Falls Church City Public Schools

Roots, Resilience & Renewal - Week 4 Newsletter Dr. Noonan celebrates good ratings, requests help filling some 'buckets,' and shares the latest vaccinations rates among students. Plus exciting news of upcoming COVID testing in FCCPS! https://www.fccps.org/article/544415

FCCPS School Board Public Meeting Notice
School Board Members: Greg Anderson, Susan Dimock, Laura Downs, Edwin B. Henderson II, Shannon Litton, Phil Reitinger, Sonia Ruiz-Bolaños

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
7:00 PM - School Board Electronic-Hybrid Work Session
Central Office Conference Room
150 S. Washington St., Ste. 400, Falls Church, VA
School Board - Hybrid via Zoom
Public Participation - Virtual via Zoom
Topics: 2022-23 School Calendar, 2021 Year End Budget Report

School Event: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Joint PTA Meeting
7:00 PM Meridian High School

Current and former school superintendents from the Washington DC/Northern Virginia region are gathered at Meridian High School today for their bi-monthly meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest. @PeterNoonan is Chair if the group this year. A tour will follow.

Beginning tomorrow, Wed., 9/22: Due to bus overcrowding — the MEHMS/MHS bus stop at Ellison St. and Kent St. has been removed from Bus I in the AM only. Instead, Bus M will stop at Ellison St. and Kent St. at 7:26 a.m. Students will continue to ride Bus I home in the PM.

For the 2022 School Year, Falls Church City Public Schools achieved the rank of #1 in Best School Districts in Virginia by Niche.com!

Due to Police Activity, the following bus drop-offs have been relocated. Oak Street: Bus C- S Maple and Tinner Hill dropoff Washington and Tinner Hill Mount Daniel: White Bus- S Maple and Gibson dropoff at S Maple and Wallace FCCPS Transportation

Bus driver shortage this morning. Bus F will be run late with 3 drivers helping to split up the stop. Those drivers on A, B, and D will dropoff at Oak and Swing back to pickup the bus F stops, so estimated arrival time of the bus at the stops will be about 8:40-8:45.

Roots, Resilience, & Renewal Week 3 Updates include resources for families facing a mental health crisis, and info on How To Report a Positive COVID case. Plus an invitation to the official Grand Opening of Meridian High School —October 2nd! https://www.fccps.org/article/538943

Public Meeting Notice for FCCPS Advisory Committee Meetings

Health & Wellness Advisory Committee Meeting - Hybrid
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Central Office Conference Room, 150 S. Washington St., Ste . 400, Falls Church. To join the meeting virtually, please submit your request to Staff Liaison Julie Macrina at macrinaj@fccps.org at least 24 hours before the meeting.

Business in Education - Hybrid
Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.
Location: Central Office Conference Room, 150 S. Washington St., Ste . 400, Falls Church. To join the meeting virtually, please submit your request to Staff Liaison Marybeth Connelly at connellym@fccps.org least 24 hours before the meeting.

ESOL Advisory Committee Meeting - Virtual
Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.
To join the meeting virtually, please submit your request to Staff Liaison Dr. Jenn Santiago at santiagoj@fccps.org at least 24 hours before the meeting.

Meridian Sr Hunter Hicks (center) named as a Natl Merit Scholarship Semifinalist — one of only 16,000 seniors selected representing one percent of all seniors in the country! Hunter was congratulated today by FCCPS & MHS administrators. https://mhs.fccps.org/o/mhs/article/536658

The Falls Church School Board is meeting in its monthly Regular Meeting. You can watch live — www.youtube.com/fccpsorg

Public Meeting Notice Update

Business in Education Partnership Council Hybrid Meeting
Rescheduled for Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.
Central Office Conference Room,
150 S. Washington St., Ste 400, Falls Church
To join the meeting virtually, please submit your request to Staff Liaison Marybeth Connelly at connellym@fccps.org at least 24 hours before the meeting.

Finishing the Short Week Strong! Dr. Noonan's Roots, Resilience, & Renewal Update for Week 2 is out. Mitigation tips and the latest COVID numbers. Plus a request that can reduce students pausing! Plus a full weekend of fun activities! https://www.fccps.org/article/532247

FCCPS School Board Public Meeting Notice
School Board Members: Greg Anderson, Susan Dimock, Laura Downs, Edwin Henderson II, Shannon Litton, Phil Reitinger, Sonia Ruiz-Bolaños
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 7:00 PM
Central Office Conference Room
150 S. Washington St., Ste. 400, Falls Church, VA
School Board - Hybrid via Zoom
Public Participation - Virtual on Youtube
Public Comment - Virtual via Zoom
School Board Electronic-Hybrid Regular Meeting, Closed Meeting, and Public Comment
Closed Meeting - Personnel - Staff Appointments, Resignations & Retirements; and Advisory Committee Appointments; Student Matters - Non Resident Tuition Students & Anticipated Residence
Public Comments:
While the Falls Church City's Emergency Ordinance 2011 remains in effect due to COVID-19, written statements may be submitted to the Clerk for dissemination to School Board members. Please send written statements to School Board Clerk Marty Gadell at gadellm@fccps.org. Public Comments received by 10:00 AM on the day of the meeting will be posted on Board Docs prior to the meeting. Individuals wishing to appear virtually and make public comment (during the meeting, via Zoom) must register in advance by emailing School Board Clerk Marty Gadell at gadellm@fccps.org with their name, address, contact information, and topic no later than 5 PM EST on the business day before the meeting. Individuals who indicate they wish to speak will receive an email with a speaker number and information to access the meeting. Individuals will speak in the order of their speaker number. The Board will receive comments for up to 30 minutes, or until all registered speakers have been heard, whichever comes first. In accordance with School Board Policy BDDH, each speaker will be limited to three minutes.

FCCPS School Board Advisory Committees Public Meeting Notice
Extended Day Care Advisory Board Virtual Meeting
Monday, September 13, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. To join the meeting publicly, please submit your request to Staff Liaison Katie Clinton at clintonk@fccps.org at least 24 hours before the meeting.

Business in Education Partnership Council Hybrid Meeting
Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.
Central Office Conference Room, 150 S. Washington St., Ste 400, Falls Church
To join the meeting virtually, please submit your request to Staff Liaison Marybeth Connelly at connellym@fccps.org at least 24 hours before the meeting.

Meridian High School announced today that Brian Parke will be the new Mustangs Athletics Director beginning October 1st. Parke is currently AD at Forest Park High in Woodbridge, VA. Welcome Brian! https://www.fccps.org/article/530205

An important message from FCCPS Transportation: Many School Bus Routes have been updated today, September 7. If your student rides the bus, please check the website www.fccps.org/bus for possible time changes, and/or stop order changes to your route.

In his first update of the new year, Supt Peter Noonan celebrates the end of Week 1, explains FCCPS mitigation efforts, and how "Pausing," Quarantines, and Contact Tracing will work. Plus guidance over the long Labor Day/Rosh Hashanah break. https://www.fccps.org/article/526641

Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School and Meridian High School will dismiss 30 minutes early — at 2:30 p.m. in order to get our students home safely. Radar models predict intense rain around 3 pm, the normal dismissal time. Staff will remain on-site until students are gone.

Afterschool activities for Falls Church City Public Schools are canceled for today. Day Care will remain open, but parents are urged to pick up their children as soon as possible. Late Fees will apply. Meridian Virtual Back to School Night WILL be held as scheduled.