Open Enrollment starts next week! If you or your family members wear glasses or contact lenses, check out our NEW voluntary vision plan, Blue View Vision! This plan includes routine eye exams and annual allowances for eyeglass frames, lenses, and contact lenses. Continue reading
We are looking forward to our next Division Professional Learning Community (DPLC) and Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) Professional Development (PD) Day on Monday, October 30. Please reference the schedule for the times and locations of your DPLC meetings and your Culturally Responsive Teaching PD.
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Open Enrollment (November 1-15) starts next week! Have you considered comparing our medical plans to see which plan is best for you? In yesterday’s Compass post, we highlighted the differences between our medical plan options. Today, we’re going to focus on the plan that may be least familiar to you: our Albemarle Choice plan, a high deductible medical plan that also comes with a Health Savings Account (HSA). Deciding between our traditional plan (Albemarle Select) and the Albemarle Choice plan basically comes down to: Continue reading
We’re excited to announce that ACPS has formally partnered with DonorsChoose to fully leverage their community of citizen donors and corporate matches to serve our students. ACPS teachers and staff have already raised more than $300,000 in classroom resources through DonorsChoose over the years. While our district is committed to providing you with the materials needed to teach in the classroom or conduct distance learning, posting a project on DonorsChoose is a great way to bring those additional resources you feel are important for your students to make learning even more joyful and engaging. Continue reading
Open Enrollment opens in ADP next Wednesday, November 1, and runs through Wednesday, November 15, which makes NOW the perfect time to review your benefits options and assess whether you might want to make a change for next year. Over the next few days, our “Open Enrollment Essentials” series will focus on the major benefits that you’ll see in the ADP Open Enrollment module. Today, we’re focusing on your medical benefit options. Continue reading
On Monday, November 6, we will host our annual Making Connections professional learning conference. Session details and registration links are now available on our Making Connections website! Please check the website often, as we are still receiving session proposals and continuing to update the site. Continue reading
This article is the fifth in a series about getting to know your Human Resources team. In this post, we’re introducing you to the benefits team.
ACPS provides a robust benefits package to employees that is designed to be competitive among area employers and Virginia school divisions, and supportive of employees and their families—from hire through retirement. Our benefits team administers our various employee benefits programs, manages relationships with associated vendors, and helps employees resolve any issues or concerns that may arise as they access their benefits. Continue reading
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) will no longer mail teaching licenses, licensure letters, or correspondence to teaching licensure applicants. Applicants and license holders can use the e-Government (eGOV) Online Licensing Portal to check the status of their licensure and to access all licensure documents from the VDOE. You must register for an eGOV account to use the portal; directions are provided below. Please also note: Continue reading
University of Virginia’s School of Education and Human Development is currently recruiting for a new cohort of excellent educational leaders eager to pursue the highest degree in their profession, the education doctorate (Ed.D.). Prospective students are invited to attend a virtual information session for the Ed.D. in Administration & Supervision program. Program faculty, staff, and a former student will be available to give an overview of the program and answer questions about the student experience and admission process.
Please register for an info session by clicking on a date below. All sessions will take place from 5 to 6 p.m.
K-2 Social Studies Teachers: Our division is collaborating with a JMU elementary social studies methods professor, Alexa Quinn, to study the implementation of our new K-2 inquiry units developed through Reframing the Narrative. If you’re interested in contributing to this study, please complete this survey to provide feedback on any of the inquiry units you’ve taught so far this year. This first part of the study is unpaid; regardless, your feedback is super valuable!
If you wish to participate in the second part (the paid portion) of the study: Continue reading