Free Virginia Middle School Webinars for Teachers and Administrators

REL AppalachiaRegional Education Labs (REL) Appalachia will offer several free professional development opportunities for middle school teachers and administrators. Register today, or for further information, please contact Aimee Evan, REL Appalachia Virginia Middle School Research Alliance Lead, by email or phone at 703-655-3695. Continue reading

School Performance Report Card Survey

VDOE LogoThe Virginia Department of Education is asking parents and other members of the public to complete a 16-item online survey on improving annual School Performance Report Cards for schools, school divisions, and the commonwealth. The survey takes 15-20 minutes and will remain active until Friday, August 14. Responses are anonymous. Take the survey »

Revision in License Renewal Requirements

2015 General AssemblyThe 2015 General Assembly passed House Bill 1320 that amended requirements for license renewal as follows:

Every person seeking renewal of a license shall complete all renewal requirements, including professional development in a manner prescribed by the Board, except that no person seeking renewal of a license shall be required to satisfy any such requirement by completing coursework and earning credit at an institution of higher education. Continue reading

New Competencies for Classified Employees

Performance EvaluationSince February, a committee composed of classified employees from the school division and local government has been working to review and revise the performance competency and appraisal model for classified staff. As a result of their analysis, including employee feedback, new competencies used to recruit, hire, train and evaluate classified employees have been established. View the new competencies for classified staff »

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2015 VTEEA Conference, July 29-31: Get Registered for FREE!

VTEEA 2015 Summer ConferenceAttention, teachers! ACPS is hosting the Virginia Technology Education and Engineering Association (VTEEA) 2015 Summer Conference, “Making Engineering Everything,” July 29-31. This event connects educators, administrators, artists, professionals, and more through a hands-on experience into making, engineering, electronics, programming, and research!

Good news! ACPS teachers can register for FREE using this Google form. (Hint: In order to open the form, you first may need to log in to your k12albemarle Google account.)

Questions? Contact Stephanie Passman at spassman@k12albemarle.org.

Chesapeake Bay Trust Mini Grants (up to $5,000) – Apply by August 7

Chesapeake Bay Trust LogoThe Chesapeake Bay Trust Mini Grant Program was established to provide accessible funds to schools, organizations and agencies to educate students about their local watersheds and how they can become environmental stewards and make a difference in watershed health. To accomplish this goal, the program supports meaningful outdoor learning experiences around a watershed issue investigation, including field trips, fieldwork, student-led action projects and schoolyard habitat projects, as well as building teacher capacity to implement environmental education, including professional development trainings and programs to advance environmental literacy in the Chesapeake Bay region. The deadline is August 7 at 5 p.m. Get the scoop»

Number and Number Sense for Elementary School Teachers, July 27-31

2015-16 Opportunities CatalogWe are getting ready for summer PD to begin on July 7! We’ve added a NEW class that connects to our PD focus point on mathematical thinking (although it is not a DLI class that will trade for August 10). Number and Number Sense for Elementary School Teachers will run July 27-31 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Currently, there are 12 spaces available. Participants will receive at least 30 recertification points upon completion of the class.

Let the PD team (Becky Fisher & Cyndi Wells) know if you have any questions. Visit the ACPS PD Opportunities site »