Springfield District September 2021 Newsletter

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Hello, Springfield District!

I’m so hopeful that your students are having a good experience at school so far and that your family is able to spend some time enjoying the beautiful fall weather. In our family, the 6am wake up has definitely been an adjustment for my teenagers, but they are really excited to be back with friends and participate in school activities. We are all looking forward to picking pumpkins and homecoming!

In the past few weeks, the biggest concern that I continue to hear from families is around pausing and quarantining. Many families have not heard back from the health department, have been paused more than once, have negative test results and have not been allowed back into class, etc. They are frustrated and concerned that their children are missing valuable time in school.

In response, I have been working to improve protocols around COVID mitigation, including:

Asking for data regarding decreasing the 14-day quarantine and pause time (perhaps to 10 days as some counties have done), to allow COVID-free students to return to school rather than miss critical instructional days
Working with our local health department on how families can seek medical services related to COVID, and what FCPS and Fairfax County can do to best prepare for the distribution of the vaccine, when it becomes available for children 5-11 yrs. old
Advocating for implementation of COVID testing for students and staff to the Superintendent and County Health Department – something the Board requested in summer 2020
Working with County Board of Supervisor Pat Herrity and Dr. Gloria Addo-Ayensu to resolve constituent challenges with the lag time in contact tracing by the Health Department

FCPS does now have a streamlined process for helping vaccinated students return to school. However, the amount of public health work that our Principals and staff are required to do is ever-increasing. Please volunteer if you are able to help as a classroom or lunch monitor, or consider becoming a substitute teacher. Our school staff are stretched very thin right now.

Please continue to reach out to me if you are not hearing back from the health department in a timely fashion. I appreciate Supervisor Herrity and his staff for helping to hold the county health department accountable and trying to speed up the process of getting our paused students back in school.

As always, I am grateful to represent the amazing families of the Springfield District.

All my very best-

Laura Jane

This newsletter includes information on the following issues:

Upcoming School Board Meetings
School Board Work
Return to School
FCPS & Community News
Family Resources
Springfield District Scene

Upcoming School Board Meetings

October 5 at 3:30 pm - Work Session: Budget Priorities and Literacy Plan
October 7 at 7 pm - Regular Meeting: School Board Authorization to Refinance Fairfax County Economic Development Authority Revenue Bonds Originally Issued for School Facilities, Oak Hill Elementary Renovation, Glen Forest Elementary, and Poplar Tree Elementary Roof Replacements, etc.

October 19 at 11 am - Work Session: Return to School and Programs Review

October 21 at 7 pm - Regular Meeting: Division-wide Comprehensive Plan, Elementary School Language Arts and Middle School Basal Resources Committee Members, etc.

October 25 at 7 pm Fall Public Hearing

The work sessions and regular meetings will be broadcast live on Channel 99 (Verizon channel 11) and the FCPS website. Both will be recorded for future viewing and posted to the FCPS School Board YouTube page.

Visit the community participation webpage to sign up to speak at a regular meeting. Visit BoardDocs for more meeting logistics, agendas, and handouts.

School Board Approves $188 Million ESSER III Spending Plan

The Fairfax County School Board approved a $188.6 million spending plan for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III) grant funds at its Board meeting on August 26.

The funds will be used to address expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the safe reopening of schools and to sustain the safe operation of schools. The spending plan also outlines how the division will address the impact of COVID on students by addressing their academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs.

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Staff Bonus Added to FY21 Budget as Part of Final Review

The School Board also voted to approve revenue and expenditure adjustments to the FY21 budget, to include a one-time bonus for FCPS employees to recognize the extraordinary contributions and sacrifices that all FCPS employees made during the pandemic.

Due to complexities in job classifications and a desire to be equitable in bonus allocations, the proposed one-time bonuses will be provided to all employees who are currently employed by FCPS at the following rates:

$1,000 for all employees (both full-time employees (FTEs) and hourly contracted, to include bus drivers and food service employees)
$500 for temporary hourly employees

The total cost of the one-time bonus is $32.7 million and will be paid at the end of November.

