Tag: schools
Annandale Safe Youth Program honors graduates
Left to right: Judith Dittman, executive director of Alternative House; Andrew House, who received a certificate for being the “Best All-Around Student”; and Fairfax County Board Chair Sharon Bulova. Fairfax County Board Chair Sharon Bulova presented graduation certificates June 13 to students in the Annandale Safe Youth Program. Food for the event was provided by … Continued
Parents debate options to relieve Annandale school overcrowding
More than 150 people packed the Annandale Terrace Elementary School cafeteria Monday evening for the final community dialogue on the Annandale Regional Planning Study. This session was targeted to speakers of other languages, and there were translators on hand to help people make sense of the four options to relieve school overcrowding in Arabic, Cambodian, Farsi, … Continued
Registration open for Rec-PAC summer program for elementary school-age kids
If you’re wondering what your kids are going to do all summer, you might want to check out Rec-PAC, a fun six-week program operated by the Fairfax County Park Authority for kids who are entering the first through seventh grades this fall. Rec-PAC takes place at 50 Fairfax County public schools, including several in … 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
Parent groups begin to coalesce over school boundary options
Parents consider boundary options. Fairfax County School Board member Patricia Reed (Providence District) says she is advising parents who are concerned about having their children moved to different schools as a result of the Annandale Regional Study to look at the big picture. At a meeting at Falls Church High School last night, where parents … Continued
Parents sharply divided over non-boundary option for relieving overcrowding at Annandale
One thing is clear from the first community dialogue to review the four options for addressing the Annandale Regional Study: Whatever the final outcome, some people are going to be very unhappy. As more than 250 people pored over existing and proposed school boundary maps in the Annandale High School cafeteria Monday evening, they began … Continued
Vincent Randazzo named principal of Annandale High School
Randazzo Vincent Randazzo has been appointed principal of Annandale High School, succeeding John Ponton. Randazzo has been assistant principal at AHS since 2005. He worked for the Fairfax County Police Department as an investigator and instructor, then switched gears to become an English teacher. He taught at Stuart, Annandale, and McLean high schools before joining the … Continued
FCPS staff approves four options under Annandale Regional Study
The school under construction on the Lacey site, May 10. Fairfax County Public Schools staff has developed four options for under the Annandale Regional Study addressing overcrowding at Annandale High School and setting boundaries for the new school on the Lacey Center site. In general, one option is aimed at moving a minimum number of … Continued
FCPS school board weighs options to address budget deficit
Next week, the Fairfax County school board will consider several options proposed by Superintendent Jack Dale to address a $3.5 million shortfall in the fiscal year 2012 FCPS budget. School board work sessions on the budget are scheduled for May 16 and May 19. Public hearings will be held May 17 and 18. Anyone who … Continued
FX CO school board to review recommendations on discipline
During the past few months, the Fairfax County school board has been reviewing FCPS student discipline policies as a result of complaints about the overly punitive policies and procedures now in place. One issue in particular that drew much criticism is the policy of forcing students to transfer to another school. Another is the automatic … Continued
Summer intern/job fair targets Korean-American teens
Korean-American youths from throughout the Annandale region and beyond converged on the Westminster School Saturday for a summer job/intern fair organized by the Korean American Association of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Among the businesses interviewing prospective candidates were the Annandale-based Hans Travel, Little Picasso School of Visual Art, and AGM College Planning. AGM held a … Continued
Community dialogues scheduled on Annandale Regional Planning Study
The Fairfax County School Board agreed April 28 on the scope of the Annandale Regional Planning Study and invited the public to a series of upcoming community dialogues to discuss options for relieving overcrowding at Annandale High School and determining the boundaries for the new elementary school on the Lacey site. In addition to changing … Continued
Special ed advocate seeks at-large seat on FCPS school board
Lisa Fagan, one of two candidates seeking support from the Fairfax County Republican Committee to run to an at-large school board seat, wants to build on her extensive experience as an advocate for children with disabilities to help all FCPS students. The other candidate is Lolita Mancheno-Smoak, an adjunct professor at Strayer University and the … Continued
FCPS school board candidates speak to Democratic Committee
Four of the six people vying for at-large seats on the Fairfax County School Board spoke to the Mason District Democratic Committee April 19. The Fairfax County Democratic Committee will endorse three at-large candidates at its May 24 meeting. The school board consists of three at-large members plus one member from each district. No Republicans … Continued
Braddock Supervisor candidate Chris Wade touts experience in business
Christopher Wade believes his experience as a pragmatic problem solver and his background in business makes him well-qualified to represent the Braddock District on the Fairfax Board of Supervisors. Wade will face off against Marc Greidinger in a Democratic primary slated for Aug. 23. The winner will challenge incumbent John Cook in the general election … Continued