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Community
MEASURING WHAT MATTERS
COMMUNITY
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Partnership Numbers
We are so fortunate to have approximately 150 community partners that offer all types of support to all of our schools throughout the division, including emotional, social, tutoring, mentoring, STEM, literacy, math and family engagement.
Higher Education Partnerships
We have approximately 70 higher education intern partnerships throughout the division.
To support vulnerable families in our school division during the pandemic, ACPS collaborated with multiple Alexandria partners beginning in 2020. This collaboration led to a program providing free child care for the most vulnerable students during the school day and after school. In addition to that free program, several additional community partners offered child care programs for students throughout the city with sliding income-based fees, scholarships and other pricing adjustments. This collaborative support initiative was made possible through funding by the City of Alexandria and a donation from our continued growing partnership with Amazon.
12,900 $59M $56M
As of today, there are a total of 12,900 active volunteers. In 2020-21, ACPS received over $59 million in grants, which represents an increase of over 1,600% from the previous year. The actual monetary increase in grants from the previous year is over $56 million.
Connect with ACPS
ACPS Helpline
Parent liaisons and outreach assistants continued to connect families in need of assistance through the ACPS Helpline. Families can text or call the Helpline Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.:
For English, text or call 703-844-1763 For Spanish, text or call 703-844-3424 For Amharic, text or call 703-927-6866 For Arabic, text or call 703-927-7095
Language Line Direct Response
A new language-support service makes calling ACPS schools easier for thousands of families who speak Spanish, Amharic, Arabic, Pashto, or Farsi. Language Line’s Direct Response service allows ACPS families to contact their school with interpretation service already on the line, eliminating language barriers they may have encountered in the past. ACPS is the first school system in Virginia and the third in the country to implement this Language Line service. Call us at 1-833-611-1667.
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To share a concern or comment with ACPS leadership or to ask a question about division-wide issues, community members can write to ask@acps.k12.va.us.
