The November school board meeting will be held this Tuesday, 11/10/2020 at 5:30 PM and will be conducted in-person at Lancaster Middle School. This meeting will also allow virtual participation for the public. 30 additional guests to attend in-person with adherence to social distancing. It will be held in the LMS auditorium. This will be on a first come, first serve basis. Social distancing will be enforced and public attendees will be required to wear a face covering and have a health screening. To reserve your in-person seat, please email amolineaux@lcs.k12.va.us. Public comments may be made both in-person or through virtual participation. If you wish to make public comments and will be participating virtually, please email amolineaux@lcs.k12.va.us. Watch virtually: https://meet.google.com/ccw-cudi-hjq
This is a reminder that Tuesday, November 3rd is a holiday in observance of Election Day. LCPS schools and offices will be closed.
Due to the ground being overly saturated and the expected weather this afternoon including the possibility of high winds, all Lancaster County School Buildings will close at noon today. However, staff will do their best to continue virtual support from home this afternoon starting at 1:30 p.m., but access may be limited. Thanks and be safe.
A message went out today about Evening Virtual Tutoring & SORA, a new way to access books through the Lancaster Community Library. Look for the post on social media or in the "News" section of the LCPS website to learn more: https://www.lcs.k12.va.us/article/330860?org=lcps
Update: The previously scheduled School Board Work Session for October 22nd at 1pm at the Annex is postponed until further notice.
LCPS has updated its learning modes as of the October 13th school board meeting. Pre-K through 12th grade will remain virtual, but some regional programs will be affected. Click here to read more: https://5il.co/m4aj
The October school board meeting will be held this Tuesday, 10/13/2020 at 5:30 PM and will be conducted in-person at Lancaster Middle School. This meeting will also allow virtual participation for the public. 30 additional guests to attend in-person with adherence to social distancing. It will be held in the LMS auditorium. This will be on a first come, first serve basis. Social distancing will be enforced and public attendees will be required to wear a face covering and have a health screening. To reserve your in-person seat, please email amolineaux@lcs.k12.va.us. Public comments may be made both in-person or through virtual participation. If you wish to make public comments and will be participating virtually, please email amolineaux@lcs.k12.va.us.
Watch virtually: https://meet.google.com/ccw-cudi-hjq
School Board Work Session
OCT 22, 2020
1 p.m. Annex
LPS to enter Code Red beginning Friday, October 6th and working virtually through Friday, October 9th. Read the Superintendent's message here: https://5il.co/ltlb
Quarter 1 parent teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 1st. Teachers at Lancaster Middle and Lancaster High schools are contacting parents to set up virtual or phone meetings at times convenient to parents for that day. In lieu of evening conferences on October 1st, Lancaster Primary School teachers & families are conferencing at parent convenience throughout the week.
If you have any questions about the parent teacher conferences, please reach out to your child's teachers. We look forward to working with you to maximize the success of our children.
Interims were originally scheduled to be sent on September 25th. Due to the nature of the start of this school year and grading practices starting later than usual, we will not be sending interims home on this date. All grades earned to date, are, and will remain, accessible through PowerSchool for both students and parents to access and monitor at any time.
Also, as a reminder, please mark your calendars. November 3rd, election day, is now a state holiday and all LCPS schools and offices will be closed.
Click to read Superintendent Dan Russell's message to families from 9/16/2020: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/921408/9.14.20_Superintendent_Message_to_Parents.pdf
If you log in to Canvas and get a message from Canvas that says 'We're sorry, too many people are accessing this website at the same time. We're working on this problem. Please try again later,' please wait a bit and try logging back in.
Many schools in Virginia started back to school today and many kids are logging on to Canvas all over the state.
LCPS instruction is asynchronous, which means our students do not have specific times to log in and can do so at any time. We understand that this is out of our student's control and will be flexible as Canvas works through this problem.
School Board Meeting 9/8/2020 LIVE link https://meet.google.com/fha-vmtn-ena
Free WiFi access is available to all LCPS students who are using LCPS issued Chromebooks in the parking lots of Lancaster Primary School and Lancaster Middle School. LCPS Chromebooks that are being used by any LCPS student will automatically connect to the WiFi while in the parking lot of these two schools. This option is not available in the high school parking lot. However, high school students’ Chromebooks will connect at LPS or LMS. Atlantic Broadband has also made its WiFi network available to the public in multiple locations throughout Lancaster County. Click the following link for more information. https://www.lcs.k12.va.us/article/212382?org=LCPS
LCPS Learning Choice Form - Please complete the learning choice survey to allow us to plan transportation, safety, and instruction when schools re-open: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhy542AeIXkNxF3bOA4aKI7XBLGLRLr1gg0UISSVTqEbacEQ/viewform
We are aware of the issue with the Canvas icon not appearing on the Google waffle. This seems to be an issue with Canvas/Google and not LCPS. Canvas is still accessible via our website or by going to https://lcs.instructure.com/.
Parents & guardians can request a free essential supplies kit for any LCPS students in their household. These kits include supplies like pencils/sharpener, folder, notebook, and pen. Families may also request an art kit. Requests should be made via this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBk7EZR2TTNqYpvBQkms3v4ZogyOOgAQI1uylOVLJOkgnPXQ/viewform
We will no longer be administering the weekend SAT administrations on 9/26, 10/3, and 11/7.
Instead, we will be offering the SAT School Day administrations on Wednesday, 9/23 and Wednesday, 10/14. Registration for these tests will no longer occur online on the CollegeBoard website. Please contact Anne Yahl at (804)462-5100 ext. 4012 to register for the test. Due to limited capacity, you may only register for one of these administrations. Priority will be given to those students that were registered for the cancelled August and September weekend administrations.
We apologize for this change. It was made to ensure the safety of our students.
Just a reminder:
All Lancaster County Public School offices are physically closed on Fridays for disinfecting and deep clean. Fridays are a remote work day for all staff. Emails and voicemails will be checked throughout the day.