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Education Issues in Fairfax County

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Fairfax County Public Schools By the Numbers:

FCPS School System

  • 10th largest school system
  • ~75% of Fairfax County’s 1.1 million residents do not currently have children in FCPS
  • 198 schools and centers
  • 800+ trailers
  • 27.5 million square feet of covered infrastructure facilities, plus another 1+ million square feet in temporary facilities (trailers)
  • 1,630 buses, the largest school bus fleet in the United States
  • 18.5 million bus miles traveled annually transporting 130,000 students daily
  • 15,287 teacher positions
  • 24,121 total full-time positions (includes teacher positions)
  • ~14,000 additional part-time positions

FCPS School Board

  • 12 Board Members – nine by Magisterial District, three at-Large; registered
  • 4 total number of Board Members each voter may cast a ballot for, including one by the voter’s Magisterial District and three at-Large. The full Board is up for election in November, 2019 for the next four-year term.

FCPS Budget

  • $2,870,278,776 Billion operational budget – primarily funded by Fairfax County residents (70.1 percent). The balance of the funding is from the Commonwealth of Virginia (23.1 percent), other sources (6.8 percent) and the federal government (1.6 percent)
  • ~53% of the entire Fairfax County budget is transferred by the Board of Supervisors to the School Board for the FCPS Budget
  • $404,874,411 of the $2.9 Billion budget is for retirement
  • $155 Million in additional funds is for the Capital Improvement Plan Budget
  • $15,318 average cost per student

FCPS Students

  • 190,168 students – the upward trend for student population now means an increased projected estimate for fall 2018 enrollment
  • 36,019 students (19%) ESOL
  • 26,730 students (14.1%) Special Education
  • 55,020 students (29.0%) Free and Reduced-Price Meals
  • ~200 countries and territories represented in student population
  • 160 languages spoken by student population
  • 20,287 additional students from 2008-2017
  • 2,028 average student increase every year

KEY LINKS:

  • Budget Documents: https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/budget/budget-documents
  • Budget Questions and Responses: https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/budget/budget-question-responses
  • Capital Improvement Program: https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/facilities-planning-future/capital-improvement-program
  • School Board: https://www.fcps.edu/school-board
  • Cox Channel 21 – Televised School Board Meetings
  • School Board Meetings: https://www.fcps.edu/school-board/school-board-meetings
  • School Board Meeting agendas, minutes, videos and photos: https://www.fcps.edu/school-board/agenda_minutes_photos
  • FCPS Livestream: https://www.fcps.edu/tv
  • School Board Meetings on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSz76NCRDYQF3hPS2qS2SGEcoO4__Yd7Z
  • Archived School Board Meeting Videos: https://www.fcps.edu/node/32692
  • School Board Standing Committees: https://www.fcps.edu/school-board/school-board-committees
  • About FCPS: https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps
  • One Fairfax: https://www.fcps.edu/onefairfax
President Trump

MUST-READ: 1776 Commission Defends American Ideals

January 19, 2021 by admin in Education News

President Trump’s 1776 Commission unveiled its highly-anticipated report on Monday. The White House hailed the report’s release with the following statement:

“1776 Commission—comprised of some of America’s most distinguished scholars and historians—has released a report presenting a definitive chronicle of the American founding, a powerful description of the effect the principles of the Declaration of Independence have had on this Nation’s history

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While some families, especially those with financial means, have been able to mitigate school disruptions through in person options such as homeschooling, private schools, charter schools, and innovative models like microschools and “learning pods,” for many families, their children’s residentially assigned public school remains their only financially available option. Unfortunately, more than 50 percent of all public-school students in the United States began school remotely this fall. These children, including those with special needs, are being underserved due to the public education system’s failure to provide in-person learning options.

Students whose families pay tuition for their education are also facing significant hardships due to the economic disruptions caused by the pandemic.

Executive Order on Expanding Educational Opportunity Through School Choice

January 1, 2021 by admin in Education News

While some families, especially those with financial means, have been able to mitigate school disruptions through in person options such as homeschooling, private schools, charter schools, and innovative models like microschools and “learning pods,” for many families, their children’s residentially assigned public school remains their only financially available option. Unfortunately, more than 50 percent of all public-school students in the United States began school remotely this fall. These children, including those with special needs, are being underserved due to the public education system’s failure to provide in-person learning options.

