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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.
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.
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
Director of Student Services, Nick Zubieta onzubieta@fcps.edu
 Rising 8th Grade Course Selection Happening!
This week, students will be completing their course selections with their school counselors during their Health and PE 7 classes. During these meetings, students will choose their classes for next year, including both core courses and elective options. Students should come prepared to discuss not only their preferred choices, but also backup electives in case a first-choice class is unavailable.
If you would like to preview the available course options, please visit our Course Selection website: https://jacksonms.fcps.edu/student-services/course-selection
Questions? Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your student’s counselor.
National School Counselor Appreciation Week Feb. 2 - Feb. 6
Next week, we celebrate Counselor Appreciation Week, February 2nd–6th! We want to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to our incredible school counselors for their dedication, compassion, and unwavering support of our students and school community.
Our counselors do amazing work every day, and we are so grateful for their hard work and commitment. Join us in cheering them on and showing appreciation for all they do!
 College Partnership Program Applications now open!
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