Falls Church City Public Schools

With the exception of Cohort 1, FCCPS will open online and on time tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 2nd. SVL for students of FCCPS employees will be open. All athletics and activities are canceled. Cohort 1 will have a snow day for students and staff. See DAY TWO plan in graphic:

Falls Church City Public Schools will be closed, Monday, February 1st, 2021. All buildings are closed, all activities are canceled.

The weather forecast is calling for potential snow on Sunday and Monday, and we’d like to proactively tell you our plan so that staff and families can prepare for any potential impacts. MORE: https://www.fccps.org/article/390410

FCCPS School Board Public Meeting Notice for Special Events
School Board Members: Greg Anderson, Susan Dimock, Laura Downs, Shannon Litton, Phil Reitinger, Shawna Russell
Virtual Joint PTSA/PTA Budget Meeting
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 7:00 PM

Public Meeting Notice for FCCPS School Board Advisory Committees' Virtual Meetings

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Gifted and Talented Advisory Committee, Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.
To join the meeting publicly, please submit your request to Staff Liaison Jeanne Seabridge at seabridgej@fccps.org at least 24 hours before the meeting.

Public Meeting Notice for FCCPS School Board Advisory Committees' Virtual Meetings

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Special Education Advisory Committee, Monday, February 1, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
To join the meeting publicly, please submit your request to Staff Liaison Rebecca Sharp at rsharp@fccps.org at least 24 hours before the meeting.

The Falls Church School Board is meeting for its monthly Work Session & Public Hearing. The meeting is being streamed at: www.YouTube.com/fccpsorg

After a one week lull, the health trends have reversed. VA Dept of Health today revised the Falls Church Schools % Positive metrics back into the "Higher Risk" category - as the number of cases continues to rise. But with vaccines in the arm, excited for a return Feb 22nd!

A large Internet Outage is affecting millions along the east coast including Verizon FIOS customers locally impacting students and teachers. Updates as we get them.

GMHS Earns AP Computer Sci Diversity Award The 2020 AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award has been awarded to the Mustang high school "for expanding young women's access to AP Computer Science." The award recognizes the achievement of only 232 schools, out of thousands of AP programs, for the work toward equal gender representation during the 2019-20 school year. Congratulations to Mr. Snyder for his leadership and teaching in the computer science classes. MORE: https://www.fccps.org/article/387439

Falls Church School Public Schools will operate on normal schedules today - January 26, 2021

FCCPS Friday Lookahead - Cohort 1 will remain in Hybrid. Cohorts 2 & 3 (Grades K-12) will remain Virtual - until February 22nd - when all grades will enter Hybrid Instruction for the remainder of the year. More: https://www.fccps.org/article/385641

FCCPS School Board Work Session & Public Hearing Notice School Board Members: Greg Anderson, Susan Dimock, Laura Downs, Shannon Litton, Phil Reitinger, Shawna Russell Electronic/Hybrid School Board Work Session & Public Hearing Tuesday, January 26 at 7:00 PM Public Hearing Topic - School Board Vacancy Central Office Conference Room 150 S. Washington St., Ste. 400, Falls Church, VA Hybrid Participation for School Board Only Electronic Participation for Public Written statements for the Public Hearing may be sent to School Board Clerk Marty Gadell at gadellm@fccps.org. Public Hearing 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 make public comment virtually (during the Public Hearing, via Zoom) must register in advance by emailing School Board Clerk Marty Gadell at gadellm@fccps.org with their name, address, and contact information no later than 5:00 P.M. on January 25, 2021. 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. In accordance with School Board Policy BDDH, each speaker will be limited to three minutes. Webstream: www.youtube.com/fccpsorg

LIVE: Superintendent Dr. Noonan is hosting a town hall forum to address Covid, the updated metrics, and how the vaccine will help advance the schools' reopening. You can view the Town Hall on the FCCPS YouTube channel www.YouTube.com/fccpsorg

BIE Partnership Council, Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. To join the meeting publicly, please submit your request to Staff Liaison Marybeth Connelly at connellym@fccps.org at least 24 hours before the meeting.

Health & Wellness Advisory Committee, Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.
To join the meeting publicly, please submit your request to Staff Liaison Julie Macrina at macrinaj@fccps.org at least 24 hours before the meeting.

The Falls Church School Board is meeting in Regular Session. Watch live: www.youtube.com/fccpsorg

Tonight the Falls Church School Board has unanimously elected Shannon Litton as Chair and Laura Downs as Vice-Chair for the 2021 School Board term.

GMHS Yard Sale 9-12 today! Great stuff! Great prices! Furniture, kitchen, sports, old uniforms, costumes & yearbooks!

The FCCPS Friday FINAL Lookahead is out. Given the latest Health Metrics: Cohort 1 will remain in Hybrid Instruction next week Cohort 2 and Cohort 3 will remain in Virtual Instruction next week. MORE: http://bit.ly/fccpsLA0108