{"id":9429,"date":"2021-01-13T04:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/?p=9429"},"modified":"2021-01-14T09:44:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T14:44:52","slug":"staff-vaccination-begins-with-governors-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/staff-vaccination-begins-with-governors-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Vaccination Begins with Governor\u2019s Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>This Week\u2019s Headlines:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#vaccinations\">Vaccinations Begin for ACPS Staff This Week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#clinics\">Staff Vaccine Clinics: What You Need to Know<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#reopening\">Weekly Reopening Decision Update: Schools to remain 100% virtual for week of Jan. 19<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#identityproject\">The Identity Project: Poll to Select New Names for T.C. and Maury Opens Today<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mlkholiday\">School Closed on Monday, Jan. 18 for MLK Day; Asynchronous Learning for Wednesday, Jan. 20 Inauguration Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#posse\">ACPS Celebrates Two Posse Scholars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#findingfit\">January Finding Fit Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#executime\">Coming Soon! New Clock-in System to Replace TimeClock Plus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#pod\">COVID Vaccine Dispensing Support Needed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#externship\">George Mason University to Partner with Amazon to Offer Computer Science Teaching Externships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#forum\">Equity Forum Opportunity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear ACPS Staff,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week has brought both hope and disappointment. While I am sure that many of you were as disappointed as I was that the community health metrics were not in a position to allow us to transition the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/3552\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first cohort of students<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> back to school buildings on Jan. 19, there was promising news that this week we have been able to start to offer the COVID vaccination to all ACPS staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of you have already been receiving the first of two doses this week. This is a huge step forward and it allows us to alleviate one major hurdle in the transition to reopening our school buildings. Within six weeks, we hope all employees will be vaccinated. I want to say thank you to the Alexandria Health Department for being true collaborative partners and ensuring ACPS staff were at the front of the line as soon as the vaccine became available. I also want to thank Virginia Governor Ralph Northam who visited one of the Alexandria City vaccination PODS to support our vaccination program. We appreciate that this is a collaborative effort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, I wanted to ask that you help us in the renaming process of T.C. Williams High School and Matthew Maury Elementary School by indicating your favorite name in the community poll we are launching today. The shortlist of names has come from our students who have put forward more than 52 different suggestions via 119 separate submissions over the last few weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, I am delighted to be able to congratulate two very worthy recipients of the Posse Scholarship, a prestigious and highly competitive national award. Well done to our Titans, Maria Stakem and Leonora Rodriguez. In these challenging times, you have both displayed the kind of resilience and determination that will keep you in good stead through college and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reminder: schools will be closed next Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Inauguration Day on Wednesday, Jan. 20 will be an asynchronous day for all students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoy the long weekend!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Superintendent of Schools<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"vaccinations\" name=\"vaccinations\"><\/a>Vaccinations Begin for ACPS Staff This Week<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17141 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.12.21.Vaccine-2-800x481.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"382\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our staff COVID-19 vaccination program began on Tuesday with a clinic held at T.C. Williams High School. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam visited to help kick off our vaccination program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teachers, bus drivers, nutrition workers and central office staff were among those who have been receiving the first dose of the Moderna vaccine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Hutchings received his shot yesterday along with T.C. Williams High School teacher, Danielle Thorne. Douglas MacArthur Elementary School nurse Leanne Desmond administered their shots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17148 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.12.21.Vaccine-6-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"424\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI have one word to express how I am feeling at this moment \u2014 grateful,&#8221; Dr. Hutchings said. &#8220;It was imperative for me to be among the first to take this opportunity and get the vaccine as soon as it became available, to encourage staff to join me in this next step to seeing our school doors open to welcome back ALL students and staff. Thanks to our partners in the Alexandria Health Department for their strong advocacy to include educators in the 1b phase. Their efforts made this a reality.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17142 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.12.21.Vaccine-1-800x492.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the next few weeks, many more of our employees will take the first step in protecting themselves from this virus that forced the closure of our school buildings. Once the second dose has been administered 28 days later, a major hurdle to reopening our schools will have been overcome with the protection of our staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACPS is the first school division in the region to benefit from a vaccination program thanks to the Alexandria Health Department\u2018s proactive approach to immunizing school employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of you have taken to social media to express your excitement at taking this step to getting life back on track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T.C. Physics Teacher Laura Simons tweeted, \u201cOur school just sent an email for staff to sign up for vaccinations. I\u2019m getting mine in a week. I\u2019m crying in relief. Colleagues I haven\u2019t seen or talked to in six months are texting me in celebration. I needed that bit of joy and hope after this week.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And T.C. Culinary Arts Teacher Craig Scheuerman wrote, \u201cVery excited to see the email from the CDC. Teachers are part of the next group to be vaccinated and I\u2019m scheduled for next Thursday. I miss my students! I look forward to getting back in school.