Edison Academy Families,
On behalf of the faculty and staff at the Edison Academy, we are looking forward to welcoming our new students and our continuing students back for the 2024-2025 school year. Together, we are a strong community of learners that support one another and provide the necessary caring culture so everyone will thrive. We are committed to demonstrating our core commitments every day:
- Celebrating Student Success
- Empowering Industry-Ready Individuals
- Cultivating Quality Instructors
- Promoting Program Assets
- Providing an Inclusive and Safe Community
This year we welcome three new staff members to Edison Academy. We have one new Cyber teacher, Augustine Arthur. We also have two new Academy Resource Teachers, Deborah Maletz and Jenna McCabe.
If your family is eligible to participate in the Free and Reduced-Price Meal program, please complete the consent to share information to access free or reduced fees for Edison Academy programs as well. Edison Academy does not have access to any application information provided and will only know about eligibility if the family completes the consent to share information form.
Please review our website, for detailed information regarding all Edison Academy policies, procedures, and bell schedule. Additionally, sign up on News You Choose to receive important communications from Edison Academy. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram to stay up to date with announcements and events.
If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Grimes at 703-924-8100 or sgrimes@fcps.edu. We all look forward to an exciting and successful year at Edison Academy!
Sincerely,
Monica Bentley, Academy Administrator
 All Upperclassmen (Edison HS and feeder school students) enrolled in an Edison Academy course are welcome to attend! Entry to the Academy is Door 13.
To report unexpected absences email us at EdisonAcademy.Attendance@fcps.edu to report the absence or call the Edison Academy Office 24 Hour Attendance Line, 703-924-8137. This is in addition to informing the base school attendance office.
For non-Edison High School students only, the Edison Academy Student Transportation Form must be completed, signed, and returned to your student's teacher by no later than Monday, August 26, 2024. Students may not park at Edison Academy until they have received an approved parking permit. Parking is limited and Edison Academy students without shuttle transportation, seniors with jobs, and seniors are given priority. Parking applications can be obtained and returned at the Academy Office H102. Academy students may only park in the parking spaces labeled 1-35 near Door 13.
Please review the parking agreement and consequences below.
STUDENT PARKING AGREEMENT
- All students who park on campus must purchase a student parking permit. Any student who parks on campus without a permit will receive a $25 fine. Continued violations will result in booting or towing of the student’s vehicle. All towing is done by a commercial towing company. Edison High School is not responsible for damage to towed vehicles.
- Students will receive a $25 for the first parking violation. Students will receive a $50 fine for the second parking violation and will have their parking permit revoked on the third violation.
- Academy students must promptly vacate their assigned academy parking space at the end of their academy session and not return for the remainder of the school day. Students who park in other parking spots are in violation of the student parking agreement and are subject to fines, booting, revocation of parking privileges, and/or towing.
- Students must display parking permits from the rear-view mirror, facing outwards, to be identifiable.
- Students may not return to their vehicle during the school day without the approval of a school official.
- Students must always adhere to speed limits and safe driving behavior. Revocation of parking privileges will occur for reckless driving.
- Students, including car-pool members who leave school grounds without permission (properly checked out through attendance) during the school day, will be referred to their administrator. The vehicle will be subject to a search by school security personnel and/or administrators upon returning to campus as well as possible revocation of parking privileges.
- Parking permit fees are not refundable for revoked permits.
- Student drivers must follow the directions of school officials directing traffic in the parking lot.
- Students are subject to all state and county traffic laws, including the report of traffic accidents and/or damage to other vehicles that occur at the school parking lots. It is illegal to pass a school bus that is loading or unloading.
- Student parking privileges are subject to being revoked at any time by an administrator for disciplinary reasons for but not limited to behavior and attendance school.
- Parking on Edison property is at your own risk. Edison/FCPS is not responsible for any damage or theft which takes place while parked on school property.
August
15 Edison HS & Academy Upperclassmen Open House, 11 AM-12:30 PM
19 First Day of School
30 Labor Day Holiday (no school)
September
2 Labor Day Holiday (no school)
3 Back to School Night, Edison Academy, 5:20 PM-5:50 PM
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