Ash Lawn Opera invites Music and Arts Teachers, Classroom Teachers, and other educators of Central Virginia schools to explore the 2014 season, including Susannah, Fiddler on the Roof, education sessions, and more! Free performances and recertification credits offered! Find out more information >>>
Meet Your Educator (May 31, 2014)
Charlottesville Tomorrow interviews Caroline Bertrand, Career Specialist at Western Albemarle High School. Meet Caroline Bertrand >>>
Sutherland MS Students Explore the Civil War (May 30, 2014)
Sixth graders from Sutherland Middle School displayed their Civil War Expedition Learning (EL) projects at the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society. More on Newsplex >>>
LearningRevolution.com is the umbrella project for the events from the Classroom 2.0, FutureofEducation.com, Library 2.0, WeCollaborate.com, Global Education Conference, Reinventing the Classroom, Future of Museums, Gaming in Education, Homeschool Conference, STEMxCon, and Admin 2.0 networks. With over 200 partner organizations now, the project provides listings of free events in the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds.
We have some GREAT and free educational events coming in the next six months. Hopefully something here will fill a need for you or provide you with an opportunity to contribute (maybe even present!). Continue reading
The annual Open Enrollment period will begin June 15th. It will run June 15th through July 15th in order to provide you ample time to review changes to the plans and the employee premium rates that will become effective October 1st. We expect to finalize rates and plan design for next year shortly and will communicate with you as soon as this occurs. Continue reading
Celebrate the sweet start of summer fun at the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library’s annual street party (Central Branch), June 7th from 10 a.m. to noon. Don’t miss face painting from 10 to 11, or the chance to check out the Friends’ mini-book sale. Enjoy popcorn and doughnuts, and sign up for your Summer Reading Club of choice—adults, teens, or kids.
Visit the JMRL Teen Page for more information about the Summer Reading Program and other summer events for students in grades 6-12!
From microwave parts to telegraphs, Albemarle students show they can make it (May 23, 2014)
Tapping the telegraph key at Sutherland Middle School was Anne Holton, Virginia’s Secretary of Education. See the slide show on Charlottesville Tomorrow >>>
ACPS is launching its first Fine Arts Academy this summer from July 21-25! Students currently in grades 6-11 (rising 7th – 12th graders for 2014-15) can choose to spend their week focused on art, creative writing, dance, drama, choir, or jazz band. The registration fee is $100 for all sessions that run from 9 a.m. to noon. Art students have the option of adding three hours to their class for an additional $50. A limited amount of financial aid is available. Registration is now open! View the academy flyer for more information. Read our press release >>>
As part of our Total Compensation Strategy, Human Resources conducts comprehensive classification reviews of all departments and/or work groups on an ongoing basis. Our objective is to ensure that all School Division and Local Government positions are correctly classified and that all employees are appropriately compensated for the work they perform. Over the last year, we have conducted classification reviews of a number of departments, to include Building Services and General Services. Currently, we are conducting a classification review of Teaching Assistant (and similarly classified) positions. Continue reading
Greetings ACPS School Board & Staff:
The purpose of this memo is to inform you of several changes in school health laws passed by the 2014 General Assembly and signed by the Governor. Changes in student rights to carry diabetes supplies and self-manage diabetes, immunization changes, and the designation of a private place for employees and students to breastfeed were all addressed in this session. Implementation for each change is July 1, 2014. Read more >>>
Dear Colleagues:
Recently, the University of Virginia Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) announced this year’s award recipients. Each year, the chapter solicits nominations from school divisions in the county and Charlottesville City, as well as Fluvanna, Greene and Nelson counties to recognize some of our outstanding practitioners who best represent the chapter’s principles of research, leadership and service.
This year, in an unusual development, all of the winners were from our school division. Continue reading
