January 16, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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FCPS committee recommends that FLA charter school application not be approved

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A Charter School Review Committee, convened by Fairfax County Public Schools to evaluate the application submitted by the Fairfax Leadership Academy (FLA) has recommended that the school board “not accept” the application “as submitted.” A report by the committee, released by FCPS Sept. 14 says the “the proposal as currently described should not be approved” … Continued

Bailey’s Rotary Club makes sure students are equipped for school

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 From the left: Heather Boyd, Rachel Charlton, Karey Starnes, Ben Hester, Elias Markez, Bill Bailey, Tricia Brown, Mary Ann Buckley, Christy Speicher, Nicole Yacubovich, Max Gross, Dave Borowski, Jennifer Rose, and Bob Polson. By Bob Polson The Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads, in partnership with Fairfax-based Our Daily Bread, provided more than 500 backpacks stuffed … Continued

Support the Stuart HS band on ‘Tag Day’

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The J.E.B. Stuart band performs in a competition in 2011. When J.E.B. Stuart High School students come to your door asking for donations for the school’s music programs on “Tag Day,” Sept. 8, please be generous. The school’s award-winning bands, chorus, and orchestra perform throughout the year at home football games, competitions, concerts, and other … Continued

Bailey’s Elementary seeks new principal

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Wolfe Shane Wolfe is leaving his position as principal of Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences in Bailey’s Crossroads, Fairfax County Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Dan Parris (Cluster 3) announced July 27. Wolfe has accepted a new job as principal of Aldrin Elementary School in Reston. In an email to Bailey’s families, Wolfe … Continued

The Fairfax Leadership Academy and college entry rates

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By Gary Petrazzuolo, a member of United Parents to Renovate Our Academic Resources (UPROAR). The Fairfax Leadership Academy (FLA) certainly has created a feel-good buzz about launching a charter school in the county for the laudable goal of getting more low-income/minority (LIM) students into four-year colleges. But the real feel-good buzz here should be that … Continued

Aileen Flaherty named principal of Camelot Elementary School

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Aileen Flaherty has been appointed principal of Camelot Elementary School in Annandale, Fairfax County Public Schools announced. Flaherty has been assistant principal at both Graham Road Elementary School and Westbriar Elementary School in Vienna. Before that, she was a teacher at Olde Creek (Fairfax) and Woodburn (Annandale) elementary schools. Flaherty has achieved national board certification, … Continued

Calhoun named principal of Suart HS

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Calhoun Prosperanta Calhoun has been appointed as principal of Stuart High School, effective July 2, Dan Parris, Cluster III assistant  superintendent announced in a June 22 letter to the Stuart community. “Calhoun has served as an assistant principal at Herndon High School since 2005. She began her teaching career in Fairfax within the Stuart pyramid, … Continued