Panther Press: August 29th

Why Early Release Mondays (ERM): To give teachers planning time, students will be dismissed 3 hours early on seven Mondays this year.  

Facing a childcare hardship on planned Early Release Mondays? Students requiring adult supervision due to hardship will be overseen by support staff as part of an after-school supervision plan.

Solution: Supervision will be available for students who need it during ERM days.

Action Required:

• Complete the childcare needs form for each child at PES: https://forms.gle/kTWQsgZVW5bwzpkQ8

• This form covers the first two Mondays (9/23 & 10/28).

• Staff will confirm the supervision plan for students.

Our first Monday is September 23rd.
Providence will have early release Mondays on the remaining dates and we will dismiss at 12:25pm.

• October 28
• December 9 (changed from November 25)
• February 24
• March 17
• April 28
• May 19

More information can be found here.

Still need to activate your Parent SIS/Schoology account?  If you have not completed this process, directions to create your account are included below as well as a link on how to access information in the Parent Schoology Course. 

If you have any questions, please contact Gina Shelton (gcshelton@fcps.edu) our Technology Specialist.

Activating your SIS/Schoology Parent 

Accessing information in the Parent Schoology

Parents and caregivers can report up to two consecutive full-day absences using ParentVUE. For absences longer than two days, please contact the school.  You will need to have a ParentVUE account. (need an account, see above)

All Day Absences: The Attendance feature in ParentVUE is the FCPS secure web solution for reporting all day absences.

Partial Absence: To report late arrivals, early dismissals, or to update already submitted attendance, please contact the school.

For more information visit the FCPS website's attendance page https://www.fcps.edu/attendance  This site has directions for using a computer web browser or mobile device.

Providence will begin to use a system that helps parents make absence and dismissal changes for their child(ren) efficiently and conveniently.

It is called PickUp Patrol.PickUp Patrol is a cloud-based web application that automates the after-school dismissal process by combining powerful tools for school offices and a convenient mobile "app" for parents. It eliminates the need for parents to write notes or make phone calls to change their children’s after-school plans which increases office productivity, decreases classroom interruptions, and assists with the accuracy of end-of-day student safety.

To make an absence or dismissal change you will simply log in, select a date, choose your child’s name and a dismissal option, then click on submit and that’s it! You can make plan changes at your convenience, and submit them days, weeks, or even months in advance. And, for added security, you’ll receive a confirmation email each time a change is made.

Over the next few weeks, you will receive information on how to create your account and our procedures.