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REMINDER: "Sleep Night" Feb. 26, 7 PM at Annadale HS
FOR PTA/PTSA Leaders: Please be sure to advertise this event to your members.
Topics include: Academic Achievement, Peak Sports Performance, Driving and Teen Sleep.
We've assembled a "Dream Team" for "Sleep Night." Guest Speakers include Judith Owens, M.D., MPH, D, ABSM, Director, Sleep Medicine at Children's National Medical Center; Dr. Sandy Chung, President of the Medical Society of Northern Virginia; Steve Greenburg, President of the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers; Terry Eiserman, Arlington County high school teacher; and Talia Schmitt, High School Leadership Team; to discuss teen sleep and school start times. Several members of the Fairfax County School Board will be there. We hope you'll also become part of the team. You will be able to ask questions and share your own experiences with early school start times.
Part of "Sleep Night" is the Photo Contest sponsored by FCCPTA. SLEEP and FCFT. The theme is "I'm not at my best when I can't get my rest." The awards will be presented during Sleep Night (winners must be present. Click HERE For Details.
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FCCPTA President Ramona Morrow: Recent Communications With Elected Leaders
Ramona Morrow, President of the FCCPTA, recently emailed letters to Fairfax County Chairman Sharon Bulova and our nine district supervisors and the Fairfax County School Board.
Ramona's email to Chairman Bulova and the supervisors concerned FCCPTA's advocacy for increased access to broadband internet for ALL FCPS students. Click HERE To Read The Email
Ramona's email to the members of the school board was about the recent proposed changes to the Advanced Academic Program. Click HERE To Read The Email |
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Superintendent's Parent Advisory Council Meeting
The next meeting of the Superintendent's Parent Advisory Council (SPAC) is Wednesday, February 27 at 7 PM at the Gatehouse Center Cafe located at 8115 Gatehouse Road, Merrifield.
Local unit PTA and PTSA presidents are encouraged to attend or to send a designated representative to SPAC meetings.
The SPAC provides a direct connection between the Superintendent and parents throughout the county. The SPAC is made up of PTA presidents from each FCPS school and meets three times a year to discuss education issues important to the community, such as the budget and testing.
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The final Community Dialogue meetings will be held on Saturday, February 23, 1:00 PM at Falls Church HS, Little Theatre.
Spanish and Korean interpreters will be available at each meeting.
The meetings are open to anyone. Registration is not required but will help in planning the meetings. Click here to register https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CommunityDialogue.
Anyone who is not able to attend a meeting is welcome to send their comments to Community_Dialogues@fcps.edu or mail their comments to:
FCPS Office of Intervention and Prevention Services
Attn: SR&R
3877 Fairfax Ridge Road
Fairfax, VA 22030.
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Education Week Webinar: Connecting Parents and Schools Via Social Media Initiatives
This event takes place on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, 12 to 1 p.m.
From using Skype to run parent-teacher conferences to live streaming PTA meetings, the variety of digital-outreach tactics employed by school leaders continues to grow. But socioeconomic disparities like access to technology and digital know-how are limiting participation. As a result, some districts are forging partnerships and providing resources to help parents become more digitally literate. Join this webinar, which will explore some promising practices being undertaken to engage parents digitally and address digital divides. Visit the Education Week website to register for this webinar. You will find it in the "Education Week Events" block located near the bottom of the right sidebar. (The link directly to the registration page will not work.) |
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Unified Prevention Coalition Events
MADD Power of Parents: Free 40-Minute Parent Workshop "Equipping parents/guardians to talk with teens about alcohol".
_____________________________ "Saturday Night in the Suburbs": A parents-only program that features a panel of students talking about what goes on with teens on the weekend. Thursday, March 21 at 7:00 PM at Woodson High School, Cavalier Hall, 9525 Main Street, Fairfax __________________________ 2013 GEICO/WRAP Student Awards Application Deadline: The nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) offers Greater Washington high school student groups the opportunity to participate in the 2013 GEICO Student Awards. This is our annual teen contest honoring youth-led activities for their work in promoting alcohol and drug-free lifestyles to their student peers. The deadline for WRAP's 2013 GEICO Student Awards is Friday, March 22. All student groups are welcome to submit the activities executed during the 2012-2013 school year. Please encourage all your student groups and clubs to submit an application before Friday, March 22, 2013. Students groups can earn up to $1,000 in the first place category and are judged by their leadership, creativity as well as school and community involvement. WRAP looks forward to seeing your school at WRAP's 21st annual GEICO Student Awards ceremony scheduled for Friday, April 19, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Click HERE To Download Award Application |
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Employees, parents, and community members are invited to participate in 
