FCPS Employee Bulletin Board for June 18
June 18, 2024
Photo Credit: Miller Mobley
“The Outsiders,” a new musical based on a book of the same name by Susie Hinton, officially opened on Broadway on April 11 and was nominated for 12 Tony Awards. Over the weekend, the musical won four of the awards it was nominated for including Best Musical, Best Director, Best Sound Design of a Musical, and Best Lighting Design of a Musical. Gov. Thomas Johnson High School 2014 alumni Brent Comer, who plays Darrel Curtis as an original cast member, performed at the Tony Awards over the weekend and was able to celebrate the four wins with his fellow cast members. Comer has only performed on Broadway for three months before playing an award-winning part. We know that he has a bright future ahead of him!
During the final weekend of a successful spring sports season, the history-making moments kept coming for Frederick County teams in closely competitive matchups with state titles at stake.
The end result? Four team state championships. Two state-runner up finishes. Memories to last a lifetime.
Tuscarora High principal Lisa Smith has been selected as one of this year’s recipients of the Change Maker Award by the University of Maryland’s College of Education Alumni Network Board.
This recognition is given to a University of Maryland College of Education alumni who has done work that has changed the conversation in the field of education in the pursuit of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Smith is entering her third year as the principal at Tuscarora high School and her 18th year with FCPS. This is her second professional stint at Tuscarora High. Previously she served as a teacher specialist and assistant principal at Tuscarora. She started her career with FCPS as a social studies teacher at Linganore High School.
Prior to rejoining Tuscarora High, Smith was the principal at Oakdale High for three years.
Smith received two Bachelor of Arts degrees; one in history and the other in secondary education social studies from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Master of Science degree in Educational Leadership from Hood College. She recently acquired a certificate from McDaniel College for Equity & Excellence in Education.
Three FCPS teachers were recognized for District Awards from the Maryland Art Educator Association in a virtual award ceremony on May 30.
Congratulations to:
These teachers were nominated by their FCPS colleagues who wrote statements of support to recognize these amazing educators.
Beginning Monday, June 17, FCPS Food and Nutrition Services will be serving free breakfast and lunch to anyone in the community 18 years old or younger. Those over 18 who are enrolled in an educational program for people with disabilities will also be served meals.
Meals will be served Mondays through Thursdays at the following 3 schools:
FCPS will serve breakfast at Lincoln Elementary and Waverley Elementary from 8:30-9 a.m. and lunch from noon-12:30 p.m.
FCPS will serve breakfast at Gov. Thomas Johnson High from 7:30- 8 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m.-noon.
Meals will not be served on June 19 and July 4. Children must be present to get a meal and the meal must be consumed at the site where the meals are served. The last day of summer meals service to the community will be Thursday, August 8.
To read the Spanish translation, click here.
If you have questions, please contact FCPS Food and Nutrition Services at 301-644-5061.
Over the past three years, school and central staff at various levels throughout FCPS have been engaging in learning and continuous improvement towards more equitable and consistent grading practices throughout the district, with focus on middle and high schools. The school system’s Education Reform Council (ERC), along with other teacher and leader workgroups, have provided feedback about our current efforts and suggestions for continuing to propel equitable grading practices forward into next school year. Like the end of last year, this message shares a status update and a preview of focus areas for the 2024-25 school year, with most new practices being optional, to support an early adopter approach.
Recognition of Employees by Other Employees
Individuals may be nominated for one of the following five (5) categories.
To nominate a staff member, please fill out the Guiding Star Award nomination form.
Beginning July 1, 2024, FCPS will modernize our telecommunications system and assign brand new phone numbers to the entire district.
Effective July 1, 2024, MetLife will replace The Standard as the insurer for employee and retiree, Life (AD&D), Voluntary Life and Short-Term Disability Insurance. For your review is an Introduction to our partnership with MetLife and a Question & Answer document that we trust will be helpful.
For additional questions, please email Benefits.Office@fcps.org.
Notice of Insurance End Date for Resignation or Leave of Absence for the Conclusion of the 2023–2024 School Year
The deadline to request a lane change for coursework completed between
February 1, 2024 and August 31, 2024:
LAST WORKDAY in September: Monday 09/30/2024
Requests for lane changes should be submitted by completing form linked here:
ONLINE FORM
Additional Lane Change Information
https://www.fcps.org/careers/teacher-lane-change
Lane Change Questions?
Email: CertSalary@fcps.org
Professional Education Questions?
Email: certification@fcps.org
Find all the information you need on graduate courses being offered at Mount St. Mary's this Summer here.
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