Category Archives: Human Resources

Update: Annual Leave Overages

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The school division recognizes that due to the disruptions to personal and work schedules related to the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees are not able to take time off. We previously announced that the conversion of annual leave at or above 320 hours that normally occurs at the end of an employee’s birth month has been temporarily disabled. In recognition that employees may not be able to take time off for the immediate foreseeable future, the suspension will be extended until February 28, 2021. Continue reading →

Contracts for Licensed Teachers and Administrators: Signed Contracts Due by June 26

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We are excited to announce that licensed teacher and administrator contracts for the 2020-2021 school year will be sent to you electronically this year! Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to innovate!

Contracts for licensed teachers and administrators will be sent to your ACPS work email address. They will be sent from “ACPS Contracts” (acpscontracts@albemarle.org) on Friday, June 12, after the School Board approves reappointments Thursday evening. Continue reading →

Teaching Licensure Q&A Sessions – May 28 & 29

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Licensure Specialist Michael Thomas will be hosting two Licensure Q&A sessions this week:

Thursday, May 28, at 12 p.m. – Click here to join
Friday, May 29, at 1 p.m. – Click here to join

Michael will review recent licensure modifications passed by the Virginia General Assembly (see below). These modifications address the hands-on aspect of CPR for renewal and initial licensure and the status of provisional licenses and renewable licenses that expire June 30, 2020. Keep in mind: All emergency modifications expire January 1, 2021. Continue reading →

Annual Leave Overflow Process Update

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With the disruptions to personal and work schedules related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we realize that many employees are not in the position to use annual leave at this time in order to avoid losing leave above the 320-hour maximum accrual cap set in Policy GCC, Leave Program. Effective immediately, we are temporarily disabling the conversion of annual leave at/above 320 hours that normally occurs at the end of an employee’s birth month, allowing those with birthdays in March, April, and onward extra time to use overflow annual leave. Continue reading →

Financial Vendor Requests for Access

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The start of a new school year brings increased requests from financial services vendors who wish to have access to our employees. They may indicate that they are “official” County vendors and have Human Resources Department approval to present information about their products to staff. Unless information about these presentations comes directly from the Human Resources Department, you should be aware that none of these vendors has such an endorsement. Continue reading →

Meet Michael Thomas, Our New Licensure Specialist

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There is a new contact for all things licensure-related!

Hello, I’m Michael Thomas and I am the new Licensure Specialist, following Beth Churms’ retirement in December. Having been with the Human Resources team since mid-2017, I’m thrilled to move into this role! As we move through the school year together, I aspire to improve communication and collaborate with each of you to work through licensure matters. Continue reading →

Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology: Licensure Renewal Announcement

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Virginia Department of Health ProfessionsAttention all Speech-Language Pathologists: It’s time to renew your license! All Virginia Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) licenses will expire on December 31, 2017. Emails have been sent to all license holders. PLEASE NOTE: No paper notices will be mailed this year, and all renewals MUST be completed online. Get more information about renewal »

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