It’s not too late to complete your Open Enrollment session! Open Enrollment closes tonight at 11:59 p.m., but please note: The Human Resources benefits team will only be available to answer questions and assist with technical issues through 5 p.m.
If you don’t log in to the Open Enrollment module in ADP and successfully save your benefits elections: Continue reading
CATEC’s fresh Thanksgiving menu features traditional recipes crafted by our Culinary Arts students and chefs to make your holiday meal special! Preorder your menu items by Thursday, November 16, and be prepared to pick up your order between 12 and 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21.
Dear Colleagues,
The feedback you have shared through the Gallup Employee Engagement Survey and the Bellwether Instructional Audit process tells me that you want to know more about and be more involved in the decisions that the Albemarle County School Board and I make. My thinking is that if we can expand access to information about upcoming changes, including when and why we are considering them, you will be better able to engage with the process and offer informed input.
With that in mind, we’ve created a weekly newsletter within the Compass: Please allow me to introduce Insider Express! You’ll find the first issue below! Continue reading
Following a declaration by the Commonwealth of Virginia, and with appreciation and gratitude for everything you do each day for our students, their families, your colleagues, and our school community, the Albemarle County School Board has approved the superintendent’s request to grant a half-day holiday for all employees scheduled to work on Wednesday, November 22. All ACPS offices and facilities will now close four hours early on November 22. (This day was already scheduled as a non-student day.) Continue reading
Only THREE DAYS (including today!) remain until the Open Enrollment window closes on Wednesday, November 15! These are the last few days where you’ll be able to:
Only SIX DAYS (including today!) remain until the Open Enrollment window closes on Wednesday, November 15! If you’re planning to complete your Open Enrollment session over the weekend, please take a moment TODAY to make sure you can successfully log in to ADP and access the Open Enrollment module. Hint: Your ADP login likely is not the same as your ACPS or Kronos login. If you cannot successfully log in to ADP, please email the benefits team to confirm your User ID. If you remember your User ID but have forgotten your password, you can reset it by using the Forgot Your Password? link on the ADP login screen.
Looking for Open Enrollment information that you may have missed? Continue reading
As part of the Bellwether recommendation to develop a systematic approach to professional learning in the division, we are conducting a needs assessment to gather data on professional learning needs and experiences within the division. We would like all instructional staff (administrators, teachers, teaching assistants, EDEP, counselors, etc.) to complete this short, anonymous survey by Friday, November 17:
In the next couple of weeks, we will process the Making Connections attendance sheets to provide professional development (PD) points for licensed staff. If you were a presenter, we will upload your information to the PLMS and enroll you in a presenter course to award your PD points for the day.
Teachers: Throughout Making Connections, we asked teachers to take a quick, anonymous survey on the instructional coaching model, to complement the qualitative data collected during the feedback sessions. If you did not get an opportunity to participate, please complete the survey by Friday, November 17:
Questions? Please email Megan Wood.
Your benefits Open Enrollment window is only available in ADP for one more week, through Wednesday, November 15! Don’t miss your chance to:
ACPS wants to thank everyone who participated in a stay interview last year. We truly want our employees to remain in their jobs, feeling happy, satisfied, appropriately challenged, and heard!
“Stay interviews” provide an opportunity for employees to communicate the best parts of their jobs and share ideas about how the division can do better. We’re excited to enter the second year of this initiative, and we’re eager to offer more opportunities for our employees to share their voice and experiences. Your valuable feedback helps us identify trends that can inform division leadership and guide the division’s future decision-making. If you would like to participate in a confidential stay interview, please continue reading to learn more about the process and to sign up for a time to meet! Continue reading
At the October 26 school board meeting, staff presented several Bellwether project updates, including next steps for our framework for adult learning, the instructional coaching model, quarterly assessments, and short-term approaches for Algebra 1 improvements. You can follow the progress of each project on our new Bellwether Recommendation Status Board (also accessible through our Instructional Practices Audit website). Please contact Jamie Gellner with any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding next steps.