Hybla Valley Elementary: VDOE State Performance & Accreditation Update
We are pleased to announce that Hybla Valley Elementary is Fully Accredited for the 2026–2027 school year!
While our School Performance & Support Framework (SPSF) overall score of 78.57 maintains our status as Needs Intensive Support, the data highlights significant progress across key areas:
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Reading SOL Growth: Grades 3–6 reading pass rates increased from 45% in 2025 to 48% in 2026.
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English Language Mastery: Our WIDA growth score rose dramatically from 53% in 2025 to 63% in 2026, showing remarkable progress as our multilingual learners master two or more languages.
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Improved Attendance: Thanks to strong home-school partnerships, we have successfully reduced chronic absenteeism!
With high-quality classroom instruction, targeted student support, and your continued help prioritizing daily attendance, we are confident these gains will continue into 2027. Thank you for your ongoing partnership!
Warmly,
The Hybla Valley Administration Team
 💖 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 💖
Did you know that about 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime? Because early detection and awareness save lives, this month is dedicated to showing support for survivors, honoring loved ones, and raising awareness together.
Here at Hybla Valley Elementary, our husky pride runs strong—and pink! To show our support, we encourage all students and staff to wear pink every Wednesday throughout October. Let’s flood the halls with pink and show our community how much we care! 🐾🎀
Wednesday, October 21
Wednesday, October 28
Three-hour early release will continue for the 2026-27 school year. The biggest difference is that the day of the week will change from Monday to Wednesday. A survey of steering committee participants showed that 83% voted in favor of moving the early release to Wednesdays. The main reason is due to the significant number of school holidays that fall on Mondays. Learn more about early release Wednesdays for Elementary Schools.
Reminders:
- K-6 Students can dismiss at 1:05 PM or 4:05 PM on early release Wednesdays. Parents and guardians will need to let the school know what time they'd like their students to go home.
- All PreK students dismiss at 4:05 PM on early release Wednesdays.
- Hybla Valley 3-Hour Early Release Wednesday dates:
October 21
December 2
February 10
May 5
Starting October 27, Hybla Valley will host a Free Food Market on the fourth Tuesday of each month beginning at 4:15 p.m., while supplies last. Families are encouraged to bring a bag to carry their food. Entry will be through Door 2. We look forward to supporting our school community!
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides a comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for students in grades kindergarten through grade twelve. Instruction is seen as a partnership among parents and guardians, the school, and the community in supporting the learning essential to the development of strong families, positive relationships, and a healthy community.
Parents/guardians may choose to opt their child out of all or part of the Family Life Education program. Students who are opted out are provided with age-appropriate, nonpunitive alternative health instruction, and every effort is made to foster respect for family choices. If you wish to opt your child out of all or part of FLE for this school year, opt out forms are available in Parent Digital Consent. Paper opt-out forms are available from your child’s school. Students receiving special education services and accessing modified curriculum will receive a printed opt-out form for modified FLE lessons.
Detailed grade-level program descriptions are available online at Elementary (K-6) , Middle School (7-8) , and High School (9-12). FLE grade level-specific lessons and media that FCPS has streaming rights for are available for parents online in Schoology. Parents/guardians login to Schoology using the same username and password as their Student Information System (SIS) Parent account. Grade level-specific lessons are also available at the City of Fairfax Regional Library (this location does not have media). Grade level-specific lessons and media that is not streamed online are available for review at your child’s school library. Due to copyright permissions, we are unable to stream all media online.
Program questions may be addressed at your child’s school or by contacting Instructional Services at 571-423-4550 or by email to fle@fcps.edu.
Información del Programa de Instrucción sobre Educación para la Vida Familiar
Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Fairfax (FCPS) ofrecen un programa secuencial y exhaustivo de Educación para la Vida Familiar (FLE) a los alumnos desde kindergarten hasta el grado doce. La instrucción se considera una labor conjunta entre los padres, los tutores legales, la escuela y la comunidad a fin de apoyar el aprendizaje que es esencial para establecer lazos familiares sólidos, relaciones positivas y una comunidad saludable.
