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Announcement April 2012
FCPS Sets
Goal To Start High Schools After 8 a.m.
Kudos to the 2012 School Board! On Thursday, April 12th,
the school board voted 10 to 2 to set a goal to achieve high
school start times after 8 a.m. and directed the Superintendent
to study HOW other districts have been able to implement this
goal. The Superintendent will report back on June 11th.
For complete announcement, click the headline above.
Washington
Post’s April 19 th Editorial Supports FCPS School
Board’s Resolution
"The reason the idea won’t go away is that it
makes too much sense. Every bit of scientific research and
experience shows that teenagers have different sleep patterns
and that later start times are beneficial to students, schools
and the community."
To read the entire editorial, click on the headline.
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High Schools To Expand Opportunities for
Student Sleep in 2012-2013
If you want your child to be able to take advantage of online
learning opportunities to opt out of first period during 2012-2013,
ACT NOW. Write to your guidance counselor and principal ASAP
about how to help your child change his or her schedule for
the fall. Guidance Counselors may or may not know about this
opportunity. Thus far, we have seen no official communication
about the changes to this regulation.
For more details, please see our February Announcement on
the “ History ” page.
The Superintendent agreed to allow students to opt out of a
first block class or classes to gain much-needed sleep. To
read the new regulation click here .
Students must be able to meet graduation requirements and
can do so in a couple of different ways, including replacing
an in-person class with an online class, or taking a college
level course at a local college (dual enrollment). These options
are available now.
What’s new is that principals may permit some student
choice about whether to have an “off-campus” course
scheduled in a first or last block of the usual 7-period schedule.
Students may also be able to schedule a study hall during a
first block.
To learn more about the FCPS online campus, please visit: http://www.fcps.edu/is/onlinecampus/
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