Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Board expresses concerns about transparency of school board
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved more than $1 million dollars for the Fairfax County Public Schools' Priority Schools Initiative today as part of the larger 2010 carryover package. Before the unanimous vote to approve the carryover budget, several of the supervisors spoke out against the irregularity of the last minute request and the general lack of transparency in FCPS spending. The Priority Schools Initiative is intended to fund programs for at-risk students at various schools perceived to be in need of additional assistance. Though the initiative was originally meant to replace old programs such as Project Excel, it appears the $1.3 million is also meant to continue these programs for a year while launching new …
Measure is expected to pass today
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a provision giving Fairfax County Public Schools $1.3 million to fund new and old programs for at-risk students along with the rest of the FY2010 Carryover Budget at a public hearing this morning. Earlier this year, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Dale unveiled the Priority Schools Initiative, a new program designed to assist underperforming students. The program was initially planned to replace existing programs assisting underperforming students, such as Project Excel. The new program was designed to better target resources at underperforming students and those enrolled in English for Speakers of Other Languages programs. While previous resource-targeting …
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Parents proud and pleased to be a part of the Fairfax County School System
On Tuesday, the 2010-2011 school year got underway at the five schools in the Lorton Patch coverage area. The usual mix of nervousness and excitement was plain to see at bus stops in the Lorton Valley development, from parents as well as students. Meron Fessena was eager for her son to begin his first day of kindergarten. The youngster, meanwhile, was the picture of calm. "He's not nervous at all," she said. "He's been to pre-school already so he knows how this works." Mike Arya was thrilled that his daughter is starting school (if a little nervous), but she said, "This is the reason why we moved here. Because our children can get the best education possible. We waited all summer for this." As evidenced by a recent Time Magazine article …
