A peek into this summer’s ESY program may offer some inspiration on the upcoming virtual start to the 2020-21 school year. More than 2,000 students logged into the daily Monday-Thursday group meetings and synchronous sessions across the virtual ESY sites!

Fairfax County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services has been awarded a $100,000 summer meals grant from the Nourishing Neighbors Safeway Foundation.

As part of Virginia’s declaration of August 2-8 as Virginia’s Racial Truth and Reconciliation Week, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) will be participating in activities to help educate citizens about the impact of cultural, historical, and racial inequity.

To help parents whose children need immunizations required for enrollment in school for the 2020-21 school year, the Fairfax County Health Department is offering community childhood vaccination clinics plus expanded hours to provide the Tdap vaccine at three clinics. Vaccines are still required to enroll in Fairfax County Public Schools even though all students will start the year with virtual learning.

The Fairfax County School Board has approved a number of changes to the Student Rights and Responsibilities regulation, effective with the 2020-21 school year, including language pertaining to the student dress code; digital citizenship; new behavior codes, and leveled responses to student behavior.

School Board July 23, 2020 Regular Meeting news.

The Virginia High School League (VHSL) Executive Committee, meeting in special session on July 27, voted to move forward with Model 3 in its re-opening of sports and activities for the 2020-21 school year. Model 3 delays all VHSL sports and activities until December 14 and adopts the Condensed Interscholastic Plan. This model leaves all sports in the season where they are currently aligned.

FCPS announces the appointment of two new principals.

The Fairfax County School Board voted to rename Robert E. Lee High School after the late U.S. Congressman John R. Lewis at its business meeting on July 23.

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Superintendent Scott S. Brabrand has named Michelle Boyd, who currently serves as executive director of the Piedmont Regional Education Program (PREP) in Charlottesville, as the assistant superintendent for the Department of Special Services.