The Albemarle County Parks & Recreation Department will host its annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program from December 26, 2019, through January 19, 2020, daily from 7 a.m. until dark, at the following collection sites: Continue reading
Toward the end of December, all Anthem medical AND dental plan members will receive new enrollment cards. Your new card will contain updated information and must be used beginning January 1, at which time your old cards will no longer be valid. Find out what’s changing »
Before you head out for the winter break, please take a moment to review your timecard for this week (December 14-20) and address any corrections that are needed with your supervisor. Before you leave today, the Kronos team recommends that you go ahead and approve your timecard for this week, since you’ll be on holiday on Monday.
The Department of Technology needed to perform an update to our internet filter this week. If after the update students are unable to connect to the internet, please have them restart their laptop (rather than selecting “shut down” or “log off”). Also, please remind all students to restart their computer on a regular basis, as this keeps the computer healthy and running in the most efficient way. Continue reading
Our annual State of the Division report serves to provide information to the School Board and school community about the school division’s successes and challenges from the previous school year. The State of the Division 2019 report highlights growth worth celebrating, but it also reveals deficiencies. We titled the report, “A Work in Progress,” acknowledging that the core of our work as a public school system is about generating progress, and that, as a community of learners, we are committed to continuous improvement. Visit the State of the Division web page »
Happy holidays from the Kronos team! Please refer to the following guidelines regarding expectations for reviewing and approving your timecards over the winter break. Continue reading
Dear 12-Month Employees,
In appreciation of all that you do to contribute to the success of our school division, I have proposed and the School Board has approved gifting you with two additional days of holiday leave on Monday and Tuesday, December 30 and 31. Continue reading
Every Monday, all employees need to log in to their Kronos account to approve last week’s timecard. This will be the last weekly Compass reminder about approving your timecard, so if you haven’t done so already, the Kronos team highly encourages you to add a recurring reminder on your calendar to prompt you to approve your timecard each Monday.
How to approve your timecard: Continue reading
Earlier this month, the school division provided the 2019-20 Class Size Report to the School Board. The report consists of data collected for every school in the division as of September 30 of this year.
Low class size has been a competitive strength of our school division, and that continues to be the case this year. As the report shows, class size across all of our schools continues to average fewer than 22 students. Continue reading
The Albemarle County School Board recently adopted an update to Policy EBAC, Environmental Management, to discontinue the use of scented products (plug-in or spray air fresheners, reed diffusers, etc.) in ACPS facilities and buses. The policy was updated out of concern for our students, employees and visitors, as strong scents and fragrances can contribute to poor indoor air quality that can be unhealthy to building occupants. Continue reading