Students whose families pay tuition for their education are also facing significant hardships due to the economic disruptions caused by the pandemic.

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A nonprofit organization that advocates for families is accusing Fairfax County teachers union officials of violating Virginia law that prohibits public-sector strikes when the union organized with hundreds of teachers to take a mental health sick day in October.

According to Virginia law, a public-sector employee is deemed to have terminated his or her employment if the employee refuses to perform his or her duties as a means to obstruct, impede or suspend an operation of the government employer in concert with two or more employees. The law states such a person will not be eligible for employment by a public agency for 12 months after the strike.

Group Says Fairfax County Teachers Violated Virginia’s Anti-Striking Law with ‘Sick Out’

December 30, 2020 by admin in Education News

A nonprofit organization that advocates for families is accusing Fairfax County teachers union officials of violating Virginia law that prohibits public-sector strikes when the union organized with hundreds of teachers to take a mental health sick day in October.

According to Virginia law, a public-sector employee is deemed to have terminated his or her employment if the employee refuses to perform his or her duties as a means to obstruct, impede or suspend an operation of the government employer in concert with two or more employees. The law states such a person will not be eligible for employment by a public agency for 12 months after the strike.

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Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) has maintained its standards for demonstrated excellence, particularly in STEM disciplines, in great part from its steadfast support of the Fairfax County Business Community and individuals who champion academic ability. Forward thinkers knew that Virginia’s ability to attract companies to build the economy in science and technology was dependent on a stellar educational system.

In Defense of Merit at Thomas Jefferson High School

December 18, 2020 by admin in Education News

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) has maintained its standards for demonstrated excellence, particularly in STEM disciplines, in great part from its steadfast support of the Fairfax County Business Community and individuals who champion academic ability. Forward thinkers knew that Virginia’s ability to attract companies to build the economy in science and technology was dependent on a stellar educational system.

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On December 7, 2020, Black and Brown parents -- Dr. Harry Jackson and journalist, Ms. Asra Nomani, parents of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology students -- filed a formal complaint with Fairfax County Public Schools...

PETITION: FCPS Must Discipline Radical, “Hate-Filled” Teacher

December 18, 2020 by admin in Education News

On December 7, 2020, Black and Brown parents — Dr. Harry Jackson and journalist, Ms. Asra Nomani, parents of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology students — filed a formal complaint with Fairfax County Public Schools…

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Citing the "detrimental effects" of the educational status quo, Fairfax GOP Chairman Steve Knotts is calling for the county

Fairfax Republicans Stand With County Families

December 11, 2020 by admin in Education News

Citing the “detrimental effects” of the educational status quo, Fairfax GOP Chairman Steve Knotts is calling for the county’s government-run schools to reopen their doors — or give out vouchers so families can find alternatives.

“For too many students, virtual learning has been a disaster,” Knotts said today. “Sadly, the detrimental effects of long-term school closures are not confined to academics — the mental health consequences of social isolation are very real.” 

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Allowing families to choose schools that are more suited to their children may play a key role in improving student mental health, including reducing adolescent suicide rates, suggests new research published in the peer-reviewed journal School Effectiveness and School Improvement.

The study is the first of its kind to examine the relationship between U.S. school choice policies and teen suicide and mental health issues.

Increased School Choice Linked to Better Mental Health for Students

December 10, 2020 by admin in Education News

Allowing families to choose schools that are more suited to their children may play a key role in improving student mental health, including reducing adolescent suicide rates, suggests new research published in the peer-reviewed journal School Effectiveness and School Improvement.

The study is the first of its kind to examine the relationship between U.S. school choice policies and teen suicide and mental health issues.

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Fairfax Dems unleashed a tweetstorm Tuesday evening, raging against critics of the "all-Democratic Fairfax County School Board." Notwithstanding the school board

Fairfax Dems Slam “Open FCPS” Parents

December 9, 2020 by admin in Education News

Fairfax Dems unleashed a tweetstorm Tuesday evening, raging against critics of the “all-Democratic Fairfax County School Board.” Notwithstanding the school board’s many failures, county Democrats vowed to back all current board members, including those facing down a grassroots recall effort.   

The nonpartisan “OpenFCPS” coalition issued a scathing response Tuesday night

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