The Appomattox County School Board, in regular session on Thursday, May 10, 2018, approved the appointment of Dr. Annette A. Bennett as Superintendent of Schools, effective July 1, 2018. Dr. Bennett, who began her affiliation with Appomattox County Public Schools in 1991 and has served as the Director of Curriculum & Instruction since August 2008, accepted the Board's offer of a three-year contract.
A Charlotte County native, Dr. Bennett began her teaching career in Campbell County as a special education teacher in 1985. She has been employed by Appomattox County Public Schools for twenty-seven years in numerous administrative positions including assistant principal, Director of Remedial and Special Education, principal, and Director of Curriculum and Instruction.
Appomattox County Public Schools is proud to announce Jason T. Clark as Teacher of the Year for the school division. Mr. Clark teaches Computer Systems Technology at Appomattox County High School in the Career and Technical Education Department, where he has been an instructor since 2014.
Mr. Clark has also coached three SkillsUSA State Conference Championships in Entrepreneurship and two Skills USA National Championships in the same event. He also serves on the coaching staff of the Appomattox Raider Football Team who are three-time back-to-back state football champions. He is also currently coaching the boys’ tennis team this spring. Mr. Clark is the founder and sponsor of the Appomattox Aeronautics STEM Drone Racing Team.
Mr. Clark received his Bachelor of Science from Appalachian State University with a Major in Printing Production Management. He received his Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Appalachian State University and went on to receive another Master’s Degree in Administration and Supervision from Longwood University. He holds certifications in CompTIA, Automotive Warranty, Graymark Home Technology Integration, and Internet and Computing IC3.
Mr. Clark began his teaching career in 1994 at Heritage High School in Lynchburg. He has also worked for the Virginia Department of Education and at Jefferson Forest High School in Career and Technical Education.
Please click the link to read the full article.Appomattox Elementary School had seven students participate in the 4-H District competition for Science Fair projects. These students competed at Appomattox County High School. All students participating received either a Purple, Blue, or Red ribbons.
Science Teachers at AES and Mr. Matt Wallin were part of an afterschool workshop with AstroCamp Virginia. This resource for students and teachers in Grades 3-12 is right in our backyard of Clover, in Charlotte County. In this picture, Mrs. Ranson and Mr. Wallin are discovering if their balloons hold helium or hydrogen. The picture shows teachers with deal-breaking answer!
Students in Melanie Ranson's classes are sharing their fully electrical "rat houses," created as part of their STEM/Literacy project upon reading Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh. House are equipped with student-created circuits for lighting, cooling, and elevator services!
Mrs. Brenda Jarrett’s chorus and Mr. Bryan Allgood’s middle school band members entertained family and friends with a variety of traditional and contemporary music and song during their Spring Concert.
Appomattox County Public Schools (ACPS) is proud to announce their 2017 on-time graduation rate is 95.1. This is an increase from the 2016 rate of 92.4 and is 4 percentage points above the statewide rate of 91.3. ACPS is celebrating the highest on-time graduation rate in Region 8 this year
Statewide, nine out of ten students who entered the ninth grade in 2013 earned a diploma within four years. Of the 95,348 students in the class of 2017, 91.1 percent earned a Board of Education approved diploma, compared with 91.3 percent of the 2016 cohort. The dropout rates of 214 high schools in Virginia were equal to or lower than the statewide rate of 5.8 percent.
The state’s dropout rate for the class of 2017 was 5.8 percent, compared with 5.3 percent for the previous graduating class. In comparison, the dropout rate for Appomattox was 1.6 percent this year.
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. Click the headline or this story to view the full details.
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.
