The We Honor You retirement ceremony is held yearly (in the springtime) at one of our high schools.

• Retirees are sent invitations approximately six weeks before the ceremony date. Invitations are sent to those whose HR-2 forms have been submitted to the Department of Human Resources at least a month before the event date.
• We ask retirees who plan to attend to submit a profile along with their RSVP. We will use this information to create a profile that will be read aloud during the ceremony. The profile can include a funny or meaningful career memory that you would like to share, a short note from a colleague, parent, or supervisor, or a brief career description. The profile should be between 50-75 words. View sample profiles.
• The evening begins with a hors-d'oeuvre reception. The reception is where you can socialize, eat, and visit with your guests. We suggest business or business casual dress for the event.
• The ceremony typically runs between 1.5 and 2 hours. To show respect for all retirees, we ask that guests and retirees not leave before the end of the ceremony.
• We recommend that retirees bring no more than six guests. If you would like to invite more than six guests, please contact us at [email protected] to discuss your situation.  We will do our best to accommodate.
• During the ceremony, retirees are honored from least to most years of service. Seating is graduation style: retirees all sit together alphabetically by years of service so we can bring them onstage in the correct order. Guests can sit in any unreserved seats, but will not be able to sit with the retiree.
• No stairs are involved during the ceremony. We use the area in front of the stage for the ceremony. All retirees come to the front when their name is called. A leadership team member reads their profile as they receive their gift and have their photo taken with the superintendent. The retiree then shakes hands with all of the school board members.
• If you or a guest plan on attending the retirement ceremony and require an ADA accommodation, please contact [email protected].
• If you have not received the RSVP link, please email [email protected]. We ask that all retirees RSVP regardless of intention to attend the ceremony so that we may confirm your gift information.
  • If you cannot attend the ceremony, we will send you your retirement gift and an event program. Unless you let us know otherwise, we will mail your gift and program it to the address we have on file. We will start shipping gifts out a few weeks after the ceremony. A framed certificate is given to those with nine or fewer years of FCPS service. A plaque is given to those with 10-24 years of FCPS service. An engraved clock is given to those with FCPS service of 25 years or more.
• The ceremony will air live on Red Apple Channel 21 at 7 p.m. on the event day. Rebroadcast dates will be listed in the program. Typically, the ceremony is shown once a week for one or two months following the event.
• Don’t see an answer to your question here? Contact us at [email protected].