November 12, 2020
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy,
not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
-Socrates-
Welcome our new Board of Education Members - Cheryl Blau, Mable Fox, and Claudia Heinrich
Cheryl Blau
Mable Fox
Claudia Heinrich

Farmington Public Schools’ Board of Education votes to have elementary schools remain with remote learning until at least January 11, 2021
FPS Benefits - Open Enrollment

Election window: November 2 - November 19, 2020

Q & A Sessions
Friday, November 13 from 3-4 p.m.
Tuesday, November 17 from 4-5 p.m.

For more information, please visit our website.

If you have any questions, please contact the Benefits Department at 248-489-3354 or elizabeth.hopper@fpsk12.net. 
The Alliance of Collations for Healthy Communities, in collaboration with Oakland University Public Health Graduate students, is looking to identify stressors imposed on teachers due to COVID-19 pandemic. After identifying stressors, the goal will be to research possible interventions to help mitigate the effect of these new stressors and offer resources to aid in stress management.

To collect this information, graduate students will conduct interviews with teachers within the State of Michigan. The goal of the study is to interview four elementary school teachers, four middle school teachers, and four high school teachers. Interviews will be 15 minutes in length. If you are interested click Learn More.

IN THE NEWS
The "In the News Section" is a compilation of news stories about Farmington Public Schools. We feel it is an important resource for staff to know what is in the news.

FARMINGTON SCHOOLS STUDENTS COMPETE FOR NATIONAL MERIT AWARDS


COVID AND THE CLASSROOM: EMOTIONAL STRUGGLES AND RESILIENCE

COLLEGE BOARD HONORS FOUR FARMINGTON SCHOOLS STUDENTS



PANDEMIC CAN’T STOP NORTH FARMINGTON HIGH SENIOR ID TRADITION


FARMINGTON TRUSTEES LOOK AT STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Return to in-person learning delayed for Farmington Public Schools as coronavirus cases rise
District News Releases
(Releases not covered above)
M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership Accelerated 18-month program offered totally ONLINE 

Counseling Program - CMU

Central Michigan University is currently starting cohorts for Fall 2021 in Southfield and Saginaw (application deadlines are April 1, 2021). They are also accepting students for Fall 2021 start on the main campus in Mt. Pleasant.
 
The CMU Counseling Program is a flexible 60 credit graduate program. Students in all sites take 50% of their classes face to face and 50% of classes online. You can apply online at https://apply.cmich.edu.
 
Questions - Director, Dr. Sheri Pickover picko1s@cmich.edu or at 989 774-3709.


Do you need a Desk Calendar?

Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union has provided our staff with large desk calendars. They are 22 x 17. Please feel free to stop by the Central Office main counter to pick one up or contact us at 248-489-3349.
Virtual Board of Education Meeting
Tuesday, November 24

• 6:00 p.m.
• You can watch it LIVE on TV-10 (Spectrum 210) or stream
it on your device!
Thanksgiving Break November 25 - 27

• We hope that you enjoy some "time" with your family, even if you cannot physically be with them.
• FPS is thankful for each and every one of you!