Volume 1, Issue 13
News from ACPS
Board Meeting Highlights
Following are highlights from the school board work session on February 22, 2024. You can view the full Feb. 22 meeting agenda in ESB. You can also watch a recording of the Feb. 22 meeting on our YouTube page.
Superintendent’s Presentation of the Draft Funding Request
Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Matthew Haas, presented the Draft Funding Request for Fiscal Year 2024-25 (FY 25). The draft request, totaling $272.9 million, includes $259.6 million in anticipated revenues and a $13.3 million funding gap. The presentation slides and the full budget book are available on the 2024-25 Budget Development web page. Next in the process is a budget work session on Feb. 29, followed by a second budget work session and a public hearing on the budget on March 7.
Questions? Email budget@k12albemarle.org.
2023-24 Redistricting Study – Superintendent’s Recommendation
In August 2023, the school board directed the superintendent to convene a redistricting advisory committee to conduct a study to evaluate boundary changes in response to immediate enrollment challenges at Baker-Butler, Stony Point, and Woodbrook elementary schools. The study also informed long-term planning for a new elementary school scheduled to open for the 2029-30 school year.
The committee, composed of parent and community representatives, was convened and met seven times. Feedback was received at community meetings, through a community survey, and via email.
At the Feb. 22 board meeting, Chief Operating Officer, Rosalyn Schmitt, presented the Superintendent’s Recommendation, which reflected the committee’s recommendation without modification. The board will hold a public hearing on March 14 and will vote on the recommendation during that meeting. If approved, boundary changes will be implemented for the 2024-25 school year.
More information about the redistricting study is available on the Redistricting Advisory Committee 2023-24 web page.
Questions? Email rac@k12albemarle.org.
Recent News
In case you missed it, check out this recent press release:
February 26, 2024 | Albemarle County Public Schools Announces Nominees for Teacher of the Year, Classified Employee of the Year
News from VDOE
TeacherDirect Newsletter
TeacherDirect is a weekly newsletter designed to provide a direct line of communication between the Virginia Department of Education and classroom teachers and educators. Subscribe to TeacherDirect to receive weekly updates from VDOE via email!
Some highlights from the February 21 issue include:
- Virginia Board of Education Advisory Board Nominations – Deadline March 1
- Application Window open for the Science Standards of Learning Revision Committees
- Virginia Holocaust Museum Alexander Lebenstein Teacher Education Institute
- VGA Data Center Virtual Educator Academy
- Summer Teacher Institute with the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
- Virginia School Division Advanced Placement Winter Conference – March 1
- Aviation College Scholarships – Due March 1
- National Security Language Initiative – Critical Languages Grant
- 2024 Virginia Junior Academy of Science Symposium
- 57th Annual Conference of the Virginia State Literacy Association
- And more!
Virginia Education Update Newsletter
Virginia Education Update is a weekly newsletter from Dr. Coons, Superintendent of Public Instruction, that serves to communicate official information from the Virginia Department of Education to school divisions.
The February 15 edition contains items that may be of interest to teachers and other school division employees, such as:
- Supplemental Data Collection for Spring 2024 Career Switcher Mentor Program – Deadline March 8
- Supplemental Data Collection for the National Board Certification Incentive Award – Deadline March 1
- Request for Proposals for 21st Century Community Learning Centers Competitive Grant Program – Deadline April 19
- Public Comment on Lab School Application from University of Virginia – Deadline March 1