Dear Colleagues:
Welcome to the 2014-15 school year! It’s been a delight to meet the cohort of excellent staff new to our school division and to visit with returning school and departmental staff as we all prepare to welcome our students next Wednesday. Continue reading
The 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 »
Learn more about SAMHSA’s underage drinking prevention campaign »
Sikorsky 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 »
ACPS Educators: You can now request Blackboard classes for 2014-15! Learn how »
Additional resources that will support moving previously created content to classes where students are enrolled:
Questions? Please contact Jamie Foreman.
Albemarle County Public Schools has become one of the first school divisions in Virginia to receive a grant from the state Secretary of Education and Office of Virginia STEM to plan a new instructional model that will bring students closer in their learning to the needs of future employers. Read the ACPS News Release »
Local media has the July 31, 2014 story: Continue reading
The Verizon Innovative App Challenge is an exciting, creative and collaborative competition that offers $20,000 grants for winning middle schools and high schools and Samsung Galaxy Tabs for students on the winning teams. Designed to ignite students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), the Challenge shows students exciting new possibilities for their futures, opening doors they may never have known were there. Learn more about the challenge »