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Communications at Work: Media Spotlight

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ACPS in the NewsAlbemarle Gets Grant for Learning Center (August 21, 2014)
An Albemarle County school is celebrating a grant that has more than doubled its annual budget for its after-school program. More on NBC 29 »

Albemarle Schools Make Strides to Improve Digital Learning (August 20, 2014)
Thousands of students in Albemarle County are taking home new laptops Wednesday after the first day of school. The massive technology rollout is the classroom piece of a project to improve digital learning. The other part of the project is outside and underground. More on NBC 29 »

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Get Kids Learning with Mystery Skype

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Mystery SkypeTeachers in our schools use Skype for a variety of purposes, from professional connections with other educators to learning connections with students in other classes around the world or professionals with content or skill expertise. Skype in the Classroom offers a variety of specialized educational opportunities, including Mystery Skype, the global guessing game that gets kids learning. Continue reading →

Policy Updates: August 2014

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Policy UpdatesAlbemarle 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 August 2014 policy updates (ACPS user name and password required).

OA Meeting Materials from August 8

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2014 OA MtgWe were so pleased to have around 80 office associates in attendance at the annual OA (Office Associate) Meeting last Friday, August 8! With only three roundtable sessions and so many great topics to choose from, we understand many of you missed out on some great information. Not to worry! Several of the session hosts have shared their informational materials here: Continue reading →

New Online Role-Play Tool Helps Parents Talk About Underage Drinking With Children

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talk-they hear youThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is launching a new mobile app that features a simulated new video game-like tool to help parents practice tough conversations about underage drinking in a risk-free virtual environment. Read the SAMHSA press release »

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Helicopter 2050 Challenge

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4thAnnualHeli2050ChallengeSikorsky Aircraft Corporation is hosting the 4th annual Helicopter 2050 Challenge, a design contest open to kids age 9 to 16. The contest started on June 1 and runs through September 30, 2014. Contestants will design a helicopter that addresses the potential challenges of 2050 and plan for how their helicopters of the future would overcome those challenges. Learn more about the contest »