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Updates from John Lewis High School’s Student Services Department
April 9, 2021
Important Dates:
April 12: Report cards available to view in SIS Parent/Student VUE this week
April 19: PSAT Test Day for 10th Grade Students
April 22: VDOT Transportation Career Fair (9:00am-1:00pm)
May 10: Deadline: Parent submits form allowing a P for up to two classes
Important Information:
Updates on In Person Learning
As you may have heard, students may be able to return to four days (Tuesdays-Fridays) of In Person learning at Lewis High School. To be eligible, students must already be attending two days of In Person learning. While VDOE guidance still remains in place requiring proper physical distancing and other health and safety mitigations in schools, our staff is prepared to review each request and bring as many students back as possible. If you would like for your child to attend school for an additional two days per week, please fill out this Google form: https://forms.gle/beJbeYPox9PrsbEN7. We will review all requests in the order in which they are received. Parents and students will be contacted once an approval has been made. In order to meet health guidelines, should a student be moved from two days a week to four days a week, changes to the student’s schedule or teacher assignments may be necessary.
To allow for as many students to return to school for In Person learning as possible, any student who has not been attending school In Person (yet has the In Person status), will be transferred to virtual learning. To clarify, if a student has missed four consecutive days of In Person learning by remoting into their classes from home/an alternate location, he/she will be transitioned to virtual learning status automatically next week.
Finally, no additional changes in learning preferences will be made after the month of April. This deadline will allow our school staff to focus on culminating activities, such as testing and graduation.
FCPS Grade Policy Changes for the 2020-2021 School Year
As shared in an email from the Superintendent’s Office, FCPS has adopted a series of secondary grading policy changes to help our students achieve a strong finish to the school year.
FCPS is adjusting our grading policy for the 2020-21 school year to ensure students are not penalized by the challenges brought on by pandemic learning.
Key policy changes for high school students are listed below:
- Final Exam flexibility that ensures an exam can only serve to improve a student’s grade for the year. Teachers will apply this in their grading practices for each class.
- Use of No Mark, “NM”, instead of “F” grades for all courses. This will be automatically applied for any course in which a student receives an “F.”
- Allowing high school students to select a mark of “P” for pass for up to two courses for which a passing grade is earned for the final mark. As referenced above, for the 2020-21 school year, final marks of “F” will automatically receive a No Mark, “NM.”
It is anticipated that the third quarter report cards and the Pass - No Mark Request Form will be available in ParentVue the week of April 12. Report cards for families who did not opt out of paperless report cards will be mailed as well the week of April 19. Students and families are encouraged to carefully consider the option for Pass - No Mark status. Additional information including considerations for postsecondary opportunities and frequently asked questions are available at the following link: https://www.fcps.edu/academics/grading-and-reporting/secondary
Summer School Options
FCPS has expanded summer school learning opportunities for our students.
John Lewis HS will host credit recovery which will be in-person and the two summer school sessions will be three weeks each in length. As families begin to think about summer plans, please keep in mind that any student who has not earned credit (a passing grade/mark) may be able to attend summer school at Lewis HS. We are currently setting up our program, beginning with hiring staff. Once we have more details, such as which courses will be offered and when, we will share more information.
FCPS Online campus is also available to our students; students can take a course to accelerate their learning (a new course). There is a fee to participate. As a start, please see the website for course offerings, program dates, and other information:
https://www.fcps.edu/academics/academic-overview/online-campus
Annual FREE SAT Workshop
The Northern Virginia Urban League Guild is hosting an SAT Workshop for Northern VA high school students. Students are expected to attend all classes and the dates are as follows: April 24th Pre-Diagnostic Test from 9:00-12:30; every Tuesday and Thursday (April 27th-May 20th from 6:00-7:30pm), May 22nd Post-Test from 9:00-12:30, and May 25 and 25th Post Test Review from 6:00-8:00pm. To register and for more details, go to https://nvulfreesat.eventbrite.com For questions, contact Lisa Grant at NVULPSAT@cox.net.
SAT Virtual Practice Test
The Tysons Pimmit Library is hosting a virtual full-length practice SAT on Saturday, April 3 from 1:00pm-5:00pm. You will need a calculator and paper. For more information, contact Nacy Veach at Nacy.Veach@Review.com or call (202) 851-6320.
Drug Takeback Day for Fairfax County
Drug Takeback day is coming to your area. Come take advantage of a free, convenient, confidential, and safe disposal of unused or expired medications during Drug Takeback Day on Saturday, April 24, 2021 10-2pm. For more details: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/community-services-board/events/2021-04-24-drug-takeback-day
4th Quarter Standardized Testing Flexibility
While the Virginia Department of Education requires that SOLs must be offered, they have also announced that a virtual testing option is being developed (no published timeline for availability), and that families are being provided with expanded SOL refusal options for COVID-related concerns.
Over the next couple weeks, much more information about SOL administration at JLHS will be shared.
SOL Testing
SOL Testing Communication- The students and their families are getting the emails from the assessment coach, Mrs. Kj Sachdeva, about the SOL testing options. Please be on the look out for the testing emails and fill the form linked in the emails. Your timely response will help us plan the testing properly.
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