FCPS School Board Hosts Educational Summit

The Fairfax County School Board will host the first Fairfax Education Summit—focusing on how to better prepare all students for the future—from 8 a.m. to  noon on Saturday, October 16, at Robinson Secondary School. 

This free event is open to parents, teachers, principals, students, and leaders from business and civic organizations, colleges and universities, PTAs, and community members.

The event, sponsored by Deloitte LLP, will feature a keynote address by Ken Kay, president of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for all students.

The Fairfax Education Summit is designed to engage the community in preparing each student to succeed in today's global economy.  Topics to be discussed include the skills students must have in order to cope with changes in society, how FCPS can help students develop these skills, and steps that the school system should take to help students develop skills in critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity in addition to core academic knowledge and skills.

FCPS exhibitors will include the College Success program, career and technical education academies, school counselors, and MentorWorks.

The first 350 participants who sign in at the event on October 16 will receive a free copy of the bestselling book, Strengths Finder 2.0. 

To register, visit http://www.fcps.edu/news/summit.htm.