Albemarle County School District

School Board
Our Division
Our Mission

Working together as a team, we will end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds. We will know every student.
Our Schools
Our Mission

Working together as a team, we will end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds. We will know every student.
Our Departments
Our Mission

Working together as a team, we will end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds. We will know every student.
For Families
Our Mission

Working together as a team, we will end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds. We will know every student.
For Students
Our Mission

Working together as a team, we will end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds. We will know every student.
For Community
Our Mission

Working together as a team, we will end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds. We will know every student.
For Staff
Our Mission

Working together as a team, we will end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds. We will know every student.
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School Naming Review: Sutherland Middle School

Sutherland Middle School

At its meeting on August 27, 2020, the Albemarle County School Board formally approved changing the name of Sutherland Middle School to Lakeside Middle School, effective July 1, 2021. The board’s action supported the recommendations of the advisory committee, the superintendent, and members of the school community.

Advisory Committee

Jasmine Fernández | ACPS Project Advisor & Committee Facilitator
Megan Wood | Principal
Monica Cabarcas | School Staff
Cabell Guy | School Staff
Megan Jackson | School Staff
Amanda Davis | Parent
Chrishawana Hunter | Parent
Brian Johns | Parent
Pamela Lockhart | Community Member
Andrew Thomas | Community Member
Nicole Ganoe | Feeder School Parent
Kimberly Maupin | Feeder School Parent
Marion Wood | Feeder School Parent

News

July 7, 2020

Community Volunteer Committee Makes It Official; Recommends Lakeside As the New Name for Sutherland Middle School

June 15, 2020

Sutherland Community Advisory Committee Votes to Change School's Name; New Community Survey Seeks Input on Three Names Chosen As Finalists

June 8, 2020

Next Step in Sutherland Renaming Review: Advisory Committee Will Hear From Public Tomorrow Evening

May 6, 2020

Virtual Public Meeting This Monday Will Provide Sutherland Community With Opportunity to Comment on School Name

April 27, 2020

School Naming Reviews Moving Forward with Virtual Meetings; Advisory Committee Members Sought for Recommending New Charter School Name; Sutherland Advisory Committee Also Resumes This Week

March 30, 2020

Sutherland's Community Advisory Committee Suspends Its Review of Names for the Middle School in Support of COVID-19 Safety Measures

March 16, 2020

Sutherland Advisory Committee Postpones March 25 Public Meeting

March 10, 20200

First Community Meeting of Sutherland Name Review Committee on Wednesday, March 25, Will Seek Opinions on Proposed Names

February 25, 2020

Sutherland Community Advisory Committee Appointed; Organizational Meeting Scheduled for Monday

January 24, 2020

School Board Approves Cale Name Change; Sutherland Next School Name to Be Reviewed

Superintendent's Recommendation

Survey Results