Recognizing the 20th Anniversary of September 11

Graphic of In Memory September, 11, 2001

September 11, 2021, marked the 20-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, and United Airlines Flight 93 that went down in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

Read the School Board's resolution recognizing the 20th anniversary of September 11.

May we never forget the brave lives lost that day.

Transportation Salary Scales

The Fairfax County School Board voted to accept the recommendation to apply a 2.5% market scale adjustment (MSA) to the schedule H transportation salary scale. The Board voted to reduce the fuel contingency reserve by $1.5m to fund the cost of the salary scale increase.

The 2.5% MSA will benefit any bus driver whose salaries were not increased when FCPS raised the hourly salary to $22.91 in August. The MSA approved by the School Board last night will be applied to the salary scale effective for the pay period from October 9 to October 22.

This increase recognizes the amazing work of our transportation team during the pandemic and every day, and helps us to be competitive in the current market to recruit and retain staff. It follows actions in August that increased the starting hourly pay to $22.91 and provided a $3,000 recruitment bonus.

Finally, the School Board also directed the Superintendent to examine salary scales to recognize years of service for existing transportation employees in steps 1-5 as a result of this change. They directed the Superintendent to return to them with a plan to include the necessary modifications, after consultation with key stakeholders, as a part of the market scale study findings scheduled for presentation in December.

A market review of bus driver and bus attendant salaries and benefits among Washington Area Board of Education (WABE) school divisions will be completed later this fall.

Health and Safety Guidance & Protocols- Keeping our Schools Safe

Masks

The CDC federal order requiring masks to be worn on public transportation remains in effect and applies to buses operated by Virginia public schools. I am hearing reports of students who refuse to wear masks on school buses. Please encourage your children to respect the health and safety of all students and staff, including our dedicated bus drivers.

Concerns About Mask Compliance

Everyone should follow current FCPS mask requirements, unless specifically approved for an exemption, to keep our schools safe places for in-person learning. If you have concerns about mask compliance, speak with your principal or program manager.

If you feel your concerns have not been resolved, families and staff may reach out to the Region Office or make a confidential report to the Office of the Ombudsman by calling 571-423-4014, emailing ombudsman@fcps.edu, or submitting a question on the Ombudsman webpage.

Students who have concerns are encouraged to share with a teacher, assistant principal, or other trusted adult in the building. Students may also contact the Office of the Ombudsman.

Vaccine Requirements for Teachers and Staff

FCPS will require all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit routine negative COVID-19 tests by the end of October. To keep our students safe and our schools running smoothly, it is critical that everyone in our community who is eligible gets vaccinated — not only our educators and school employees. The vaccine and testing requirements reinforce existing layered prevention strategies and the school division’s commitment to the safety of students and staff. Read the August 20 FCPS news release .

Current data shows that 87% of contracted employees have completed the survey. 96.8% of respondents are vaccinated. This leaves roughly 4,300 employees subject to random testing. The substitute office is also conducting outreach to active substitutes to ensure compliance.

COVID Contact Vaccination Verification Form

Parents and guardians who have been notified by their child’s school that their child is a potential close contact will need to complete the COVID Contact Vaccination Verification form if their child is fully vaccinated. You will be able to access this form through a link that will be embedded in the pause letter sent to all parents and guardians whose child has been identified as a potential close contact to a positive case.

In the COVID Contact Vaccination Verification form, parents and guardians will need to take two steps:

First, you will provide proof of your child’s vaccination status by electronically uploading the vaccination record or card.
Then you will complete a Health Department survey to confirm the child is asymptomatic, if appropriate.

The Health Department will quickly verify the information provided and send a personalized student clearance letter to the parent/guardian who completed the survey.

Screening Testing

The FCPS administration is in the process of partnering with a third-party provider to provide access to screening testing among other health service supports for FCPS students and staff. We recognize that screening testing of individuals who are not fully vaccinated is important given the recent surge of the Delta variant. We look forward to sharing details regarding this emerging partnership soon. In addition to the emerging partnership for screening testing described above, we continue to partner with the Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) to provide diagnostic testing for symptomatic, in-person students or staff who are unable to access testing independently. The partnership for diagnostic testing for in-person students and staff who need support was established during the 2020-21 school year and will continue as we start the 2021-22 school year.

