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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Letter to the Editor: Yianilos on District B School Board Race

Former District B School Board candidate Chris Yianilos offers his endorsements in the race.

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 …

Edmund Lewis

9:49 am on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Keep in mind the track record of current leadership within ACPS when voting for School Board candidates on Tuesday. One of the duties of our school board members is to represent Alexandria City Public Schools before the Virginia Board of Education. The link below is of the October 25 Virginia Board of Education meeting which saw the Chairman of the Alexandria City School Board, the ACPS …   more ›

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

District B Candidate Forum Scheduled for Oct. 8

The North Ridge Citizens Association is organizing an event for Alexandria School Board candidates.

A forum for candidates running for Alexandria School Board in District B will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 at the Beverley Hills Community United Methodist Church, located at 3512 Old Dominion Blvd. The North Ridge Citizens Association is organizing the event. Five candidates are running for school board in District B: Kelly Carmichael Booz, Michael Brookbank, Chyrell Bucksell, Justin Keating and Marc Williams. Williams is the lone incumbent candidate in the district. All five have agreed to attend the Oct. 8 forum. Chris Yianilos withdrew his candidacy from District B in August, citing family health issues. Voters in each of the three Alexandria school board districts will vote for up to three candidates on the Nov. 6 ballot. Just three…

Edmund Lewis

8:57 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The candidates should address spending within ACPS. While the Superintendent loves to taught the line that ACPS spends most of its budget on salaries, a majority of the public would be shocked to learn of the amount of administrative salaries paid in a district so small. They would be equally as shocked to learn that teachers in Alexandria are taking home LESS pay this year because the …   more ›

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