Monthly Archives: December 2021

COVID-19 Testing Updates: Winter Holiday Schedule, Symptomatic Testing & Reminders

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UPDATE: Effective February 3, 2022, everything you need to know about COVID-19 testing for employees is now on our website at www.k12albemarle.org/CovidTesting.

Winter Holiday Schedule

Over the winter holiday weeks, our COVID-19 testing will operate on the following modified schedule:

December 20December 21December 22December 23December 24
12 to 5 p.m.
Albemarle
High School		12 to 5 p.m.
Albemarle
High School		No TestingNo TestingNo Testing
December 27December 28December 29December 30December 31
No TestingNo Testing12 to 5 p.m.
Albemarle
High School		12 to 5 p.m.
Albemarle
High School		No Testing

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Celebrate Computer Science Education Week: Participate in Hour of Code

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Hour of Code ACPS 2021

December 6-12 is Computer Science Education Week! Celebrate by participating in Hour of Code! Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify “code,” to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with one-hour coding activities, but expanding to all sorts of community efforts. Continue reading →

Introducing Dan Redding, the School Division’s Director of Human Resources

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Dan Redding Dec 2021

Dan Redding was appointed Director of Human Resources for Albemarle County Public Schools on October 1. In this new role for the division, Dan’s immediate priority is the successful completion of a new design for the human resources function. He describes the goal as providing all employees with a service center model that will be aware of and responsive to employee needs and voice. Another key focus is the development of strategies and practices that will develop the full professional potential of employees while ensuring that the school division can attract and retain highly-qualified faculty and classified staff who are representative of the strengths and capabilities that diversity brings to school communities. Continue reading →

Have You Completed the Transition Pay Options Acknowledgement Form?

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Attention All Employees: If you have not yet completed the Transition Pay Options Acknowledgement Form, please do so by this Friday, December 3. This form will ask you to accept or decline a one-time pay advance available to all regular part-time and full-time employees. The advance, which will equal 80 hours of pay, will be distributed on January 31 and will need to be repaid by June 30, 2022. (Note: This one-time pay advance is related to our move to biweekly pay and is different from the one-time payment approved by the school board that will be added automatically to the December paychecks of all regular employees.) Continue reading →