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Veterans Day
Tuesday, November 11, is a holiday for Veterans Day. All schools and offices are closed.
Bush Hill Early Release Wednesday, November 12 @ 12:55 PM
See the complete school year calendar.
Impact Aid
✅ Please Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available in SIS ParentVUE under Online Packets, which is in the upper right corner of the screen after logging in. Please complete it as soon as possible. Schools will provide paper forms to families who have not completed the survey in ParentVUE starting Wednesday, November 12.
Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household is important. This year, FCPS expects to receive approximately $4 million in Impact Aid funding. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For more information, please visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page.
Volunteer Registration Update
Due to the overwhelming response from our community, FCPS is temporarily pausing fingerprint requirements for most Level 3 volunteers.
If you are scheduled for an upcoming fingerprinting appointment, please cancel your appointment unless you are a mentor, host parent, or non-parent volunteer having frequent, direct, and unsupervised contact with students, which will still require fingerprinting. FCPS will be charged if individuals miss a fingerprinting appointment without canceling in advance.
Those who have already been fingerprinted will be processed to be eligible for all Level 3 opportunities.
Field trip chaperone opportunities will now be classified as Level 2 (not requiring a background check).
To ensure continuous safety, all new volunteers are required to sign a Volunteer Certification Statement. This statement is a legal attestation confirming you have no history of violent felonies, physical/sexual crimes against children, or crimes of moral turpitude.
Want to volunteer? Visit Volunteer FCPS to find and sign up for volunteer opportunities. Contact Volunteers@fcps.edu with any questions.
Upcoming Events
- Wednesday November 19, PTA General Body Meeting, 7:00 p.m. (virtual)
- Thursday November 20, Turkey Trot & Thanksgiving Lunch, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Throughout November, students will set running goals and gather donations from family and friends. Then, on November 20th, they’ll lace up their sneakers and run as many laps as they can before or after the Thanksgiving Luncheon. It’s a great way to promote wellness, gratitude, and school spirit—and raise funds for student field trips across all grade levels!
- Bush Hill PTA is partnering again with VA and National PTA for the Reflections program. This year’s theme is “I Belong.”
Start working on your masterpieces now. Art submissions are accepted now through November 20, 2025.
Find rules and entry forms: Reflections Rules & Entry Form 25-26.pdf
Learn more about the theme: 25-26 PTA Reflections Theme - I Belong.
Questions? Email the PTA at ptabushhillelementary@gmail.com; please put “Reflections” in the subject line.
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Join the PTA today - and get others to sign up! Joining the PTA is a low cost way to support our school and have your voice heard to guide the future of Bush Hill. Family and community members - not just parents and teachers - can join the PTA. For two weeks, classes will challenge one another to get the most new PTA members. Winning classes will win one of four prizes - either being first to the December Book Fair or an extra admin-run recess!
November is Family Engagement Month!
November is here, and it’s time to celebrate Family Engagement Month together! Here at Bush Hill, the Panthers know that when families and school staff work together, our students shine even brighter. Your involvement, support, and partnership are the blueprint (or pawprint) for success!
Please take some time this week to connect to and explore the available resources for families featured below. Additionally, please reach out to your child’s teacher or our Family Liaison, Ms. Kate, if you need support scheduling a parent-teacher conference.
*Featured Resources*
FCPS Family Academy - A hub of information for families to explore and connect to!
FCPS Family Resource Center - Offers free family information phone lines in different languages, consultations with professionals, workshops, webinars, a library, and more!
FCPS Family and Community Library - A library offering free family support materials and resources specializing in various topics including, anxiety, big emotions, motivation, military deployment and more.
Upcoming Bush Hill Events
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Family Coffee - Understanding Your Child’s Math and Literacy Assessments: Tuesday, November 18th 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM in the school cafeteria. If you were unable to attend Back to School Night this year, please consider attending our next Family Coffee to learn more about your student’s assessments. Please RSVP here!
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Thanksgiving Luncheon & Turkey Trot: Thursday, November 20th 9:30 am – 2:20 pm. Ticket information and lunch/turkey trot schedules can be found below.
FCPS Family & School Partnership Programming
The Digital World – Beginning November 13th, at Herndon Middle School, join us for a hands-on workshop on how to stay safe online. Families will learn about popular social media apps, how to start meaningful conversations about internet safety, and the seven key topics that matter from kindergarten through adulthood. Register here!
