources Offi cer, 1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314, 703-619-8010.
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This Meritorious Budget Award is presented to
ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
For excellence in the preparation and issuance of its school entity’s budget
for the Fiscal Year 2014-2015.

The budget adheres to the principles and standards
of ASBO International’s Meritorious Budget Award criteria.

Terrie S. Simmons, RSBA, CSBO John D. Musso, CAE, RSBA
President Executive Director
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June(cid:3)30,(cid:3)2015(cid:3)
1340 Braddock Place
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Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Dear(cid:3)Mayor(cid:3)Euille(cid:3)and(cid:3)Members(cid:3)of(cid:3)City(cid:3)Council,(cid:3)
(cid:3)
Telephone: [phone]
The(cid:3)Alexandria(cid:3)City(cid:3)School(cid:3)Board(cid:3)would(cid:3)like(cid:3)to(cid:3)offer(cid:3)our(cid:3)congratulations(cid:3)and(cid:3)
Facsimile: [phone]
thanks(cid:3)to(cid:3)you(cid:3)on(cid:3)your(cid:3)vote(cid:3)to(cid:3)approve(cid:3)the(cid:3)City’s(cid:3)Fiscal(cid:3)Year(cid:3)(FY)(cid:3)2016(cid:3)General(cid:3)
TTY: 711 (Virginia Relay)
Fund(cid:3)and(cid:3)Capital(cid:3)Improvement(cid:3)Program(cid:3)budgets(cid:3)on(cid:3)May(cid:3)7,(cid:3)2015.(cid:3)(cid:3)
www.acps.k12.va.us
(cid:3)
On(cid:3)May(cid:3)28,(cid:3)the(cid:3)Alexandria(cid:3)City(cid:3)School(cid:3)Board(cid:3)adopted(cid:3)the(cid:3)FY(cid:3)2016(cid:3)Combined(cid:3)
Funds(cid:3)Budget(cid:3)of(cid:3)$261,693,687(cid:3)and(cid:3)the(cid:3)FY(cid:3)2016(cid:3)(cid:882)(cid:3)2025(cid:3)Capital(cid:3)Improvement(cid:3)
Program(cid:3)(CIP)(cid:3)Budget(cid:3)of(cid:3)$305,917,836.(cid:3)This(cid:3)approval,(cid:3)which(cid:3)correlates(cid:3)with(cid:3)
our(cid:3)district(cid:3)initiatives,(cid:3)allows(cid:3)the(cid:3)School(cid:3)Board(cid:3)and(cid:3)Superintendent(cid:3)to(cid:3)advance(cid:3)
Superintendent
academic(cid:3)planning,(cid:3)staff(cid:3)for(cid:3)enrollment(cid:3)needs(cid:3)and(cid:3)increases,(cid:3)and(cid:3)address(cid:3)
Alvin L. Crawley, Ed.D.
