Extended School Year (ESY) Services

Five groups of staff are offered positions to work during the ESY direct, class-based program: 

1. Teachers: The teacher numbers include classroom teachers for all grade levels and sites for the direct, class-based program, the crisis resource teacher positions (where applicable), and the technology resource teacher positions, June 26-July 26, 2024.  Apply now or learn more about ESY teaching positions.
2. Paraprofessionals: The paraprofessional numbers include all paraprofessionals offered positions to support the direct, class-based program, June 26-July 26, 2024. High school seniors (graduating in spring 2024), college students, and others available for summer employment often fill these positions. Apply now or learn more about ESY paraprofessional positions.
3. Administrators: The administrator data shows the ESY administrator and ESY Special Education Administrative Resource Coach (SPARC) positions hired for the 13 elementary ESY sites and 3 secondary ESY sites.  Apply now or learn more about ESY administrator positions.
4. Operational Staff: The operational staff numbers reflect the number of office assistants, school health aides, and safety and security staff (secondary only) who have been offered positions.  Apply now or learn more about ESY operational staff positions.

Related Service Providers: The related service providers include speech and language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, occupational and physical therapy assistants, and hearing and vision itinerants.  Apply now or learn more about ESY related service positions.

All staffing positions were advertised on February 14, 2024.  Requests to hire are submitted to Human Resources (HR) by the ESY program, as candidates are found eligible and recommended for employment. HR then sends offer letters to identified candidates.  Hiring for ESY is the busiest during March-May with some hiring continuing into June and, in some cases, even July depending on student numbers and staffing needs.  Beginning the week of April 22, staffing status information will be posted on this website and will be updated weekly through the end of June.  

In an effort to circumvent a possible shortage of teachers for summer 2024, all teacher positions for the direct, class-based services are being paid $68 an hour.  Additionally, as requests to hire are being submitted to HR, a personal email is sent from the ESY office to each candidate informing them they have been selected and to expect an offer letter from HR soon.

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Extended School Year (ESY) services are provided to students, grades PreK thru 12, whose individualized education program (IEP) team decided that the benefits the student gained during the regular school year will be significantly jeopardized if the student does not receive ESY services.  All ESY services and transportation are provided free of charge as a part of the student's access to a free appropriate public education (FAPE), in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Act.  Parents should contact their child’s case manager if they would like to discuss the consideration of ESY services.  

Once a parent and/or guardian provides written consent to the ESY proposal, the student will be registered for ESY services by school staff.  Teachers complete the registration process, parents do not do anything at this time.  Parents and/or guardians of students listed in the ESY registration system who are receiving class-based services at an ESY site will receive email notification from the ESY program indicating the status of the staffing for their child’s ESY site on the dates listed below.  Students who are entered in the registration system after the first or second notification date will be added to the subsequent notification dates.  

Email notification dates:  May 21, June 4, June 11, and June 19

View ESY Site Information

Feeder Schools:

• Cooper
• Fairfax
• Falls Church
• Frost
• Glasgow
• Jackson
• Johnson
• Justice
• Kilmer
• Langley
• Longfellow
• Madison
• Marshall
• McLean
• Thoreau
• Woodson

Feeder Schools:

• Carson
• Centreville
• Chantilly
• Franklin
• Herndon High
• Herndon Middle
• Hughes
• Liberty
• Oakton
• Robinson
• Rocky Run
• South Lakes
• Stone
• Westfield

Feeder Schools: 

• Annandale
• Edison
• Hayfield
• Holmes
• Irving
• Key
• Lake Braddock
• Lewis
• Mount Vernon
• Poe
• Sandburg
• South County High
• South County Middle
• Twain
• West Potomac
• West Springfield
• Whitman

• Preschool Direct, Class-based Services
  Preschool-aged students requiring focus on critical life skills as described in their IEPs participate in a preschool direct instruction class at an ESY preschool site. Critical life skills may include: communication, academic readiness, fine and gross motor, self-help, and/or social skills. All students also participate in a range of activities to support learning and self-care opportunities throughout the daily schedule. Instruction addresses a continuum of learning styles and skill levels.
   
• Elementary or Secondary Direct, Class-based Services
  Students in grades K-12 requiring focus on critical life skills as described in their IEPs participate in a direct instruction class at an elementary or secondary ESY site. Student participation is determined by their ESY goals and needs identified in the IEP. Activities focus on critical life skills which must be maintained to ensure that gains made during the 180-day school year will not be jeopardized. Needs addressed may include reading and writing, math, communication, social skills, and/or skills for independence, daily living, and employment. Instruction addresses a continuum of learning styles and skill levels.   
   
• Preschool Resource
  Due to the young student’s developmental stage, preschool resource services may be appropriate for preschool-aged children who require direct instruction but less frequent or intensive services than the direct, class-based services. Preschool IEP teams identify services based on the options below:
  • Family-guided home programs are monitored via phone or email (considered “monitor/consult”) and is more appropriate for skill practice.
  • Face-to-face contact between teacher and student and is more appropriate for reteaching and reinforcing skill acquisition.
     
