Our Mission

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.

Our Mission

Athletics

Athletic Forms

Sports Concussion Management

Sports Concussion Management Plan

click here to Read the entire ACPS Sports Concussion Management Plan

Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) recognizes that a concussion can be a serious brain injury. Concussions often are characterized by the onset of impairment of cognitive and/or physical functioning, and are caused by a blow to the head, face, or neck or a blow to the body that causes a sudden jarring of the head.

ACPS is committed to safe practice and provides a Sports Concussion Management Plan to ensure that (i) coaches, athletic directors, Certified Athletic Trainers (ATC), administrators, volunteers, student-athletes, and their parents are aware of the short-and long-term effects of concussions; (ii) student-athletes sustaining concussions are removed from play immediately and referred appropriately; (iii) student-athletes who have sustained concussions are returned to play only after receiving appropriate medical care, adequate time to heal, and demonstrating no symptoms consistent with a concussion.

Read policy JJAC ("Student-Athlete Concussions During Extracurricular Physical Activities"):
JJAC

Extreme Weather Guidelines (Hot & Cold)

Interscholastic Competition

Interscholastic athletic programs approved by the School Board are available to all eligible secondary students. Interscholastic athletic activities are conducted in accordance with the rules of the Virginia High School League (VHSL) as approved by the School Board.

All other competition between secondary schools governed by the VHSL shall be conducted in accordance with its rules. The School Board encourages and supports this type of competition within the financial limits of the budget.

For more information, visit the Virginia High School League website.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Guidelines

The Code of Virginia was added section 22.1-271.8 directing Virginia school divisions to develop and distribute guidelines on policies to inform and educate coaches, student-athletes, and student-athletes’ parents or guardians about the nature and risk of sudden cardiac arrest, procedures for removal from and return to play, and the risks of not reporting symptoms.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Guidelines

Our High Schools

Albemarle High School

Lisa Bendell, RAA Athletic Director
AHS: 434-974-4308

Monticello High School

Matthew Pearman Sr., CAA Athletic Director MOHS: 434-244-3130

Murray High School

Western Albemarle High School

Steve Heon, CAA Athletic Director
WAHS: 434-823-8705

Jefferson District Information

Athletics Overview

Organized extracurricular activities are open to all students in good standing and are voluntary. Extracurricular activities include student organizations, athletics, and other interscholastic competitions that contribute to the fulfillment of the educational objectives of the School Division. All extracurricular groups are required to follow all Division policies, guidelines and rules. No activity may be in conflict with state accreditation standards.

Every high school has a comprehensive athletic program consisting of junior varsity and varsity teams that compete in district, regional, and for varsity-level teams, state competitions. For a brochure on eligibility requirements, contact your child’s school. Middle schools offer a limited athletic program. For more information, check with your child’s school. Among other criteria for participation, student athletes must have had a recent medical examination and must have written parent permission.

Students attending middle school are not permitted to participate in any activity or sport at the varsity level. Eighth grade students may try out and/or participate on high school sub-varsity athletic teams with the approval of their school principal and provided that cuts have not been made.