In an ongoing effort to protect student data, FCPS is required to secure parental permission for student use of software/applications for which FCPS does not have a confidentiality agreement. An online process has been developed to collect this information digitally and provide school-based reporting. This process has been designed to meet the legal requirements for authenticating parent identities under FERPA. The MHS Website has a list of all of the digital tools used at McLean.

2. Student's Rights and Responsibilities Signature Page

Students will review the SR&R on September 11, 2020. The SR&R booklet can be found on the FCPS website (Sept. 2). FCPS will release the link to the SR&R Signature page once the SR&R is finalized and updated on the website. Please review the SR&R with your student. The final SR&R will be available online at

https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/policies-regulations-and-notices/student-rights-and-responsibilities/video-and-resources

Teacher Absences

Per FCPS, subs will not be provided for 3 days or fewer of a teacher’s absence. If your child’s teacher will be out for 3 days or fewer, you can expect the teacher to post a message in Google Classroom and provide asynchronous work. If a teacher will be out for 4 or more days, FCPS will then provide a sub and synchronous classes resume on the 4th day. Thank you for your patience as we improve our systems in this new learning environment.

PSAT Registration for Juniors

On Thursday, October 29, McLean High School eleventh graders will have the opportunity to take the PSAT/NMSQT. FCPS will cover the cost for any eleventh grade student to take this test.

To help the school prepare for testing, families are asked to complete the form below by Friday, October 9. This form asks about participation in the test, the need or bus transportation, and interest in free breakfast or lunch on the day of the test.

McLean High School: PSAT/NMSQT Intent to Participate Form: https://forms.gle/vtAHsFhe3uHn2xQ39

STUDENTS MUST REGISTER USING THEIR FCPS GMAIL ACCOUNTS

A translated version of the form content may be found on the PSAT/NMSQT Intent webpage (https://www.fcps.edu/node/42099). Due to health and safety protocols, FCPS sites cannot accept walk-ins on the day of the exam.

General information about the PSAT/NMSQT test format is available on the College Board webpage (https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10). Thursday, October 29 has been designated for asynchronous learning in FCPS high schools, so students who choose to take the PSAT/NMSQT will not miss synchronous learning time with their teachers.

We will share more details about test day schedules and bus transportation in the coming weeks. FCPS health and safety protocols for PSAT/NMSQT administration are available online (https://www.fcps.edu/node/41891).

If you have questions about the PSAT/NMSQT administration at McLean High School, please contact Sara Wheeler (sewheeler@fcps.edu)

How to Track Student Assignments in Google Classroom Using the To-do Feature:

There are many ways to track your assignments and assessments in Google Classroom. Along with the Google Calendar feature, you are able to access a view of all assignments and assessments for each of your classes in list view by accessing the “To-do” option from the navigation menu on the Google Classroom homepage. Check out this short article for some guidance on how to access and use the “To-do” feature in Google Classroom.

Freshman Connect Groups

We had our second Connect Group last Friday, and it was fantastic to see all of the upper-class mentors (Big Macs) connect with our new students! Your students have all gotten emails and will continue to get reminders about logging on and participating. Our next Connect Group is this Friday, October 2^nd, during the first block of Highlander Time Flex. This is a great opportunity for new students to build a relationship with a veteran Highlander, and the Big Macs are excited to meet them! If you have any questions, please email Greg Olcott – gtolcott@fcps.edu.

Go Paperless

To take advantage of the paperless options, parents and/or guardians will need to log into ParentVUE, then go to “My Account” and select "Go Paperless" All parents who live with the student and share the same address must have a SIS ParentVUE account and must select the paperless option to prevent mailing of the printed report cards. The “Go Paperless” option will apply to all their associated students, no matter what school level.

