FCPS Employee Bulletin Board for July 2
July 2, 2024
(Photo left to right) Sentinel - Mia McGuffin, Brunswick FFA Chapter; Reporter - Katelyn Bullock, Southern FFA; Treasurer - William Moore, Boonsboro FFA; Secretary - Scarlett Heffner, Hereford FFA; Vice President - Ella Burrier, Catoctin FFA; and President - Abigail Effland, Frederick FFA.
FCPS is pleased to share that three of the six newly elected 2024-2025 Maryland State FFA officers are Frederick County Public School graduates.
The announcement of newly elected officers was made during the 96th Maryland FFA State Convention at the end of June.
“I’m so proud of our three recent FCPS graduates earning such important leadership positions within FFA,” FCPS Superintendent Dr. Cheryl L. Dyson said. “Abigail, Ella, and Mia were student leaders at their high schools, and I know they will serve their peers throughout the state well.”
FFA is a youth organization that prepares members for leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.
Tuesday, July 30th – 8:00AM-4:00PM
Register here
8:00-10:15AM - Whole group presentation
10:20-11:55AM - Morning Breakout Sessions
12:00-1:00PM - Lunch (Provided by Office Depot)
1:00-4:00PM - Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Learning & Leadership Center (LLC)
44 West Frederick Street, Walkersville, MD 21793
Highlights:
*Attendees should bring their own device. Laptops and/or Chromebooks WILL NOT be provided.
*Note: Attendance is not mandatory, but highly encouraged for at least the AM sessions to receive vital information on upcoming changes.
The Public Affairs team has been working diligently to begin the soft rollout of our new SchoolMessenger platform. This platform will be used to contact parents and guardians at schools through email, phone, and text. Several entry level trainings have already taken place for school administrators in June. More trainings will be taking place in July and August.
June 26, Personnel Appointment
And many thanks to those who will be leading in different places!
Stuff the Bus will be collecting school supplies from June 17 - July 30!
United Way of Frederick County and Frederick County Public Schools have partnered up again to host the annual Stuff the Bus community collection drive to provide necessary school supplies to thousands of local students. The drive effort began on Monday, June 17 and will conclude on Tuesday, July 30.
Currently, the public can visit any participating business and drop off new, unused school supplies in collection bins. The public can also contribute virtually. 100% of monetary contributions will be used to support FCPS students. The last day to donate to the virtual drive is July 12.
This year, United Way's Stuff the Bus and Beyond Shelter's Backpacks for Bright Futures programs will distribute school supplies to City of Frederick feeder schools in a new way. Volunteers will now pack backpacks with supplies, which will be given directly to these schools. School staff will distribute these backpacks to students from ALICE households.
This change aims to ensure fairer distribution of supplies and strengthen relationships between students, parents, and school staff. Schools outside the City of Frederick will continue to receive supplies as they have in previous years.
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.
July 1: FCPS modernized our telecommunications system and our new phone numbers to the entire district are now live.
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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