Los padres o tutores legales pueden optar por excluir a su hijo del programa de Educación para la Vida Familiar o de parte de este. A los alumnos que optan por no participar se les proporciona, sin sanción alguna, instrucción alternativa sobre salud según su edad, y se hace el mayor esfuerzo posible para fomentar el respeto por las decisiones de la familia. Si desean excluir a su hijo de todo el programa FLE o de parte del programa para este año escolar, los formularios de la opción de exclusión están disponibles en la aplicación Parent Digital Consent (Consentimiento digital de los padres). Los formularios de opción de exclusión impresos están disponibles en la escuela de su hijo. Los alumnos que reciben servicios de educación especial y tienen acceso a un currículo modificado recibirán un formulario impreso de opción de exclusión para las lecciones modificadas de FLE.
Las descripciones detalladas del programa está disponible en internet según el grado en Primaria (K-6), Escuela Intermedia (7-8) y en Escuela Secundaria (9-12). Los padres pueden ver por internet en Schoology las lecciones específicas por grado y los videos para los cuales FCPS tiene derechos de transmisión. Los padres o tutores legales ingresan a Schoology usando el mismo nombre de usuario y la misma contraseña que usan en su cuenta del Sistema de Información Estudiantil (SIS) para Padres. También pueden encontrar las lecciones específicas por grado en la Biblioteca Regional de Fairfax en la ciudad de Fairfax (esta biblioteca no cuenta con los videos de las lecciones). Las lecciones y los videos del grado de su hijo que no pueden verse en línea se encuentran a su disposición en la biblioteca de la escuela de su hijo para que usted los revise. Debido a los derechos de autor, no podemos transmitir todos los videos por internet.
Las preguntas que tenga con respecto al programa puede dirigirlas a la escuela de su hijo o contactándose con el Departamento de Servicios de Instrucción llamando al 571-423-4550 o enviando un correo electrónico a fle@fcps.edu.
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is committed to challenging all students through talent development and differentiated instruction. A continuum of Advanced Academic Program (AAP) services is available to students in Grades K-12 and is designed to match services to each student’s unique academic needs.
Identification for Subject-Specific and Part-Time AAP services occurs throughout the school year. Full-Time AAP services have two identification cycles:
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Fall identification: Students in grades 3-7 who have enrolled in FCPS since January may be referred by October 15, 2026.
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Spring identification: Any FCPS student in Grades 2-7 may be referred by December 15, 2026.
FCPS uses ability testing as one consideration in the holistic identification process for AAP services.
- All students in Grade 2 take the Naglieri General Ability Tests (NGAT).
- Students in Grades 3-6 who do not have a multi-domain ability test score take the NGAT.
- Students in Grades 3-6 may retake an ability test one time. Families may request the ability test retake by contacting Erica LoMonaco, School Testing Coordinator, at erlomonaco@fcps.edu by September 30.
Families are invited to attend our last AAP information meeting, led by Megan Fox, our Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART):
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Full-Time AAP Identification: Thursday, November 5 at 9:30 AM and again at 5:00 PM. You can attend in person at Hybla Valley or virtually. To attend the 9:30 AM session virtually, click here. To attend the 5:00 PM session virtually, click here. Families will learn about the referral and identification processes for Full-Time AAP services.
For more information, please contact Megan Fox, AART, at mkfox@fcps.edu or visit the FCPS Advanced Academic Programs website.
Join Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid for a Community Conversation. Students, families, staff, and community members are invited to ask questions, share concerns, and discuss what matters most to them. Everyone is welcome! Click on the date to register for any of the following events:
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Monday, October 19, at 6:30 p.m., at Spring Hill Elementary School
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Monday, October 26, at 6:30 p.m., at Beech Tree Elementary School
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Thursday, October 29, at 6:30 p.m., at North Springfield Elementary School
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Tuesday, December 1, at 6:30 p.m., at Powell Elementary School (note date change)
Registration is not required, but it helps with planning.
 October
- Three-Hour Early Release | Wednesday, October 21st
- End of 1st Grading Quarter, two-hour early release | Friday, October 30th
November
- School Planning Day, no classes, SACC open | Monday, November 2
- Teacher Workday, no classes, SACC closed | Tuesday, November 3
- Picture Day Makeups | Thursday, November 19
- Thanksgiving Holiday, no classes, SACC closed | Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, November 25th - 27th
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