Tag: schools
Parents begin organizing PTA for new elementary school
Annandale’s new elementary school isn’t completed yet but parents are already starting to get organized. Parents whose children will attend the K-15 school are invited to a meeting next Thursday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m., at Falls Church High School to talk about setting up a new PTA. The school’s attendance area was approved by the … Continued
Pants banned for women at Westminster School
Hillary Clinton not dressed up enough for Westminster Women teachers, administrators, and parent volunteers at the Westminster School look well turned out in tailored suits or nice dresses. You won’t see them in pantsuits, however, as pants are prohibited in the dress code for women who work at the pricey private school. It seems unbelievable … Continued
Falls Church HS principal and parents oppose charter school at Graham Road
Dozens of parents speak out against a charter school proposal at a Falls Church PTSA meeting. A proposal to develop a charter school for at-risk high school students at the site of the former Graham Road Elementary School was met with anger and outrage at a Falls Church High School PTSA meeting last night. Several parents … Continued
Evans: Special-needs forumula benefits Mason schools
Mason District school board member Sandy Evans, who is running for re-election, has clarified her position on Fairfax County Public Schools’ needs-based formula following an article in the Washington Post yesterday about the influence of political consultant Catherine Lorenze. Lorenze is helping run several school board candidates’ campaigns, and advised Evans in 2010. The Post … Continued
FCPS outlines procedure for hiring a principal for the new school
A principal will be hired for the elementary school under construction in Annandale by early December, says Dan Parris, Fairfax County assistant superintendent for Cluster III. The new principal will start work by Feb. 1, which will provide plenty of time to organize the school before it opens in September 2012. Parris and Beth Boivin … Continued
Change of leadership for Phillips School
Phillips Big changes are coming to the Phillips Programs for Children and Families, which operates the Phillips School in Annandale. Sally Sibley, who has been president and CEO for 42 years, is retiring at the end of September. The Phillips board of trustees has named Nancy Mercer to take on that role, beginning Oct. 1. … Continued
School bond includes funds to expand Thomas Jefferson HS
The $252.75 million school bond referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot doesn’t include any major projects for regular public schools in Annandale or the Mason District. It would, however, provide more than $84.6 million for renovations at the aging Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. TJSST, in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, just … Continued
Former students have fond memories of Masonville Elementary
Masonville Elementary in 1974-75. Former Annandale resident Carol Morris Dukes has such fond memories of the long-gone Masonville Elementary School in Annandale, she created a Facebook group for alumni to share their memories. She believes it’s especially important to reconnect now that the building has been torn down. A new elementary school under construction on … Continued
FCPS Superintendent Jack Dale to retire
Dale Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Dale plans to retire on July 1, 2013, at the end of his current contract. “I have served an extraordinary 42 years in public education, and I am honored to have had the opportunity to lead this world-class school system,” Dale, 62, said as he announced his plans to … Continued
Evans seeks community input on surveillance cameras in high schools
Sandy Evans, the Mason District representative on the Fairfax County School Board is seeking community input on a proposal to install surveillance cameras in high schools. Send your comments to Evans via email. At a board work session last Monday, the county’s high school principals asked for permission to install cameras inside their schools. The … Continued
Fairfax County public schools closed Friday, Sept. 9
All Fairfax County public schools will be closed on Friday, Sept. 9, due to flooding, FCPS announced Thursday evening. Also cancelled: extracurricular activities, team practices, games, field trips, middle-school afterschool programs, professional learning and training programs, adult and community education classes, and recreation programs. Office are open with an unscheduled leave policy in effect.
Parents: Back-to-school night is approaching
Sam, a third-grader, and his brother, Benjamin, a first-grader at Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences, are among the 177,000 Fairfax County students who headed back to school today. Parents will be heading back to class, too, this month for the annual back-to-school night to meet the teachers and see where their children are … Continued
Kory’s Report from Richmond: Student discipline reforms needed
By Kaye Kory This past Monday, the Washington Post’s editorial page weighed in on the topic of Miranda rights for children in schools. The editorial addressed the recent Supreme Court decision that requires police officers questioning students about potential criminal violations in a school setting to advise them that they do not have to answer … Continued
Exterior walls up on new elementary school in Annandale
Lots of progress has been made at the new elementary school at the Lacey site in Annandale, although the project is still a bit behind schedule. It’s expected to be completed in February and will open for business in September 2012. The roof framing is done, and workers have started installing the roof decking, says … Continued
School board rejects amendment to keep Wakefield kids at Annandale HS
The Fairfax County School Board voted 10-2 last night to adjust the boundaries of schools throughout the Annandale area. A closely watched amendment to keep the Wakefield Forest kids at Annandale High School failed to pass on a 6-6 vote. There wew dozens of students and parents in red AHS T-shirts at the school board … Continued