Monthly Archives: January 2017

ACPS Explores Micro-Credentialing for Contemporary Professional Learning – Organizational Meeting on Feb. 15

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Professional DevelopmentDigital Promise has built an innovative system of micro-credentials to help educators not only build specific professional skills, but also recognition for proficiency in those skills. The ACPS Professional Development team wants your help in evaluating the potential impact of this system on our professional learning programming. Learn more about the Digital Promise approach »

Teachers interested in piloting a few of these modules in order to provide feedback are invited to RSVP to an organizational meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 4:30 to 6 p.m., location TBD. A light dinner will be served. Please RSVP no later than Monday, February 13. Continue reading →

Make-up Days & Next Year’s Calendar

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Calendar2016-17 Make-up Days

School now will be in session on both February 20 and March 31, 2017, to make up for recent school closures due to snow. March 31 will serve as the last day of the 3rd 9-week grading period.

2017-18 School Year Calendar

The School Board approved the 2017-18 School Year Calendar during their regularly scheduled meeting on January 12, 2017. The approved calendar can be downloaded in both English and Spanish from the division-level Calendars page. View the approved calendar in English »

Free Tax Prep for Households Making Less Than $55,000

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Cville Tax Aid 2017Free tax preparation assistance for the 2016 tax season will be available January 23 – April 18, 2017, through Cville Tax Aid. To receive free tax preparation assistance at one of the 11 coalition sites in Charlottesville, Albemarle, and surrounding counties, taxpayers must have household income of less than $55,000 in 2016. Download an informational flyer »

Horizon 2020 Update: Volume 2, Issue 2

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Horizon 2020 UpdateThe Horizon 2020 Update newsletter features examples of our strategic plan, Horizon 2020, in action. The second issue of 2016-17 highlights the annual Making Connections professional development day; expansion of the elementary world languages program; and Burley’s work in developing student electronic portfolios. Open Issue 2 »

If you have an event taking place in your school that showcases the implementation of our strategic plan, submit your event for inclusion in a future issue of the Horizon 2020 Update. Visit the archive »

W-2 Forms Available Online, Plus Important Info About Withholding

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Tax TimeReceive Your 2016 W-2 Online

Your 2016 W-2 form (Wage and Tax Statement) is available online. View your W-2 »

To login and print your form, you must have had your Greenshades account established and verified. Please remember that if you have already consented to receive your W-2 through Greenshades, you will NOT receive a paper copy. If you do not consent to receive your W-2 through Greenshades, you will not be able to print a copy. Continue reading →

Mark Your Calendar: Community Meeting on Jan. 17

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Matthew Haas, Ed.D.Dear Members of our School Community:

I’d like to invite you to a community meeting on Tuesday evening, January 17, at Monticello High School to talk about the future of Albemarle County’s high schools.

We will provide a brief overview of state-mandated graduation requirement changes on the horizon, as well as our designs. In addition, we will host a viewing of the film, Most Likely to Succeed. During an intermission of the film, we will have brief information sessions in the theater foyer as well as opportunities for you to share your ideas. We want you to be a part of this important ongoing conversation, one that will lead to changes in the high school experiences of all students, beginning with those who will be freshmen in 2018. Continue reading →

Digital Promise filmMAKER Challenge – Entries Due Mar. 24

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Digital PromiseThe Digital Promise filmMAKER™ Challenge invites middle and high school students to reinvent an everyday product to make it more sustainable, accessible or beautiful and create a documentary video that tells the story of the process.

Students are invited to submit their videos to Digital Promise by March 24, 2017, to be considered for an invitation to present their film and designs at the Bay Area Maker Faire in May 2017 or the World Maker Faire in New York in October 2017. Learn more »