Category Archives: Teachers – Elementary

Homebound Instructors Needed!

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If you are a licensed teacher, or provisionally licensed, and would like to supplement your income doing homebound instruction, please contact Ashby Kindler via email or by phone at 434-249-6491. The pay rate is $30 per hour. Typically, students receive 10 hours per week of academic instruction for high school, 8 hours per week for middle school, and 6 hours per week for elementary school. Instruction may be provided in person or virtually.

Currently, we are in immediate need of a teacher for a first grader, 6 hours per week, virtual instruction preferred.

Southern Feeder Elementary School Design Committee Searching for Members

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Volunteers needed

UPDATE! Attention, elementary school teachers: The meeting dates for the Southern Feeder Elementary School Steering Committee have changed due to a conflict with elementary school staff meetings. The steering committee will now meet on Nov. 15, Jan. 31, and March 13. Please apply by November 9 if the new dates work better with your schedule. The original invitation (below) has been updated with the new meeting dates. Continue reading →

Schedule for Oct. 30 DPLC/CRT Professional Development

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We are looking forward to our next Division Professional Learning Community (DPLC) and Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) Professional Development (PD) Day on Monday, October 30. Please reference the schedule for the times and locations of your DPLC meetings and your Culturally Responsive Teaching PD.

2023-24 DPLC & DRT Professional Development Schedule


Important Notes: Continue reading →

ACPS Has Partnered With DonorsChoose!

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We’re excited to announce that ACPS has formally partnered with DonorsChoose to fully leverage their community of citizen donors and corporate matches to serve our students. ACPS teachers and staff have already raised more than $300,000 in classroom resources through DonorsChoose over the years. While our district is committed to providing you with the materials needed to teach in the classroom or conduct distance learning, posting a project on DonorsChoose is a great way to bring those additional resources you feel are important for your students to make learning even more joyful and engaging. Continue reading →

VDOE Update Regarding Licensure Correspondence

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The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) will no longer mail teaching licenses, licensure letters, or correspondence to teaching licensure applicants. Applicants and license holders can use the e-Government (eGOV) Online Licensing Portal to check the status of their licensure and to access all licensure documents from the VDOE. You must register for an eGOV account to use the portal; directions are provided below. Please also note: Continue reading →

Opportunity to Participate in Paid Study of K-2 Social Studies Inquiry Units

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K-2 Social Studies Teachers: Our division is collaborating with a JMU elementary social studies methods professor, Alexa Quinn, to study the implementation of our new K-2 inquiry units developed through Reframing the Narrative. If you’re interested in contributing to this study, please complete this survey to provide feedback on any of the inquiry units you’ve taught so far this year. This first part of the study is unpaid; regardless, your feedback is super valuable!

If you wish to participate in the second part (the paid portion) of the study: Continue reading →

Quarterly Assessments

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Dear Classroom Teachers,

The mission of Albemarle County Public Schools states:

Working together as a team, we will end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high-quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds.

We will know every student.

Among the key metrics we use to gauge our progress toward accomplishing our mission are our school division’s SOL results. As reported in the SOL Data Review we presented to the school board in September, we made progress by improving student achievement in 75% of the categories used to measure our success. Continue reading →

Virginia Tech Educational Leadership Programs: Three Upcoming Info Sessions

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For over 50 years, Virginia Tech’s Educational Leadership programs have prepared aspiring and current educational administrators throughout the Commonwealth and beyond for the important “next step” in the advancement of their career. Virginia Tech’s Educational Leadership programs are designed to fit the needs of working professionals with fully online and hybrid courses that balance modern academic theory with a focus on practical application.

Interested in learning more? Attend an information session! The following sessions will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and you can attend in person or online: Continue reading →