Health Department Mobile COVID-19 Testing Sites

The Health Department’s mobile laboratory provides testing in locations throughout the county for individuals who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or who may have been exposed to COVID-19.

Visit fairfaxcounty.gov for an up-to-date schedule of mobile testing sites and schedules.

Contact Tracing

New Health Department Process to Expedite Communications for Students Awaiting COVID-19 Contact Interviews

The Fairfax County Health Department announced a change in their communication process for students waiting for COVID-19 contact interviews. You may read about these changes on the FCHD website. You may also wish you review the FCHD FAQs for parents of school-aged children. We appreciate the continued partnership between FCPS and FCHD.

Updated Virginia COVID-19 Close Contact Definition and K-12 Indoor/Outdoor Classroom Exceptions

The state of Virginia has updated the definition of a close contact for COVID-19 and provided a K-12 classroom close contact exception.

If a COVID positive individual was on-site during their infectious period, the following individuals will be paused from in-person instruction/work until notified by FCPS that they can resume in-person activities.

Staff who were within 6 feet or less of a Staff Case for a cumulative amount of 15 minutes or more within 24 hours.
Staff who were within 6 feet or less of a Student Case for a cumulative amount of 15 minutes or more within 24 hours.
Students who were within 6 feet or less of a Staff Case for a cumulative amount of 15 minutes or more within 24 hours.
Students wearing masks who were within 3 feet or less of a Student Case in the indoor or outdoor K-12 setting for a cumulative amount of 15 minutes or more within 24 hours.

Indoor/Outdoor Classroom Exception

In the K-12 indoor/outdoor classroom setting, the close contact definition excludes students who were within 3 to 6 feet of an infected student (laboratory-confirmed or a clinically compatible illness) if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) wore well-fitting masks the entire time.

Note: The inclusion of “outdoor” in the K-12 exception was made at the state level (Virginia Department of Health). The federal exception continues to include only indoor settings.

Students in Pause, Quarantine, or Isolation

FCPS’ layered prevention strategies are working to stop the spread of COVID-19 in our schools. See Dr. Brabrand’s update from the 9/9 School Board Regular meeting for the latest data and news. Pausing, quarantining, and isolating are tools we use to keep schools safe when a positive COVID-19 case is reported. FCPS’ goal is to keep students learning in-person all year.

FCPS is committed to providing students with opportunities to remain engaged in learning when they are in a pause, quarantine, or isolation period. This chart outlines the ways students receive instruction and materials.

The Fairfax County Health Department has a new website Guidance for Parents of School-aged Children. This site has many FAQs around schools, students, and COVID.

Pause

A pause to in-person instruction is a short-term safety measure used by FCPS and the Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) to allow time to investigate and determine the safest way to address a positive case within our school community. The pause will be initiated by the FCHD for anyone who interacted with an individual who reported a positive COVID-19 case.

A pause typically lasts between 24-48 hours while FCHD verifies vaccination status and completes contact tracing.
Vaccination status may reduce the time spent in a pause, but must be verified every time an individual is put on a pause.
The FCHD does not accept a negative COVID-19 test to release an individual from the pause.
You will be contacted by the FCHD with a date they can return to school or work.
This flowchart best explains what happens when there is a pause.

Close Contact

A close contact is defined as someone who has spent more than 15 minutes during a 24-hour period within 6 feet of someone who has tested positive.

STUDENTS IN A SCHOOL SETTING

In a school setting, the close contact definition excludes students who were within 3 to 6 feet of an infected student when:

Both students were engaged in consistent and correct use of well-fitting masks, AND
Other K-12 prevention strategies were in place in the K-12 school setting.

This exception does not apply to teachers, staff, or other adults in the indoor classroom setting, nor does it apply to the student if their contact was one of these exempt groups.

