Save the date for the following return to school parent meetings to hear details about your child's day including: schedule, supplies, and breakfast & lunch, etc. as we return safely to in-person learning.

Whole School: February 9 @ 5:30 pm

Groups 1-5 (EHS, HS, Kindergarten):  February 17 @ 5:30 pm

Group 6 (Grades 1 and 2):  March 4 @ 5:30 pm

Group 7 (Grades 3 - 6):  March 11 @ 5:30 pm

*Links to join these meetings will be provided in our Dragons Digest News You Choose Newsletters

Students who have selected in-person instruction, will return to school in a phased-in approach starting February 16 (see below for Return to School dates by grade level)

Mondays will be asynchronous and virtual for all.  On Tuesdays through Fridays, they have 2 days in person and 2 days virtual and synchronous.  Your child will receive their specific days.

Grade Level	Current Return Date
ECSB, PAC	February 16
PreK, Kindergarten	February 23
Grades 1-2	March 9
Grades 3-6	March 16

 

Dogwood ES Bell Schedule starting February 16

Grades Pre-K - 6: 9:00am - 3:30pm

Teacher planning days are still school days. They are asynchronous, independent learning days. Like Mondays, all students are expected to log in to their Google Classroom and complete the Google attendance form and proceed with their asynchronous (independent) assignments.

Grade Level	Planning Days (Asynchronous for students)
EHS, HS, Kindergarten	Completed
Grades 1 and 2	February 25 and 26
Grades 3 and 4	March 4 and 5
Grades 5 and 6	March 11 and 12

 

Mondays will still be a full day of independent/asynchronous learning for all students to give our classroom teachers time to prepare and plan the week’s lessons. 

All Dogwood Elementary School students are required to log in to their Google Classroom, complete the Google Attendance form, and proceed with their independent/asynchronous assignments provided by their classroom teacher.

 

 

 

 

Return to School page from the FCPS website

FCPS has created “groups” to clarify which students will return to in-person instruction based on certain health and operational requirements being met. The chart below defines which group a student is assigned to based on their grade level and/or the specific courses, programs, or services they are accessing. If you have questions about which group your child is assigned to, please contact your child’s school.

Student Groups	Student In-Person Start Dates
Group 1 - 4: Select Specialized Career Prep Classes Firefighting LPN Construction Student Auto Sales Cosmetology Youth Registered Apprenticeships Preschool Autism Preschool Class-based Students Elementary Comprehensive Service Sites (CSS) Adaptive Curriculum Programs: Enhanced Autism Class (EAC) Intellectual Disabilities (ID) Classes Intellectual Disabilities Severe (IDS) Classes Non-Categorical Elementary (NCE) accessing curriculum in a special education setting Key Center and Kilmer Center Burke School (Elementary)	February 16
Group 5: Early Head Start (infants and toddlers) PreK (three and four year olds) Kindergarten Intensive Support Needs (students instructed w/ modified curriculum for at least 50% of their core courses and instructed in special education settings 50% or more of their instructional day) Specialized Center-based Programs- Special Education: Vision Program at Robinson SS Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) Programs at Canterbury Woods ES, Frost MS and Woodson HS Students with 50% or more of core content areas in special education settings	February 23
Group 6: Grades 1-2	March 9
Group 7: Grades 3-6 Secondary Public Day Programs - Special Education: Burke Middle School Davis & Pulley Centers - all other students that have not previously returned to in-person instruction and Davis STEP	March 16
Group 8: Grade 8, 9, 12 Secondary Public Day Programs Cedar Lane and Quander Road  Davis & Pulley Center students who age during the 2020-21 SY	March 2
Group 8: Grade 7, 10, 11 Poe MS, Glasgow MS, and Holmes MS students in Grades 6-7 Davis and Pulley Center students who age during the 2021-22 SY	March 2

Information on the Concurrent Instruction Model

Frequently Asked Questions about the Return to School plan

FCPS News regarding Return to School

More information on the Fairfax County School Board