The Library is open! See more photos and news at Build Crozet Library* (they’re going to be fundraising for while yet … libraries need books!) *Update September 2023 – sadly, and somewhat ironically, the Build Crozet Library site is no more.
Questions on a Crozet Hotel – Survey
Update 28 September around 9:30 pm – There was quite a bit of discussion at last night’s Crozet Community Advisory Council meeting about Virginia Tourism Development Financing Program, Tourism Zone Ordinance. If you’re interested, read these three background reports at Albemarle County’s site: – One …
Recapping Last Night’s CCAC Meeting – 26 September 2013
Lots of stuff as usual last night. I’m putting this together quickly and will try to come back and update it later today. Click through to read the Storify of last night’s meeting.
Crozet Trails Crew Workdays and Bridge Dedication
via email Greetings! The industrious Crozet Trails Crew worker bees are at it again! Bridging the gaps. There will be a workday this Wednesday (tomorrow!). See message below from Phil, Crew leader. Our next workday after that will be on Saturday, October 5th, …
Walk to School Day 2013
via email – Crozet Elementary celebrates another Walk (Bike) to School Day on Wednesday, October 9th, 2013. This walk is in concert with a greater national effort, http://www.walkbiketoschool.org. Students can walk or bike from home. Additionally, buses will drop students off at Crozet Baptist Church and …
CCAC Meeting – 26 September 2013
As always, lots of stuff on the agenda after the jump. Regarding the Tourism Zone, these are two relevant PDFs from Albemarle County’s site – Executive Summary 3 April 2013 and an Executive Summary from 5 June 2013. The Tourism Assets Map is interesting; what …
No Rankings for Albemarle County Schools?
Curious – does *not* rewarding kids for achievement disincentivize them from trying harder?
Life is hard and unfair sometimes. Sometimes you’re in the top 10 and sometimes you’re not.
Charlottesville Tomorrow reports:
In response to calls from parents to stop reporting class rankings to college admissions offices, Albemarle County Public Schools is in the process of reviewing its policy.
Currently, Albemarle reports class ranks to colleges and universities in deciles, but many parents feel that doing so paints students below the top 10 percent negatively in the eyes of selective universities.
I wish I’d made time to attend this meeting at WAHS on Wednesday.
There’s a good discussion so far on Facebook. For everyone (and especially those who aren’t on Facebook) I’m embedding the comments from FB here.
Update: Tim Dodson at WAHS’ newspaper The Western Hemisphere reports on last week’s meeting.
Update 2 – Charlottesville Tomorrow has a poll – Should Albemarle County report student rankings to colleges?
2nd Annual Crozet Culinary Competition
Benefitting Crozet Arts and the Crozet Lions, the Crozet Culinary Competition last night at the Lodge at Old Trail was truly a benefit for, and in many ways a celebration of, the Crozet community. If you didn’t make it last night, try to make it …
When Do Homes Come on the Market in Crozet?
Unlike the greater Charlottesville MSA market where the trend lines are fairly consistent, the Crozet real estate market is more of a fits-and-starts market. The Crozet real estate market cycle can be described succinctly: (“Crozet” defined for these purposes as “Brownsville & Crozet Elementary Schools) …
A Great Conversation about Crozet Schools
Huge thanks to Ned Gallaway, Adam Mulcahy, Albemarle County and the Crozet Mudhouse for hosting a great conversation last night about Western Albemarle schools, the new Environmental Academy, growth, redistricting, and lots of other subjects. It was truly great to have such a forum. …