Quarantine

Quarantine separates people who have been exposed to COVID-19 but are not yet sick. People who are in quarantine need to stay home for 14 days from the date of their last exposure to a sick individual and monitor for symptoms. The Health Department will notify them when they are released. It is important that schools, the staff, and the student body accept that person back into the school community without fear or stigma.

Isolation

Isolation separates those diagnosed with COVID-19 from people who are not sick. People who are in isolation should stay at home in a separate room in the house to prevent infecting others. Isolation can end when an individual has not had a fever for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications AND has had improving symptoms AND it is 10 days from their onset of symptoms. For individuals who tested positive but never had symptoms, isolation can end 10 days after the positive test. At this point, the Health Department will notify them they are released.

FCPS is exploring options to provide instructional support to students who are unable to attend school in person due to a COVID-19 infection or possible exposure. We will share more on this shortly.

COVID-19 Dashboard and Quarantine Data

All FCPS COVID-19 cases are reported via a dashboard posted to the FCPS website and updated daily. Click FCPS Covid-19 Dashboard for more information.

Quarantine data provided by the health department indicates that 393 students and staff members were directed to quarantine in relation to closed COVID-19 cases from August 13 through September 8. This represents 0.19% of students and 0.19% of staff. FCPS is developing a database to capture the number of students who are paused and/or quarantined and give a better understanding of how COVID-19 exposures are impacting students.

Expanding Outdoor Learning Capacity

FCPS continues to install flexible learning spaces outdoors in support of the instructional day across the division. The Office of Facilities Management has received 250 requests for tents at 193 schools and is well on its way to completing installations by the end of next month. Schools awaiting their first tent have installation priority. In addition to the tents and sidewalls, some schools have inquired about additional materials for outdoor learning spaces (furniture, Wi-Fi, flooring, heating, etc.). These components have not been included with the initial rollout due to the overall cost associated with power service distribution, code restrictions, division-wide information technology impacts, furniture, etc., and the fact that some schools use them for instruction while others for lunch and gathering space expansion. Get2Green staff is now compiling school requests for outdoor materials to develop a comprehensive list that will be assessed for future availability.

The Centreville Elementary campus, which has 17 outdoor learning spaces, was recently featured in Education Week!

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Updates to the Student-Athlete Vaccine Requirement

Students who are 16 years of age or older (age as of November 8 for the Winter season) and want to participate in athletics will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have either a medical or religious exemption. Unvaccinated students who are 12-15 years of age must provide a weekly negative COVID-19 test to be eligible to participate in team activities.

Submitting Proof of Vaccination

Starting October 4, student-athletes can submit their proof of Covid-19 vaccination to their school. Students will need to either show their vaccination card to authorized school personnel or provide clear documentation via an electronic format of the vaccination card or photocopy to the authorized school personnel. Schools will provide specific details of submitting proof of vaccination information.

Religious Exemption

Starting October 4, student-athletes (both middle and high school) can submit the Religious Exemption form to their school. The form must be notarized and should be submitted directly to the Student Activities Office of their high school. Students who are not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine due to religious reasons will be required to submit a negative COVID-19 test weekly. Please use the Commonwealth of Virginia Certificate of Religious Exemption form.

Medical Exemption

Starting October 4, student-athletes can submit the medical exemption information to their school. They will need to provide documentation of a medical exemption from their physician. Students can do this through a letter from their doctor (on the doctor’s office letterhead) stating the student has a medical condition that prevents them from receiving the Covid-19 Vaccine. Students who are not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine due to documented health or medical reasons will be required to submit a negative COVID-19 test weekly.

Deadline for Medical and Religious Exemptions for Winter Sports Season

The Deadline for submitting medical and religious exemptions for the Winter season is Monday, November 1. The exemption must be received by the November 1 deadline for students to participate in winter tryouts. This will allow enough time for those students with a medical or religious exemption to provide proof of their negative Covid-19 test that week so that they may participate in tryouts. As a reminder, all students with a medical or religious exemption for receiving the Covid-19 vaccination must provide proof of a negative Covid-19 test weekly.

