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Day 26 – Learning from Home Experience<\/b><\/p>\n

Welcome to another week of teaching and learning from home. Together, we continue to grow and overcome obstacles during our COVID-19 school closures. Your support, encouragement, engagement and grace during these unprecedented times are greatly appreciated. We are much better working collaboratively than in isolation and we are very fortunate to have such an amazing school community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As our staff are engaged in grading and report cards, I\u2019m delighted to be able to share with you two free learning opportunities available to ACPS students. First, we have partnered with our educational colleagues at Northern Virginia Community College who are offering an opportunity for our junior and senior year students to get a head start on college credits.
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\n<\/span>The program, <\/span>JumpStart<\/span><\/a>, affords our 11th and 12th graders the opportunity to take two classes and earn up to six credits to jumpstart their college careers. Please do not miss this opportunity. Applications close on May 15. I will be providing more details on my video Q&A<\/a> session tomorrow. As you know, this is definitely something well worth your student\u2019s consideration.<\/span><\/p>\n

Secondly, I wanted to make sure families of students in grade six and above were aware of an excellent tutoring resource which ACPS has made available to our students for free. The website <\/span>Tutor.com<\/span><\/a> offers highly qualified one-on-one tutors to help with any schoolwork or learning activities 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, which makes this convenient for any student\u2019s schedule. Please be sure to encourage your child to utilize this amazing opportunity. We have so many resources to ensure that students can continue to have academic support even at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Again, thank you for your hard work and dedication! Please continue to stay healthy, stay safe and stay informed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Superintendent of Schools<\/span><\/p>\n

Free NOVA Opportunity for 11th and 12th Graders<\/b><\/h2>\n

We are excited to share that Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is offering current 11th and 12th grade students the chance to take online college classes for <\/span>free<\/b> through a program called <\/span>JumpStart<\/span><\/a>. This will allow ACPS juniors and seniors the opportunity to earn college credits through online courses running from June 1 to July 15.<\/span><\/p>\n

The credits will count towards a degree at NOVA and will be transferable to many colleges and universities in Virginia. Students can earn up to six college credits for free, potentially saving money and time in the future.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Qualifying students who have never applied to NOVA will need to complete an application 24 hours before registering for a JumpStart course. Once a student has a NOVA ID, they can then register for up to two JumpStart courses. The closing date for applications is May 15.<\/span><\/p>\n