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?vanity=acpsk12&amp;set=a.1951941951612257\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See more photos from the vaccination kickoff<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/acpsk12\/videos\/856583688408509\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch the full vaccination kickoff event<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>VIDEO: Watch remarks from the vaccination kickoff:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/499786134\/6ab3cdf70a\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17143\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-12-at-8.28.59-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1182\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"clinics\"><\/a>Staff Vaccine Clinics: What You Need to Know<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please be sure to schedule your appointment for your first COVID-19 vaccine at T.C. Williams High School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are aware that many of you have been busy registering for COVID-19 vaccination appointments at T.C. Williams High School since the CDC sent its email on Saturday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have not received your personal email invitation from the CDC to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, please check your spam\/junk mail and if you still cannot find the email from the CDC, send an email explaining your situation directly to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:elizabeth.hoover@acps.k12.va.us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elizabeth Hoover<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Tech Services. All ACPS staff are entitled to receive the vaccination in Phase 1b of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/covid-19-vaccine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Department of Health\u2019s COVID Vaccination Response plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have tried to register for an appointment to receive the vaccination at T.C. Williams over the weekend and have found there are no appointment slots left, please do not panic! More times will be added shortly. We will let you know when the registration portal has been updated.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"reopening\" name=\"reopening\"><\/a>Weekly Reopening Decision Update: Schools to remain 100% virtual for week of Jan. 19<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each Monday morning we will be reassessing the situation regarding the coronavirus pandemic and communicating our decision around transitioning to school building reopening for the following week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The decision is based on real-time information, which is then analyzed using our school building <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/3536\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reopening decision matrix<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The decision matrix is based on community health metrics as well as staffing and capacity levels that impact our ability to operate efficiently and implement health and safety mitigation measures. The decision will always be made one week ahead so our families and staff have time to plan ahead for any changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/3336\"><b>View the matrix and decision from Monday, Jan. 11, 2021<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>VIDEO: Watch the superintendent\u2019s message regarding this decision:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZMePIp3oGgI\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17144\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-12-at-3.19.55-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"670\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"identityproject\" name=\"identityproject\"><\/a>The Identity Project: Poll to Select New Names for T.C. and Maury Opens Today<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17145\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Identity.Project.poll_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1185\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today we open up the first community poll on a selection of potential new names for T.C. Williams High School and Matthew Maury Elementary School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between now and Jan. 27, we are asking everyone to help us narrow down names that have been suggested by our students over the last month. Don\u2019t like any of the options you see? Add your choice of a name to the list. Anyone in the community can make suggestions at this time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/tcpoll\">Take the T.C. Williams High School Poll<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/maurypoll\">Take the Matthew Maury Elementary School Poll<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following this process, a second community-wide poll will open in February, with top-performing entries. After both polls have concluded, the community will have one more opportunity to voice their opinion at an Alexandria City School Board Public Hearing in March 2021. The Board will then vote and make a final naming decision that will be announced in April 2021. The new names will become the official names of the schools on July 1, 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In November last year, the Board voted to change the names of both schools following a lengthy community engagement process. Learn more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/identityproject\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Identity Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"mlkholiday\" name=\"mlkholiday\"><\/a>School Closed on Monday, Jan. 18 for MLK Day; Asynchronous Learning for Wednesday, Jan. 20 Inauguration Day<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there will be <\/span><b>no school on Monday, Jan. 18.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There will be no asynchronous work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inauguration Day on <\/span><b>Wednesday, Jan. 20 will be an asynchronous day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for all students.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"posse\" name=\"posse\"><\/a>ACPS Celebrates Two Posse Scholars<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17146\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/PhotoCollage_20210112_162123292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"882\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Titan senior Maria Stakem (pictured above, right) opened her laptop one day last year to begin the lengthy application process for the prestigious Posse scholarship, she quickly got disheartened and walked away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI just didn\u2019t think I stood a chance when I read about the type of person they were looking for. I just didn\u2019t think I would stand out,\u201d she said. \u201cI gave up and forgot about it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two weeks later a phone call from Oceanography Teacher Trisha Christopher put her back on track. With Christopher\u2019s encouragement, Maria began a process that ended last month with a life changing Zoom to say, \u201cCongratulations, you made it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, the 17-year-old, along with fellow Titan Leonora Rodriguez, can look forward to a $250,000 scholarship to attend college later this year. The pair celebrated with a virtual ceremony last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/3592\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more about our Posse scholars<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"findingfit\"><\/a>January Finding Fit Newsletter<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay safe, stay healthy, stay informed! The monthly ACPS Finding Fit newsletter for January is available for employees. Read the monthly health tips and check out the wellness resources available!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this issue, you will find tips for starting off a bright 2021 with a nutritional check and can learn more about managing stress. Find the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/3504\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">January newsletter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the ACPS Finding Fit webpage or through the Wellness Champion at your school\/location.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"executime\"><\/a>Coming Soon! New Clock-in System to Replace TimeClock Plus\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting in February, ACPS is replacing TimeClock Plus with a new clock-in system called ExecuTime. This new system works directly with our financial platform, MUNIS, and will provide for a more efficient process of employee timekeeping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What does this mean for you?