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Applications accepted for FCPS immersion programs
Online registration for Fairfax County Public Schools’ two-way and partial immersion elementary school foreign language programs opened Jan. 5. Current kindergarten students may apply for the partial-immersion world language program for the 2010-11 school year, which is offered at 12 elementary schools, including Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences in Bailey’s Crossroads. Students … Continued
Samantha Rucker running for school board
The Fairfax County Republican Committee has endorsed former Virginia Assistant Attorney General Samantha Vanterpool Rucker as a candidate for the Mason seat on the Fairfax County school board. Rucker has been a substitute teacher and instructional assistant at Weyanoke Elementary School in Annandale, a Head Start volunteer, a member of the FCPS Minority Student Achievement … Continued
More details emerge on new Lacey school
Fairfax County school officials offered new details of the elementary school to be built on the Lacey site at a Dec. 12 meeting sponsored by the Broyhill Crest Community Association. The Lacey school administration building will be torn down, and construction of the new school is expected to be completed in February 2012, which will … Continued
Democrats endorse Evans for school board
The Mason District Committee of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee endorsed Sandy Evans for the Mason seat on the Fairfax County school board Dec. 7. Evans is a longtime school volunteer and activist who has been a leader on several school system and parent advocacy organizations. Herb Smith, a special education teacher, who was also … Continued
Sandy Evans brings years of experience and activism to school board race
Sandy Evans hopes to bring her extensive experience as a public school and community activist to the Fairfax County school board. Evans, a former journalist, is running for the Mason District seat on the school board and has been endorsed by Kaye Kory, the current board member. A special election is expected to be held … Continued
Real estate tax increase gains traction among residents concerned about school budget cuts
Local residents who took part in a community dialogue on the Fairfax County budget at the George Mason library Nov. 14 seemed willing to accept a real estate hike to prevent deep cuts in public school funding. The meeting was part of a series of forums being held around the county to elicit community response … Continued
Herb Smith runs for school board
Former special education teacher and political activist Herb Smith has announced his candidacy for the Mason District seat on the Fairfax County school board held by Kaye Kory, who was recently elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. It has not yet been determined when that special election will occur. Smith was a field organizer with … Continued
Major cuts in school funding considered
Brace yourselves for some major cuts in basic school services. The Fairfax County Public Schools budget has a revenue shortfall requiring cuts totaling $162 million and the elimination of more than 1,700 positions. The problem stems from an enrollment increase of more than 7,000 students, a decline in state revenue for the school district, and … Continued
The Lacey School: It’s really happening
If you’re curious about what the new elementary school in the Broyhill Crest neighborhood will look like, see the photo of the brand-new Laurel Hill school in Lorton. The new Annandale school on the Lacey site, scheduled to open for the start of the 2012 school year, will have a similar design as the Laurel … Continued
Progress on Lacey school site
Finally some action on the Lacey school! Fairfax County Public Schools located office space for the school employees at the Lacey Center, smoothing the way for the building to be demolished so construction of a new elementary school on that site can begin. Current plans call for staff moves to begin in December and be … Continued
Fairfax school budget will be “ugly”
Fairfax County Public Schools is facing another tough year, with deep budget cuts likely to result in staff cuts, program eliminations, larger class sizes, transportation cutbacks, and fees for such things as sports participation and AP and IB exams. At a meeting of the Superintendent’s Business and Community Advisory Council Sept. 22, Superintendent Jack Dale … Continued
Lacey school will have geothermal heating
The new school planned for the Lacey Center site in the Broyhill Crest neighborhood will be the first school in Fairfax County with geothermal heating and cooling, says Dean Tistadt, assistant superintendent for the Fairfax County Public Schools’ Department of Facilities and Transportation. With this system, water is piped deep underground to maintain a constant … Continued
Some Annandale HS students will have to transfer
If you or your child plans to attend high school next year, your school might not be the one you had counted on. In spite of strong opposition in the community, the Fairfax County school board voted June 26 to change the attendance area for Annandale High School at the start of the 2010-11 school … Continued
School bond on the ballot
The $232.5 million school bond slated for the Nov. 3 ballot won’t have much new funding for schools serving Annandale residents. That’s because renovation projects in our area were covered by previous bonds, including the construction of a new 36-classroom elementary school on the Lacey site near the intersection of Gallows Road and Wayne Drive … Continued
Students get grade relief
It’s going to be a little easier to get a higher grade point average in Fairfax County schools, now that the school board has approved a new 10-point grading scale. Under the old system, a student needed 94 points on a 100-point scale to get an A. Now, an A is 93 to 100 percent … Continued