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Meeting Date:
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Old Business and Action Items |
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Subject:
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High School Project: Vote on Colocation--10 mins. |
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ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
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Goal 2: Instructional Excellence ACPS will ensure that all students have access to and engagement with high-quality instruction. Goal 4: Strategic Resource Allocation ACPS will strategically provide differentiated resources and supports to schools and departments.
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Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable):
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File Attachment:
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Agenda Item Summary:
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Following the January 21st presentation of testfits and the January 25th community meeting, the School Board is being asked to vote on:
● Whether to allow affordable housing to colocate at the Minnie Howard Campus.
● Allowing the project team to explore the other colocated spaces for current or future development, subject to the availability of funds, at the Minnie Howard Campus including:
o ACPS or City Administrative Offices
o Alexandria Health Department - Teen Wellness Center
o Early Childhood Learning
o Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) - Shared use of
spaces for community programs
o Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities (RPCA) - Shared use of the facility
including fields, gymnasium and pool |
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Background:
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The High School Project began in the summer of 2018 and has progressed steadily throughout the past two years. On January 24, 2019, the School Board voted to continue The High School Project work with a focus on several priorities and a commitment to a multi-option evaluation process. On September 26, 2019, the School Board voted in favor of a Connected High School Network strategy to address Alexandria’s future high school capacity needs that included the construction of an expansion to the T.C. Williams High School by building on the fields portion of the Minnie Howard Campus. After over a year of planning work, ACPS hired Perkins Eastman in December 2020, to execute the pre-design and design for the redevelopment of the Minnie Howard Campus. On January 21, 2021, the project team presented the preliminary analyses/test fits of the school program, fields, and affordable housing to help inform the School Board’s decision-making. The
preliminary analysis confirmed that it is physically possible to accommodate a school building for a minimum 1,600 students at one time, provide no net loss of fields and public open space, and accommodate all colocated uses currently under consideration including either affordable housing or ACPS/City office use. The work session included a discussion of possible trade offs related to land use and budget. |
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Recommendation
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The Superintendent recommends that the School Board review all the attachments and be prepared for the February 4, 2021 vote. The School Board vote on February 4, 2021, will include:
● Whether to allow affordable housing to colocate at the Minnie Howard Campus.
● Allowing the project team to explore the other colocated spaces for current or future development, subject to the availability of funds, at the Minnie Howard Campus. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Signed By: |
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Dr. Alicia Hart - Executive Director of Facilities and Operations |
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Signed By: |
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Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. - Superintendent |
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | Member Cindy Anderson Moved, Member Ramee A. Gentry seconded to approve the Original motion 'The Superintendent recommends that the School Board review all the attachments and be prepared for the February 4, 2021 vote. The School Board vote on February 4, 2021, will include:
? Whether to allow affordable housing to colocate at the Minnie Howard Campus.
? Allowing the project team to explore the other colocated spaces for current or future development, subject to the availability of funds, at the Minnie Howard Campus.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 9 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 9 - 0 | | | | | Ramee A. Gentry | Yes | | Margaret Lorber | Yes | | Cindy Anderson | Yes | | Veronica R. Nolan | Yes | | Meagan L. Alderton | Yes | | Christopher A. Suarez | Yes | | Jacinta Greene | Yes | | Dr. Michelle Rief | Yes | | Heather Thornton | Yes | |
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