FCPS Resources - Topics for Parents and Educators
Helpful Resources from FCPS Compiled by the Parent Resource Center
Listed below are resources on a wide variety of topics to help parents and educators support student success.
Each topic includes links to Parent Resource Center workshops on YouTube, if available, and then lists links to additional FCPS resources.
Please email or call the Parent Resource Center for more information.
Advanced Academic Programs (AAP)
Parent Resource Center Workshops on Youtube
Twice Exceptional Students: What Parents Need to Know
FCPS Links: Parent Information
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AP Overview Video | La sinopsis de los servicios del Programa Académico Avanzado
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AAP Screening and Identification Video | Evaluación e identificación para los servicios AAP Nivel IV (a tiempo completo)
FCPS Links: School Services
FCPS Links: Applications
- AAP - Level IV Appeals
- Forms, purpose, and deadlines
- Identification and Placement for Private/Home Schooled Families
- Identification and Placement for Students New to FCPS Boundaries (Including Military Families)
- Identification and Placement for Current FCPS Students
FCPS Links: AAP and Special Populations
Digital Citizenship
FCPS Parent Resource Center Workshops on Youtube
- Assistive Technology to Support Executive Functioning
- Digital Citizenship
- Raising Screen Smart Kids
- Strategies for Implementing Communication Device in your Home
- Tech Tools to Support Struggling Readers
- Using Technology to Support Reading and Writing While Encouraging Independence
FCPS Links:
- Choosing Digital Apps, Games and Services Wisely
- Digital Citizenship: Establishing Expectations at Home
- Digital Citizenship Student Curriculum
- Digital Citizenship For Families with Teens (Online Course)
- Resources for Families
- Information for Students
- Videos and Tip Sheets
- Podcast: Digital Citizenship: When Technology and Social Emotional Learning Intersect
- Social Media Best Practices for Students
- Things to Consider when Getting a New Phone, Computer or Gaming Device for Your Child
- Using Technology Mindfully: A Podcast
Dyslexia
Parent Resource Center Workshops on Youtube
What Parents Need to Know about 504 Plans
FCPS Tip Sheets
Understanding Dyslexia English | Spanish
FCPS Links: Instruction and Assessment
- 504 Plans for Students with Dyslexia
- Accommodations for Students with Dyslexia
- Assistive Technology for Students with Dyslexia
- Core Instruction for Students with Dyslexia
- Responsive Instruction for Students with Dyslexia
FCPS Links: Characteristics of Students with Dyslexia
- Characteristics and Signs of Dyslexia
- Common Co-Existing Conditions with Dyslexia
- Signs of Dyslexia
- Self-Advocacy and Voice for Students with Dyslexia
- Social Emotional Impacts of Dyslexia
- Twice Exceptional (2e) Learners and Dyslexia
FCPS Links: General Resources
Early Childhood Education
Parent Resource Center Workshops on Youtube
FCPS Tip Sheets
FCPS Links: General Information
- Apply for PreK and Early Head Start
- Best Practices
- Daily Schedules in a FCPS Early Childhood Classroom
- Early Childhood Child Find
- Early Childhood Curriculum and Instructional Resources
- Early Childhood Portrait of a Graduate
- Families as Partners
- Fairfax Early Childhood PartnershipsHigh Quality Support in Early Childhood
- Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Program
- Nutrition and Health Education in Early Childhood
- School Readiness and Transition to Kindergarten
- Self-regulation Skills in Early Childhood
- Special Education Resources
Family Engagement
Parent Resource Center Workshops on Youtube
FCPS Tip Sheets:
- It's Never too Late to Get Involved English | Spanish
- How to Work with Your Child's teacher English | Spanish
- Ways Busy Parents Can Help Children Succeed in School English | Spanish
- What to Do If Your Children is Having a Problem in School English | Spanish
FCPS Links: General Information
- Family Engagement Resources
- Family Engagement in Title I Schools
- Family Literacy
- Immigration Family Reunification Program
- Information for Homeless Families
- Kinship Care Support
- Library Resources
- Parent Information Lines
- Resources for Military Families
- School to Home Communication Tips
- School Year 2018-2019 Family Engagement Survey Results
- Tutors and Tutoring
School Safety
Section 504
Parent Resource Center Worskshops on Youtube
What Parents Need to Know about 504 Plans
FCPS Links
- Elementary School Accommodations
- Middle School Accommodations
- High School Accommodations
- Section 504 Information
- Section 504: Identification, Evaluation, and Reevaluation Procedures
- Section 504: Forms, Related Documents, and Resources
- Section 504: Impartial Hearings
- Section 504: Knowledgeable Committees and 504 Plans
- Section 504: Purpose and Fact Sheet
- Section 504: Plans for Students with Dyslexia
- Section 504: Procedures Manual (PDF)
- Working together through the 504 process.
