Tag: schools
Plan to turn park space into parking lot angers residents
Local residents and environmental advocates are concerned about a plan to create a parking lot inside Justice Park as part of the upcoming expansion of Justice High School in Seven Corners. The park is on Peace Valley Lane across the street from the school. Under a plan under discussion by Fairfax County Public Schools and … 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.
Teacher at Holmes Middle School arrested for sexual assault
Cheatham [FCPD] Fairfax County Police have arrested a teacher for sexually assaulting a student more than 20 years ago. Detectives arrested Marc Damon Cheatham, 51, of Woodbridge, on Jan. 20. He was charged with two counts of forcible sodomy involving a child under age 12, aggravated sexual assault of a child under 13, and producing … Continued
Bailey’s Elementary Schools gets a new principal
Satonya Dews Satonya Dews, the assistant principal at West Springfield Elementary School, has been named the new principal of Bailey’s Primary Elementary School in Bailey’s Crossroads, effective Feb. 1. She will succeed Interim Principal August Frattali. Dews began her career in Fairfax County Public Schools as a teacher at Woodley Hills Elementary School in 2012, where … Continued
Fairfax County Schools hosts job fair for classroom monitors
Fairfax County is hosting a virtual job fair on Jan. 15 for people interested in becoming classroom monitors. Monitors will provide in-person assistance for students when a staff member remains virtual. A high school diploma or equivalent experience is required. Monitors will earn $15.42 an hour. The virtual job fair for middle and high school … Continued
Teachers, other school staff can get COVID vaccines beginning Jan. 16
A vaccine clinic at Inova Fairfax Hospital in December. All Fairfax County Public School employees will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine, starting Saturday, Jan. 16, Superintendent Scott Brabrand announced Jan. 10. The vaccinations will be administered by Inova in partnership with the Fairfax County Health Department, FCPS employees – not just teachers – will … Continued
High schools allow 25 spectators at home games
A track meet at Justice High School during winter break. Fairfax County high schools have begun allowing up to 25 spectators at sports events. That policy is in line with guidelines from the Virginia Department of Health. An email from Annandale High School says fans are allowed to attend varsity home basketball games and wrestling … Continued
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
School board to consider school renovation needs
The design for Falls Church High School. [Perkins Eastman/FCPS] Fairfax County Public Schools’ Capital Improvement Program for 2022-28 outlines projects at six schools in the Mason District/Annandale area. The school board is holding a work session on the CIP on Jan. 5 and a public hearing on Jan. 7. The school board is scheduled to … Continued
More Fairfax County students returning to virtual learning, due to COVID surge
Safety teams are making spot inspections at Fairfax County schools to ensure compliance with health protocols. Due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, Fairfax County Public Schools has determined that students in Group 3 (which includes various categories of special education) will return to virtual learning, beginning Monday, Dec. 14. Those students had been in … 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
Food for Neighbors ensures those in need can feed their families
Food for Neighbors volunteers at Jackson Middle School. Since the COVID-19 pandemic is leaving so many more parents out of work and struggling to feed their families, the nonprofit group Food for Neighbors is stepping up its efforts to fill that void. The organization recruits volunteers to donate food and grocery gift card to students … Continued
Westlawn Elementary School has a new principal
Christoph Hill [FCPS] Christoph Hill, the former assistant principal at Westlawn Elementary School in the Falls Church area of Mason District, took over as principal of Westlawn on Nov. 30. Hill has previously worked in other Mason District schools. He was a reading specialist at Parklawn Elementary School in Lincolnia and instructional coach and assistant … Continued