Lancaster County Public Schools

Today's Cross Country meet @ King William has been cancelled. Football will still play @ Rappahannock at 7pm.

Reminder: There will be a virtual meeting for parents of students interested in participating in spring sports on Monday March 29th, @ 10 am & 6 pm. The link is: meet.google.com/dwy-fzmn-vek. Please contact Dave Zeiler at dzeiler@lcs.k12.va.us with any questions.

The Canvas interruptions have been resolved. Due to the issues logging on to Canvas on 3/25/21 and the timing with closing out quarter 3, LCPS will be extending the work deadline for quarter 3 until Sunday, March 28th (11:59 pm.) Report cards will be mailed out on Friday, April 2nd.

At the moment Canvas is experiencing heavy traffic. This is a widespread issue and across multiple divisions. This means that students may have difficulty logging into Canvas this morning. If you are working on missing Quarter 3 assignments, please do not worry, we will provide you an appropriate extension. We will update you as we hear more. Thank you

There will be a virtual meeting for parents of students interested in participating in spring sports on Monday March 29th, @ 10 am & 6 pm. The link is: meet.google.com/dwy-fzmn-vek. Please contact Dave Zeiler at dzeiler@lcs.k12.va.us with any questions.

Tonight's home football game against Northumberland has been cancelled.

Due to upcoming weather concerns, this Friday's football game will be rescheduled to Monday, March 22nd at 7pm.

The March school board meeting will be held this Tuesday, 3/9/2021 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

The Varsity football game being held today at 11:00 AM can be streamed by clicking this link: http://meet.google.com/xjn-gtui-iyh For those attending as spectators in-person, tickets are $5 each.

Parents of students interested in participating in fall sports must attend a virtual meeting either February 23rd at 6:00 pm or February 24th at 10:00 am. The link for the parent meeting is: http://meet.google.com/yaj-mxtm-ksb

The Public Hearing on Budget for March 2, 2021 has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. The Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 before our regular scheduled School Board Meeting. These meetings will be held at the LMS Auditorium at 5:30 PM.

Learning Mode for Thursday, February 18th: CODE RED With the forecast for potential freezing rain tonight and tomorrow, all Lancaster County School buildings and offices will be operating on CODE RED for Thursday, February 18th. All Lancaster County School buildings and offices will be closed. This will be a virtual learning day for all students and staff. SOL testing for tomorrow at LHS will be rescheduled. Link to current operating codes for LCPS: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ozNCUnXADj-_umvLJK3GEzhuuXfIRk7jdxuL1XpVmoc/edit

Thursday, February 11th will be a virtual day for all students including those enrolled in the Regional Special Education Program and the Northern Neck Technical Program. Staff will report at 8 am unless otherwise notified.

Good Evening LCPS Families, As shared at last night’s meeting, the LCPS School Board continues to support the recommendation from our January meeting to resume with our Return to Learn Plan. The plan is to move forward with Pre-K through sixth graders returning February 16th on our hybrid model and seventh through twelfth graders returning March 1st on our hybrid model. Virtual learning will remain an option for all students. Dismissal for all students will be at 1:00 p.m. and Fridays will remain a virtual learning day for all students. Students and staff are expected to follow all safety guidelines in order to maintain our safety mitigations. Again, these are uncharted territories for us. We know there will be issues that we will have to work through. We ask for your patience and cooperation as we proceed. For the sake of consistency, we will follow this plan unless a major event, local health data or a challenge with having available staff prohibits our ability to proceed with providing in-person learning opportunities through our hybrid model. Families of students who will be attending in-person should prepare for the possibility of having to shift between learning modes from time to time. The Learning Modes may be different for each school if the necessity arises. You can view the ‘LCPS Learning Modes’ chart along with the current designated mode for LCPS at all times on our website. (lcs.k12.va.us) We will also communicate directly with families if a shift in mode is necessary. Dan Russell, Superintendent

The February school board meeting will be held this Tuesday, 2/9/2021 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

All Lancaster County School buildings and offices will be operating on a 2 hour delay on Monday, February 8th due to projected morning temperatures around freezing and the possibility of icy conditions. SOL testing for tomorrow will be rescheduled. There will be no morning Northern Neck Technical Center programs. Meal delivery and pick up will also be delayed approximately 2 hours. Thank you and be safe.

All Lancaster County School offices and buildings will be on a 2 hour delay Tuesday, February 2nd due to projected temperatures around freezing and the possibility of precipitation. SOL testing for tomorrow will be rescheduled. There will be no morning Northern Neck Technical Center programs. Meal delivery and pick up will also be delayed approximately 2 hours. Thank you and be safe.

Learning Mode for Monday, February 1st: CODE RED Out of an abundance of caution, all Lancaster County School buildings and offices will be operating on CODE RED for Monday, February 1st. Staff will be working remotely and will still be available for students virtually. This will be a virtual learning day for all students including those in our regional Special Education and Northern Neck Technical Center programs. SOL testing for tomorrow, February 1st will be rescheduled and all meal delivery & pick up will resume on Tuesday, February 2nd.

Lancaster County Schools will be operating on a two hour delay today Thursday, January 28th 2021 for all staff due to inclement weather. This delay will also affect some special student groups who may be scheduled to attend today. Offices and buildings will open at 9:45. Week ‘A‘ NN Tech Center students: am students will not attend; pm classes will resume as normal.

SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET WORK SESSION Jan 26 at 6:00 PM Live link here https://meet.google.com/ccw-cudi-hjq