Monthly Archives: December 2013

Check Out Our Spring Courses!

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PD Opportunities CatalogWe 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!

Policy Updates: September & November 2013

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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 policy updates for September and November (ACPS user name and password required).

30-Day FREE Membership at ACAC!

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Move2Health LogoMove2Health 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

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ISFD LogoThe 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 →

December 3 Town Hall Meeting Will Focus on Crozet Streetscape Project

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Downtown CrozetAttention Crozet residents: The public is invited to a community meeting to discuss details of the second phase of the streetscape project that will bring enhancements along Crozet Avenue in downtown Crozet scheduled for Tuesday evening, December 3, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Western Albemarle High School cafeteria. The streetscape project is one of the projects in the Crozet master plan focused on preserving downtown as the focal point and community center of Crozet as well as fostering economic vitality and accentuating historic character.  Continue reading →