Tag: school board
School board to consider amendments to Annandale boundary plan
When the Fairfax County School Board meets July 28 to vote on the Annandale Regional Planning Study, it will consider the following amendments: Mason District board member Sandy Evans will propose an amendment to delay action on the boundary issue until the board’s Sept. 22 meeting. If that amendment passes, the others won’t be considered. … Continued
Fairfax County Republicans endorse three at-large school board candidates
Members of the Fairfax County Republican Committee last night voted to endorse Sheree Brown-Kaplan, Lin-Dai Kendall, and Lolita Mancheno-Smoak for the three at-large seats on the Fairfax County School Board. Lin-Dai Kendall, originally from Honduras, runs a home design and remodeling studio from her home in Fairfax Station. Mancheno-Smoak, of Fairfax Station, teaches business courses … Continued
FXCO school board weighs overcrowding vs. diversity
The issue of whether the need to maintain balanced diversity should outweigh the need to reduce overcrowding at Annandale High School dominated a school board work session on proposed boundary changes July 18. Board members engaged in a thoughtful, in-depth conversation about the larger issues raised by shifting the boundaries of more than 20 schools in … Continued
Glassman withdraws as at-large school board candidate
Glassman The withdrawal of Charisse Espy Glassman as a candidate for an at-large seat on the Fairfax County School Board leaves a gap that the county Democratic organization is trying to figure out how to fill. Glassman announced her decision to withdraw June 30, citing personal and family reasons. It was later revealed that she … Continued
School board approves teacher raises
The $2.2 billion fiscal year 2012 budget passed unanimously by the Fairfax County School Board May 26 includes a 1 percent pay increase for all employees and step increases for those eligible. That would be the first raise for teachers since 2008. The Fairfax Education Association had sought a 2 percent increase. The budget also … Continued
Fairfax County Democrats endorse school board candidates
Ilryong Moon The Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC) voted to endorse three candidates for at-large positions on the Fairfax County School Board—Ilryong Moon, Charisse Espy Glassman, and Ted Velkoff—but there was a bit of controversy over the process. More on that later. The six candidates who were vying for the endorsement, which also included Maria … Continued