How to Receive FCPS Messages in Your Own Language

By Office of Communication and Community Relations
FCPS News
January 06, 2022

You may wish to read FCPS messages in a language other than English. There are several ways you can receive or view our communications in a different language.

eNotify Messages

eNotify messages are the most urgent and critical messages FCPS sends. They cover topics such as bad weather, safety concerns, schedule changes, and other time-sensitive information. Every parent/guardian is automatically set up to receive eNotify messages. To indicate a language preference other than English for your communications via eNotify, please contact your school’s front office. Find contact information for your local school in the Schools and Centers Directory

Weekly Newsletter

FCPS This Week is a weekly newsletter for parents/guardians and community members. FCPS This Week is also distributed in other languages to parents/guardians who have filled out the Home Language Survey form and selected a language supported by FCPS as their preferred language for communication. Home Language Survey forms are available in the following languages: AmharicArabic (العربية) | Chinese (中文) | Farsi (فارسی) | Korean (한국어) | Spanish (español) | Urdu (اردو) | Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) 

Website

Our entire website (https://www.fcps.eduis translatable. School websites are translatable too.

Translations on Laptop/Computer

  • Look on the upper left corner of every page, and you will see a row of flags.
  • Choose the flag representing your language of choice, and a pop-up window will appear with a drop-down menu.
  • Select the language you prefer and read the page in that language. 

Translations on Mobile Device

  • Turn your phone horizontally (sideways).
  • Look on the upper left corner of every page, and you will see a row of flags.
  • Choose the flag representing your language of choice, and a pop-up window will appear with a drop-down menu.
  • Select the language you prefer and read the page in that language. 

Translations on Webpages

Also, many of our webpages feature orange translation buttons, which will get you to your preferred language quickly.

Professional Translations

Some website content has been professionally translated such as the school year calendars  and the Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R) document

Other FCPS Communications

Want to learn more about the ways FCPS reaches out to families? View the Parent Communication Overview webpage.