Upcoming FCPS Webinars
To learn more and register, please visit the registration website.
- Family Engagement in the Special Education Process: November 14, 10-11:30 a.m.
- The Power of Restorative Justice Practices to Support Students and Families in Schools and at Home: Part 1: November 19, 10-11:30 a.m.
- Improving Routines: Morning, Evening, and In Between: November 21, 10-11:30 a.m.
Bush Hill Tools and Resources
To learn more, please click on each resource below.
Have questions or need support on any of the information above? Please contact Bush Hill’s Family Liaison, Kate Formeller (Ms. Kate), for further assistance. Thank you!
Phone: (571) 595-5135
Email: Kformeller@fcps.edu
Talking Points: Kate Formeller
 📅 Date: Monday, November 17th
📸 Pictures Available: Approximately two to three weeks after photo day
🛒 Pre-order Online: Anyone who has not ordered can still preorder retake photos using this link : https://shop.imagequix.com/g1001271145
Online Code: Student ID#
This photo day is for students who were absent, new to the school, or who were not happy with their original package (students are required to return their original package to the photographer). No purchase is necessary. In an effort to partner in minimizing student absence from class, we have a list of suggested criteria for underclass makeup day to reference here, RETAKE NOTIFICATION
Edison Pyramid Family Preview Night
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Bush Hill ES Cafeteria
www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary/family-life-education
The elementary FLE program is taught by the regular classroom teacher. The early elementary program emphasizes the importance of families, distinction between good and bad touch, sources of help, and the importance of friendships. Human sexuality is first introduced in grade four. In the Human Growth and Development unit, students learn about the male and female reproductive systems. Students view age-appropriate videos and learn the maturational process, changes which occur during puberty, and prenatal development. Students study the effects of peer pressure and begin to examine the influence of media on behavior and attitudes. Students begin an understanding of sexually transmitted infections in grade 5. The emotional and social health unit includes abuse prevention from good touch/bad touch in primary grades to types of abuse in upper elementary grades. Instruction for abuse prevention includes resources for help.
Parents and guardians have the right to review the family life education program offered by FCPS, including written and audio-visual educational materials used in the program. Parents and guardians also have the right to excuse their child from all or part of family life education instruction.
Full-Time AAP Screening Winter Timeline
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Winter: Students in grades 2-6 may be screened for full-time services to begin in the fall of the following school year. All Full-Time referral forms and optional materials are due to the AART at Bush Hill ES. Decisions will be mailed home directly from the AAP Office in the spring.
- Referral Deadline: December 15, 2025
- If you have any further questions please reach out to Jen Spollen via email at jlspollen@fcps.edu
Bush Hill Elementary School Invites You To Join Us For Our
Thanksgiving Luncheon & Fun Run
Thursday, November 20, 2025
9:30 am – 2:20 pm
Student Lunch Tickets: $3.25
Guest Lunch Tickets: $5.00
(includes adults & non school-age children)
Students may pay for their lunch by using their lunch account, bringing cash or by check.
Students may also bring lunch from home.
Students eligible for free or reduced-price meals will receive lunch at no cost.
Tickets will be sold at the door.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your child’s lunch time.
Payment by check? Please make checks payable to “Bush Hill Food Services”
Payment in cash? Please remit the exact amount only (anything over will be considered a donation – thank you!)
