Looking to level up your student’s engagement? Curious about how to navigate the world of AI as a teacher? Round out your semester by joining an upcoming professional development session! Each session will provide do-now strategies to enhance instruction, promote digital organization, and develop best practices when it comes to integrating technology into your classroom.
Sign up for any of these sessions in our Professional Learning Management System (PLMS): Continue reading
As part of our ALL In Virginia tutoring plan, we are going to run an intersession during Spring Break for interested students in grades 3-8. We are also considering one from December 18-21 if we have enough staff and family interest. Continue reading
Teachers: As we all look forward to a welcome break next week, please be mindful of Albemarle County Public Schools’ homework policy, Policy IKB. This policy states:
There will be no homework assigned during the fall break (“Thanksgiving break”), winter break, or spring break.
If you have questions about the policy, please reach out to your principal.
It’s not too late to complete your Open Enrollment session! Open Enrollment closes tonight at 11:59 p.m., but please note: The Human Resources benefits team will only be available to answer questions and assist with technical issues through 5 p.m.
If you don’t log in to the Open Enrollment module in ADP and successfully save your benefits elections: Continue reading
CATEC’s fresh Thanksgiving menu features traditional recipes crafted by our Culinary Arts students and chefs to make your holiday meal special! Preorder your menu items by Thursday, November 16, and be prepared to pick up your order between 12 and 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21.
Dear Colleagues,
The feedback you have shared through the Gallup Employee Engagement Survey and the Bellwether Instructional Audit process tells me that you want to know more about and be more involved in the decisions that the Albemarle County School Board and I make. My thinking is that if we can expand access to information about upcoming changes, including when and why we are considering them, you will be better able to engage with the process and offer informed input.
With that in mind, we’ve created a weekly newsletter within the Compass: Please allow me to introduce Insider Express! You’ll find the first issue below! Continue reading
Following a declaration by the Commonwealth of Virginia, and with appreciation and gratitude for everything you do each day for our students, their families, your colleagues, and our school community, the Albemarle County School Board has approved the superintendent’s request to grant a half-day holiday for all employees scheduled to work on Wednesday, November 22. All ACPS offices and facilities will now close four hours early on November 22. (This day was already scheduled as a non-student day.) Continue reading
Only THREE DAYS (including today!) remain until the Open Enrollment window closes on Wednesday, November 15! These are the last few days where you’ll be able to:
Only SIX DAYS (including today!) remain until the Open Enrollment window closes on Wednesday, November 15! If you’re planning to complete your Open Enrollment session over the weekend, please take a moment TODAY to make sure you can successfully log in to ADP and access the Open Enrollment module. Hint: Your ADP login likely is not the same as your ACPS or Kronos login. If you cannot successfully log in to ADP, please email the benefits team to confirm your User ID. If you remember your User ID but have forgotten your password, you can reset it by using the Forgot Your Password? link on the ADP login screen.
Looking for Open Enrollment information that you may have missed? Continue reading
As part of the Bellwether recommendation to develop a systematic approach to professional learning in the division, we are conducting a needs assessment to gather data on professional learning needs and experiences within the division. We would like all instructional staff (administrators, teachers, teaching assistants, EDEP, counselors, etc.) to complete this short, anonymous survey by Friday, November 17:
In the next couple of weeks, we will process the Making Connections attendance sheets to provide professional development (PD) points for licensed staff. If you were a presenter, we will upload your information to the PLMS and enroll you in a presenter course to award your PD points for the day.
Teachers: Throughout Making Connections, we asked teachers to take a quick, anonymous survey on the instructional coaching model, to complement the qualitative data collected during the feedback sessions. If you did not get an opportunity to participate, please complete the survey by Friday, November 17:
Questions? Please email Megan Wood.