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Additional Day of Holiday Leave Granted to 12-Month Employees
At its meeting on December 12, 2013, the Albemarle County School Board approved granting an additional day of holiday leave to 12-month employees to be taken by June 30, 2014.
Happy Holidays!
CenturyLink Teachers and Technology Grant Program
The CenturyLink Teachers and Technology Grant program will provide up to $5,000 in funding for classroom projects that incorporate innovative ways to increase student achievement. Apply by January 10, 2014! Find out more on the CenturyLink Teachers and Technology Grant Site.
Need assistance with grant writing? Our resident expert (a.k.a., Legislative and Public Affairs Officer), Nicole Storm, is happy to help! Please contact Nicole via email or by phone at 975-9452.
FREE Resources to Support Safe Student Behavior on Cell Phones, Computers & Social Media
Virginia School Boards Association Names ACPS Best in State for Eco-Friendly Practices
Congratulations to our students and staff for receiving top honors for the statewide Green Schools Challenge, but most importantly, for helping us act locally to conserve energy and improve the global environment! Find out more by watching the local news coverage or reading our press release.
Check Out Our Spring Courses!
We want YOU … to visit the “new and improved” Professional Development Opportunities Catalog, filled with tons of courses for Spring! This newly designed catalog allows you to peruse all of the great PD courses offered through various filters or sorting, sign up for courses and manage your enrollments, and easily view Upcoming Classes in a spotlight feature.
This is PD made easy for you! Take advantage of these FREE, ACPS provided and instructed teacher-to-teacher courses. Visit the catalog today and take your teaching skills to a whole new level!
Teaching Our Learners About Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, world leader for civil rights, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and revered fighter against Apartheid in South Africa, died yesterday. These videos and links may assist you with current event activities to help our learners understand why his leadership work is considered historical.
Policy Updates: September & November 2013
Albemarle 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 policy updates for September and November (ACPS user name and password required).
30-Day FREE Membership at ACAC!
Move2Health has partnered with ACAC to get you moving! For a limited time, you can get 30 days of membership for free at ACAC!
Currently not a member? You can get 30 days of membership for free if you move 480 minutes at ACAC, but you must get started by December 15.
Already a member? Join the Albemarle County team, move 480 minutes at ACAC, and win prizes! The School Employee Challenge runs December 1 – January 1. Join the challenge and start logging minutes here.
Interested? Just call or stop by any ACAC location to learn more.
This message is brought to you by Albemarle County’s employee wellness program, BeWell Albemarle, whose mission is to provide opportunities to understand and follow an active lifestyle that promotes a culture of good health and wellness through education, wellness activities, and self-improvement.
Grant Development Workshop at the University of Richmond
The Institute for Strategic Funding Development (ISFD) is sponsoring a two-day Strategic Grant Development Workshop at the University of Richmond on December 12-13, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The strategic grant development workshop is designed to teach the fundamentals of grant writing. It provides a comprehensive overview of effective grant development techniques, including finding funding sources, creating innovative programs, and planning for funding sustainability. Continue reading