Gorsuch Re-Elected School Board Chairman

The Alexandria School Board voted Monday to re-elect Sheryl Gorsuch as its chairman and Helen Morris as vice chairman. Gorsuch and Morris will hold these posts through Dec. 31, when the terms end for current school board members.

Morris is seeking re-election while Gorsuch is not. Members elected by voters in the Nov. 6 general election will take office on Jan. 1.

“I am honored to continue to serve as the board's leader during the remainder of my term," Gorsuch said in a statement released by ACPS. "We will move forward, working together as we have in the past, to ensure success for all Alexandria City Public Schools students."

Morris was selected as the board's delegate to the Virginia School Boards Association. Gorsuch will serve as alternate.

"We are pleased to have this opportunity to continue our partnership on behalf of the children and families of ACPS," Morris said in the statement. "We will persist in addressing the many important issues involving the ACPS community."

The board also approved 's construction management contract with the Turner Construction on Tuesday and revised Superintendent Morton Sherman's contract to make changes required by the state for contributions to the Virginia Retirement System. No market rate adjustment was made to Sherman’s contract.