The School Board approved the 2018-19 School Year Calendar during their regularly scheduled meeting on January 11, 2018. The approved calendar can be downloaded in both English and Spanish from the division-level Calendars web page.
Monthly Archives: January 2018
February 19 – Now a Make-up Day!
School will be in session on Monday, February 19, to make up for the closure on January 8.
Important Note: February 19 will serve as the only inclement weather make-up day for the 2017-18 school year. Remaining days missed due to inclement weather will be made up with hours accumulated by the schools in excess of the minimum 990 hours required by the standards of accreditation.
If you’d like to review our inclement weather procedures, including the various ways you can find out about school schedule changes, please visit our Closings & Delays web page.
Culturally Responsive Teaching PD Sessions – Feb. 7 & 8: Please RSVP by Feb. 1
February 7 & 8, 2018 | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | DoubleTree Hotel
Attention Instructional Coaches, Diversity Resource Teachers, Equity Teams, Teachers, and Administrators: ACPS is pleased to announce two upcoming Culturally Responsive Teaching professional development sessions on February 7 for elementary educators, and February 8 for middle and high school educators. Please RSVP using the respective links by February 1. Continue reading
School Board Meeting Update
Dear Colleagues:
Last month, I sent you a report on the December 14 School Board meeting as a way of keeping you informed about the issues being considered by the Board and their decisions. I’d like to send these reports after each Board meeting, since so many of our Board’s actions will impact you.
The Board has met twice since December 14, including their organizational and first business meeting of 2018 on January 11. Also, last evening, a special meeting was held during which Dr. Moran and I presented the 2018-19 fiscal year funding request for our school division. Continue reading
Policy Updates: October – December 2017
Albemarle County Public Schools maintains over 600 policies. Our policies are locally developed through our work with the Virginia School Boards Association and they are tied to Virginia Code. Several are locally developed. Our policies translate our core values of excellence, young people, community, and respect into the backbone of our daily operations and aspirations for students. You can stay up-to-date on policy revisions, additions and deletions through the ACPS website! View the end-of-year policy updates for 2017, including four new policies »
Understand Your Retirement Plan: Meet With a VRS Hybrid Plan Expert on Jan. 22
Monday, January 22, 2018 | 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. | County Office Building – McIntire
VRS Hybrid Plan Members: Did you know that your guaranteed retirement benefit under the VRS Hybrid plan is, at best, 30% of your pre-retirement salary?
Don’t short yourself later in life (or lose out on employer matching funds!) by not setting up voluntary contributions into your deferred compensation plan. Your future self will thank you.
Here’s your chance to sit down one-on-one with a VRS Hybrid retirement plan expert!
Register now for an appointment to: Continue reading
4th Annual “Walk a Mile for Martin” Event – Jan. 15
Monday, January 15, 2018 | 12 to 5 p.m. | Woodbrook Elementary School
Please plan to attend! This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, all ACPS employees are invited to attend Woodbrook Elementary School’s 4th annual Walk a Mile for Martin event. Each year on MLK Day, the Woodbrook community gets together to walk at least one mile for a myriad of causes. Continue reading
Free Electronic Field Trip: African American Experiences in WWII – Feb. 22
Celebrate Digital Learning Day and Black History Month with a dynamic and interactive webcast! On February 22, at 10 a.m. and again at 1 p.m., the National WWII Museum presents Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in World War II. In this interactive cross-country journey, students in grades 6-12 learn how the pursuit for both victory and equality shaped the story of World War II and transformed the U.S. for decades to come.
Classroom participation is free, but advance registration is required. Sign up today »
W-2 Forms Available Online, Plus Information Regarding Recent Tax Law Changes
W-2 Forms Now Available Online
Your W-2 Form (Wage and Tax Statement) for filing is now available online through your Greenshades employee account. If you have not yet enabled receiving forms electronically, click on Account Settings in the upper-right corner and select the Notifications tab. From this tab, you can set your preference to electronic delivery. Continue reading
Deadline for VAHPERD’s Annual Film Festival Competition Extended to Mar. 15
The Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (VAHPERD) has extended the due date for the 2017-18 Film/Video Competition to March 15, 2018. This competition is part of VAHPERD’s Choose Your Vibe – Arrive Alive underage drinking and impaired driving campaign funded through a highway safety alcohol grant from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. The competition allows middle and high school students to develop short persuasive videos that encourage students to make safe and healthy choices, and by doing so prevent underage drinking and impaired driving. View the contest manual for more information »