Services Provided

Attending school regularly is essential to students gaining the academic, social, and emotional skills they need to thrive. Research from Attendance Works shows that chronic absence can be reduced when schools, families, and community partners work together to monitor data, nurture a culture of engagement, promote regular attendance, and address hurdles that keep children from getting to school every day. 

For more information, please see the following resources:

» Attendance Works: Why Attendance Matters 
» Virginia Department of Education Attendance Information 
» Virginia Code §22.1-254. Compulsory attendance required; excuses and waivers; alternative education program attendance; exemptions from article

The Center for Learning and Growth is the Albemarle County Public Schools alternative learning program. The program provides specialized short-term intervention to students requiring alternative placement in grades 6-12. The program operates in the Ivy Creek building alongside the Ivy Creek School.

Certain actions by students require further review or discipline at a higher level than what the schools can legally prescribe. For those actions, a hearing officer, at the Central Office level, can provide the next level of discipline.

School administrators interested in scheduling a discipline hearing should use the discipline hearing documentation link when requesting a hearing. If you do not have access to the link, please contact Melanie Menefee, Management Analyst, at (434) 296-5820 ext. 13539.

Albemarle County Public Schools provides a Foster Care Liaison to assist students who are in the care of a foster family. The foster care liaison can work with the students and their guardians to arrange transportation to and from school, create an IEP and IEP team if needed and determine the best next steps for the student.

Dr. Jesse Turner
jturner@k12albemarle.org
ACPS Foster Care Liaison

More Foster Care Resources

» Virginia Department of Education Enrollment of Students in Foster Care

» William and Mary School of Education Foster Care Information

The Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP) program provides individualized educational services for eligible students 16 years of age and older as prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education. The program prepares qualifying secondary students to earn a high school equivalency (GED) credential while also developing career and technical skills.

To enroll your student in an ACPS school, please visit our Student Registration page for instructions and forms.

For our homeschooling and homebound options, please visit our Homeschool or Homebound pages.

To submit a transfer or change of venue request, please visit our Transfer Requests page.

At ACPS, our School Safety Coaches work with staff and students at assigned schools to address social-emotional needs when they arise.

Threat assessment is mandated in all public K-12 schools and institutions of higher education in Virginia. It is a fact-based process relaying primarily on an appraisal of behaviors to identify potentially dangerous or violent situations and address them in a timely and professional manner.

A threat is defined as a concerning communication or behavior that suggests a person may intend to harm someone else or themselves. The threat may be spoken, written, or gestured, and it may be observed by or communicated directly to the target, or observed by a third party.

At ACPS, we have a team of School Safety Coaches that perform threat assessments in schools when the need arises.

Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity, in educational programs or activities that receive federal funds. Title IX also encompasses sexual harassment and assault.

If you feel you have experienced or witnessed a Title IX violation, please submit a report of the violation by contacting Melanie Menefee, Management Analyst, at (434) 296-5820 ext. 13539. For more information, see our Title IX webpage.