{"id":17646,"date":"2021-08-27T14:30:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T18:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=17646"},"modified":"2021-08-30T15:41:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T19:41:40","slug":"more-stories-from-the-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=17646","title":{"rendered":"More Stories from the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/cms\/lib\/VA01918616\/Centricity\/Domain\/1527\/ACPS-Express-20210827-spanish.pdf\">en espa\u00f1ol (PDF)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/cms\/lib\/VA01918616\/Centricity\/Domain\/1527\/ACPS-Express-20210827-amharic.pdf\">\u12a0\u121b\u122d\u129b (PDF)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/cms\/lib\/VA01918616\/Centricity\/Domain\/1527\/ACPS-Express-20210827-arabic.pdf\">\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">More Stories from the Week:<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=17646\/#calendar-reminder-schools-closed-sept-3-and-6\" >Calendar Reminder: Schools Closed Sept. 3 and 6<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=17646\/#do-it-daily-complete-the-daily-symptom-checklist-to-keep-everyone-safe\" >Do it Daily! Complete the Daily Symptom Checklist to Keep Everyone Safe<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=17646\/#acps-student-transportation-updates-and-reminders\" >ACPS Student Transportation Updates and Reminders<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=17646\/#sol-data-validates-acps-focus-on-student-social-emotional-and-academic-learning-for-2021-22\" >SOL Data Validates ACPS Focus on Student Social, Emotional and Academic Learning for 2021-22\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=17646\/#vaccine-reminder\" >Vaccine Reminder<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"calendar-reminder:-schools-clo\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"calendar-reminder-schools-closed-sept-3-and-6\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calendar Reminder: Schools Closed Sept. 3 and 6<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There will be no school for students on Friday, Sept. 3 and Monday, Sept. 6 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. All ACPS schools and offices will be closed on both dates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/calendar\">ACPS Calendar<\/a> for all holidays and no class days.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"do-it-daily-complete-the-daily\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"do-it-daily-complete-the-daily-symptom-checklist-to-keep-everyone-safe\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do it Daily! Complete the Daily Symptom Checklist to Keep Everyone Safe<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17648\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc.jpg\" alt=\"Daily Symptom Checklist\" width=\"512\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc.jpg 512w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc-260x139.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc-187x100.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17649 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc-phone.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc-phone.png 271w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc-phone-191x360.png 191w, http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc-phone-53x100.png 53w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/>Each morning before arriving at ACPS facilities or getting on board ACPS buses, all students and staff are required to complete the online Daily Symptom Checklist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An email was sent to ACPS families this week that provided the link to the Daily Symptom Checklist (DSC), as well as the student\u2019s Google ID, which is needed for parents to complete the DSC for each child. On school days, all ACPS in-person families will receive a text message at 7 a.m. as a reminder to fill out the DSC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Where can you find the Daily Symptom Checklist?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/symptom\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily Symptom Checklist for Students<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acpsva.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0pkYBiJx4HSe4om\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily Symptom Checklist for Staff<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACPS homepage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and every <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/ourschools\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">school homepage<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/mobile\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACPS Mobile App<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See more <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/3651\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">information about the Daily Symptom Checklist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"acps-student-transportation-up\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"acps-student-transportation-updates-and-reminders\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACPS Student Transportation Updates and Reminders<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students hopped on board ACPS school buses as the 2021-22 school year started this week. While we experienced some slight delays and issues in the first few days as everyone adjusts to the new routine, we expect that all will be addressed and running smoothly in no time. ACPS families received up-to-date school bus transportation information for their students via email and in PowerSchool. Bus assignments and stops will be updated as needed on Thursdays to reflect adjustments to ridership information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students should be at their assigned bus stop 10 minutes before their scheduled pickup. Parents need to complete the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/3651\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily Symptom Checklist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before students board the bus. Students must be masked before stepping on board their bus which will be loaded from the rear to the front. Bus drivers and monitors are also required to wear face masks. We appreciate everyone\u2019s cooperation as schools carry out required health and safety measures, including temperature scanning of students when they arrive at school daily.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sol-data-validates-acps-focus-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"sol-data-validates-acps-focus-on-student-social-emotional-and-academic-learning-for-2021-22\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SOL Data Validates ACPS Focus on Student Social, Emotional and Academic Learning for 2021-22\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACPS begins the 2021-22 school year with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/cms\/lib\/VA01918616\/Centricity\/Domain\/1554\/Continuity%20of%20Learning%20Plan%206.0%20Fall%202021%20Reopening%20Playbook.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continuity of Learning Plan 6.0 (PDF)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that takes a strategic and systematic approach to best address both the academic and social-emotional needs of students as the school division returns to five days a week of in-person learning, after pivoting in March 2020 to primarily virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ACPS is welcoming back more than 15,000 students this fall to in-person learning and an additional 500 students to virtual learning through the Virtual Virginia program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) released results from the 2020-21 Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments, articulating the unprecedented conditions faced by students and schools last year. These data are for information only and will not impact the state or federal accountability systems due to the ongoing pandemic. The VDOE has stated that all schools will have the rating \u201cAccreditation Waived,\u201d as during the 2020-21 school year. More information is available on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doe.virginia.gov\/statistics_reports\/sol-pass-rates\/index.shtml\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statistics and Reports section<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the VDOE website.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"vaccine-reminder\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"vaccine-reminder\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaccine Reminder<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended everyone 12 years of age and older should get a COVID-19 vaccination. Information on free vaccine clinics that will be held in the Alexandria area is available on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandriava.gov\/Vaccines\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City of Alexandria\u2019s Vaccine webpage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See more stories from this week, including: Calendar Reminder for Sept. 3 and 6 \u2022 Daily Symptom Checklist \u2022 Transportation Updates and Reminders \u2022 2020-21 SOL Data \u2022 Vaccine Reminder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":17614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acps"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-12 17:56:21","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17646"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17659,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17646\/revisions\/17659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}