- Nondiscrimination / Americans with Disabilities Statement
Special Education
Parent Resource Center Workshops on Youtube
- ADHD: Does Gender Matter
- Assistive Technology to Support Executive Functioning
- Autism Safety Considerations
- Introduction to Special Education
- Strategies for Implementing Communication Device in your Home
- Tech Tools to Support Struggling Readers
- Transition IEPs
- Twice Exceptional Learners in FCPS
- Using Technology to Support Reading and Writing While Encouraging Independence
FCPS Tip Sheets:
- Basic Facts about Learning Disabilities English | Spanish
- Helping Children with Attention Deficit Disorders English | Spanish
- Including All Students Can Help Everyone Learn English | Spanish
- There's More than One Way to Be Smart English | Spanish
FCPS Links: General Special Education
- Forms Related to Special Education
- Special Education Update Newsletter
- Students Rights and Responsibilities Guidance for Parents of Students with Disabilities
FCPS Links: Special Education Instruction
- Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)
- Assessing Special Populations in Middle School
- Assessing Special Populations in High School
- Assessment Options for Students with Disabilities
- Guidelines on the Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion (PDF)
- Special Education Instruction
FCPS Links: Additional Services and Supports
- Adapted Curriculum, PreK-12
- Adapted Physical Education Services
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Program
- Assistive Technology Services
- Behavior Intervention Services
- Bus Route Information for Special Needs Students
- Career and Transition Services
- Extended School Year ESY Services
- Occupational Therapy Services
- Physical Therapy Services
- Services for Students Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
- Services for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Speech and Language Services
FCPS Links: Special Education Procedural
Student Rights & Responsibilities
FCPS Tip Sheets
FCPS Links: General Student Rights and Responsibilities
- Guidance for Parents of Students with Disabilities
- Interventions and Disciplinary Procedures used in FCPS Schools
- Student Rights and Responsibilities Document
- SR&R Glossary
- SR&R Video & Related Documents
- Steps to Resolve Concerns with school officials
- Video Message and Letter from the Superintendent concerning changes to the 2019-2020 Student Rights and Responsibilities
FCPS Links: General Hearings Office
Student Wellness and Mental Health
Parent Resource Center Workshops on Youtube
- Building Healthy Relationships
- Depression in Children and Adolescents
- Helping Your Child Cope with Stress
- Knowing the Signs: Substance Abuse and Today's Youth
- Parenting Through Challenging Times
- Raising Children with High Self-Esteem
- Restorative Justice
- Supporting Anxious Children
- Why Wont My Child Go to School?
- Yoga and Mindfulness: Supporting Your Children's Social and Emotional Wellness
- Zones of Regulation
FCPS Tip Sheets:
- Facts Parents Should Know About Depression English | Spanish
- Healthy Minds Newsletter
- Help Your Child Balance School & Extra Curricular Activities English | Spanish
- Helping Children Cope with Grief English | Spanish
- Is Your Child Under Too Much Pressure? English | Spanish
- Helping Your Child Cope with Divorce English | Spanish
- Ten Ways to Help Your Child Deal with Peer Pressure English | Spanish
FCPS Links: Programs
- Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Programs
- Bullying Prevention and Intervention
- Gang Prevention Program
- Restorative Justice
FCPS Links: Crisis Intervention
- Crisis Intervention Services
- Difference between a Crisis and a Concern
- How to Help a Friend in Crisis
- Mental Health Resources and Emergency Services Information
FCPS Links: Wellness
- Family Support Partner Services
- Mental Health and Resiliency
- School Counseling Services
- School Health and Wellness
- School Health Services
- School Psychology Services
- Social Work Services
- Student Voice: Health and Wellness
- Sleep Health
- Student Wellness: Tips and Strategies
FCPS Links Characteristic Specific
Transition
Parent Resource Center Workshops on Youtube
- Post Secondary Education
- High School Success: A Strategic Transition from MS to HS
- Thinking Outside the Box - Creative Postsecondary Employment Options for Parents of Students with Disabilities
- Transition IEPs
FCPS Links: General Transition
- Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
- Career and Transition Services
- College and Career Planning
- College Fair and College Night
- Employment and Transition Services
- Career Assessment Services for Secondary Students Receiving Special Education or Alternative Education Services.
- Postsecondary Options for Students Earning an Applied Studies Diploma
- Transition Planning for students with an IEP
FCPS Links: Transition Education
- Career Instruction in FCPS
- Career Education Programming for students aged 18-22
- College Partnership Program (CPP)
- Early Identification Program (EIP)
- Education for Employment (EFE) High School Course
- Education for Employment for the Office (EFEO) High School Course
- Job Coach Services
- Pathway to the Baccalaureate and Pathway Connection
- Secondary Transition to Employment Program (STEP) Post-Secondary Program
- Work Awareness and Transition (WAT) Middle and High School Course
- Transition to Independence Program (TIP) Post-Secondary Program
- Work-Based Learning Continuum
Twice-Exceptional 2E Learners
Parent Resource Center Workshops on Youtube
Twice Exceptional Students: What Parents Need to Know
FCPS Links
- FCPS 2e Handbook and Resources [Printable PDFs: العربية (Arabic) | English | 한국어 (Korean) | Español (Spanish)]
- Charcteristics of Twice-Exceptional (2e) Learners
- Common Misconceptions about Twice-exceptional (2e) Learners
- School-based Intervention Programs for Behavior and Wellness
- School to Home Communication Tips
- Strategies to Support Homework and Classwork for 2e learners
- Supporting Twice-Exceptional (2e) Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Supporting Social-Emotional Needs of Twice-Exceptional (2e) Students
- Twice Exceptional Learners Handbook Introduction Video August 2019