The Alachua County Public Schools’ (ACPS) director of Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Department won the Golden School Foodservice Director of the Year Award! Her name is Maria Eunice (pictured above), and she was awarded this highest honor because of… read more
Alachua County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Clarke (pictured right) has announced that she will be stepping down next summer, effective June 30, 2021. Clarke has lead ACPS since the beginning of the 2017-18 school year, and most notably she has… read more
The renewal of the One Mill ballot item will be on your voting ballot on November 3. This ballot item is aimed to protect teaching jobs, school nurses, technology and other Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) programs. This One Mill… read more
The Alachua County Council of PTAs (ACCPTA) understands that at-home learning and using CANVAS is a new thing for most parents. That's why they have created a family guide to CANVAS with help from UF Professor Trysh Travis. CANVAS is… read more
Parenting is never easy, but parenting in the age of COVID-19 is especially challenging—and I speak from personal experience. I have a son who will be going into 7th grade this fall, and I’m asking myself the same question that… read more
A lot has changed for Alachua County Public Schools since the first draft of their reopening plan for the fall. The county has since updated its draft reopening plan to reflect new information! You can view the new reopening plan… read more
Not one parent, student or teacher could have predicted that the school year would end as it did. With virtual and closed graduations, online AP tests, Zoom classes and parents becoming more familiar with algebra and equations than they ever… read more
This weekend, graduating seniors at Buchholz High School have been invited to a special 'senior drive through' event on the BHS campus to celebrate their graduation while practicing social distancing. "Students will line up in their cars and drive through… read more
Sometimes in life we come across people who radiate passion. The ones you could sit and listen to for hours, just because they’re so excited about what they do. The ones who respond with, “How much time do we have?”… read more
The Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) controlled school choice and open enrollment application that was postponed due to COVID-19 is now open for the 2020-21 academic year. The window to apply for controlled school choice ends on May 8, according… read more