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most employees, this just means you will log in to ExecuTime instead of TimeClock Plus to clock in\/out each day and to request leave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those who are supervisors or who review and edit other employees\u2019 time in TimeClock Plus, you will receive training and support over the next few weeks to learn how to use ExecuTime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>When will we start to use ExecuTime instead of TimeClock Plus?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Feb. 1<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Exempt employees (staff who do NOT qualify for overtime)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Feb. 16<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0for Non-Exempt employees (staff who DO qualify for overtime)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Get a sneak peek at ExecuTime now!<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to see what ExecuTime looks like and give it a trial run? From now until Jan. 25, you can log in to ExecuTime during our \u2018testing\u2019 period:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To log in, go to: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/executime\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.acps.k12.va.us\/executime<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nUsername: Your ACPS employee ID number<br \/>\nPassword: First three letters of your first name and first three letters of your last name, in all caps<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, an employee <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><b>JOHN<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>SMITH<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with ID number <\/span><b>12345<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Username: <\/span><b>12345<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Password: <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><b>JOH<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>SMI<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>IMPORTANT:<\/b><\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any actions you make in ExecuTime during this trial period (now until Jan. 25) are for testing purposes only and will NOT be recorded. <\/span><\/i><b><i>You must continue to use TimeClock Plus for all official clock-ins and leave requests<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> until the switch to ExecuTime begins (Feb. 1 for exempt staff and Feb. 16 for non-exempt staff). Please also continue to follow your request for leave protocols.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Want to learn more?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All supervisors any time editors will receive additional instructions for training and transitioning to ExecuTime over the next few weeks. However, if you want to take a deep dive into ExecuTime and learn more about how to use it, take a look at our training videos:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/acps.instructuremedia.com\/embed\/b15460b8-9c05-4c98-8c84-9b7ee50edb26\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VIDEO: ExecuTime for Exempt Employees and Supervisors<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/acps.instructuremedia.com\/embed\/ca3df4dd-4db5-41a0-ad4e-07aec33707d7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VIDEO: ExecuTime for Non-Exempt Employees and Supervisors<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have questions? Contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:executime@acps.k12.va.us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ExecuTime@acps.k12.va.us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned to Insider for more information about this transition over the next few weeks!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"pod\"><\/a>COVID Vaccine Dispensing Support Needed<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volunteers are needed to support the City and Alexandria Health Department (AHD) in staffing Community Vaccination Point of Dispensing (POD) events. AHD is currently vaccinating health care workers employed within the city limits of Alexandria who are unaffiliated with a hospital, regardless of residency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaccination POD events are expected to occur several times per week, eventually expanding to up to four per week, based upon vaccine availability (doses) and number of confirmed patients\/clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Staff committing to support may be assigned to a variety of roles and tasks, including greeters, flow control, registration, vaccination assistants, translators, and resource support. All support staff will receive appropriate PPE based on their assigned role. For assigned roles that require an N95 mask, a fit test is required and a medical clearance form has to be completed and uploaded for evaluation by a City doctor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If interested, please complete the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.smartsheet.com\/b\/form\/32e5c01cc60543339171f2fbf33b9a69\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaccine POD Support Form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"externship\"><\/a>George Mason University to Partner with Amazon to Offer Computer Science Teaching Externships<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">George Mason University and the Maryland Chamber Foundation are teaming up with Amazon to provide a unique teaching externship to current and potential computer science teachers in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new collaboration will provide selected public middle school and high school teachers with an externship at Amazon during the summer of 2021 to showcase potential careers in computer science for their students. The chosen teachers will also complete an eight-week companion, graduate-level project-based learning course at George Mason University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/education.gmu.edu\/mason-amazon-teacher-externship\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more and apply online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a id=\"forum\"><\/a>Equity Forum Opportunity<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join The Bond Educational Group on Feb. 2-4 as they host The Equity Summit: Designing an Antiracist Future, a virtual conference where you will join top media executives, politicians, academics, athletes and policy experts to discuss how to create a more equitable society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whova.com\/portal\/registration\/equit_202010\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Register online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For more information, email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@theequitysummit.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">info@theequitysummit.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>HEALTH REMINDERS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t Feel Well?<\/strong><br \/>\nContact your primary health care physician.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have questions, concerns or feedback?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/345\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/345\">Contact us<\/a> or contact your direct supervisor.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>HR Questions?<\/strong> Contact <a href=\"mailto:hr@acps.k12.va.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"mailto:hr@acps.k12.va.us\">hr@acps.k12.va.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaccinations Begin for ACPS Staff This Week \u2022 Staff Vaccine Clinics: What You Need to Know \u2022 Weekly Reopening Decision Update: Schools to remain 100% virtual for week of Jan. 19 \u2022 The Identity Project: Poll to Select New Names for T.C. and Maury Opens Today \u2022 2021-22 Course Catalog Now Available Online for Middle and High School Students \u2022 School Closed on Monday, Jan. 18 for MLK Day; Asynchronous Learning for Wednesday, Jan. 20 Inauguration Day \u2022 ACPS Celebrates Two Posse Scholars \u2022 January Finding Fit Newsletter \u2022 Coming Soon! 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