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UCCESS S Celebrating an Award Winning Award an Celebrating LIMATE FOR C Loudoun County Public Schools • 2011–2012 Guide & Public County Loudoun Directory 2011–2012 Guide & Directory Non-Profit Loudoun County Public Schools Organization U.S. Postage 21000 Education Court Ashburn,VA 20148 PAID Leesburg,VA www.lcps.org Permit No. 21 guidecover2011.final 6/28/11 1:52 PM Page 2 LOUDOUN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD Four-year terms of elected School Board members listed below expire December 31, 2011. There will be an election for new School Board members on November 8, 2011. School Board members elect officers annually in January. JOHN B. STEVENS CHAIRMAN Potomac District (571) 223-9810 [email protected] PRISCILLA B. GODFREY VICE CHAIRMAN Blue Ridge District (540) 687-5689 [email protected] THOMAS E. REED At Large (571) 223-9928 [email protected] BOB OHNEISER, MBA, JD Broad Run District (703) 729-6446 [email protected] JENNIFER K. BERGEL Catoctin District (571) 223-9724 [email protected] ROBERT F. DUPREE Dulles District (571) 233-4610 [email protected] TOM MARSHALL Leesburg District (703) 777-3252 [email protected] BRENDA SHERIDAN Sterling District (571) 233-0307 [email protected] DR. JOSEPH M. GUZMAN Sugarland Run District (703) 421-6528 [email protected] CHRISTINE E. COLEMAN Clerk of the School Board (571) 252-1020 [email protected] 2011–2012 Guide & Directory Loudoun County Public Schools Dr. Edgar B. Hatrick III Superintendent Published by the LCPS Public Information Office 21000 Education Court Ashburn, VA 20148 (571) 252-1040 LCPS Main Reception Desk: (571) 252-1000 Metro: (703) 689-1600 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lcps.org On the cover clockwise from the upper left are: Ari Dyckovsky, Chris Im and Damon Rosenburg, who competed in the International Space Olympics in Korolev, Russia; Stone Hill Middle School becomes a national School to Watch; winners of the Regional Science Fair; Belmont Station Elementary teacher Sean Griffin, winner of the National Milken Family Foundation Educator Award; students at Lincoln Elementary, a federal Department of Education Blue Ribbon School; and Dr. Virginia Minshew, the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals 2011 Outstanding High School Principal. CONTENTS Accreditation ..........................................................................................20 Achievement .............................................................................................7 Administration ........................................................................................14 Admission ...............................................................................................14 Adult Education......................................................................................25 Alternative Education Program .............................................................23 Board Docs.............................................................................................11 Bus Transportation ................................................................................20 Calendar .................................................................................................52 Career and Technical Education...........................................................23 Changes for 2011-2012 (New) ...............................................................4 Child Abuse.............................................................................................29 Child Care ...............................................................................................21 Communications ....................................................................................10 ConnectEd® ...........................................................................................10 Cost Per Pupil.........................................................................................30 Dances....................................................................................................27 Dietary and Allergy Restrictions ............................................................21 Directory, Schools ..................................................................................33 Directory, School Support......................................................................44 Dress Code .............................................................................................27 Drugs and Alcohol..................................................................................28 Elementary Program..............................................................................18 English Language Learners Program (ELL) ..........................................23 Enrollment ..............................................................................................14 Emergency Closings...............................................................................52 Equal Opportunity ..................................................................................20 Excused Absences .................................................................................26 Family Life Education.............................................................................25 Finance...................................................................................................30 Gifted Program.......................................................................................22 Grading Scale.........................................................................................19 Graduation Ceremonies...............................................Inside Back Cover Head Start and STEP .............................................................................22 Health Care.............................................................................................21 High School Program .............................................................................18 Instruction ..............................................................................................18 Instructional Assistance ........................................................................21 Instructional Technology........................................................................24 LCPS-TV...................................................................................................11 LEAP........................................................................................................13 Libraries..................................................................................................25 Lockdown Procedures ...........................................................................29 Loudoun Academy of Science...............................................................22 Lunches ..................................................................................................20 Medication..............................................................................................28 Middle School Program .........................................................................18 Minute of Silence...................................................................................26 Mission Statement ...................................................................................5 Organization ...........................................................................................14 Parent Information Management System (PIM) ..................................11 Pledge of Allegiance ..............................................................................26 Policies and Regulations .......................................................................26 PTAs and PTOs........................................................................................13 Report Cards and Parent/Teacher Conferences..................................19 Retired Teachers ....................................................................................17 Rights of 18 Year Olds ...........................................................................29 School Board ............................................................................................5 School Board Committees & Advisory Groups.....................................12 School Board Goals..................................................................................7 School Bond Vote...................................................................................30 Snow Days ..............................................................................................27 Special Education ..................................................................................18 Student Records.....................................................................................31 Student School Hours............................................................................50 Student School Board Representatives..................................................6 Summer School......................................................................................24 Superintendent’s Message......................................................................3 Teachers .................................................................................................16 Testing Programs ...................................................................................19 Textbooks................................................................................................19 2 Loudoun County Public Schools Guide & Directory, 2011-2012 SupErIntEnDEnt’S MESSagE