Minority groups make up 40% of Albemarle County public school students, and 24% of students are economically challenged. Unfortunately, these groups are often an afterthought to the school board. However, this is being fixed. Recently, ACPS formed the Student Senate, a group of students from different minority groups, such as students in GSA, students with disabilities, and students from different cultural backgrounds. ACPS has made a budget for $10,000 that will go towards improving schools and school communities, so the main focus of the Student Senate is coming up with a plan for this money. They have already had one meeting, but it was mostly for brainstorming.