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Are FCPS Electives Getting Pushed Out?
New required financial class may mean fewer chances for special electives for FCPS students.
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VIDEO: Meet FCPS' Superintendent
Karen Garza, who will lead Fairfax County Public Schools, in her own words.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
TJ Admissions: A Look at the Stats
Seventy-six percent of applicants were from Fairfax County.
Students admitted this year to one of the country's most prestigious high schools — Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County — wwere predominantly Asian and male, according to statistics released Friday by Fairfax County Public Schools. A total of 480 new students will comprise the class of 2017 at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST). Students residing in Fairfax County, Arlington, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the City of Falls Church were offered admission to the governor’s school this week, according to a news release from Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). Of the 3,121 students who applied, 76 percent are from Fairfax County, with the remaining 24 percent …
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Can County Spare More Schools Money?
School board asks Fairfax County supervisors for more money Tuesday to deal with growing pains and teacher pay.
Will SLHS Pyramid See 2,914 New Students?
Using "Scenario G" estimates, Reston population growth could squeeze schools.
If the Reston Master Plan Task Force uses Scenario G to project future population growth in Reston, South Lakes High School will have close to 3,000 students in it by 2018, a Reston 20/20 blog post says. The Reston Citizens Association advocacy group cites a December Fairfax County Public Schools' memo that uses the assumptions of 82 new single-family homes, 649 townhouses, 3,748 low-rise units and 20,000 high-rise units built in Reston in the next several years. The development is expected to occur in relation to the late 2013 opening of Metro's Silver Line, which is expected to add high-density housing in many spots close to stations at Wiehle-Reston East and Reston Parkway. The memo estimates an impact of 2,914 new students to the South…
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Joe Heflin
2:24 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013
"...20,000 high-rise units built in Reston in the next several years." @300 units per building this is approximately 65 high rise buildings. Where are 65 going? @2 per unit that's 40,000 people. Where are these 40,000 going? (and how fast will they move on existing streets?) And, how many of these are projected to be built on all or part of Reston National Golf Course? more ›
Sunday, April 7, 2013
IS FCPS Getting Closer to New Superintendent?
Fairfax County school board to talk with next round of candidates in coming weeks as Superintendent Jack Dale prepares to retire.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
In New Test, Fairfax Schools Find 'Better Measure' of Student Performance
International pilot test could offer new way to measure student knowledge, but whether the program should be expanded in Fairfax, and how, is unclear
When teachers in Fairfax County review results of the state's Standard of Learning tests, they learn whether their students passed or failed in a given subject. But beyond that, some teachers say, they don't have a great sense of what connections students are making or missing, or why. In a presentation to the school board Thursday, officials said a new pilot test given across 10 county high schools — which asked students to draw on prior knowledge and new information to solve problems across disciplines — gave teachers new information about what students actually know rather than what they can recall from their curriculum in any given year, as is often the case with standardized tests like the SOL. With it comes an opportunity to change …
long-time Restonian
8:57 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2013
I agree - there's too much testing! HOWEVER, wouldn't it be nice if VA would drop the SOLs and adopt the PISA tests? What are we trying to measure - how much information we can cram into these kids' heads (SOLs) or the "quality, equity and efficiency of schools" (PISA)? I believe it's more important to teach kids how to think than it is to see how much information they can memorize for the SOLs. … more ›
Monday, March 18, 2013
Fairfax School Board Opens Community Budget Talks
Tuesday's community dialogue asks residents, community groups for their budget priorities.
Have something to say about the Fairfax County Public Schools budget for Fiscal Year 2014? Tuesday is the first chance of several over the next two months to share your perspective. The community dialogue, which begins at 6 p.m. in the Gatehouse Administration Center Cafe in Falls Church, is an effort revamped this year to be more inclusive of all residents — not just specific county groups. School board member Ryan McElveen (At-large) said last year, the school board invited community groups to a similar dialogue, setting them at a roundtable for a budget presentation and then breaking them into two groups tasked with forming a list of budget priorities. This year, the board is inviting specific community groups as well as the community …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
PatchChat Friday: Teacher Workload, Burnout
At noon Friday, Patch readers can join a discussion with Fairfax County teachers' association leaders and school officials to discuss what some teachers have called an unsustainable work environment.
TheBigD
10:55 pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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