Superintendent's Office
The Superintendent of Schools provides support to all instructional areas in the elementary, middle and high schools, and ensures that all students have an equal opportunity to succeed. Division activities are directed such that all programs and activities support both quality and equity within the school system.
The Superintendent and the Albemarle County School Board are bound in a partnership of mutual trust and vision. The Superintendent and School Board are responsible for selecting the results that the school system should be pursuing. Together, the Superintendent and School Board take primary responsibility for ensuring that Albemarle County Public Schools is an effective school system.
To contact the Superintendent, please email superintendentoffice@k12albemarle.org.
For more information, refer to School Board Policy CBA, Role, Qualifications, and Evaluation of the Superintendent.
About Dr. Chandra Hayes
Dr. Chandra Hayes serves as Acting Superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools. Prior to her appointment, she served as Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, providing leadership for teaching and learning initiatives across the division.
Dr. Hayes brings more than 20 years of experience in public education and a distinguished record of leadership at every level of a school system. Throughout her career, she has led organizational change initiatives, strengthened instructional systems, overseen complex operations and budgets, and developed leaders across multiple school divisions.
Before joining ACPS, Dr. Hayes served as Director of Equity and Student Support Services for Chesterfield County Public Schools, where she provided leadership for counseling, school psychology, social work, health services, English as a Second Language, PreK/Head Start, and equity initiatives. She also supported division-level crisis recovery planning and efforts to strengthen student support systems.
Dr. Hayes' experience includes service as a middle school principal, high school assistant principal, specialty center coordinator, director of a regional governor’s school, dean of students, and secondary science teacher. Her work spans urban schools in New York City, suburban school divisions in Central Virginia, and both rural and urban communities.
In addition to her K-12 leadership experience, Dr. Hayes serves as an adjunct professor with New Leaders and Clark Atlanta University, where she teaches and coaches aspiring school leaders pursuing administrative endorsement through a master’s degree program.
Dr. Hayes brings a unique combination of broad educational experience, institutional knowledge, and proven leadership to her role as Acting Superintendent.