aging(cid:3)facility(cid:3)needs.(cid:3)(cid:3)
(cid:3)
Our(cid:3)board(cid:3)is(cid:3)grateful(cid:3)for(cid:3)the(cid:3)City(cid:3)Council’s(cid:3)understanding(cid:3)of(cid:3)the(cid:3)issues(cid:3)we(cid:3)
must(cid:3)face(cid:3)together(cid:3)and(cid:3)the(cid:3)proposed(cid:3)solutions(cid:3)that(cid:3)have(cid:3)been(cid:3)discussed(cid:3)at(cid:3)
School Board
our(cid:3)joint(cid:3)work(cid:3)sessions.(cid:3)We(cid:3)know(cid:3)that(cid:3)the(cid:3)improved(cid:3)collaboration(cid:3)between(cid:3)
Chair the(cid:3)School(cid:3)Board,(cid:3)City(cid:3)Council,(cid:3)and(cid:3)staff(cid:3)continues(cid:3)to(cid:3)advance(cid:3)academic(cid:3)
Karen A. Graf performance(cid:3)for(cid:3)Alexandria’s(cid:3)students.(cid:3)We(cid:3)are(cid:3)excited(cid:3)to(cid:3)share(cid:3)our(cid:3)progress(cid:3)
from(cid:3)this(cid:3)current(cid:3)year,(cid:3)and(cid:3)we(cid:3)eagerly(cid:3)look(cid:3)forward(cid:3)to(cid:3)continuing(cid:3)to(cid:3)improve(cid:3)
Vice Chair
the(cid:3)services(cid:3)provided(cid:3)to(cid:3)our(cid:3)students,(cid:3)families,(cid:3)and(cid:3)community.(cid:3)
Christopher J. Lewis
(cid:3)
As(cid:3)you(cid:3)are(cid:3)certainly(cid:3)aware,(cid:3)many(cid:3)of(cid:3)our(cid:3)PTA(cid:3)presidents,(cid:3)officers,(cid:3)parents(cid:3)and(cid:3)
Members
students(cid:3)have(cid:3)written(cid:3)to(cid:3)you,(cid:3)attended(cid:3)joint(cid:3)work(cid:3)sessions(cid:3)and(cid:3)testified(cid:3)at(cid:3)
Kelly C. Booz
public(cid:3)hearings(cid:3)in(cid:3)support(cid:3)of(cid:3)Alexandria(cid:3)City(cid:3)Public(cid:3)Schools.(cid:3)We(cid:3)appreciate(cid:3)
Ronnie Campbell
that(cid:3)you(cid:3)not(cid:3)only(cid:3)listened,(cid:3)but(cid:3)responded(cid:3)with(cid:3)honest(cid:3)dialogue(cid:3)which(cid:3)led(cid:3)to(cid:3)
William E. Campbell the(cid:3)approval(cid:3)of(cid:3)a(cid:3)budget.(cid:3)This(cid:3)showed(cid:3)City(cid:3)Council’s(cid:3)continued(cid:3)strong(cid:3)support(cid:3)
Patricia Ann Hennig for(cid:3)our(cid:3)city’s(cid:3)schools.(cid:3)
Stephanie A. Kapsis (cid:3)
Justin P. Keating We(cid:3)pledge(cid:3)to(cid:3)continue(cid:3)to(cid:3)be(cid:3)good(cid:3)stewards(cid:3)of(cid:3)citizen(cid:3)tax(cid:3)dollars(cid:3)and(cid:3)invest(cid:3)in(cid:3)
Marc Williams the(cid:3)following(cid:3)for(cid:3)our(cid:3)city(cid:3)during(cid:3)FY(cid:3)2016:(cid:3)
(cid:120) Special(cid:3)Education:(cid:3)Support(cid:3)for(cid:3)inclusion(cid:3)models,(cid:3)improve(cid:3)services(cid:3)for(cid:3)
students(cid:3)with(cid:3)disabilities,(cid:3)expand(cid:3)parent(cid:3)resource(cid:3)center(cid:3)support(cid:3)and(cid:3)
outreach,(cid:3)and(cid:3)enhance(cid:3)professional(cid:3)learning(cid:3)opportunities(cid:3)for(cid:3)staff(cid:3)(cid:3)
(cid:120) English(cid:3)Language(cid:3)Learners:(cid:3)Support(cid:3)for(cid:3)students(cid:3)with(cid:3)limited(cid:3)English(cid:3)
