Useful Links for Employees

Internal Links:

School Staff Handbook
Find out about procedures and protocol for all ACPS staff. Updated July 2012.
Educational Technology Plan, 2012-2015
The Educational Technology Plan for Albemarle County Public Schools is built on the premise that technology is not an add-on; rather, it is a critical tool for master craftspeople working with our young people and with each other to transform education and to establish a community of learners and learning, through rigor, relevance, and relationships, one student at a time.
Framework for Quality Learning (FQL)
View an interactive guide to our System Model for High-Quality Teaching and Learning. Click here for a video introduction to the FQL.
Educational Technology
Interested in finding out more about Google Apps for Education? Would you like to access a social bookmarking site updated by ACPS educators? Visit the Instructional Technology website and use it as a resource and support mechanism for integrating technology in your classroom.
Lifelong-Learner Standards
To develop the skills and habits associated with lifelong learning, students must: learn beyond the simple recall of facts, understand the connections to and implications of what they learn, retain what they learn, and be able to apply what they learn in new contexts.
Quality Toolbox
Looking for templates for PDSA, process maps, or other continuous improvement tools? Check out our Quality Toolbox.
SchoolNet Support
Looking for a SchoolNet "How-To" guide? Need assistance logging in or creating assessments?
Strategic Planning
Access the Division's Balanced Scorecard, learn more about the school and department improvement planning process, view our strategic goals, and get acquainted with Albemarle County Public Schools' vision, mission, and core values.
Teacher Performance Appraisal
The Albemarle County Public Schools Teacher Performance Appraisal (TPA) provides a systematic structure to build and ensure a culture of professional learners committed to meeting the educational needs of all students.

External Links:

Albemarle County Local Government
Official Web site of Albemarle County, Virginia, home to over 95,200 residents
eSchool News
Technology news for today's K-20 educator
eSchool News: Grants & Funding
Learn about deadline and ongoing grant opportunities, educate yourself about grant-writing, or view education grant awards.
Smart Beginnings
In 2007, the Charlottesville/Albemarle Partnership for Children, United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area, University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education, and over 20 local community and business leaders received a $400,000 grant from the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation to develop a local public/private school readiness initiative called Smart Beginnings.
Virginia Department of Education (VDOE)
The mission of Virginia's public education system is to educate students in the fundamental knowledge and academic subjects that they need to become capable, responsible, and self-reliant citizens. Therefore, the mission of the Virginia Board of Education and the superintendent of public instruction, in cooperation with local school boards, is to increase student learning and academic achievement.
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