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. View the April – August 2013 policy updates (ACPS user name and password required).

All of our School Board’s policies may be viewed online through Electronic School Board.

All of our policies are to be reviewed by the School Board every five years. In addition, we update policies based on Virginia Legislative changes as well as periodic changes to Virginia Code. As an Albemarle County Public Schools employee, it is important to know about our policies in a few ways:

• Be aware that policies exist and provide guidance in the following areas: Foundations and Basic Commitments, School Board Governance and Operations, General School Administration, Fiscal Management, Support Services, Facilities Development, Personnel, Instruction, Students, School and Community Relations, and Educational Agency Relations.
• Know policies that impact you. For example, as an employee, you should that Personnel policies exist that impact your employment, compensation, benefits, etc.
• Read about changes to policies and ask your supervisor how they impact you.