January 14, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Tag: schools

Trapnell’s advice to next Mason supervisor: Listen to the community

#Mason District, #people, #politics, #redevelopment, #schools
66

Trapnell Tina Trapnell, the former Mason District supervisor who served before Penny Gross was first elected in 1995, has some advice for the next supervisor: “Listen to the community and respect your constituents.” Trapnell hopes this election season won’t be as negative as past campaigns. “Elections should be about issues, not personal attacks on opponents,” … Continued

School board, county exploring options for using Willston site for a school

#Evans, #Garza, #neighborhood groups, #school board, #schools, #Stuart High School, #Willston Center
52

Panelists at the forum on schools included (from the left): School board chair Tamara Denerak Kaufax, Regional Assistant Superintendent Fabio Zuluaga, Assistant Superintendent Jeffrey Platenberg, school board member Sandy Evans, and Superintendent Karen Garza. Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Garza told local residents at a State of Our Schools Forum Feb. 10 she is … Continued

Public invited to Feb. 10 forum on ‘the State of our Schools’

#Mason District, #neighborhood groups, #schools, #Willston Center
27

Parents, local residents, Fairfax County officials, and county supervisors are invited to take part in a State of our Schools Forum Feb. 10, 7 p.m., at Glasgow Middle School. The forum, hosted by the Mason District Council of Community Associations (MDC), is open to the public. “With most of our schools currently at or overcapacity … Continued

Congressional School celebrating 75th anniversary

#schools, #volunteers
5

It’s a big year for the Congressional Schools of Virginia: The elite private school on Sleepy Hollow Road in Mason District is celebrating its 75th anniversary. A series of celebrations is going on all year, says Chris Pryor, Congressional’s development director, with the main events – a golf tournament at the Reston National Golf Course … Continued

Board of Supervisors approves Bailey’s Crossroads redevelopment plan

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Bailey's Elementary School, #land use, #redevelopment, #schools, #Seven Corners, #Willston Center
71

The area outlined in red is the Columbia Pike/Moncure Avenue area proposed for redevelopment. [Fairfax County Planning and Zoning Department] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a comprehensive plan amendment Jan. 13 to allow the redevelopment of a 7.4-acre property on Columbia Pike and Moncure Avenue in Bailey’s Crossroads. AvalonBay is proposing a … Continued

Community leaders push for school on Willston Center site

#Bailey's Crossroads, #East County Government Center, #Evans, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #school board, #schools, #Seven Corners, #Willston Center
35

The Willston Center. Local residents are stepping up their efforts to push the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to transfer the Willston Multicultural Center property in Seven Corners to Fairfax County Public Schools as a site for a new, badly needed elementary school. The Mason District Council of Community Associations (MDC) has drafted a resolution … Continued

Fairfax County deep into planning for East County building on Willston site

#East County Government Center, #redevelopment, #schools, #Seven Corners, #Willston Center
37

An illustration of the proposed East County Office Building at the Willston site produced by Fairfax County in August 2013. Despite efforts by local residents and school officials to use the Willston Center property for a public school, Fairfax County officials are deep into the planning process for a new East County Office Building on … Continued

FCPS outlines solutions to school overcrowding

#schools
10

Portable classrooms handle the overflow at Glen Forest Elementary School. The proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for fiscal years 2016-20, released by Fairfax County Public Schools earlier this month outlines expected enrollment growth in the schools and offers a long list of short and long-term solutions to increase capacity. The CIP calls for a total … Continued

Judge rejects motion to dismiss suit against Bailey’s principal

#Bailey's Elementary School, #courts, #schools
1

The lawsuit filed by former employees against Bailey’s Elementary School Principal Marie Lemmon and Fairfax County Public Schools is going forward after federal judge T.S. Ellis III rejected the defendants’ request to have the case dismissed. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria Sept. 25 by a former assistant principal, two … Continued