Objective 1.1
Educational Excellence
ACPS will regularly assess and respond to the needs, interests, and abilities of individual students.
Objective 1.2
Achievement Gaps
ACPS will target academic achievement gaps and increase positive educational outcomes across race/ ethnicity, income, disability, and language subgroups.
Objective 1.3 Disproportionality
ACPS will focus on increasing representation of minority students in talented and gifted programs and in Honors and Advanced Placement courses; decreasing suspension rates of minority students, particularly males; and preventing over-identification of racial/ethnic minorities for remedial or special education services. ACPS will also focus on eliminating gender and racial/ethnic disparities among students enrolling in science, technology, engineering, math, and literature classes and in advanced classes such as honors and Advanced Placement.
Objective 1.4 Educational Equity
ACPS will provide each student with opportunities to be challenged and supported.
Objective 1.5 Teacher Resources and Supports
ACPS will make available to each teacher the re-sources and supports needed to provide an outstanding education for each and every student, differentiated according to the student’s learning style and background.
Objective 1.6 Early Childhood Education
ACPS will continue to participate with the Early Care and Education Work Group to create an early care and education (ECE) system focused on improved access, quality, and public awareness of ECE services available for children and families. (ACYMP 2.1.1)
Objective 1.7 Adult Education and Services for Adult English Language Learners
In pursuit of its desire to provide life-long learning opportunities, ACPS will facilitate English-language education programs in support of individual economic advancement and civic engagement in Alexandria.
Objective 1.8 Alternative Education
ACPS will create or expand alternative education strategies and programs that will respond to individual learning styles, minimize out of school suspensions, and improve opportunities for all students.
Objective 1.9 Cultural Competence and an Atmosphere of Respect
ACPS will implement practices that maximize the benefits of cultural, linguistic, racial, ability, religious,
gender, gender-identity, and ethnic diversity within the student body to ensure optimal levels of cultural competence among staff members and students, and that engage every student in a respectful school environment.
Objective 1.10 Civic Engagement and Civic Responsibility
ACPS will engage with its students in an atmosphere conducive to mutual respect, civic engagement, and good citizenship.
Objective 1.11 Ethics and Behaviors for Success
ACPS will set expectations for the habits and behaviors students need to succeed and will lay the foundations for student explorations of ethical conduct.
Objective 6.2 Continuous Improvement
ACPS will engage in cycles of continuous improvement at every level of the school division, and it will employ evidence-based decision-making in its consideration of process improvements, policy making, and budgeting and accountability.