Congratulations to ACHS seniors Noah Novilla, Austin Robertson, and Matt Epperson for passing the Virginia State Inspector’s License written and practical exams. These three young men are the only high school students in Central VA to pass this test this year. Today they were presented with their official VA State Inspector’s License and are eligible to be hired by any business that gives state inspections.
It is our privilege to announce the ACPS Teacher of the Year has been named. Brian Hofmann from AMS was surprised this morning with the news.
Mr. Hofmann is a teacher leader at AMS and goes out of his way to support students, teachers, and the well-being of the school environment. Mr. Hofmann serves as a mentor teacher for AMS. He organizes and leads new teacher meetings and plans the content of those meetings. New teachers trust him and often go to him for advice on how to handle various situations.
Mr. Hofmann looks out for the best interest of students at AMS. This school year, administrators asked Mr. Hofmann to switch his teaching assignment in the middle of the first semester. Not only did Mr. Hofmann willingly make this change, he was very successful in the transition, skillfully preparing his classes for the SOL test in 9 weeks.
Mr. Hofmann has worked tirelessly on creating a weekly culture-building program for the students at AMS. Every week, Mr. Hofmann plans a lesson for all AMS teachers to implement in their Discovery class. Through these lessons, topics such as leadership, self-worth, character, bullying, and empathy are addressed. Mr. Hofmann provides teachers with a lesson plan and all of the resources for these lessons.
In addition, Mr. Hofmann is a valuable member of the school’s leadership team, serves as his grade level chair, as well our Swim Team Coach. Mr. Hofmann forms meaningful relationships with students, consistently holding them accountable to meet their potential in the classroom and the pool.
Mr. Hofmann goes beyond the expectations for teachers. He works with administrators, students, and coworkers to make AMS and our school division better. His contributions are many and he is an example of the best in Appomattox County Public Schools.
Please join me in congratulating Brian Hofmann!
Appomattox County Public Schools held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, May 15 for the Little Free Library. This initiative was started in hopes to provide a place for the Appomattox Community to find joy in reading while delighting in the beauty of our community park. This library is based on the take a book, share a book premise. Everyone is welcome to come find, trade, and enjoy books of all kinds at any time of day!
Special thanks to Tyler Cooke for her commitment and dedication to the project and for the generous support of our community businesses listed below:
Courtland Park Foundation, J.E. Jamerson, Appomattox Glass, Hurt & Proffitt, Roy Murray, John Wright, Garriss Flower Shop, Appomattox & Lynchburg, Chambers of Commerce, Appomattox Primary School, Appomattox County Board of Supervisors, Appomattox County School Board
Appomattox County School Board
Public Hearing on Comprehensive Six Year Plan 2019-2025
Rescheduled for Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.
School Administration Building
316 Court Street; Appomattox, Virginia
Speakers addressing the School Board during the Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Six Year Plan 2019-2025 do not need to notify the superintendent in writing at least one day prior to the meeting date to be placed on the agenda. Speakers will be asked to provide their name, address, and if they are speaking as an individual or on behalf of a group. If speaking on behalf of a group, the name of the group should be provided. Speakers will be requested to keep their comments to five minutes or less.
Please visit our homepage (https://www.acpsweb.net) for a copy of the Draft of this plan. There is a Quick Link that will open the document on your device.
Appomattox County School Board will conduct a Joint Meeting with the Appomattox County Board of Supervisors on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the School Administration Building at 316 Court Street in Appomattox, Virginia.
Reminder to all Parents/Guardians:
Appomattox County Public Schools has an app. The app allows you to keep up with your child's grades, attendance, and important information concerning your child's education. The district app combines all apps provided by the schools in one place. We would like to encourage all parents/guardians to download the app today.
ACPS has 2 other apps that are helpful for parents to download, install and use.
The PowerSchool for Parents app gives the parent/guardian a birds eye view into what is happening in your child's classroom for assignments and grades in real time. Please seach PowerSchool in the app stores.
Download the MySchoolBucks app to montior your child's cafeteria balance.
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ACPS Transportation has a new location on the division website! The transportation department has compiled a list of bus routes and information. These lists can be found on our new page listed under Departments, then Transportation. (Updated 07/27/2017)
ACPS has set up a Bullying Hotline for students and faculty to call if they feel they are being bullied. Messages can be left anonymously, if desired. School administrators are checking this number for messages and looking into any issues. The number is (434) 352-2071.
In addition to the Hotline, students and faculty can now text their concerns to (434) 609-7146. This is a texting only phone and will be checked daily. If you do not have access to a phone you can use our on-line system to send text message alerts.
For more information about bullying, please visit the following link on the Virginia Department of Education's website at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/prevention/bullying/.
If you wish to use the online form, please click District and then Report Bullying in the menu above.
