| Brian Hull Is 2008 FCPS Principal of the Year
Brian Hull, principal at Powell Elementary, has been named the 2008 FCPS Principal of the Year and Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award winner. (get details)
End of the Year Is a Good Time to Review Your Payroll Information
As the end of the year approaches, now is a good time to review your payroll and tax information. (get details)
 Spotlight: Responsibility to the Community Goals
These civics and community-based student achievement goals teach students to use what they learn in the real world. (watch video)
FCPS 2008 Teacher of the Year Award Nominations Due December 3
The deadline to submit a nomination for the FCPS Teacher of the Year Award is December 3. (get details)
Call for Coaches
The latest position openings are posted. (go)
 Tips for Your Health: Maintain, Don't Gain Holiday Challenge
Want to keep the pounds off over the holiday season and win prizes, lunch, and a seated massage? Sign up to participate in the Maintain, Don't Gain Holiday Challenge sponsored by HR Wellness between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. (get details)
FCPS to Open New Student Registration Center in Reston December 3
FCPS will open a new Student Registration office in the Lake Anne area of Reston on Monday, December 3. The new office is located at 11484 Washington Plaza West, suite 310. The phone number is 703-668-0690. A map for the site can be found at http://www.fcps.edu/maps/lakeannereg.html. The Reston office replaces the Herndon Student Registration office, which will close on Wednesday, November 28.
Other News and News of Continuing Interest
- The Teaching Materials Preparation Center and Education Library, both located at Sprague Center, have announced their hours for the holidays. (get details)
- The FCPS Spring Academy, ACCESS, and Leadership Academy Seminars catalogs will be available online starting on December 17. (get details)
- The winner of the web development Best Practices Award for the month of November has been announced. (get details)
- The Department of Professional Learning and Training is offering a new professional development series for support employees. (get details)
- Short-term disability is now available for employees who become organ donors. (get details)
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HR Wellness Launches New Employee Resource Web Site
HR Wellness has launched a new web site that is designed as a resource and information tool for FCPS employees. (get details)
 Communications Corner: Writing for the Web
If you want results from your school or department web site, make sure that the content is high quality, credible, and well written. Learn how to improve your web writing in this tip sheet from the Office of Community Relations on FCPSnet. (get details)
Information Meetings Scheduled for Educational Leadership Program and Special Education Graduate Certificate Cohort
An information meeting will be held December 5 at Dunn Loring Center for an Educational Leadership program, and on December 6 at Gatehouse Administration Center I for a special education graduate certificate cohort.
 Register Now for Winter-Spring ACE Classes
Registration for winter and spring 2008 (January-April) classes offered by the Office of Adult and Community Education (ACE) is now under way. Course offerings can be viewed at www.fcps.edu/aceclasses, and most, but not all, classes can be registered for online. The course catalog, ACE Classes, is in the mail to residents and will also be available at Fairfax County public libraries and ACE registration centers.
About Our People
Read about your colleagues' latest accomplishments. (go)
This Week's "SchoolScene"
To view a promotional clip from this week's show, click here. Or, to view any of this week's stories, go to the SchoolScene web page.
People on the Move
Learn who has been promoted, recently hired, or transferred to a new location. (get details)
Important Notice for Supergram Article Submissions
Article submissions for Supergram should be sent to Andy Grunig at andy.grunig@fcps.edu. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, Grunig can be reached at 571-423-1212. Please Note: The Job Opportunities publication and web pages are provided by the Department of Human Resources.
FCPS by the Numbers
Percentage by which Fairfax County voters approved the 2007 bond referendum for school construction. (get details)
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Quote to Note
"Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it."
Marian Wright Edelman
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