proficiency(cid:3)with(cid:3)the(cid:3)expansion(cid:3)of(cid:3)the(cid:3)International(cid:3)Academy(cid:3)to(cid:3)the(cid:3)
middle(cid:3)school(cid:3)level(cid:3)and(cid:3)additional(cid:3)resources(cid:3)to(cid:3)improve(cid:3)translation(cid:3)
services(cid:3)
(cid:120) Targeted(cid:3)Intervention:(cid:3)Support(cid:3)for(cid:3)students(cid:3)who(cid:3)are(cid:3)Talented(cid:3)and(cid:3)
Gifted(cid:3)at(cid:3)the(cid:3)elementary(cid:3)and(cid:3)middle(cid:3)school(cid:3)levels,(cid:3)including(cid:3)
expansion(cid:3)of(cid:3)the(cid:3)Young(cid:3)Scholars(cid:3)Program(cid:3)and(cid:3)launch(cid:3)of(cid:3)a(cid:3)new(cid:3)
Summer(cid:3)Learning(cid:3)Program(cid:3)for(cid:3)students(cid:3)who(cid:3)struggle(cid:3)with(cid:3)reading(cid:3)and(cid:3)
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math(cid:3)in(cid:3)grades(cid:3)3(cid:3)–(cid:3)8(cid:3)
(cid:120) Literacy,(cid:3)Mathematics,(cid:3)Science,(cid:3)and(cid:3)Writing:(cid:3)Increase(cid:3)focus(cid:3)on(cid:3)core(cid:3)
achievement(cid:3)across(cid:3)the(cid:3)division,(cid:3)continue(cid:3)support(cid:3)of(cid:3)student(cid:3)
improvement/intervention(cid:3)positions(cid:3)at(cid:3)the(cid:3)elementary(cid:3)school(cid:3)level,(cid:3)and(cid:3)
target(cid:3)staff(cid:3)training(cid:3)on(cid:3)teaching(cid:3)math,(cid:3)science,(cid:3)reading,(cid:3)and(cid:3)writing(cid:3)
(cid:120) Recruitment,(cid:3)Training(cid:3)and(cid:3)Retention:(cid:3)Support(cid:3)for(cid:3)effective(cid:3)recruitment(cid:3)
efforts,(cid:3)professional(cid:3)learning(cid:3)at(cid:3)all(cid:3)levels,(cid:3)and(cid:3)increase(cid:3)emphasis(cid:3)on(cid:3)
competitive(cid:3)compensation(cid:3)to(cid:3)retain(cid:3)staff(cid:3)
(cid:120) Infrastructure(cid:3)and(cid:3)Capacity:(cid:3)Increase(cid:3)support(cid:3)for(cid:3)required(cid:3)maintenance(cid:3)
services,(cid:3)approval(cid:3)of(cid:3)the(cid:3)Patrick(cid:3)Henry(cid:3)new(cid:3)school(cid:3)building,(cid:3)and(cid:3)add(cid:3)
positions(cid:3)in(cid:3)critical(cid:3)operating(cid:3)areas(cid:3)(specifically,(cid:3)facilities(cid:3)and(cid:3)
procurement)(cid:3)
Thank(cid:3)you(cid:3)for(cid:3)your(cid:3)continued(cid:3)partnership(cid:3)and(cid:3)investment(cid:3)in(cid:3)the(cid:3)education(cid:3)of(cid:3)all(cid:3)
of(cid:3)our(cid:3)students.(cid:3)
(cid:3)
Best(cid:3)Regards,(cid:3)
(cid:3)
Karen(cid:3)A.(cid:3)Graf,(cid:3)Chair(cid:3)
Alexandria(cid:3)City(cid:3)School(cid:3)Board(cid:3)
(cid:3)
Cc:(cid:3) Members(cid:3)of(cid:3)City(cid:3)Council(cid:3)
(cid:3) Members(cid:3)of(cid:3)Alexandria(cid:3)City(cid:3)School(cid:3)Board(cid:3)
(cid:3) Dr.(cid:3)Alvin(cid:3)L.(cid:3)Crawley,(cid:3)Superintendent(cid:3)(cid:3)
(cid:3) Mark(cid:3)B.(cid:3)Jinks,(cid:3)City(cid:3)Manager(cid:3)
(cid:3) Stacey(cid:3)Johnson,(cid:3)Chief(cid:3)Financial(cid:3)Officer(cid:3)
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