update 3/18/20

Good afternoon Mustangs and families,

We hope that everyone is well and taking care of themselves and their family.  We wanted to take a moment to share some additional information with you concerning instructional materials, food and parent resources.

We have created an optional, self-directed learning activity for your children to participate in. It is linked here and is available on our website under “Featured Links.” This material will also be available in paper form at Monticello High School’s food distribution site. Beginning on March 26, subject-specific learning activities will be available.

There are many questions that you have and we may, or may not have answers.  In anticipation of these concerns, we have included a link here for students and families to make inquiries through a google form.  Again, we may not have answers to all your questions, but we will answer all submissions to the best of our ability and post them on a link called’ FAQs,which is available on our website under “Featured Links.”

All school planned activities have been canceled until further notice.

Food for our Community:

Albemarle County Public Schools will be distributing free meals, including breakfast and lunch, to all students and their siblings, 18 years of age or younger. The meals will be available each weekday between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in the parking lots of six schools throughout the county. 

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·         Albemarle High School—back

·          covered patio across from the football stadium

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·         Monticello High School—front

·          walkway near the auditorium

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·         Western Albemarle High School—front

·          walkway near the dining area

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·         Sutherland Middle School—front-right

·          walkway entrance

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·         Walton Middle School—front

·          entrance walkway

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·         Woodbrook Elementary School—walkway

·          in front of school

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Parent Resources:

Parents have written expressing interest in information from authoritative sources on how they can talk with their children about COVID-19. The following links may be helpful:

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·         Centers for Disease Control

·          and Prevention (CDC): Talking

·          with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019: Messages for parents, school staff, and others working with children

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·         KidsHealth: Coronavirus (COVID-19):

·         Coronavirus

·          (COVID-19): How to Talk to Your Child

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·         PBS Kids:How

·          to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus

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·         Psychology Today:

·         How

·          to Talk to Kids and Teens About the Coronavirus

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·         Anxiety and Depression Association

·          of America:How

·          to Talk to Your Anxious Child or Teen About Coronavirus

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In addition to our school buildings, all school division offices and departments will be closed beginning Wednesday, March 18. Phones in our schools and department offices will be unmanned, though the division will continue to communicate with families through email, text, voice messages, social media and web posts. If you need to reach the school division in an emergency, please call 434-296-5820. This line is reserved for emergencies and will be answered Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Please stay safe and thank you for helping to keep our community healthy.  Albemarle County Public Schools will continue to update us on a regular basis.