CONCERNED CITIZENS NETWORK OF ALEXANDRIA
A COMMUNITY WIDE INITIATIVE TO BUILD TOMORROW’S LEADERS, TODAY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CO-CHAIR
Gwendolyn Day-Fuller
CO-CHAIR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Gwendolyn Hubbard Lewis
MEMBERS
Archie L. Alston II, Esq.
Janet Barnett
Anthony Dale
Janice Howard, Esq.
A. Toni Lewis
The Honorable Eileen Rivera
Reverend Dr. Howard-John Wesley
Kevin Williams, MD, MBA
VISION
A model community where all stakeholders contribute to student education and to the opportunity for
every student to realize their individual potential.
MISSION: To empower a comprehensive community wide effort to increase student achievement and to
reduce the dropout rates in Alexandria City Public Schools.
GOALS
For All Students in ACPS:
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ADVISORY PANEL
Reduce the dropout rates
Increase student achievement levels
Change image from “at risk” to “at promise”
Develop partnerships among all communities
Increase the number of students transitioning from high school into institutions of higher education
and/or career paths
CHAIR
COL RET Jim Paige
CO CHAIR
Ferdinand T. Day
MEMBERS
Fannie L. Allen
William “Bill” Campbell
Michael D. Casey, Ed.D.
John Taylor Chapman
Audrey Davis
Lavinia Dickerson
Sheila Gardner
Madye Henson, Ed.D.
Louis Hicks
Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr.
J. Glenn Hopkins
John Liss
Melinda “Mindy” Lyle
Jennifer Morley
Carol T. Muleta
Reverend Dr. Elbert Ransom, Jr.
Jayne Schwetje
LaShawn Timmons
Patricia Funderburk Ware
PROGRAM –“Reach and Rise for Excellence”
A joint effort between CCNA and Community Stakeholders to provide our community with a
comprehensive educational program to help reduce the troubling dropout rate and improve the lives of our
most precious resources-our children.
Program Features:
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Math Literacy
On line learning
Self paced curriculum
Personal tutoring and mentoring
Differentiated Instruction
RARE Pilot Class, Hammond Middle School
CCNA
PO BOX 22964
ALEXANDRIA VA 22304
www.CCNAlexandria.org
571-268-9249