Sunrise Valley News

Sunrise Valley- New Employment Opportunity

Sunrise Valley and other FCPS schools and centers will be hiring classroom monitors to provide in-person classroom assistance and supervison  of students.    

If you would like more information about the position, please review the job description and qualifications online and apply . 

If you are interested in this opportinty at SVES please also email Kevin West.

Please feel free to share information about this opportunity with anyone else you think may be interested.


Calendar Reminders

As a reminder, Wednesday, November 11, is a two-hour early release day in honor of Veterans Day and will be a virtual (synchronous) learning day for all students. There will be no in-person classes on November 11. Classes will resume on Thursday, November 12.

Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13 are kindergarten teacher work days in preparation  for the start of kindergarten  in-person learning.  These will  be asynchronous learning days for all kindergarten students.    

See the complete 2020-21 school year calendar. 


Outstanding Employee Awards

Nominations will are open for the Outstanding Employee Awards! To submit a nomination for a  Sunrise Valley ES Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please complete the nomination through this Google form link. You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (one individual may only nominate one employee per category.)

All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in the criteria for that category. The google form link has more information regarding the criteria for each of these awards and the eligibility requirements are below.

Outstanding Teacher 

Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category

Outstanding New Teacher

Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category

Outstanding Leader 

Eligibility: At least one year of experience in their current position as a Schedule-C or School-Based Administrator scale employee (that is not the building principal):

Common positions in this category: Assistant and Associate Principals, Director of Student Activities, Director of Student Services

Outstanding Professional Employee 

Eligibility: At least one year experience in current position as a Schedule-B employee or other non-instructional employee in a school that supports school leadership

Common positions in this category: School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Assessment Coach, Career Center Specialist, Instructional Coach, Psychologist, Social Worker, School Counselor, Safety and Security Specialist, Resource Teachers that serve in an administrative role in a school 

Outstanding Operational Employee

Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position as Schedule-A or Classroom Instructional Support Scale employee

Common positions in this category: Administrative and Office Staff, Safety and Security Assistant, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, IA, PHA, PHTA, All Parent Liaisons (regardless of how they are paid) 

The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, November 20, 2020.

If you have any questions, please contact Annie Downward at rmdownward@fcps.edu