High school is a time of academic and career choices for teens. They must decide whether to take regular, Honors, Academy, Advanced Placement (AP), or International Baccalaureate courses.
The Mount Vernon Pyramid is developing instructional practices that value student-centered, project-based, interdisciplinary learning that connects students to the real world.
From 1870 to 1922, the school trustees of the magisterial district and town school boards gathered periodically to take action in regard to matters affecting the entire school division, such as state and local finances, public school legislation, compulsory attendance and vaccination, and the school calendar to name a few. The minute records of this “combined” Fairfax County School Board are found in this collection.
Guidance on grading for high school students receiving special education services, students receiving homebound or home-based instruction, and multilingual learners.
Fairfax County Public Schools offers advanced academic services at the high school level including Honors, Advanced Placement® (AP), International Baccalaureate® (IB) Middle Years Programs (MYP), International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Program (DP), and Dual Enrollment (DE).
Family members of children with dyslexia often find themselves in many roles: detective, advocate, tutor, and coach. It is also important for students with dyslexia to be reminded that they are so much more than their reading difficulty. Families and schools can be partners in supporting students with dyslexia.
Meeting minutes, lists of teachers and their salaries, and school construction records of the Falls Church District School Board can be found in this collection.
Fairfax County Public Schools offers a continuum of advanced academic services at the elementary level. Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) provide challenging learning experiences for all students that build on individual strengths and optimize abilities.
The school trustees of the magisterial districts and towns met bi-annually as a combined County School Board to discuss high-level matters dealing with finances, public school law, and the school calendar, to name a few. The records of these meetings are found in this collection.
The Office of the Chief of Schools supervises the six region offices and Thomas Jefferson High School, as well as the Department of School Improvement and Supports and the offices of Nontraditional School Programs and Student Activities and Athletics. The office reports to the Superintendent.
FCPS has developed Regulation 1502, Expectations for Meditation and Silent Reflection Space Accommodations, to ensure all students and staff have reasonable accommodation and access to meditation and silent reflection spaces within the school division. The regulation provides guidance for schools on how to manage requests for silent reflection during instructional and non-instructional time, and for students to leave school for religious activities.
Members of the FCPS School Board collaborate with the Fairfax City Board through regular, ongoing communication, participation in regional and state School Board meetings and conferences, and an annual City/County Board meeting. The FCPS Board designates one of its members as an official liaison to the City.
Feedback from a variety of sources is considered as the school calendar is developed. Read more about the process for finalizing holidays and early release days.
This cooperative effort meets the needs of the whole learner. Each program is designed to meet the needs of a specific student population including those who have exhibited truancy, serious delinquency, poor school performance, substance abuse, criminal behavior, abuse and neglect, depression, anxiety, school refusal, conditional expulsion, or family dysfunction.