• Consult
  Consult services address the needs of students who require practice to maintain critical life skills but do not require direct instruction from a teacher. The student’s school year teacher provides practice activities and, if needed, practice materials for the parent or guardian to use with the student during the summer. A special education teacher contacts the parent or guardian as frequently as designated in the IEP to monitor progress and ensure that all needed materials are available. The teacher is available via phone or email to address any questions which may arise as the parent or guardian or caretaker implements the activities provided by the school year teacher. No direct services to students are provided under this model. The teacher will collaborate with the parent or guardian regarding the student’s ESY progress report.
   
• Homebound
  Homebound services may be provided to students who have a medical condition preventing them from participating in classroom instruction, because they are confined to their home or a healthcare facility. The process for approving homebound services during ESY is the same as during the school year.
   
• Additional and Alternative Services 
  Services required beyond direct, class based services, consult, homebound, preschool resource.

ESY direct, class-based dates for students are July 1-July 26.  July 4 & 5 are holidays.

Yes. Year to year the dates are subject to change due to the school calendar and holidays.

The number of days and hours of the 2024 ESY direct, class-based services program are the same as summer 2023. 

The table below includes the information for ESY 2022 direct, class-based services.  

All students with an IEP may be considered for ESY. ESY services are provided to students, grades PreK-12, whose IEP team decided that the benefits the student gained during the regular school year will be significantly jeopardized if the student does not receive ESY services. All ESY services and transportation are provided free of charge as a part of the student's access to a free appropriate public education (FAPE), in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
 

Once a parent or guardian provides written consent to the ESY proposal, the student will be registered for ESY services by school staff. Teachers complete the registration process, families do not do anything at this time. Parents or guardians of students listed in the ESY registration system who are receiving class-based services at an ESY site in July will receive email notification from the ESY program indicating the status of the staffing for their child’s ESY site on the dates listed below. Students who are entered in the registration system after the first or second notification date will be added to the subsequent notification dates. 

Email notification dates are May 21, June 4, June 11, and June 19.

Prior to June 18, contact your child’s case manager. After June 18, contact your ESY site administrator. Please note that a change in address may result in the disruption of transportation services, as three business days are required to finalize a change in transportation and assign a bus route. 

Families will receive communication from their ESY administrator the week of June 24. ESY sites will host an Open House on June 28. Times will vary. 

Dear Parent or Guardian:

Your child has been registered to attend the Extended School Year (ESY) class-based program this summer, to receive ESY services as determined by an individualized education program (IEP) team. This summer students will receive ESY class-based services in-person, beginning on Monday, July 1, 2024, and ending on Friday, July 26, 2024. The information below is based on your child’s current registration for ESY.

ESY Site Information
ESY Site:    
ESY Site Address:    
ESY Administrator:    
Bell Schedule:    
Open House:    

Technology
Students attending ESY will need to keep their originally assigned FCPSOn laptop at the end of the school year for use during the ESY program. Please send the assigned laptop with your child on their first day of ESY.

Open House
An Open House will be held for your child’s ESY site on Friday, June 28. You will receive more information about the Open House from the ESY Administrator.

Transportation
You will receive a call from your child’s bus driver regarding pick-up time and location. Name tags will be provided to students when they board the bus to help ensure they are matched with the correct teacher upon arrival at school. If you do not hear from the bus driver by noon on Thursday, June 27, please call [phone number].

Required Forms for Attendance
Please visit the following web site and print the required forms: https://www.fcps.edu/registration/forms.
Complete the English version of the forms below and bring them to the ESY site or have your child bring them to class on the first day of ESY.

• Emergency Care Information form
• Medication Authorization form (you can request a copy of current form from current attending school):
  • New medication will require a new medication authorization form.
  • Parents are responsible for transferring their child’s medication and authorization form from the attending school to the ESY site and for picking up the medication at the end of ESY.
  • All medication not picked up by dismissal on the last day of ESY will be discarded.

Student Personal and/or Medical Care

• For students who require support with their personal care, please send in wipes, diapers, and at least one change of clothes on the first day of school and throughout ESY. These items can be dropped off at the ESY site or sent with your child on the first day of ESY.
• For parents of students with nursing services documented on the student’s IEP, please note that the Public Health Nurse will be notified that ESY class-based services have been approved by an IEP team. It is important that you confirm with the special education case manager at your child’s current attending school by Friday, June 7 whether he or she will attend ESY. The nursing agency must ensure that adequate staff are available to provide medical support for the duration of the ESY services.
• For students attending ESY who require support with medical care, parents will be required to provide equipment, supplies, and/or medication, which is in alignment with current requirements for this type of support during the school year. These items can be brought to the ESY site on June 28 or the first day of school and throughout ESY as needed.

Student Rights and Responsibilities (Grades K-12)
The Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R) document conveys the expectations for student behavior in our schools so that all students can experience a favorable learning environment. The current 2023-24 school year SR&R remains applicable during ESY. You may review the SR&R document on the FCPS public web page, https://www.fcps.edu/srr/

Additional Information

• Students may bring a snack, and the necessary utensils, with them in their backpack each day.
• Breakfast or Lunch will be provided.
• If you have any questions regarding your child’s enrollment in ESY, please contact your child’s case manager.
• If you have decided that your child will not attend ESY, please call 571-423-4190 or send an email to [email protected] .

More information about ESY services in Fairfax County Public Schools can be found at: https://www.fcps.edu/esy.

Sincerely,
Brittany Vigil
Senior Manager I, Extended School Year/Assessment 
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