Are you interested in exploring project-based learning with other ACPS educators? Two workshops are scheduled to begin this month, and you should consider enrolling in one or both! Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Getting Your Affairs in Order: Five Essential Documents – October 15
Be prepared and organized for your future and that of your family. Learn about the five documents that everyone should have in order to be prepared for the unexpected. Optima EAP’s October webinar, Getting Your Affairs in Order: Five Essential Documents, is scheduled for Tuesday, October 15, at 12 Noon or 2 p.m. Continue reading
Introducing Our New Assistant Director of Strategic Planning, Charlie Price
I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Charlene “Charlie” Price as our new Assistant Director of Strategic Planning and Organizational Improvement. Ms. Price succeeds Melissa Anderson, and her start date will be this Tuesday, October 8. Continue reading
Flu Vaccinations for County Employees: Complete Schedule Now Posted!
Albemarle County again is partnering with Walgreens to bring the flu vaccinations to numerous school and local government sites. All employees (including temporary, substitutes, interns, and student teachers) are eligible to receive a flu vaccination with no out of pocket cost, even if they are not covered on the county insurance plan. Employees may go to any of the following clinics to get vaccinated. Walgreens will not be offering the nasal spray vaccine at these clinics, but they will provide the thimerosal-free vaccine for pregnant and nursing women as supplies are available. Continue reading
All-County Middle School Strings Concert – October 3
On Thursday, October 3, at 6:30 p.m., you are invited to Western Albemarle High School for this free concert, which culminates a full day of cross-school music rehearsals. The concert features 130 string players from all five middle schools. Pieces are rehearsed and conducted by our very own orchestra teachers: Richard Baritaud, Carrie Finnegan, and Shannon Hutchinson-Krupat. If you can’t make it to Western Albemarle, stream the concert live from the convenience of your computer! For more information, view the ACPS press release.