Get FindOutFirst email and emergency-closing phone-text messages from Frederick County, Maryland, public schools based on the areas of interest you select. Parent/guardian primary email addresses are uploaded from the FCPS Student Information System and can only be updated by contacting the school. If changed in this account they will revert back each night to the address on file in the FCPS Student Information System.

You will often get news from FindOutFirst before other sources, but in emergencies please check any reliable source. FCPS Maryland Facebook and Twitter are good sources for quick snow-closing information. FCPS Television on Comcast cable channel 18, radio and TV stations we contact, www.fcps.org and FindOutFirst phone-text messages typically deliver emergency closing status faster than Internet Service Providers deliver email.* 

IMPORTANT:  If you forgot your username or password, click "Forgotten Password" or "Forgotten Username" to have information sent to the primary email address registered.

FCPS is committed to providing you the information you need. If you have questions about this service or need assistance, please visit the FAQs link here.

To view ARCHIVED messages click the icon at the top of the page that looks like this: 

UPDATING AND UNSUBSCRIBING: When people continue to get email from a school or news selection they have removed or after they have unsubscribed, it is most often because they have opened more than one account and only changed one. For help: FindOutFirst@fcps.org

SMS TEXT MESSAGES: FCPS only uses text messaging when unexpectedly closing. All other FindOutFirst messaging is via email.

*Free email services such as gmail deliver our emergency notices, whereas cable TV companies serving as Internet Service Providers may block emergency email from ezcommunicator.com because it goes to so many subscribers.

You may register up to 2 email addresses for each FindOutFirst account.