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On Monday, April 21st, we will have an early dismissal for required staff training. Students will be released at 1:05 and busses will depart at 1:20. For families who have decided to have students stay at school until the normal dismissal time, we will have supervised activities and SACC will start early for PM SACC students. Most families have already informed the classroom teachers about their dismissal plans on the early closing days for the year. This week, teachers will contact parents and guardians if a decision for Monday, April 21st is still needed.
Some of our teachers have made retirement decisions and the FCPS "Voluntary Transfer Window" for teachers closed this past Friday so we are sharing information regarding staff transfers and our progress on hiring recommendations.
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1st Grade
Ms. Kristen Pastino | Moving on to new opportunities/retirement
Ms. Jennifer Browning | Joining White Oaks for the upcoming school year (FCPS Internal Transfer)
Ms. Jennifer Laguna | Joining the 3rd Grade team as AAP teacher
Ms. Cecelia Cavallario | Joining White Oaks for the upcoming school year (Current FCPS Student Teacher)
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3rd Grade
Ms. Jill Terrill | Moving on to new opportunities/retirement
Ms. Bridget Holmes Moving to new position at White Oaks (Advanced Academics Resource Teacher and STEAM Teacher)
Ms. Christine Swift | Joining White Oaks for the upcoming school year (FCPS Internal Transfer)
Ms. Saziye Yilmazturk | Joining White Oaks for the upcoming school year (FCPS Internal Transfer)
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4th Grade
Ms. Higginbotham | Moving to 5th grade AAP
Mr. Justin Dinicola | Moving to a new position in another FCPS School
Ms. Ashley Kim | Joining White Oaks for the upcoming school year (FCPS Internal Transfer)
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5th Grade
Ms. Lori Darden | Moving to new opportunities/retiring
Ms. Stella Ettenson | Moving to a new position in another FCPS School
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6th Grade
Mr. Kevin Joy | Moving to a new position in another FCPS School
Ms. Eumy Lee | Moving to a new position in another FCPS School
Ms. Erin Kolwicz | Joining White Oaks for the upcoming school year (new to FCPS)
Ms. Mary Cheney | Joining White Oaks for the upcoming school year (FCPS Internal Transfer)
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Special Education
Isabelle Perricone | Moving to a new position with FCPS Early Childhood
Stephanie Schillero | Moving to a new position within FCPS Early Childhood
Ms. Lisa Thomas, Pre-School Teacher (new to FCPS)
Ms. Rebecca Cohen, Multiple Disabilities Teacher | Joining White Oaks for the upcoming school year (FCPS Internal Transfer)
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Below is a screenshot of our SOL schedule for May. We will also put this information on our school website under the Upcoming Events tab. For questions about the SOL tests, you may contact your homeroom teacher or Ms. Kyle Jimenez, School Testing Coordinator kvjimenez@fcps.edu
Full Time AAP eligible students in rising 3-6th grade and their families are encouraged to attend White Oaks’ Full Time AAP Orientation on Thursday, April 10th at 6:00 p.m. in the White Oaks cafeteria. Please
RSVP here. Contact Susan Lattuca (salattuca@fcps.edu) with any questions. Hope to see you there!
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is committed to challenging all students through talent development and differentiated instruction to meet the needs of advanced learners.
While screening for Subject Specific and Part-Time AAP Services can occur any time in the school year, we review data on all students in the Spring to determine services for the start of the next school year. Please note that the deadline for Full Time AAP referrals has passed (December 15, 2024) and we are not able to accept any Full Time referrals at this time.
Parents are welcome to submit a School Based Referral Form (linked here) to Susan Lattuca (salattuca@fcps.edu) and Dana Harlan (daharlan@fcps.edu), our AARTs, during the Spring Screening window between March 21st and April 21st. Parents or guardians who submit a referral form will be notified by the local elementary school of their student’s eligibility status in early June.
Screening Process for Subject Specific and Part-Time Services
Multiple criteria are reviewed holistically to determine eligibility for all FCPS advanced academic services. Committees consider student work from opportunities with AAP lessons, examples of student reasoning or gifted behaviors from class discussions and activities, progress reports, achievement and ability scores, and parent or guardian input. Committees consider whether students have access to a group of students with similar academic needs to support academic conversations and growth in the classroom.
For more information about the continuum of AAP services, please visit the AAP website at: https://www.fcps.edu/registration/advancedacademics-identification-and-placement/current-fcps-students.
If you have questions, please reach out to Susan Lattuca (salattuca@fcps.edu) and Dana Harlan (daharlan@fcps.edu).
 
- April 14th - 18th Spring Break
- April 21st - 3 Hour Early Release at White Oaks
- May 12th - 3 Hour Early Release at White Oaks
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