McNair Upper ES staff tested new playground equipment while moving into the new school this week. (Photo: McNair ES)
FCPS Will Begin School Year Virtually
At yesterday's work session, the Fairfax County School Board supported Superintendent Brabrand's revised recommendation to begin the 2020-21 school year with virtual learning for all students. Read Dr. Brabrand's message.
Congratulations to Our Three New Principals
We are excited to acknowledge our newest principals:
- Ellen Mukai, Brookfield ES.
- Peter Kelly, Pulley Career Center.
- April Cage, Garfield ES.
Please join us in congratulating them! Read about Ellen and Peter. See April's announcement.
Photo of the Week
Several principals and assistant principals left kind messages for Superintendent Brabrand in front of Gatehouse Administrative Center today.
CORRECTION: 2020 Leadership Kickoff
In last week's Employee News, the 2020 Leadership Kickoff article was missing a reference to the School-Based Administrator Scale. Please see the corrected information below. We apologize for the error.
All employees on the FY 2021 School-Based Administrator Scale and the FY 2021 Unified Scale Schedules B, C, and Leadership Team are invited to attend the virtual FCPS 2020 Leadership Kickoff on Wednesday, August 5. Additional Kickoff information will be coming soon.
2020 Collect for Kids School Supply Drive to Be Online Only
Before COVID-19, nearly 60,000 FCPS students lived at or below the poverty level. If you would like to help provide them with school supplies, please consider donating to our Collect for Kids campaign. Read the news release.
Last Wednesday, the Virginia High School League's (VHSL) executive committee announced that the beginning of fall sports will be delayed until a final decision is made on July 27. Fox 5 tapped Bill Curran, director, Athletics and Activities to give his take on the announcement as well as what might happen next. Watch Bill's interview. Read the news release.
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