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Teacher
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Turkey Trot Time
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Lunch Time
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Lunch Location
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Williams - 6th Grade
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9:35 - 10:10
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10:30 - 11:10
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Cafeteria
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Anderson - 6th Grade
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9:35 - 10:10
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10:35 - 11:15
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Cafeteria
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Bourne - 6th Grade
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9:35 - 10:10
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10:40 - 11:20
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Cafeteria
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Martin - 6th Grade
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9:35 - 10:10
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10:45 - 11:25
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Cafeteria
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Pratt - 6th Grade
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9:35 - 10:10
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10:50 - 11:30
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Cafeteria
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Schmidt - 6th Grade
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9:35 - 10:10
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10:55 - 11:35
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Cafeteria
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Johnson - 5th Grade
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10:15 - 10:50
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11:00 - 11:40
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GYM
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Polis - 5th Grade
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10:15 - 10:50
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11:05 - 11:45
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GYM
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Hamilton - 5th Grade
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10:15 - 10:50
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11:10 - 11:50
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GYM
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Fleshman - 5th Grade
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10:15 - 10:50
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11:15 - 11:55
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GYM
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AM ECCB (Richburg, Lansberry. Poulson)
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10:20-10:50 (Preschool playground)
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11:00 - 11:40
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Classroom
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Replenish
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11:20 - 11:40
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Squires - 4th Grade
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10:55 - 11:30
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11:40 - 12:20
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Cafeteria
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Manuel - 4th Grade
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10:55 - 11:30
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11:45 - 12:25
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Cafeteria
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Samuels - 4th Grade
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10:55 - 11:30
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11:50 - 12:30
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Cafeteria
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McCarthy - 4th Grade
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10:55 - 11:30
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11:55 - 12:35
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Cafeteria
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Fahey - 3rd Grade
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1:05 - 1:40
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12:00 - 12:40
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GYM
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Cifuentes - 3rd Grade
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1:05 - 1:40
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12:05 - 12:45
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GYM
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Kirchmier - 3rd Grade
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1:05 - 1:40
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12:10 - 12:50
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GYM
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Laha - 3rd Grade
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1:05 - 1:40
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12:15 - 12:55
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GYM
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PAC (Phillips, Wilson)
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11:40 - 12:10 (Preschool playground)
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12:20 - 1:00
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Classroom
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Replenish
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12:20 - 12:30
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ID/IDS (Peters/Whelden)
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11:35 - 12:20 (Blacktop)
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12:30 - 1:10
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Cafeteria
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Ghosh- 2nd Grade
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11:35 - 12:20
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12:35 - 1:15
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Cafeteria
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Huffman - 2nd Grade
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11:35 - 12:20
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12:40 - 1:20
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Cafeteria
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Rose - 2nd Grade
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11:35 - 12:20
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12:45 - 1:25
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Cafeteria
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Gross - 1st Grade
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1:45 - 2:20
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12:50 - 1:30
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GYM
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Hall - 1st Grade
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1:45 - 2:20
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12:55 - 1:35
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GYM
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Thomas - 1st Grade
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1:45 - 2:20
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1:00 - 1:40
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GYM
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Replenish
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1:00 - 1:10
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Becker - Kindergarten
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12:25 - 1:00
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1:10 - 1:50
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Cafeteria
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Gallego - Kindergarten
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12:25 - 1:00
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1:15 - 1:55
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Cafeteria
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Steventon - Kindergarten
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12:25 - 1:00
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1:20 - 2:00
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Cafeteria
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PM ECCB (Bouma, McKinnon, Sable)
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12:45 - 1:15 (Preschool playground)
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1:25 - 2:05
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Classroom
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Tutoring Resources for Families
Some families may be looking for additional resources to help support their child’s academic success. The FCPS Family Resource Center (FRC) maintains a list of FCPS employees who hold a valid Virginia teaching credential and who are available to hire as tutors. This list is a resource offered by the FRC, but families are responsible for contacting and working directly with the tutors. This list is not approved by FCPS and is only meant to be a resource to families.
FCPS also partners with Varsity Tutors to provide students and families with extra resources for learning. Every student can take advantage of Varsity Tutors' services, at no cost, including weekly live online classes, on-demand 24/7 chat tutoring, essay editing, and study resources such as recorded content, practice problems, and diagnostic tests.
Resources for Families Impacted by the Government Shutdown
Apply Anytime for Free and Reduced-Price Meals
Families are encouraged to apply for free and reduced-price meals at any time during the school year.
If your income changes — for example, due to a furlough, layoff, or job loss — you may become newly eligible. Once approved, your benefits stay active for the rest of the school year and for the first 30 days of the next school year.
Students who qualify for free and reduced-price meals or attend a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school receive free breakfast and lunch every school day. It’s a great way to make your food budget go further and save time from packing meals. Learn more about FCPS Food and Nutrition.
Impact of Federal Shutdown on Local CommunityFairfax County is home to around 80,000 federal employees and thousands of federal contractors. Its Federal Workforce Resource Hub is intended to help navigate current and future issues for residents, government employees, active military/veterans, contractors, nonprofits, and businesses who may be affected by actions, changes, or disruptions to federal services or employment.
Find more community resources available to families.
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