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The Frederick County School Board has adopted a Middle School Rezoning Plan that will take effect at the beginning of the 2021-22 school year.

Parents with a student already enrolled in Frederick County Public Schools are to register their rising kindergarten student between February 8 and 26. Parents who have no children currently enrolled in FCPS should register their child for kindergarten from March 1-31.

FCPS has developed a General Assembly Web page to help citizens follow the 2021 General Assembly session and bills that could impact public schools. The page also includes contact information for Frederick County's state legislators.

Frederick County Public Schools ranks in the top-third of school districts on the 2021 Niche list of Best School Districts in Virginia.

The FCPS Return to Activities Plan will enable high school students to compete in revised fall, winter and spring sports seasons beginning March 1.

When the second semester of the 2020-21 school year begins on February 1, FCPS will continue providing both the hybrid and all distance learning models. Parents who would like to explore the possibility changing their student's learning model should contact their child’s school principal.

The School Board has adopted its 2022-2026 Capital Improvements Plan. Projects at Indian Hollow and Armel elementary schools and James Wood High School are the top three priorities.

The School Board has adopted a revised 2020-21 School Calendar that includes a number of adjustments students, families and staff need to note.

The Virginia Department of Education has awarded Frederick County Public Schools $35,129 in state School Security Equipment Grants.

Superintendent David Sovine provides an update as the first quarter of the 2020-21 school year comes to an end.

Frederick County Public Schools is continuing to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

During its meeting on February 5, the School Board is expected to take action on the Middle School Rezoning Committee's recommended rezoning plan. The rezoning will impact Frederick County and James Wood middle schools at the beginning of the 2019-20 school year.