Superintendent Reid writes about all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools.

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In this issue, read about Summer Resources, Student Awards, and the PSAT going Digital.

On Thursday, June 1, the junior class at McLean High School took part in an assembly about drug prevention and awareness called “Silent No More.”

Guest speakers included health experts, a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent, a federal prosecutor, and those who have been personally touched by this national epidemic that has reached Fairfax.

As we work our way through graduation season, FCPS employees share highlights from their own graduation days.

Twenty-three Fairfax County Public Schools students from ten high schools have been named winners of 2023 Merit Scholarship awards by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Four teachers were surprised during Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week with $1,000 grants from Cox Communications to spend on their classroom.

“Since the start of this school year I have watched these amazing staff members provide an extraordinary level of care and love for a child with severe traumatic stress to ensure he feels safe,” a colleague said about April’s FCPS CARES recipients recognized at Laurel Ridge Elementary School.

FCPS Superintendent Reid and Vice President Harris urge safer schools, student leaders to use voices.

Superintendent Reid writes about all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools.

This October, the PSAT/NMSQT will be administered in Fairfax County in a digital format. Some testing accommodations are administered differently for digital tests than for paper/pencil tests. Additional information is available about accommodations for students with disabilities.

Rida Karim, a sophomore at Woodson High School, has been elected by the countywide Student Advisory Council (SAC) to serve a one-year term as student representative to the Fairfax County School Board, beginning July 1.

FCPS CARES submissions for the month of June 2023.

In this issue, learn about the FY 2024 Budget, School Lunch Balances, and State Assessment Summaries.

Superintendent Reid writes about all of the great things happening in Fairfax County Public Schools.

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After Safwat Azer retired, his pastor asked him to help families who just arrived in their community to enroll their children in schools and obtain national identification cards. Safwat was happy to volunteer to help.

The funding provided by voter-approved bonds will provide construction funds for seven elementary schools, planning and design funds for eight elementary school renovations and one middle school renovation, and more.

In a letter to the FCPS community, the School Board says a recent court ruling "confirms that we are moving in the right direction." The court ruled in favor of the School Board in a case challenging changes to the admissions policy for Thomas Jefferson High School.

The School Board unanimously voted to adopt Fairfax County Public Schools’ (FCPS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Approved Budget . The budget focuses on closing the achievement gap for all students, and maintaining a world-class public school division by recruiting and retaining outstanding educators.

We want to see every single one of our seniors across that graduation stage but for some attending the traditional school day comes with challenges and competing responsibilities. A Twilight School pilot program is addressing those hurdles for many of our students this year.

In this issue, learn about SEL Activities, Student Testing, and how to share Graduation Photos.

Five students from Fairfax County Public Schools won awards at the 2023 International Science and Engineering Fair, held recently in Dallas.    

Using only cardboard and duct tape, 26 students from West Potomac and Chantilly High Schools engineered boats and embarked on Lake Barcroft to see who could not only stay afloat, but also win a race.