Dear Parents and Caregivers,
As Superintendent Brabrand shared recently, the plan to bring students in Groups 1-5 back into school for in person learning is currently paused. Groups 1-5 include:
Group 1: Select Specialized Career Prep Classes
Group 2: Preschool Autism Preschool Class Based
Group 3: Elementary Comprehensive Service Sites (CSS) Adaptive Curriculum Programs:
- Enhanced Autism Class (EAC)
- Intellectual Disabilities (ID) Classes
- Intellectual Disabilities Severe (IDS) Classes
- Non-Categorical Elementary (NCE) - Adaptive Curriculum Key Center
Kilmer Center
Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) Recently-Arrived English Learners (ELs) in Grades 3-12
Group 4: Specialized Career Prep Classes Burke School - Elementary
Group 5: Early Head Start (infants and toddlers) PreK (three and four-year olds) Kindergarten
Intensive Support Needs (students instructed w/ modified curriculum for at least 50% of their core courses and instructed in special education settings 50% or more of their instructional day)
Specialized Center-based Programs- Special Education:
- Vision Program at Robinson SS
- Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) Programs at Canterbury Woods ES, Frost MS and Woodson HS - students with 50% or more of core content areas in spec. ed. settings
Community transmission of COVID-19 in Fairfax County remains high. Dr. Brabrand will provide an update on the Return to School plan to the School Board on Tuesday, February 2.
Because we will not be transporting students to school during the pause in our plan, we will not be moving to the new bell schedule on January 12. We will continue to use the current bell schedule and will communicate any future changes to the bell schedule in advance.
Monday, January 11 will remain an independent (asynchronous) learning day for students and teacher preparation day. (We will have Morning Meeting and Specialist Clubs on Monday.)
Once we have a date for students and staff to return for in person instruction in school buildings, we will need to provide preparation days for teachers. Students will be doing independent learning on teacher preparation days. We will communicate those dates once we confirm return to school dates in the future.
Sincerely,
Principal Lemmon
Bailey’s Upper ES will be administering the WIDA assessment during the months of January through March. If your child qualifies for the assessment, you will receive an E-Notify message with more specific details and a short survey.
Federal legislation requires that all students identified as English learners (ELs) participate annually in an English language proficiency assessment. In Virginia, all divisions use the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs to monitor students' progress in acquiring academic English. The WIDA ACCESS for ELLs is administered to all students in grades K-12 with an English language proficiency (ELP) level of 1-5 and 9. The WIDA ACCESS for ELLs is aligned with the WIDA English language development standards and assesses English in the four language domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
All ELs, including those who have opted out of ESOL services, participate annually in the ELP assessment until they reach English language proficiency criteria (ELP level 6). Alternate assessment formats are available for certain students with disabilities.
If you have any questions, please contact Elizabeth Convey, Assistant Principal at 703-503-2700 or evconvey@fcps.edu.
Glasgow Middle School is looking forward to receiving our fifth grade students this fall! Please see below for key upcoming dates.
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February 2nd
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Glasgow Curriculum Night with Q&A Includes both asynchronous and synchronous components. Sessions will be recorded.
- 6 - 6:45pm English
- 7 - 7:45pm Spanish
- 8 - 8:45pm Arabic
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February 22nd
- Office Hours for students and parents with Glasgow Counselors
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March 1st
- Office Hours for students and parents with Glasgow Counselors
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March 5th
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Deadline for all Rising 6th grader Google form course selections to be completed
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April 15
- Welcome to Glasgow! video will be shared with elementary schools
Communications will be sent to our rising 6th grade families in January with details and links. As with many things these days, these dates and times may be subject to change. Everyone is working to make this transition smooth and meaningful for our students and families. Thank you for your support!
Weekly Parent Conversations will be resuming on January 25th, with a family focus, Weekly Family Nights! Family Night topics and dates will be coming soon!
Use this link to access previous Parent Conversations: Weekly Parent Conversations Session Resources
Please contact the Bailey’s Upper Counselors or Instructional Technology Specialist for questions or more information.
Counselors
Maya Lidell - mlidell@fcps.edu
Derek Ryan - dgryan@fcps.edu
Instructional Technology Specialist
Nicole Cassidy - nlcassidy@fcps.edu
FCPS schools and centers will be hiring classroom monitors to provide in-person classroom assistance for students when a staff member remains virtual. If you would like more information about the position, please review the job description and qualifications online and apply if interested. Please feel free to share information about this opportunity with anyone else you think may be interested.
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Both of these resources offer 100s of nonfiction ebooks on many topics, as well as some easy readers and classics. These are free for students to use and can be read on computers, tablets, or phones.
Questions? Email Bailey’s Upper librarian, Linda Lindgren, at LCLindgren@fcps.edu
The Parent Technology 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. Please specify if you need an interpreter when you call.
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Logging into my FCPS Laptop:
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Connecting a Mifi Device to your FCPS Laptop:
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Logging into FCPS Google Apps and Getting to BbCU Emails:
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Joining the BbCU Class from FCPS Gmail:
Access/Consent Form
All parents will need to access this link and complete the information BEFORE you can use any of the digital resources (websites) listed here: Bailey’s Upper Public School Website. Please note some of these resources will be used often and others may be used from time to time.
To provide your parental consent for each student in your family, please follow this link and complete the provided directions.
Please stay in touch with us throughout the year by:
Friendly Reminders
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January 11: Asynchronous Instruction except for Morning Meeting and Specialist Clubs
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January 18: Dr. Martin Luther King Day (Holiday) No School
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January 20: Inauguration Day (Holiday) No School
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January 22: End of Quarter 2 (2 Hour Early Release)
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