Behind the Wheel and PSTD Information

McLean High School will be offering Partners in Safe Teen Driving (PSTD) seminars twice during first quarter. These seminars will be held virtually through BBCU from 7:00-8:30 PM on Monday, 10/19 and Monday 10/26. Students must virtually attend with a parent or legal guardian and fill out an attendance form at the end in order to earn credit. Attendance of a PSTD seminar is a state requirement in order to pass classroom Driver Education as part of the Health and Physical Education 10 curriculum and obtain a DEC-8 (pink) card. While this seminar is intended for and free of charge for students currently enrolled in Health and Physical Education 10, any juniors who were unable to satisfy this requirement during the 2019-2020 school year are welcome to attend free of charge as well.

Students can register to attend with a parent or legal guardian for one of these two dates HERE. Prior to the seminar date, the STUDENT will receive a BBCU invite to the virtual seminar that will be sent to their fcpsschools.net email account. The student must sign into the seminar before 7:00 PM and a parent or guardian must watch the seminar with them. Virtual Attendance after 7:00 PM will not be permitted. PSTD seminars are only available for attendance by students in grades 10-12. Any 9^th graders who attend will not receive credit, as they are not enrolled in the Health and Physical Education 10 course.

If students or parents cannot virtually attend a PSTD seminar during the week, FCPS ACE (Adult and Community Education) will be offering Partners in Safe Teen Driving seminars on Saturdays beginning in October. These seminars are only open to students grades 10-12. Students who attend these Saturday seminars regardless of grade, must register online through the ACE website and pay the $30.00 registration fee, as these seminars are held on the weekend.

Lastly, FCPS ACE is now accepting registration for behind-the-wheel (in-car portion) Driver Education classes. Registration is available on the ACE website.

The FCPS ACE website can be found here:

https://aceclasses.fcps.edu/CategorySubjectListing.aspx?ProgramID=28&ProgramName=Driver+Education&IsCourse=1.

Questions related to ACE classes ACE seminars may be directed to Jard Shoemake at: wcshoemake@fcps.edu.

National Honor Society

Applications for the National Honor Society will be sent to all eligible students via student email this week. To be eligible to apply to for the McLean Chapter of the National Honor Society students must be in 11^th or 12^th grade, have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher, be a student at McLean for at least 1 semester, and have no major disciplinary infractions. Applications will be submitted electronically and are due by October 5^th, 2020. Seniors who applied last year and were accepted do not need to re-apply. Please contact the NHS Advisers, Jenna Jablonski (jmjablonski@fcps.edu) or Greg Olcott (gtolcott@fcps.edu) with any questions.

Monday Attendance - Update!!

Monday is an asynchronous learning day for the 2020-2021 school year. Expectations for students include: completing outstanding asynchronous work from the previous week or starting on new material, reading each teacher’s Monday message, and checking in with teachers as needed. As we do not have set times for classes on Mondays, we’ve created a Google form to track Monday attendance that must be completed by each student by 11:59 pm every Monday evening.

The Google Form lives on each teacher’s Monday message document but students only need to complete the form one time. Completing it one time will count for attendance for all classes. You must be logged into your @fcpsschools.net account in order to complete the form. The form is a one question form where you indicate you completed asynchronous work, read each teacher’s Monday message, and checked in with teachers as needed. Reminder, you only need to complete this form one time each Monday. You do not need to do it for each class and it does not matter which class you do it for. Each form is feeding to a central database.

Students, please complete the form ONCE every Monday to indicate you are participating in Monday’s expectations. Students who do not complete the Google form will be marked as unverified for Mondays. If a student will be out on a Monday, please follow normal attendance procedures to inform the school.

If you have any questions about Monday attendance, please contact Sean Rolon at sprolon@fcps.edu.

Teacher Office Hours can be found here.

