
Dear FCCPS Families,
It has been a couple of weeks since you have heard directly from me, and I feel like the time is right to update you on some of the many things that are happe...

Farrell Kelly is an 8th Grade Teacher at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School, NBCT and President of the Falls Church City Education Association
The last six months have been challe...

NBC4's Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports on the first day of all-virtual school in Falls Church.

FCCPS Transportation is preparing for that time when students return to school. The staff has been participating in training, cleaning buses, and addressing minor maintenance issue...

Dear FCCPS Families,
Happy Friday, everyone. This was a big week for us in FCCPS as we welcomed our new staff and faculty to our system and began the onboarding process. Yesterday...

Falls Church City Public Schools is thrilled to welcome 28 new professional staff members to #TeamFCCPS this week.
The annual new teacher and professional orientation began this ...

Dear FCCPS Families,
Happy Friday, and I hope you had a nice lazy midsummer week. We continue to collectively put our best thinking, creativity, and small division focus on our re...

Dear FCCPS Families,
Over the past weeks, we have collectively put our best thinking, creativity, and small division focus on our reopening plans. All along, we’ve said we would b...

FCCPS Community,
As Virginia continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, and with the health and safety of our students, families, staff, and community foremost in mind, t...

Happy Friday, everyone. I hope you have big plans for this weekend. This is the fourth installment of The Road to Reopening, and you can continue to expect it every Friday as we ap...

Happy Friday everyone. I hope you have big plans for this weekend. This is the third installment of The Road to Reopening, and you can now expect it every Friday as we close in o...

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you had a restful and enjoyable weekend. This is a new communication that I plan to send weekly to update you as we continue our plans for our reopeni...

Dear FCCPS Families and Community,
This has been an unprecedented year and I would like to begin by saying thank you. Your work as parents, dedication to your children’s education...
Today, Mary Ellen Henderson Principal Valerie Hardy unveiled the administrative team for the coming years along with the addition of a new special education leader. The announcemen...
Mary Ellen Henderson Career Technology Education instructor, Dr. Ray Wu-Rorrer, has won a Gerald Day Excellence in Authorship Award from the International Technology and Engineer...

Check out our virtual summer resources to keep our Huskies engaged this summer!Henderson Summer ResourcesHenderson Summer Virtual Clubs

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Dear FCCPS Families and Staff,
Well...what a school year it has been. This Friday Update will be the last I will send for the foreseea...

May 29, 2020
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Friday Update
Dear FCCPS Families and Staff,
The end of the year is drawing near...this is the last Friday for our s...

The Falls Church School Board unanimously approved the school division's Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget; a once-promising financial plan derailed by a global pandemic.
The $52,191,53...

May 22, 2020
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This year, like all school years, has been marked by milestones and waypoints. However, this year’s waypoints have been ver...