Students with a Religious or Medical Exemption and Unvaccinated Students Aged 12-15 (Age as of November 8 for the Winter Season)

Unvaccinated students who are 12-15, or students with a Religious or Medical exemption must provide a negative test weekly to participate in team activities. Currently, FCPS is working on securing a vendor to assist with providing access to weekly testing for athletes. We will share more information as it becomes available.

FCPS and Community News

Students Keep Learning in Pause, Quarantine with StreamIN/CheckIN

FCPS students being paused, quarantined, or isolated due to COVID-19 will soon have a way to stay connected with their classes until they return to in-person learning.

StreamIN/CheckIN provides meaningful instructional support for students who are paused, quarantined, or isolated due to COVID-19. Participating in StreamIn/CheckIn offers these students the opportunity to stay engaged with their classes so when they return, they haven’t missed a beat.

Learn more about StreamIN/CheckIN on our website.

Superintendent’s Opening of Schools Report

The Superintendent presented the annual Opening of Schools Report at last night's School Board meeting.

The meeting was recorded and will be posted to the FCPS School Board YouTube page.

FCPS Calendar Process

In its approval of the calendar for 2021-22, the School Board requested that FCPS establish a calendar development process before developing the calendar for 2022-23. This process should:

Establish the roles of staff, Board, and community members
Clarify the criteria and priorities used to establish annual calendars in the future, including recognition days for religious and cultural observances.

Staff has begun this work. A revised calendar committee is being formed. It is expected this committee will meet 3-4 times. In accordance with guidance from the state, this committee will have members from

FCCPTA, SEPTA
Religious Organizations: Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu
Student groups
Teacher, Operational, and Principal Associations
FCPS Personnel: HR, Equity, Family Engagement, Legal, DSS, ISD

An improved calendar survey is being crafted to be sent to staff and parents. The draft survey will be provided to the School Board in advance of dissemination. The questions will contain topics including:

Date preferences: school start, school end, winter break, spring break
Professional development days: early release, full day off
Holiday/Observation preferences
Feedback on overall approach to calendar for 2021-22
Length of winter and spring breaks

A general timeline for calendar development and approval is:

September: Invite calendar committee members, send calendar survey

October: Compile survey results, draft calendar recommendations, convene calendar committee meetings, conduct community engagement

November: Finalize committee recommendations

December: Present calendar drafts as New Business December 2 and discuss drafts during December 14 work session

January: Present final calendar drafts for vote on January 13

School Public Health/COVID Managers & Student Monitors Needed

FCPS is currently hiring for additional school staff to support the management of COVID cases as well as lunch monitors, so we can expand the ability of students to eat lunch outdoors.

I encourage you to apply for these positions:

School Public Health/COVID Manager

Student Monitor

AVID is Hiring

AVID is hiring…AVID tutors work with the students in the AVID elective. AVID Tutors may work 1 to 25 hours per week, depending on tutor availability and openings in select Fairfax County public schools. They earn $17.71 per hour. Candidates must be currently enrolled in college or be college graduates. They should be willing to serve as positive role models for middle and high school students. Comfort with higher-level math is especially needed, though not required.

Tutors must have reliable transportation as most of our schools are not accessible using public transport.

Interested applicants should send a resume to Bridget Wright.

FCPS Students to Participate in International Walk to School Day on October 6

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Fairfax County Public Schools will participate in International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 6, to promote physical activity and reduce traffic congestion and pollution near schools.

Students and employees are encouraged to bike or walk to school and work where safe to do so on October 6. Parents are encouraged to accompany their children to school and to work with their school and PTA or PTO to assemble bike trains or walking groups for the event. Schools are encouraged to register online with Walk and Bike to School.

Get more information about Walk to School Day.

Student Civic Engagement Activity Option

FCPS students in grades 7-12 are allowed one partial school day absence each school year to participate in civic engagement activities. Students and parents must complete the appropriate prearranged absence form and include documented evidence of participation in an organized event or activity. To learn more, please contact your school's administration.