Club Participation Information

Go to Clubs-and-organizations for a list of all of our clubs.
Each club will have a Google Classroom link
If you are interested in that club, click on the Google Classroom Link to join the club classroom
In the classroom, there will be a link to join club meetings during Highlander Flex Time(Only FCPS students can enter)
9:45am-10:25am- Clubs that start with the letter A-L

10:25am-11:05am- Clubs that start with the letter M-Z
If the Club says “Inactive” that means we have the club, but currently do not have a sponsor. If a student is interested in activating the club a teacher sponsor would need to be identified.
To learn more about student clubs at MHS, as well as information on the process of starting new clubs, please join Mr. Hays’ MHS Clubs class in Google Classroom using class code: euwkxvv

McLean HS Tech Support for Students

If you are experiencing issues with your FCPS issued laptop, please use the link below to enter your information. The tech support team will then get back to you as soon as possible.

We will continue to support students remotely as much as possible. If a computer has been identified as needing hands-on repair, we will schedule an appointment for you to come to the school to exchange it.

Description: This form should be filled out by a student if they are experiencing issues with their FCPSOn laptop.

Please click on the link below to access the Tech Support Request Form.

Parent/Student Support Portal Link:

https://itweb.fcps.edu/itsupport/

FCPS Help Desk for Tech Support for Parents and Students

To support families who are working with their children during distance learning, FCPS has launched a new Parent Technology Help Desk, effective Monday, August 24. The help desk can be reached at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS) and will be answered by staff members between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., seven days a week.

Parents or guardians can call this number for basic tech support with parent accounts, help with FCPS student devices and technical assistance with other FCPS applications. If help desk staff members are unable to solve the issue, they will enter a support ticket on behalf of the parent/guardian to escalate the issue to the appropriate FCPS team. Parents who need help in a language other than English can inform the help desk staff when they call of their preferred language, and an interpreter will join in on the call.

FCPS has also set-up Parent and Student Technology Support portal at https://itweb.fcps.edu/itsupport/ to allow older students and parents/guardians to request technology help directly. When a support request ticket is entered through the portal, it is auto-routed to the TSSpec at the appropriate site to expedite service. text.

Social-Emotional Support Information

Mental Health and Wellness Support Services and Resources

McLean’s Clinical Staff are available to consult with parents and students regarding mental health related concerns and behaviors. They are also able to provide community resources as needed. Please see their contact information below:

Beth Werfel, School Psychologist, bawerfel@fcps.edu

Beverly Parker-Lewis, School Psychologist, baparkerlewi@fcps.edu

Marly Jerome-Featherson, School Social Worker, mjeromefeath@fcps.edu

For more Mental Health and Wellness Information, please check out these Student Wellness Resources, FCPS’s Healthy Minds Blog and the FCPS’s Parent Resource Center.

Emergency Resources

Crisis Link Regional Hotline 703-527-4077

Crisis Text Text NEEDHELP to 85511

Dominion Hospital Emergency 703-536-2000

INOVA Emergency 703-289-7560

Merrifield Center Emergency 703-573-5979 TTY dial 711

Life Threatening 911

FCPS Parent Sessions

Encouraging Positive Behaviors at Home Series

9/24 Setting the Stage for Good Behavior: Routines, Procedures & Expectations

Overview on establishing and maintaining routines, procedures, and expectations.
Strategies to teach and reinforce routines, procedures, & expectations

10/22 Challenging Behaviors: Prevention Strategies and Teaching Self-Control

11/19 Challenging Behaviors: ABCs of Behavior & How to Respond

12/17 All Behavior Happens for a Reason: Behavior as Communication

01/21 Strategies for Increasing Replacement Behaviors

02/18 Teaching your Children to Follow Directions

03/18 Effectively Communicating with Your Child

04/22 Minimizing Prompts and Maximizing Your Child’s Independence

Thursday September 24, 2020, 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

FCPS Cares

Do you know a McLean High School or FCPS employee who does ordinary things in an extraordinary way or goes beyond what is expected? If so, then click here to share with everyone.

My School Bucks

Learn more about this online payment portal for many school fees. Parents can set up an account which they link their student(s) to so there is one account per family. Course fees, lunch funds, some ticket events can be taken care of online. MySchoolBucks eliminates the need for students to carry cash to school and for multiple checks to be written. Learn more and sign up at https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/login/getmain?requestAction=home

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