Tag: education
Fairfax County schools expand in-person learning
Annandale High School staff welcome students back to class. Fairfax County Public Schools is expanding access to in-person learning to four days a week for certain preK-12 students during April. This is being done in accordance with the updated CDC guidelines issued March 13 that allow schools to reduce the social distancing requirement from six … Continued
Fairfax County schools to return to five days a week of in-person learning in the fall
Fairfax County Public Schools will return to five days a week of in-person learning this fall, Superintendent Scott Brabrand told the school board March 16. By March 19, more than 109,000 students will have returned for in-person learning, as in-school COVID-19 transmission rates low.
Annandale author helps children cope with mental health challenges
Wysocki As a teacher and parent, Annandale resident Sarah Wysocki knows how difficult it can be for children to deal with such issues as fear, social anxiety, and negative relationships. The COVID pandemic certainly hasn’t made life easier for kids – or anyone. To help families cope, Wysocki has written and self-published four books about these … Continued
FCPS offers more details on the return to in-person learning
School staff prepare for the return to school. [Photos from an FCPS video] Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand offered more details on the return-to-school process at a town hall on Feb. 10. Groups of students will return to school buildings on a phased-in schedule, starting with certain special education and career and technical … Continued
Fairfax County School Board approves return-to-school plan
A COVID vaccination clinic for school employees at Inova. [Karen Bolt/FCPS] The Fairfax County School Board on Feb. 2 approved an updated timeline for students returning to school for in-person learning beginning Feb. 16. Under this timeline, presented by Superintendent Scott Brabrand, all students would return by March 16. Students have been learning at home … Continued
Fairfax County superintendent floats a revised schedule for in-person learning
The Mason Crest Tiger and school staff hand out school supplies at the Annandale elementary school. Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand presented a draft revised timeline for in-person learning to the school board on Jan. 21. The board will discuss the new plan at its Feb. 2 work session.
Fairfax County School Board delays in-person instruction
Staff at Poe Middle School prepare new books for delivery to students’ homes. [FCPS] The Fairfax County School Board agreed to pause Superintendent Scott Brabrand’s updated plan for returning all students to in-person learning. Under Brabrand’s proposal, presented at a school board work session Jan. 5, students in groups 1-4 (certain special education and career and … Continued
All-girls team from Annandale High School wins Audi competition
The winning team from Annandale High School. A team of sophomores from Annandale High School won a $2,000 grant in the Audi-STEM for Her: Drive Like A Girl competition. Aisha Ismael, Katie Hutnan, Francesca Gabriel, and Tejh Hardin came up with a way to enhance the car-buying and ownership process for female customers while considering … Continued
Fairfax County school board adopts holistic admissions policy for Thomas Jefferson High School
The entrance to TJ is modeled after Monticello. [Keith Pham] The Fairfax County School Board has agreed to a new, holistic admissions policy for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, beginning with TJ’s class of 2025. “The board sought to develop an admissions policy that recognized historical inequities and addressed racial and socioeconomic … Continued
Girls invited to winter break virtual Girl Scout camp
Girl Scouts of the Nation’s Capital invites all girls in grades K-5 to a virtual Camp Tagalong during winter break, Dec. 21-23. The program, on Zoom, features STEM, arts, entrepreneurship, outdoor activities, and life skills. The camp is aimed at introducing girls to Girl Scouts, so if scouts want to participate, they need to bring … Continued
Fairfax County school board considers revised proposals for TJ
TJ students in the school’s robotics lab. [File photo] The Fairfax County School Board is considering two revised proposals for changing the admissions process to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. The board has been discussing TJ admissions for months in response to concerns that the current system for the elite school discriminates … Continued
Annandale High School featured in TV news report on failing grades during pandemic
A screenshot from a “Good Morning America video, shows reporter Alex Presha interviewing Annandale High School teacher Catie Bishop in front of the school. Annandale High School was featured in a segment on “Good Morning America” Dec. 5 on how students across the nation are failing academically due to the challenges of online learning during the … Continued
Some Fairfax County students who had returned to school are back to all-virtual learning
Veterinary sciences students at the Edison Academy returned for in-person learning briefly and are now back to all-virtual instruction. [FCPS] Just four weeks after Group 4 students returned to school for in-person instruction, they went back to all-virtual learning on Nov. 23 because of the rise in COVID-19 cases. Fairfax County reported a record-setting 455 new … Continued
Increase in COVID cases could delay the return to school, FCPS superintendent says
Employees at the FCPS Forte Support Center in Springfield prepare plexiglass shields for delivery to schools. [FCPS] As COVID cases rise in Fairfax County, Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand is rethinking the schedule for bringing more students back for in-person learning. Brabrand told the community at a virtual town hall Nov. 19 that he understands families … Continued
FCPS delays in-person learning
A teacher greets a student at Weyanoke Elementary School in Annandale for the first day of in-person instruction for English language learners in October. [FCPS] Young students who had been scheduled to return to school on Nov. 17 will have to keep learning at home for at least the next two weeks. Fairfax County Public … Continued