via email (I changed some of the bolding to focus on Crozet)
Dear Community Members,
My summer listening tour is underway! I’ve already met with several groups of students and teachers. It has been very helpful to hear so many ideas about bright spots in our schools, opportunities for improvement, and your advice for me. I’m looking forward to my first community session this week on Wednesday evening, July 25, 6 to 7:30 at Albemarle High School.
If you’re planning to attend, please remember to register, which helps us with planning.
Last school year, our 14,000 students represented 89 countries and spoke 74 home languages! Demographically, our students were 10.5% Black, 12.8% Hispanic, and 65.4% White. Ten percent were English Learners; 30.4% received free and reduced price meals; 11.9% were identified for special education services; and 9.8% were identified as gifted.
Albemarle County Public Schools is becoming a more vibrant community, offering continued opportunities to be enriched by our diversity and to grow stronger together.
My summer listening tour is an opportunity to hear about the needs, challenges, hopes and ideas from community members who bring a broad range of life experiences to our school division.
I hope you can join me at one of the following Listening Tour opportunities:
- Wednesday, July 25 | 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. | Albemarle High School | Register
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Tuesday, July 31 | 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. | Western Albemarle High School | Register
- Wednesday, August 8 | 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. | Monticello High School | Register
If you are unable to attend, I encourage you to share your thoughts and ideas through the Online Feedback Form. You also may follow the progress of my first 100 days as Superintendent online at www.k12albemarle.org/
I look forward to working with you to shape the future of our school division!
Sincerely,
Matt
Dr. Matthew S. Haas
Superintendent of Schools
