Tag: schools
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
FXCO school board weighs overcrowding vs. diversity
The issue of whether the need to maintain balanced diversity should outweigh the need to reduce overcrowding at Annandale High School dominated a school board work session on proposed boundary changes July 18. Board members engaged in a thoughtful, in-depth conversation about the larger issues raised by shifting the boundaries of more than 20 schools in … Continued
Students, parents speak out at hearing on Annandale school boundary changes
Much of the testimony at the four-hour school board hearing on the Annandale Regional Planning Study July 11 dealt with these issues: A large contingent of Wakefield Chapel residents want to stay at Annandale High School, and large numbers of people in the Woodson attendance area oppose being reassigned to Lake Braddock Secondary School. AHS … Continued
FCPS staff presents recommendations on Annandale Regional Study
The new school at the Lacy site. The Fairfax County staff recommendation on the Annandale Regional Study, released June 16, is likely to please some parents and upset others. The Sleepy Hollow Woods community, for example, should be pleased that its students will remain assigned to Glasgow Middle School and Stuart High School. Beech Tree … Continued
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