The latest edition of Frederick County Public Schools’ E-newsletter FCPS Focus is now available.

Preliminary applications for the 2018-19 FCPS preschool program are still being accepted from the families of eligible students residing in the Apple Pie Ridge, Gainesboro, Indian Hollow, Redbud Run and Stonewall elementary school attendance zones. Preliminary applications should be completed and submitted at the preschool student’s base school.

The Virginia Department of Education has awarded FCPS a $37,500 grant to fund the purchase of new equipment for the school division’s career and technical education program​s​.

Buzz-in entry systems will be installed prior to the start of the 2018-19 school year at all schools that are not currently equipped with such systems. Due to limited resources, the majority of the project will be funded by delaying some facility maintenance projects the school division had planned to address this year. All school facilities constructed in the future will also include secure entry systems.

The 2018-19 School Calendar has been adopted. The first day of the 2018-19 school year for students is August 15, 2018.

Congratulations to Schools Superintendent David Sovine for being named the Virginia Department of Education’s Region IV Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Sovine is one of eight finalists for the Virginia Superintendent of the Year Award.

The School Board voted February 6 to ask the Frederick County Board of Supervisors to appropriate $52 million to build a Robert E. Aylor Middle School replacement to open in August 2021. The request represents the total cost of the project. Robert E. Aylor Middle School opened in 1969.

Schools Superintendent David Sovine’s FY19 budget proposal includes a request for additional local funds to help the division address enrollment growth, meet individual student needs and be competitive in attracting and retaining high quality staff.