Luther Jackson January 23, 2026

Mark Your Calendars!

Tuesday, January 27 - Parent Coffee-Cafe de Padres - TO BE RESCHEDULED

Wednesday, January 28 - 2 Hour Early Release and End of 2nd Quarter

Thursday, January 29 - Staff Development Day - Student Holiday

Friday, January 30 - Teacher Workday - Student Holiday

Monday, February 16 - Presidents' Day - School Closed

Tuesday, February 17 - Teacher Workday - Student Holiday

Wednesday, February 18 - First Full Day of Ramadan (begins at sundown)

The entire 2025-2026 FCPS Calendar can be found here.


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Admin Team Information:

Admin Team

Checking Students Out from School:

Families, remember that when coming to the school to pick up your student, an official photo ID must be presented to the Main Office staff. Please understand that this is for security purposes. Driver’s licenses, passports, and military IDs are appropriate examples of official IDs.


Attendance:

On-Time Attendance

We are off to a great start to the school year. Now students are settled in their classes and know the routines. We stress to our teachers bell-to-bell instruction to maximize instructional time and learning. If you drop your student off at school, make sure that they do not have to rush and arrive late to school. Help our students develop the habit of being punctual. Also encourage your student to arrive at each class on time. Arriving late is a classroom interruption and distraction for the teacher and all students. 

We will begin to reinforce our school’s tardy policy, which includes tardy sweeps, detention, and parent contact for repeated tardiness. We will also recognize punctuality with fun incentives for our students. Thank you for your support.

Updated Attendance Codes

Attendance Codes have been updated for the 2025-26 school year.  These updates will allow schools to better identify the primary reasons for student absences, which will help school teams identify patterns of absenteeism, make informed decisions, and develop effective strategies to improve attendance.  Please note which codes qualify as “Excused” and which are “Unexcused.” 

Codes no longer used:

  • EXC-Excused 
  • PRE-Prearranged Absence
  • UNL-Unexcused Local 

Updated Code:

  • MED-Illness or Injury Related

Excused Codes:

  • COL-College Visit
  • FAM-Family Emergency
  • FRL-Funeral
  • LGL-Legal Obligations
  • MAP-Medical Appointment (Prescheduled)
  • MIL-Deployment Related
  • OEX-Other-Excused

Unexcused Codes:

  • NON-Non-School Activity
  • OUN-Other- Not Excused
  • VAO-Vacation, Outing, or Non-Emergency Family Travel / Visit

From Student Services:

Director of Student Services, Nick Zubieta onzubieta@fcps.edu

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