The second annual statewide prevention conference will occur Sunday-Monday, May 3-4, 2015, at the Doubletree by Hilton in Williamsburg. Intended for grass-roots prevention workers and their supervisors from throughout the Commonwealth, this event is the one, cross-discipline prevention training event in Virginia. Get the details »
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Journey to the Student-Centered Makerspace
Schools and communities across the United States and around the world are creating “maker spaces” for adults and students to design, create, build and engineer using a variety of tools. Read the story of how one teacher created an interest-driven space for students in the eSchool News article, Journey to the student-centered makerspace.
It’s Not Gonna Be Your Grandma’s West Side Story!
Monticello High School drama students will present the popular musical, West Side Story, May 7-10, but with a twist—all the dance scenes have been modernized and choreographed by students Alex Espinosa Navarro and Gabriela David Guzman.
PRAXIS Exam Workshop on April 11
Albemarle Leadership Academy Accepting Applications Through May 1
Summer 2015 marks the 4th Annual Albemarle Leadership Academy! Applications are now being accepted to this exciting (and free!) summer opportunity for students who will be in grades 9-12 during the 2015-16 school year. Students will explore the concept of leadership and develop a range of skills that they will apply to areas of their own interest.
Policy Updates: February & March 2015
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 February & March 2015 policy updates (ACPS user name and password required).
Pam Moran Named Region 5 Superintendent of the Year!
Our very own superintendent, Dr. Pam Moran, has been named the Region 5 School Superintendent of the Year by the Virginia Association of School Superintendents (VASS). Region 5 encompasses 20 school divisions in Central Virginia. Dr. Moran was selected by a VASS committee of her peers, and she will formally be recognized at the VASS annual conference in May. Read our news release »
Teacher Transfer Requests
Teacher Transfer Requests are now open to all teachers desiring new assignments for the upcoming school year. Tenured and non-tenured teachers may apply for any positions, regardless of length of service with ACPS, through the job posting website. The previous form is no longer being used. Continue reading
Chief Information Officer, Vince Scheivert, Receives National Technology Leadership Award
Congratulations to our Chief Information Officer (CIO), Vince Scheivert, on being named the 2015 recipient of the Withrow Award by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a national professional association for school system technology leaders. The Withrow Award recognizes an exceptional CIO in the nation who serves as a technology champion and whose leadership has been transformative for his or her school system. Read our news release »
VSCA 2015 Student Scholarship – Submissions Due by Apr. 17
The Virginia School Counselor Association (VSCA) 2015 Student Scholarship was established in 2015 for the purpose of providing financial assistance to Virginia students pursuing post-secondary opportunities. One scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded each year funds are available. Participants should be high school seniors planning to pursue a post-secondary opportunity, with a minimum unweighted cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Applications must be submitted by April 17, 2015; final selection will be made by May 22.