FCPS offers small group activities and learning experiences for students that focus on the many ways alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use can impact their lives.

Through school-wide positive behavior approaches and participation in K-12 health and guidance lessons students are taught to behave respectfully and to resolve conflicts in positive ways.

Fostering peaceful learning communities and change agents based on principles of conflict resolution and social justice through education and empowerment.

Support, services, and consultation is available to any FCPS school community affected by loss caused by humans or natural disasters; deaths; suicides; and other tragedies.

Peruse the wide menu of services provided by the Office of Food and Nutrition Services.

Working together with parents, families, and community partners to remain at the forefront of preventing gang activity and the influence of gangs on our children.

Ensuring that all students have the resources necessary to obtain a successful education.

Fostering positive relationships, developing resiliency as a response to adversity, and increasing the capacity to cope are essential elements of good mental health.

National and Local Crisis Resources.

A formal process facilitated by trained, skilled facilitators that brings together those impacted by wrongdoing while focusing on accountability, character development, and school and community safety.

Every FCPS student has the opportunity to work with a state-certified school counselor.

Our comprehensive school health program has a positive impact on the learning process by reducing health-related barriers to learning.

Our school psychologists are mental health specialists with knowledge of child development, the psychology of learning, behavior management and intervention, monitoring progress of students, and program evaluation. Our psychologist school assignments are listed here.

Parents and Students: Help make our schools safer by viewing threat assessment training modules. Learn about FCPS' anonymous Tip Line, too.

Our social workers help to prevent social, emotional, and behavioral factors from affecting a student's ability to perform at his or her best. Our social worker school assignments are listed here.

Determining the effectiveness of prevention and intervention programs offered in schools and communities.

The school climate survey is a tool for schools to monitor and improve school climate in order to maintain a safe and orderly school environment conductive to learning.

This survey is conducted by the Department of Criminal Justice Services/Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety (DCJS/VCSCS). This year the survey will be conducted by all middle schools (including 6th graders at Glasgow, Holmes, and Poe) between February 5 and March 28, 2019.