New Today: (2/9/12) FCPS is currently accepting applications for its elementary magnet school program for Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences for students who, during the 2012-13 school year, will enter grades K-4.  An information night will be held for families interested in the elementary magnet school program at Bailey’s on Thursday, February 9, at 7 p.m. at the school; the snow date is February 16. Details.

FY 2013 Budget

At the January 12 Fairfax County School Board meeting, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Jack D. Dale released the school system’s FY 2013 Proposed Budget of $2.4 billion, an increase of 9 percent, or $202.3 million, from the FY 2012 Approved Budget. Details.

Continuing Interest

• 2011-12 State of the Schools
• Elementary Magnet School Programs
• Capital Improvement Program
• Closing the Minority Student Achievement Gap
• College Success Programs
• Honors and AP/IB Course Offerings
• Student Rights and Responsibilities
• Summer Programs
• Two-Way and Partial-Immersion World Language Programs

• FCPS Publications Named Finalists for NSPA Pacemaker Awards (2/9/12) Full
• West Potomac Academy Fashion Design Students to Participate in Crystal Couture Fashion Event (2/7/12) Full
• FCPS Students Win 102 Regional Awards in Scholastic Writing Competition (2/6/12) Full
• Numbers of Expulsions, Student Reassignments Drop in FCPS (2/3/12) Full
• FCPS to Streamline Adult and Community Education (2/2/12) Full
• Annual FCPS Student Mediation Conference Brings Peer Mediators Together for Conflict Resolution (2/2/12) Full
• West Springfield Elementary School to Host Diversity in Education Presentation (2/2/12) Full

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There are no emergency announcements at this time.

When Fairfax County Public Schools have a schedule change (closing or delay) due to inclement weather or other emergencies, the information is communicated as soon as the decision is made in these ways: 

• Posted here.
• Posted on TV Channel 21 (Cox Communications, Reston Comcast, and Verizon cable customers only).
• Sent via e-mail to parents through the Keep in Touch e-mail notification system.
• Called in to area radio and television stations.
• Posted to Facebook and Twitter.
• Please note that due to budget cuts, the telephone hotline is no longer operational.

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Inclement Weather Situations

• FCPS does not make an announcement when schools are open or when sports and other after-school events are being held according to schedule.
• FCPS inclement weather plans outline of the timing of decisions, the three schedule plan options, and the impact on specific student programs
• Decision making process
• Questions raised most often about weather-related closings and delays
• School year calendars provide information on makeup days
• Fairfax County Park Authority policy on weather cancellations lists conditions for closing parks and other recreation facilities
• Cold Weather Fact Sheet

Emergency Preparedness

• FCPS emergency preparedness and support plans ensure the safety of students and staff members