World Languages Credit Exam

The 2021 World Languages Credit Exam will be administered on November 16, 17, and 18, 2021. Thirty languages will be included: American Sign Language, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin), Farsi, French, German, Greek*, Hebrew*, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese*, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrinya, Turkish*, Twi, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

*Greek, Hebrew, Portuguese and Turkish will be offered by the Writing Proficiency Test by Language Testing International. School counselors should register students for these exams by the same process as other languages.

Registration is now open and will close on Wednesday, October 13th at 4:00 p.m. Late registrations will not be accepted.

School counselors will register students at their individual schools.

Credit exam information can be accessed at: https://www.fcps.edu/academics/high-school-academics-9-12/world-languages/credit-exam-world-languages

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Hispanic Heritage Month takes place September 15 to October 15 every year as a time to recognize and celebrate the many contributions, diverse cultures, and extensive histories of the American Latino community. Beginning in 1968, Hispanic Heritage Month was originally observed as “Hispanic Heritage Week” under President Lyndon Johnson, but it was later extended to a month during President Ronald Reagan’s term in 1988.

Since then, the month has been celebrated nationwide through festivals, art shows, conferences, community gatherings, and much more. Additional information and resources can be found on the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics webpage..

October is Bullying Prevention Month

Childhood bullying is a significant problem nationwide. It can cause school absenteeism, mental and physical stress, poor school performance, poor self-esteem, and in some cases, school violence. Statistics show students who experience bullying are at increased risk for depression, anxiety, sleep difficulties, lower academic achievement, and dropping out of school. School board members, superintendents, teachers, and parents play a critical role in creating a climate where bullying is not tolerated. It has been proven when adults and children stand together, bullying ends.

What is Bullying?

Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems.

In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:

An Imbalance of Power: Kids who bully use their power—such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity—to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people.
Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.

Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.

Types of Bullying

There are three types of bullying:

Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. Verbal bullying includes:

Teasing
Name-calling
Inappropriate sexual comments
Taunting
Threatening to cause harm

Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships. Social bullying includes:

Leaving someone out on purpose
Telling other children not to be friends with someone
Spreading rumors about someone
Embarrassing someone in public

Physical bullying involves hurting a person’s body or possessions. Physical bullying includes:

Hitting/kicking/pinching
Spitting
Tripping/pushing
Taking or breaking someone’s things
Making mean or rude hand gestures

Stuff the Bus on October 9

On Saturday, October 9, Stuff the Bus will be collecting non-perishable food donations at West Springfield Government Center, Pohick Regional Library, and 19 other locations throughout Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. Help fight hunger and feed hope in our community by donating. For more information including donation locations, most requested food items, and more, visit the Stuff the Bus webpage.

Early Voting Began Sept. 17 for Nov. 2 General Election

In-person early voting for the Nov. 2 General Election begins at three locations in the county starting Friday, Sept. 17, including the North County Governmental Center, Reston; Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax, and the Mount Vernon Governmental Center, Alexandria. Additional early voting locations will open on Oct. 21. Learn more.

View this helpful page with facts for 2021 voters.

2021 School Construction Bond Referendum

Watch this video for information about the 2021 School Construction Bond Referendum

Students benefit from updated schools and better learning environments–and the entire community benefits too. FCPS designs and builds schools to meet current and future technology, safety and security, and capacity needs. And our schools are increasingly “green” saving everyone money. A School Bond Referendum is on the ballot on Tuesday, November 2. Watch the video.

Learn more about the 2021 School Construction Bond Referendum.

Family Resources

National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Virtual College Fairs: Student Registration Now Open

Students can get an early start on college planning by signing up to attend free NACAC Virtual College Fairs. The eight fairs happening this fall offer students the chance to interact with hundreds of institutions as they pursue their college dreams. Visit the Virtual College Fairs webpage for more information and to register.

Paying for College Nights

For more information contact College Access Fairfax or Karen Huffman.

Below you will find a list of 15 Scholarship Programs that will give out more than 558 Individual Scholarship Awards during the 2021-2022 school year. Students from your school district are eligible for all awards below.

*Weekly Scholarship Newsletter available here: https://scholarshipguidance.com/newsletter