Thursday was a busy day for ACPS. First, I had the great joy to attend the Service Awards and We Notice ceremonies at Lane Auditorium. I was impressed with the number of nominations and years of dedication exemplified by this group. As Pam said, everyone who deals with young people is an educator. Continue reading
Category Archives: Strategic Planning
Performance Appraisal Q&A
As we move into the summative phase of our performance appraisal processes, we hope to provide clarity around questions that staff have. During the week of March 24, we surveyed all employees to find out questions they have about our performance appraisal systems. View the Appraisal Questions and Answers. We grouped similar questions together by theme, so you may see two or three questions together with only one answer. For more information, please visit our Performance Appraisal website.
Public Comment Period Extended for Proposed 2014-15 Make-up Days
At its meeting on April 10, 2014, the Albemarle County School Board decided to extend the period of time for public comment on the proposed make-up days for the 2014-15 school calendar. This follows an earlier decision by the Board to consider building in several scheduled inclement weather make-up days in next year’s calendar. Continue reading
Performance Appraisal Survey – Participate by March 28
As we move into the final evaluation phase of our performance appraisal systems, we would like to be proactive in answering related questions. We are in the process of creating a Question and Answer document in response to questions regarding the final appraisal process for the Teacher Performance Appraisal (TPA), Administrator Performance Appraisal (APA), Classified Staff Performance Appraisal, and Teaching Assistant Performance Appraisal (TAPA). Continue reading
Makeup Day Survey: Thanks for Participating!
Thank you for taking the time to participate in our survey regarding options for school makeup days for inclement weather. We had 6,033 responses from 4,058 parents; 1,331 staff members; and 644 students. Continue reading
Relationship Between School Climate and Several Academic & Behavioral Measures
School administrators and teachers: Please consider these findings and recommendations as you consider development of behavior management plans for the remainder of this year and into next year. Continue reading
Green Workday Standard Operating Procedure
On Friday, March 28, 2014, the school division will offer eligible employees the opportunity to participate in a “Green Workday.” School staff will commute via internet and telephone. Buildings will be in “weekend mode,” with reduced use of heating and air conditioning, fuel, and electricity. Students will not be attending school. Continue reading
Are You Subscribed to Our Electronic Notification System?
Are you missing school schedule notifications? If so, you may not be subscribed to the ACPS Electronic Notification System, or perhaps your contact information needs to be updated.
Our Emergency Notification System enables us to notify you immediately in the event of an emergency and to contact you regarding school schedule changes due to inclement weather. To do so, we need to remain up-to-date with your contact information. Continue reading
1st Draft of 2014-15 School Year Calendar Posted for Feedback
The 2014-15 Calendar Development web page has been updated with links to the first draft of the 2014-15 school year calendar and a new survey. We used feedback from your responses to our previous “Calendar Priorities” survey to make changes to the draft in collaboration with staff from Charlottesville City Schools. We had over 1,300 survey responses. Thank you!
Community members, staff and students are invited to provide feedback that will inform the second draft of the 2014-15 school year calendar. View the draft calendar and participate in the survey. This survey will close on Friday, December 6.
“Calendar Priorities” Survey Open Through October 30!
The 2014-15 calendar development process is underway! We are inviting community members, parents, staff and students to provide feedback that will inform next year’s school calendar.
Please visit the 2014-15 Calendar Development web page to participate in a brief electronic survey. This survey will close on Wednesday, October 30. Thank you for your time and consideration.