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Meet the four teachers selected for 2022 Cox Education Hero awards. The teachers receive $1,000 for classroom makeovers.

This week's issue of FCPS This Week has information on how we measure community transmission, kindergarten registration, completing the FAFSA, the Back 2 Fairfax operational seminar, and becoming a 2022 Science Fair judge.

Each morning, for the past 12 years at Chesterbrook Elementary, dozens of kids line up outside the gym a full 50 minutes prior to the bell ring. What are they there for? To be a Fitness Warrior!

Like mother, like daughter and son - the children of Edison High School's principal are now starting their own career journeys within FCPS.

The latest information for employees for the week of March 7, 2022.

FCPS Cares for the month of April 2021.

The Fairfax County School Board adopted the FY 2024 Advertised Budget which prioritizes student achievement, and recruiting and retaining outstanding educators.

FCPS Cares for the month of September 2020.

Students in suburban Centreville raised trout to release in a rural Virginia stream. Through it all, they learned a valuable lesson in caring for the environment.

Superintendent Reid writes a weekly blog about all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools.

In this issue, find information on Month of the Military Child, the Dangers of Fentanyl, and Summer Camps

Superintendent Reid writes a weekly blog to keep people up to date with all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This week she visited Oakton HS, Justice HS, and Glasgow MS. She also did a bus ride along and hosted the inaugural Superintendent’s Roundtables with School…

This week's newsletter has a statement on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, information on an opioid trends webinar, therapy animals in schools, and sharing graduation and promotion ceremony photos and videos.

Some schools are utilizing ESSER III funds to help pay for therapy animal visits, while others rely on teachers going above and beyond to care for and feed the animals.

Check out this week's issue of FCPS This Week for information on the expansion of in-person learning, the Superintendent's Town Hall on April 7, Month of the Military Child, and the Virtual Career Exploration Fair.

Abia Zahir, a senior at Annandale High School, and Tanisha Tarin, a senior at Westfield High School, have been named two of 100 Amazon Future Engineer scholarship recipients.

Pranav Choudhary, a junior at Langley High School, has been elected by the countywide Student Advisory Council (SAC) to serve a one-year term as student representative to the Fairfax County School Board, beginning July 1.

FCPS CARES submissions for the month of September 2022.

Learn more on the latest happenings with partnership activities in FCPS

FCPS CARES submissions for the month of November 2023.

In this week's issue, learn how to submit feedback on the school calendar drafts, see how to use the new text-to-speech feature on our website, and learn more about summer camp options.

In this issue, learn how to see the superintendent present next year's budget, a career exploration event for students, and the Here Comes the Bus app.

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Students from 23 Fairfax County public schools have been named recipients of the 2022 Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County, designed to recognize young people who work as peacemakers. Recipients will be recognized at a reception in March.

The calendar for the 2022-23 school year is aligned with neighboring school districts and adds additional key observance days.

He was a floppy haired five-year-old when he first walked through the doors of Columbia Elementary School in Annandale, now, Michael Astudillo has returned — this time, as the principal.

Superintendent Reid writes about all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This past week, she presented updates to FCPS' 2023-30 strategic plan, highlighted student achievements, and more!

FCPS students capitalized on downtime during the pandemic to create specialized walker that won Fairfax Area Student Shark Tank Challenge.

The course allows students to explore different methods of teaching and develop several skills in their path to becoming a teacher. 

Check out the updates with Business and Community Partnerships

The "Updates to the FCPS SR&R" web page outlines changes to cell phone use for the 2022-2023 school year. Visit the SR&R web page to learn more and to log on to your SIS ParentVue account to acknowledge review of this document OR print, sign, and return the form to your child’s school by September…

Superintendent Reid writes about all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This past week, she delivered a keynote at the Teacher Educators Association Summer Conference in Washington, D.C., attended the Summer Graduation at Marshall High School, and helped kick off FCPS'…

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) recognized exceptional employees from across the division at the FCPS Honors event held Wednesday, June 9. Sponsored by the Foundation for FCPS, the 2021 celebration was hosted outdoors at Jiffy Lube Live, for the first time.

In this issue, find information on a Safety Town Hall, Fentanyl Community Conversation with Narcan Training, and Spring Assessments.

Cappies critic Sean Smith of Edison High School reviews Westfield High School's production of The Play That Goes Wrong (High School Edition).

This week's issue has an update on masks in schools, meal distribution for the Memorial Day weekend, approval of the FY 2022 budget, and the Come Back for 5 Days campaign.

Superintendent Reid writes about all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This past week, she attended FCPS' Excellence Awards, hosted USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack at Annandale Terrace ES, visited the White House, and more!

FCPS has successfully completed the month-long return of students and staff to in-person learning and is announcing that it will be returning to five days a week of in-person learning in the fall.

Matt Ravenstahl, who teaches art at South Lakes High School, has been named the 2021 Southeastern Region Secondary Art Educator by the National Art Education Association.

FCPS Cares for the month of June 2021.

Akshita Balaji, 14, was the first Fairfax County Public School student in at least a decade to make it to the final 30 spellers in the contest.

In this week's issue, learn more about the proposed budget and calendar for next year, how students engineer with empathy, an how to get help filling out the FAFSA.

Martha Paz-Espinoza, resource teacher at Willow Oaks, shares what it was like to be an English learner and have to interpret for her father at parent-teacher conferences. She offers a few tips for teachers to help put students first and better partner with parents during conference sessions and…

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has announced 2020-21 Standards of Learning (SOL) pass rates for school divisions that show that the impact of the pandemic on Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) was similar to that felt across the entire state. 

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Superintendent Scott S. Brabrand has named Noel Klimenko, a proven FCPS leader for over three decades, as Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services.

Check out this Cappies review of Oakton High School's production of Wendy and Peter Pan by Alexander Perry of Lake Braddock Secondary School.

Superintendent Reid writes about all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools. This week she visited Luther Jackson MS, Robinson SS, Colin Powell ES, Mount Eagle ES, and Herndon HS. She attended the FCPS Hall of Fame induction ceremony

In this issue, learn how to prepare for the first day of school, about the new FCPS.edu, and resources for families

The final issue for the 2021-22 school year has graduation highlights, summer resources, and information about FCPS Honors and Cappies award winners.

In this issue, get information on an in-person event with incoming superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid, FCPS high schools being ranked by U.S. News and World Report, National Merit Scholarship winners, and resources offered by Tutor.com.