Information from Edison Academy
Welcome to Edison Academy! We are excited to have another school year right around the corner. Welcome letters were sent to families for all incoming students. Please check for that important information in your email.
Thursday, August 20, is our open house to welcome new and returning students to Edison Academy. We hope to see you between 2:30p.m and 3:30p.m.
Monday, August 24, is the first day of school. See the complete school year calendar. Edison Academy will follow the regular A Day or Odd Day schedule and shuttle service will be provided.
Check out these back-to-school tips to make sure your child gets off to a great start. Also find out what will be new this school year.
 Edison Academy Open House for back to school is on August 20 from 2:30p.m. to 3:30p.m. Photos are of students in various courses offered at Edison Academy
Academy Schedules
Important message to students: Please access your SIS account from a computer (not the app) for the first time on August 20 to check your Academy schedule. After logging in, scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to see if your Academy class is the same period(s) that your base school has you scheduled. If there is a discrepancy, please contact your base school counselor.
Academy Transportation and Parking
FCPS provides limited bus transportation between our students' base high schools for all students who attend Edison Academy from schools other than Edison High School. We also offer limited vehicle parking for those who need to drive to and from their Academy classes. Only students without shuttle transportation from base school, students with alternate class schedules, and students in Level 2 or Level 3 classes will be considered. Students arriving at the Edison Academy will enter (and exit) at Entrance #13 located on the far right, front of Edison High School (near Van Dorn St.).
Click here for more information on transportation.
Academy Attendance
To report unexpected absences, parent/guardian must report using one of the following methods in addition to informing the base school attendance office:
Academy Class Fees
Class fees are tentatively set to be uploaded into MySchoolBucks on September 1, 2026. Payments for class fees shouldn’t be made until MSB invoices have been sent.
Free/Reduced lunch status - Please use this link to apply for free/reduced lunch status and don’t forget to complete the Consent to Share Information for Benefits for Other Programs portion and select All or Specific box for access to be granted to our finance technician to properly update the fees list. You must have this form and grant consent to share.
New Student Device Requirement
Starting this school year, students may only use FCPS-issued devices for school-related digital activities during the instructional day. This is in accordance with a new School Board requirement, approved on July 16, which states that students may not use personal electronic communication or computing devices, including personal laptops, tablets, smartwatches, smartphones, and similar devices.
Students may only use a personal device if it is required as part of a necessary accommodation in the students’ Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Section 504 Plan. A principal or the principal’s designee may approve a limited, course-specific exception for students enrolled in a specialized class when the curriculum requires a technology tool or software that isn’t available on a standard FCPS-issued device.
Families can help support this requirement by reminding students to bring their FCPS-issued device each day and use it for all school-related digital activities unless an approved exception applies.
New Student ID Cards and Bus Navigation System
FCPS is launching a new bus navigation system, which includes student ID cards for students who ride the bus. Students will use the cards to tap on and off the bus, helping FCPS and families know exactly which students are riding which buses.
Learn more about the new system and how it will improve route efficiency, safety, and transparency with families. Check out the frequently asked questions for families.
☑️ Sign Up for SIS ParentVUE
Access your student’s attendance records, grades, and assignments at any time with SIS ParentVUE. Find out more about SIS ParentVUE.
Update Your Contact Information
Be sure you receive important information! Update your phone number(s) and/or email address(es) in the Parent/Guardian section of SIS ParentVUE.
August
20 Back to School Open House at 2:30 p.m.
24 First Day for Students
September
4 School Holiday- No School
7 Labor Day Holiday - No School
8 Back to School Night (BTSN) at 5:15 p.m.
21 Yom Kippur Holiday - No School
October
12 Indigenous Peoples’ Day - No School
15 Edison Academy Career Fair
30 End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release
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