Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Vice Chairman Helen Morris ousted from District A.
Six first-time members were elected to Alexandria School Board on Tuesday in an election that saw current Vice Chairman Helen Morris ousted from District A. District A candidate Stephanie Kapsis, a former department director at Teach For America and elementary school teacher at P.S. 1 in Brooklyn, N.Y., earned the most votes (11,261, 24.56 percent) of any candidate in any of the city’s three geographic districts. “I am incredibly honored to receive the support of the Alexandria community,” Kapsis, a first-time candidate, wrote in an email to supporters late Tuesday night. The final results were not available until early Wednesday morning because of a delay. Karen Graf (20.36 percent) and Bill Campbell (18.02 percent) were also elected …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Mark C. Williams endorses Helen Morris for in District A.
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Monday, November 5, 2012
To the Editors: I write to endorse the candidacy for re-election of Helen Morris for School Board District A. Helen is an exceptionally capable and committed School Board member who has aggressively addressed the achievement-gap and school-capacity issues that are of central importance to every ACPS family. Helen has also been at the forefront of the essential effort to dramatically improve the Jefferson-Houston elementary school—historically the least academically strong school in the ACPS system. Helen’s work on School Board is characterized by a remarkable level of personal involvement. Helen sends her child to Jefferson-Houston, and Helen plays an active role in the school’s reorganization, in the planned new school building, and in …
Former Alexandria School Board member Scott Newsham offers his District A endorsements.
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Monday, November 5, 2012
To the Editor: The next Alexandria City School Board has its work cut out as they try to restore credibility to the body and demonstrate that an elected board can provide Alexandria with effective public education leadership. They will need to focus on the three primary functions of a school board: (1) setting policy and goals; (2) adopting a budget that reflects the needs of the school system with consideration given to all public business before the City; and (3) ensuring the superintendent meets their expectations in administering the schools. I attended the candidate forums at Mount Vernon Community School and George Washington Middle School, read the information provided on the candidates' websites and their responses to other surveys…
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Former District B School Board candidate Chris Yianilos offers his endorsements in the race.
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
To the editor, Earlier this year I was proud to be a candidate for Alexandria City School Board for District B. Regretfully, over this past summer, I was forced to withdraw my candidacy due to a series of serious, adverse health events experienced by my family. Since I withdrew my candidacy, many neighbors, friends and fellow citizens have asked me who of my former colleagues running for election I would support in this election. I consider myself fortunate to have had the unique opportunity of communicating and getting to know, to varying degrees, nearly all of the candidates for school board in District B. We are fortunate to have five dedicated individuals stepping forward to fill a critical role. Yet, on election day, you can only …
Friday, November 2, 2012
Lisa Guernsey Krupicka, Rob Krupicka, Dan Solomon and Laura Dove put their support behind District A School Board candidate Karen Graf.
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Friday, November 2, 2012
To the editor, To our Alexandria friends in District A, there's an excellent slate of candidates for School Board in the Nov. 6 election. We are fortunate to have such a wealth of choices in our district. You can vote for up to three. We encourage everyone to learn more about the candidates. One good resource is now online: the candidates submitted written responses to the questions from the Del Ray Citizens Association debate. Their responses were published and voted on by a group of 15 Alexandria residents. But to add to that, we encourage you to vote for Karen Graf. We support Karen Graf for School Board for Alexandria's District A. Here's why: Karen looks out for all of Alexandria's kids. We've witnessed Karen's focus and perseverance…
Thursday, November 1, 2012
A group of Alexandria citizens offer their endorsements in two school board districts based on the candidates' survey responses.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Dear Editor, We are a group of citizens committed to a vibrant City of Alexandria, who believe strongly that excellent schools are vital to our community. We have joined together to endorse the following candidates in the upcoming election for School Board elections to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 6. No endorsements were made in District C because there is not a competitive election in that district. These endorsed represent a slate of individuals who, in their answers to a detailed survey, demonstrated both a broad understanding of our school’s operations and a strong knowledge of the issues. They articulated a strong commitment to improving educational outcomes for Alexandria’s students, better communications with stakeholders and for fiscal…
Monday, October 29, 2012
The six District A candidates for Alexandria City Public Schools' School Board share their views on the state of ACPS.
Alexandrians will be asked to vote for a new School Board on Nov. 6 on the General Election ballot. The city is divided geographically into three districts — A, B and C. Each voter will get to choose three School Board members to represent them from their particular district. View this map to see which district you live in (PDF). Patch asked School Board candidates to share their views on why they would be the best addition to Alexandria City Public Schools' governing body. Here's what the six candidates from District A had to say: Find out what Alexandria City Public Schools District B School Board candidates and District C candidates had to say.
The five District B candidates for Alexandria City Public Schools' School Board share their views on the state of ACPS.
Alexandrians will be asked to vote for a new School Board on Nov. 6 on the General Election ballot. The city is divided geographically into three districts — A, B and C. Each voter will get to choose three School Board members to represent them from their particular district. View this map to see which district you live in (PDF). Patch asked School Board candidates to share their views on why they would be the best addition to Alexandria City Public Schools' governing body. Here's what the five candidates from District B had to say: Find out what Alexandria City Public Schools District A School Board candidates and District C candidates had to say.
The three District C candidates for Alexandria City Public Schools' School Board share their views on the state of ACPS.
Alexandrians will be asked to vote for a new School Board on Nov. 6 on the General Election ballot. The city is divided geographically into three districts — A, B and C. Each voter will get to choose three School Board members to represent them from their particular district. View this map to see which district you live in (PDF). Patch asked School Board candidates to share their views on why they would be the best addition to Alexandria City Public Schools' governing body. Here's what the three candidates from District C had to say: Find out what Alexandria City Public Schools District A School Board candidates and District B candidates had to say.
Patch asked candidates for School Board to complete a questionnaire to shed some light on where candidates stand in issues important to Alexandria City Public Schools. Here's what they had to say.
Patch School Board Candidate Questionnaire District A Candidate William E. "Bill" Campbell Age: 50 years, 9 months, born Jan. 16, 1962 Occupation: Program Engineer for Department of Defense Incumbent or non-incumbent: Non-incumbent If incumbent, how many years have you served on the board? N/A How long have you been an Alexandria resident? 7.5 years Which neighborhood do you live in? Northwest Old Town/Parker-Gray District Website, Facebook page or other contact information: www.billcampbell4schoolboard.com, campbelw1@verizon.net, Facebook: bill campbell, 703-399-9521 What unique perspective, experience or expertise would you bring to the School Board? I am in my 26th year of working for the Department of Defense. I have had meaningful …
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8:39 am on Thursday, November 8, 2012
Good idea Edmund on having them visit. However, in cases like District B, some Patrick Henry constituents voted in the District B school board, but District C actually includes PH (unless my map-reading skills have fallen by the wayside) and the area immediately surrounding it. I know the school board is intended to represent all of ACPS, but would be nice to at least have a say in who is … more ›