Students play chess in the library at Hayfield Secondary School.
School Board Unanimously Adopts the FCPS 2025-26 Budget
The Fairfax County School Board unanimously adopted the FCPS Fiscal Year 2025-26 Approved Budget. Facing years of chronic underfunding, the final budget required $121 million in reductions to the needs-based budget that was carefully developed with the community’s high expectations in mind. While these cuts and reductions will impact our classrooms, FCPS will continue to do what is necessary to provide a world-class education for every student. Read more about the budget in this news release.
📍 Community Boundary Review Meetings
You are invited to participate in a community meeting to review and reflect on the initial draft scenarios before the start of summer break. Meetings will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on:
Click on the date to register. Each meeting will be hybrid (in-person and virtual). Child care for in-person participants and language interpretation/translation for all participants will be available as needed. If you register to attend virtually, you will receive a Zoom link within 24 business hours. The email will come from “no-reply@zoom.us.” Check your spam folder if you do not receive the link.
During each meeting, the consultant will be using an online tool that allows participants to submit feedback. Comments will be displayed to meeting participants in real time, and all collected input will be compiled, analyzed, and uploaded to our Comprehensive Boundary Review webpage.
Enter your address in the Boundary Explorer Tool to learn how the proposed draft scenarios might affect your school or neighborhood. Watch this video to learn more about using the boundary tool.
🎵 23 FCPS Schools Receive Blue Ribbon Music Award
Twenty-three FCPS schools received the 2025 Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) Blue Ribbon Award for musical excellence. The VMEA Blue Ribbon Award is the highest award given to school music programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia and recognizes outstanding achievement in band, chorus, and orchestra performance. View the list of recognized schools.
🏅 Students, Staff, and Community Members Recognized by SEPTA
Fairfax County’s Special Education PTA (SEPTA) recognized 21 groups and individuals at their annual Excellence Awards last month. These awards recognize the students, staff, and community members who see, value, and celebrate children for their strengths while also supporting their needs.
Award winners were chosen from approximately 200 nominations from schools across all grade levels in FCPS. View the full list of SEPTA Excellence Award winners.
📐 Math and Science Olympiad Programs Provide Engaging STEAM Experiences
In the Strategic Plan portion of last Thursday’s School Board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid discussed Math and Science Olympiad programs and Strategic Plan Goal 4: Equitable Access and Opportunity.
Math and Science Olympiad programs provide engaging STEAM educational experiences at no cost to students for participation, transportation, and meals. Better attendance, academic achievement, and post-secondary success has been linked to students’ participation in activities like Math and Science Olympiad (and other clubs).
Science Olympiad has substantial engagement across FCPS with more than 500 students participating from 37 elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. Dr. Reid shared a video showing how students enjoy the opportunity to enhance their problem-solving skills outside of the classroom.
Read more about Math and Science Olympiad in Dr. Reid’s Weekly Reflections.
🔧 Quander Road Senior Follows Own Path to Graduation, HVAC Work Certification
Jared Terceros-Grundy, a senior at the Quander Road School in Alexandria, has taken his own path to graduation from FCPS. Jared — pictured above with Edison Academy Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) instructor Robert Stringham — weaved his way to Quander Road, where he’ll graduate next month with a level 2 certificate in HVAC. Read more about Jared and his educational journey.
🎓 Share Graduation or Promotion Ceremony Photos!
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Graduation season is here! FCPS families, students, and staff members are invited to share their favorite pictures from this year’s graduation or promotion ceremonies on Facebook or Instagram by tagging FCPS and their school, and using the hashtag #FCPSgrad25.
View the FCPS high school graduation schedule.
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Follow FCPS and Your School on Social Media
Visit the Social Media in FCPS webpage to find FCPS social accounts and a school social media directory.
🎮 Game On at Edison Academy Student-Run Retro Arcade
From Donkey Kong to old-school Super Mario Bros, 2014 FIFA, and a 10-year-old version of Just Dance projected on a wall, a classroom at Edison High School is filled with excited students and staff taking a step back in time — and a break from their studies during the spring testing season.
Students from Edison’s electrical classes designed and built the arcade, which has been open to the entire Edison community to enjoy for the past few weeks. Read more about the Arcade project.
✨ The Edison Arcade supports Goal 5 of the FCPS Strategic Plan: Leading for Tomorrow’s Innovation.
💻 Online Campus Summer Registration Deadline
Registration for summer classes with FCPS’ Online Campus will close on Friday, June 6. Email OnlineCampus@fcps.edu or call 703-503-7781 with any questions.
Mental Health and Wellness Supports for Students
During last week’s regular School Board meeting, Dr. Reid presented FCPS’ mental health and wellness supports in her Academic Matters report. She highlighted how FCPS supports student mental health through school-based services, policies, family resources, and community mental health partnerships. These include clubs like Our Minds Matter, which is student-led and encourages self-care, healthy habits, social connectedness, and suicide prevention.
She also discussed substance misuse prevention initiatives, including Become Unskippable, a campaign offering practical guidance for families on how to talk to their teens about difficult subjects, including the dangers of fentanyl.
💚 No-Cost Virtual Therapy for High School Students
Virtual therapy sessions are available to FCPS high school students at no cost to provide a safe space to address concerns such as:
- Mood/behavior changes, motivation, grief/loss.
- Anxiety, worry, and fears.
- Social skills, bullying, peer and family relationships.
- Academic stress.
Students can be referred by a guardian or designated school staff member. You may refer your child by calling 571-749-2940 or by contacting an FCPS school counselor, social worker, psychologist, or director of Student Services. Visit the FCPS Teletherapy webpage for more information.
🌱 Your Child's Mental Wellness Matters: Access Comprehensive Services
The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) provides specialized youth mental health services designed to help your child succeed. The CSB has individual and family counseling, psychiatric diagnostic evaluations, medication management, parenting groups, peer support, crisis response, recovery supports that include medication-assisted treatment (MAT), intensive services, and other services.
Contact CSB Entry and Referral by calling 703-383-8500 or emailing csb@fairfaxcounty.gov to get started.
☎️ Family Information Phone Lines Available in Eight Languages
Parents/caregivers who speak Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Spanish, Urdu, or Vietnamese may call our Family Information Phone Lines for general information about the school division. View the list of phone numbers.
🗓️ Calendar Reminders: 🎉 Last Day of School (Early Dismissal)
The last day of the school year is Wednesday, June 11, and students will be dismissed early. Check with your child's school for its individual dismissal time.
🏫 2025 First Day of School
Monday, August 18, is the first day of school for the 2025-26 school year. View the 2025-26 school year calendar.
🌳 Healthy Together Fairfax Free Community Event
Healthy Together Fairfax will be held (rain or shine!) Sunday, June 8, from noon to 3 p.m. at Franconia Park. The event features healthy fun for all ages, focusing on physical, environmental, social, and emotional wellness.
Attendees can enjoy fitness classes, the Wonder Wagon mobile nature center, mobile health van, guided trail walks, hands-on activities with more than 40 community partners, story time with children’s books, carousel rides and a playground, and healthy treats from our food truck partner. Visit Healthy Together Fairfax for more information.
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