March 15, 2024

Hello Justice HS Students, Families, and Community Members:

This has been a fun-filled and jam-packed week!  We are five school days out from our highly anticipated Spring Break and End of 3^rd Quarter.

I am excited to share with you that Justice High School is a school designated to receive Federal Title I Grant Funds starting in the 2024-2025 school year.  Title I represents an exciting opportunity to further support the success of all our students.

Title I funding allows us to allocate additional resources to directly impact student achievement. These resources can be used in a variety of ways, including:

• Implementing innovative educational programs that are geared toward students’ needs to ensure all students reach high expectations.
• Building strong partnerships with families through developing a family and school engagement policy and compact, including families in the planning of school and family partnership opportunities, and offering a variety of family meetings and experiences. 
• Expanding intervention and enrichment programs.
• Providing supplemental professional learning experiences for teachers and administrators.
• Supplying additional high quality instructional materials that will enhance student learning experiences.
• Additional staffing to support interventions, enrichment, and specific areas of opportunity for the school.

We believe that a strong school community is essential for student success. Leveraging our existing strengths, Title I funding allows us the opportunity to further enrich and enhance a supportive learning environment for all our students. 

We will be holding an in-person Title I information session on Thursday, April 11^th at 6:00 PM. 

 

Have a safe and Happy St. Patrick’s Day Weekend!

 

Tiffany I. Narcisse, Principal

Empower our school, embrace our community, and educate to build positive futures as global citizens together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~March Observances~

National Women’s History Month

Equity in Education Month

Disability Awareness Month

Celebrating Arts in Our Schools

• March 22nd - End of 3rd Quarter (full school day for students) 
• March 25th - 29th - Spring Break
• April 1st - Teacher Workday (no school for students)
• April 2nd - Staff Development Day (no school for students)
• April 10th - Eid al Fitr Holiday ((no school for staff and students)
• May 3rd - Teacher Workday ((no school for students)
• May 27th - Memorial Day Holiday (no school for staff and students)
• June 6th – Class of 2024 Graduation | 7:30 PM | EagleBank Arena
• June 12th - Last Day for Students

                                                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow!

This year, spring break is March 25-29. We will be eager to welcome your children back to school on Wednesday, April 3, after two teacher work days. Student attendance is very important. Every day, our teachers will be teaching, and students will be learning. Studies have shown that just two absences per month can cause students to fall behind. Let’s finish this school year strong. Visit FCPS’ website for attendance resources.

 

Family Engagement Survey

If you haven’t already, please take FCPS’ Family Engagement Survey today! Survey results will help us to better recognize, understand, respect, and address family strengths and needs in our school community.

Survey topics include:

• Welcoming environment
• Communication
• Student success
• Advocacy 
• Family and school partnerships
• Community partnerships

The survey is available in 10 languages. Please check your email for a message from FCPS partner, K12 Insight, with a link to the survey or access the survey now. Your voice matters!

 

 

All-Virginia Band Awards

Justice High School is proud to announce that we have two students who made All-VA State Band. Congratulations to Diego Cruz-Coca and Sabrina Ehmann-Jones for earning a spot in the All-VA Band! Sabrina and Diego competed against students from all over the state for a seat in the ensemble and making the group is an honor. These students are to be commended for their hard work and dedication to music.

 

 

2024 Justice Pyramid Art Show

 

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PTSA NEWS

MAY 6th - ELECTIONS!

All positions on the Executive Board are re-opened every year. There are a few that are elected, which comprise the Executive Committee.

President | Vice President of Communication | Secretary | Treasurer

We WELCOME ANYONE who would like to run for these positions. All of the current position-holders are planning to pull a "thank you, next" move, so we really do NEED YOU. More descriptive information on the duties of each position will be shared soon, when we publish the nomination Google form, but in the meantime, if you have any questions, please email us at info@justicehsptsa.org. DEADLINE FOR SELF-NOMINATIONS is April 29. All nominees MUST BE PAID MEMBERS by April 29.

 

PEACE VALLEY LANE CLEAN-UP

The Ravenswood Park Civic Association is sponsoring a street clean-up. The JHS PTSA encourages students and school families to participate in this joint effort to keep the spaces around our school looking good - as an accurate and positive reflection of our school community!

WHEN: Saturday, March 23^rd -  10:00 AM | WHERE: Meet at the intersection of PVL and Colmac Drive.

 

PRINCIPAL SELECTION PROCESS

We are grateful for the dedication to our community shown by Tiffany Narcisse during her tenure as Principal of Justice High School and we wish her all the best on the next step in her journey!

The Justice High School PTSA and our fellow Pyramid feeder-school PTA/Os delivered a letter to FCPS leadership regarding the Principal selection process on March 8. That letter can be found HERE.

The faculty and staff at Justice High School also delivered a letter to FCPS leadership offering their insights on potential candidates and asking to be fully included in the process. Click HERE to read their March 12 letter.

On Tuesday, March 12th, FCPS Region 2 Assistant Superintendent Megan Vroman hosted a virtual staff and community meeting and shared the hiring process and timeline moving forward.  Click HERE to watch the recording of the meeting. The code is evQ.U7SYpm.

TIMELINE

1. Community Input Deadline - Friday, April 12

Email: hrprincipalpool@fcps.edu with your thoughts on what Justice needs in a Principal, using these categories: leadership skills; leadership characteristics; administrative experience; school issues to be met; school challenges to be addressed; and unique needs of the school.

2. Applications for the Interview Panel - Friday, April 12

Email: hrprincipalpool@fcps.edu indicating your interest.

3. Panel Interview of Selected Candidates - Wednesday, April 24

The selected Principal is announced, typically, about 6 weeks from the date of the interview, which would be June 5, 2024, in this case.

 

 

 

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Justice High School Construction Corner

EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE – AUGUST 2024

 

More information about the Justice Addition can be found on the link below:

https://www.fcps.edu/justice-high-capital-project