Save the Date: FCPS Special Education Conference on March 26

January 21, 2022

FCPS’s 17th Annual Special Education Conference will be held virtually on Saturday, March 26, with a combination of synchronous (live) and asynchronous (recorded) sessions.

• Registration will begin in March. The conference is free.
• Parents and community members will be able to register online or by phone
• FCPS educators, administrators, and pre-service teachers will be able to register online and earn recertification points for attending the conference.

More information on the Special Education Conference is available online.

Free Home COVID-19 Tests Available 

January 19, 2022

Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order four free at-home COVID-19 tests, completely free. Visit covidtests.gov to order your free at-home tests and find free testing locations in your area.

ICYMI: Get Boosted and Remember to Update Your Vaccination Status

January 18, 2022

In case you missed the announcement last week, to be considered up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccination, individuals over age 18 should be boosted according to new guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH).

Individuals over the age of 18 are considered up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccination if they have:

• Booster (3rd dose) with a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
• 2^nd Dose of the initial series of Pfizer is within the last 5 months.
• 2^nd Dose of the initial series of Moderna is within the last 5 months.
• 1^st Dose Johnson & Johnson is within the last 2 months.

The new criteria will be applied to quarantine exemption requests and administrative leave for COVID-19 in the coming weeks. We will share more details as they are available.

Be sure to update your vaccination status with the date of your most recent vaccine dose, including boosters, on the Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Status Form. 

You must confirm that you are the employee logged into Google on Chrome before you edit the survey. Remember to use your fcpsschools.net email address. Need assistance? Contact [email protected]. 

View our list of community resources for information on vaccination opportunities. Or, visit the Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) website which includes available locations throughout Virginia, a call center (assistance available in more than 100 languages) for questions and appointments, and information on how to retrieve a copy of your vaccination record. 

Return to Work Guidance Updated

Reminder, our Return to Work Guidance has been updated based on recent changes to quarantine and isolation timelines. Refer to the COVID-19 Return to Work Reporting and Procedures page on the employee Hub for information about returning to work after a COVID-19 diagnosis or exposure.