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Dear North Springfield Community,
Each year, the Office of Transportation Services reviews the bell schedules for all Fairfax County public schools and makes minor adjustments as necessary to improve on-time arrivals.
As you can imagine, developing this school year’s bell schedule has been extremely challenging due to the pandemic.
You may remember that new school bell schedules were announced in July. Our school’s bell schedule was changed. However, given the all-virtual start to the school year, there was no need to implement the new bell schedule.
At the School Board Work session on December 10, Superintendent Brabrand presented a revised phased-plan to return all students who have selected the in-person option starting in January 2021. Staff worked to improve start times and end times for all levels.
Barring any changes to the plan that may be impacted by the pandemic, the following bell schedule will be in place effective January 12, 2021 for both virtual and in-person instruction.
Return to School Bell Schedule
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Middle School
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7:30-2:00
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Secondary School
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8:20-2:50
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High School
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8:20-2:50
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Thomas Jefferson
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8:40-3:45
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Elementary School
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9:00-3:30 or
9:45-4:15
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For North Springfield our Pre-K-5 hours will be 9:00-3:30 and our PAC hours will be 9:45-4:15, AM PS hours will be 9:45-1:00 and PM PS hours will be 1:00-4:15.
We feel this plan is a significant improvement and less disruptive over what was presented in the original plan last summer.
The fifteen (15) minute reduction in the school day is due to the increased cleaning time required between bus runs. Additionally, as more students return to school, the number of students allowed on each bus will be reduced substantially to meet social distancing requirements. With fewer students able to ride a bus at the same time, FCPS has no choice but to adjust the times that our buses are transporting students.
We understand that changes may present a hardship to some of our families and staff. However, it is the only way we can return all our grade levels to in-person learning, while following the critical guidelines to help keep our students and staff safe.
Thank you for your understanding.
Sincerely,
Chad McRae
January 4th- Teacher Prep Day, no morning meeting or small groups
January 11th - Teacher Prep Day, no morning meeting or small groups
*Please check with your classroom teacher for asynchronous assignments.
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