Volume 1, Issue 15
News from ACPS
Board Meeting Highlights
Following are highlights from the school board’s work session on March 7, 2024. You can view the full March 7 meeting agenda in ESB. You can also watch a recording of the March 7 meeting on our YouTube page.
Budget Work Session #2
Following a public hearing on the FY 25 Draft Funding Request, staff facilitated the second budget work session. The presentation included an overview of the following budget proposals:
- Tiered Interventions
- Special Education
- English Learner Program
The presentation slides and the full budget book are available on the 2024-25 Budget Development web page.
Questions? Email budget@k12albemarle.org.
School Board’s Funding Request Presentation
On March 11, the school board presented their funding request to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. The presentation slides can be viewed on the 2024-25 Budget Development web page. A recording of the meeting is also available on the County’s Board Agendas web page for meeting date 3/11/2024.
Questions? Email budget@k12albemarle.org.
Recent News
ACPS has not issued a new press release since the last issue of Insider Express. Visit our Newsroom to access the archive of ACPS press releases.
Did you know? You can view an archive of local media coverage (“ACPS in the News”) on our Albemarle Engage web page.
News from VDOE
TeacherDirect Newsletter
TeacherDirect is a weekly newsletter designed to provide a direct line of communication between the Virginia Department of Education and classroom teachers and educators. Subscribe to TeacherDirect to receive weekly updates from VDOE via email!
Some highlights from the March 6 issue include:
- Fine Arts Education Programs Across the Nation in Celebration of Youth Art Month, Music in Our Schools Month, and Theatre in Our Schools Month
- WIDA Focus Bulletin on Interactive Learning in Content-Area Classrooms
- The Virginia Museum of History and Culture Summer Professional Learning
- Master of Education – Special Education Program Launching Summer 2024 at University of Virginia
- And more!
Virginia Education Update Newsletter
Virginia Education Update is a weekly newsletter from Dr. Coons, Superintendent of Public Instruction, that serves to communicate official information from the Virginia Department of Education to school divisions.
The February 29 edition contains items that may be of interest to teachers and other school division employees, such as:
- Application Window Open for the Science Standards Revision Committees – due March 29
- Nominations for the 2024 Standards of Learning Special Test Forms Review Committee – due March 22
- Federal Pandemic Relief Programs Annual Reporting Requirements and Due Dates – GEER due March 28, ESSER due May 1
- VDOE Literacy Network Implementation Series Underway
- VA Council on Women’s 13th Annual STEAM-H Essay Contest
- National School Social Work Week
- National Nutrition Month®, National School Breakfast Week, and Virginia School Breakfast Awardees
- Reading Together, A Webinar for Families