fairfax county public school parent portal

by Julie Schinner III 10 min read

Are there any school activities in Fairfax County for January 16th 2022?

All activities scheduled in Fairfax County public schools or on school grounds for Sunday, January 16, 2022, after 1 p.m., and for for Monday, January 17, 2022 are canceled, including: ACE students should check their email for communications from ACE staff and instructors.

How do I request assistance with the SIS parentvue account?

Complete this online form to request assistance. The SIS ParentVUE Account (Student Information System ParentVUE Account) is the FCPS secure solution for accessing information about your child's attendance, class performance, demographic data, and link to Schoology. It provides an additional conduit for communication with your child's school.

How do I Register my Children in FCPS?

If you are a staff member with a child in FCPS, you must use a personal email account to register your children.

How do I Change my Child's SIS parent account username and password?

There is a link on the SIS Parent Account login page which allows users to change their username. You will need to contact your child’s school. There is a link on the SIS Parent Account login page which allows users to reset their own password by clicking on Forgot Password.

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What is a Schoology parent account?

Schoology Parent Account Provides: access to view your child’s courses, groups, assignments, and calendar. Parents can also check messages, adjust their notification settings, and access additional groups or courses if they are enrolled as members.

How to get weekly reports from SIS?

All parents/guardians of Middle School and High School students who have registered for a SIS ParentVUE Account and have a primary email address recorded in SIS ParentVUE can receive Weekly Progress Reports via email. This report provides a summary of your student (s) grades for the current quarter. To activate the Weekly Progress Reports via email, login to your SIS ParentVUE Account and first verify that you have a primary email address within the system. It is listed under the “My Account” tab. If it is blank, enter the email address where you would like to receive the progress reports and click on update account. Once confirmed, parents/guardians are able to activate and select their preferences for receiving these reports within the SIS ParentVUE “My Account” tab.

What is discipline information?

Discipline. Discipline provides limited information about any discipline incidents that involve the student. All confidential details, descriptions, victims, and other information are not visible. Parents see the date, type of incident, and disposition (example: inappropriate use of cell phone – parent notified).

Does FCPS use SIS?

FCPS Elementary Schools do not use the SIS grade book and therefore are not included in these reports. For questions about a specific progress report or grade you can login into your SIS ParentVUE Account to find detailed grade book information.

What is the FCPS?

L. 90–247, as amended, which sets forth requirements governing protection of the right to privacy of educational records, and affords parents and eligible students the right to inspect such records. For more specific information, see "Management of the Student Scholastic Record" https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/Management%20of%20the%20Student%20Scholastic%20Record.pdf.

What is SIS parent account?

The SIS Parent Account website connects authorized users to the information already gathered and stored by the FCPS Student Information System related to their children who are FCPS students. The information that is collected from you and about you (such as your e-mail address) is visible only to you and to authorized FCPS teachers and school staff. FCPS protects its records in accordance with applicable Federal and Virginia laws--including, but not limited to, the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Va FOIA).Your data should not become available to third parties unless (i) provided for otherwise in this Privacy Policy; (ii) your consent is obtained, such as when you choose to opt-in or opt-out for the sharing of data; (iii) a service provided on our site requires interaction with a third party, or is provided by a third party, such as an application service provider; (iv) pursuant to legal action or law enforcement; (v) it is found that your use of this site violates the site editor's policy, terms of service, or other usage guidelines, or if it is deemed reasonably necessary by the site editor to protect the site editor's legal rights, network security and/or property. In the event you choose to use links displayed on this website to visit other websites, you are advised to read the privacy policies published on those sites.

What is FCPS security?

FCPS implements administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the personal information which it maintains. Likewise, we urge you to take precautions to protect your personal data. Such precautions may include installing virus protection software and updating your system, selecting a strong password and never sharing it, locking the device and/or logging out of the application when you leave it, and refraining from clicking on suspicious links or opening suspicious files.

What is the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia?

It is the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia that personal information regarding its citizens will be collected by government only to the extent necessary to provide the service or benefit desired; that only appropriate information will be collected; and that the citizen shall understand the reason the information is collected and be able to examine his or her personal record.

Does FCPS collect credit card information?

FCPS collects information based on the "need-to-know" principle. This site does not collect sensitive information such as social security number, driver's license number, bank account number, or credit card number from any students or parents.

Does FCPS have a warranty?

Consequently, the site editor can offer no warranty or guaranty with regard to FCPS' maintenance or non-disclosure of data.

What is Fairfax County Parents Association?

Fairfax County Parents Association is a nonpartisan volunteer grassroots organization of parents that seeks to ensure students are the first priority in Fairfax County Public Schools. This is accomplished by educating parents about the governance and administration of the school system and empowering parents to advocate on behalf of their children. We seek to ensure the school board is governed in accordance with the law, specifically that the roles are non-partisan. The FCPA will work to support teachers and staff of the school system to aid their efforts to educate our children.

What is FCPA in Fairfax County?

After a year of grassroots advocacy under the OpenFCPS banner, parents have incorporated the Fairfax County Parents Association (“FCPA”) to continue the nonpartisan work that began with advocating for in person learning consistent with health expert guidance. Parents came together in June 2020 to advocate for their children when it became apparent that the school board prioritized politics over education in Fairfax County. Parents learned that politics had dominated the selection of leaders in the public school system and guided decisions contrary to the mental health and academic needs of students.

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