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LCPS Partner

Monthly Newsletter | September 2022 | Vol 3 Issue 1

LCPS PartnerMonthly Newsletter | September 2022 | Vol 3 Issue 1
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Contact Us

Get involved! Start with our brief LCPS Partner Placement Survey to connect with the appropriate LCPS point of contact. Want to be featured in an upcoming newsletter? Email lcpspartner@lcps.org for more information!

Email: LCPSPartner@lcps.org
Website: lcps.org/LCPSPartner
Location: 21000 Education Ct, Ashburn, VA 20148, USA
Phone: (571) 252-1000
Twitter: @LCPSPartner

What's New?

Here is what is on the horizon in September 2022! We appreciate the support of our local businesses and community members to provide extended learning opportunities outside of the classroom for LCPS students.
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Become an Official LCPS Partner!

New for the 2022-2023 school year, LCPS Partner offers three different levels of partnership:


  • Level I - ENRICH
  • Level II - ENGAGE
  • Level III - EMPOWER


There are a variety of opportunities offered in each level of partnership. Click here to view the various opportunities to learn more.


We encourage business, industry, and community members to consider a level of partnership that best meets their needs to support mutually beneficial experiences for all.


Email LCPSPartner@lcps.org to request a hard copy of the LCPS Partner booklet.

Call to Action: Business Partners Needed

LCPS Partner is currently seeking business partners to support upcoming student opportunities.


  • Fall Elevate Loudoun Student Conference and Computer Science Internship Fair
  • Job For a Day
  • Work-Based Learning Experiences
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Fall Elevate Loudoun Student Conference and Computer Science Internship Fair

The Fall Elevate Loudoun Student Conference and Computer Science Internship Fair will take place in person on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at Riverside High School from 9:00 am-3:00 pm.


The event will feature:


  • Résumé workshops,
  • Career Cluster Series Session, and
  • Computer Science Internship Fair Sessions.


Business partners are needed to participate and attend who might be able to lead résumé workshops, review resumes, share career advice, guidance, and industry insights, and offer high school Computer Science Internships for students.


Those interested in participating in this event should complete the interest form no later than Friday, October 21, 2022. For more information, please get in touch with Kristina Lee at kristina.lee@lcps.org.

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Job For a Day

Interested in educating students on how the qualities of creating, contributing, communicating, critical thinking, and collaborating are demonstrated in your workplace or career?


Email JobForADay@lcps.org and save the date for November 9, 2022!


Click here to watch a video of two businesses hosting LCPS 11th and 12th-grade students this past school year.

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Work-Based Learning Experiences

Business partners are needed to support Work-Based Learning (WBL) for Career and Technical Education (CTE) students.


High-Quality Work-Based Learning (HQWBL) includes school-coordinated experiences that are

  • related to students career goals and/or interests,
  • integrated with instruction, and
  • performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.


Business partners are needed to support

  • Internship,
  • Externship, and
  • Cooperative Education experiences.


Click here to view the Work-Based Learning Business Partner Playbook outlining specific business partner needs.


Contact Danielle Meyer, Work-Based Learning Specialist at Danielle.Meyer@lcps.org to discuss a potential partnership and/or to request a hard copy of the Work-Based Learning Business Partner playbook.

Schedule a Meeting with LCPS Partner

The LCPS Partner team is available to discuss with you a potential partnership and student opportunity today. Click here to schedule a meeting.

Recent Highlights

In case you missed it, here are a few highlights from summer 2022.
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LCPS 4-H All Stars and Competition Award winners!

June: LCPS students were selected as 4-H All Stars at the 100th State 4-H Congress at Va. Tech. 4 were selected as All-Stars, 2 students were State Competition award winners, and 3 students are representing Loudoun in the 4-H State Cabinet!
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PROPEL STEM summer camp!

July: LCPS summer STEM camp participates eagerly watch their student mentors and counselors assist with launching the rockets that campers built and designed!
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HHMI Janelia presents at PROPEL camp!

July: HHMI Janelia Research Campus, a School Business Partnership Executive Council member, were guest presenters at PROPEL camp at Rolling Ridge Elementary. Presenters Mike and Monti showed pictures from high powered microscopes, discussed experiments, and furthered students interest in science careers!

LCPS Partner Spotlights

Check out some of our partnerships in action! This section includes student, staff, and community partner spotlights.


School Business Partnership Executive Council member Sharon Wright and her team at Loud & Clear Marketing partnered with Costco, Oak Health Club and River Creek Club to donate 1,100 backpacks to LCPS elementary schools! THANK YOU!

Upcoming Events

September is:

  • International Update Your Resume Month

  • September 5 - Labor Day
  • September 12 - National Boss/Employee Exchange Day
  • September 13 - Day of the Programmer
  • September 15 - School Business Partnership Executive Council (SBP) Meeting
  • September 21 - Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee (CTEAC) Meeting
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Work-Based Learning

Follow us @LCPSCTE

Danielle.Meyer@lcps.org

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Future Ready Opportunities

Follow us @communitylcps

Grant.Schafer@lcps.org

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Experiential Learning

Follow us @csforlcps

Kristina.Lee@lcps.org

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LCPS Partner was established in 2020 as an entry point for business, industry and community members to connect with the Office of Career and Technical Education, Office of Community Connections, and Office of Computer Science. With the support of businesses and community members, LCPS Partner provides work-based learning, experiential learning, and future-ready opportunities.

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