As Winter Storm Fern brings a mix of snow and sleet to the region, Fairfax County Public Schools has canceled classes tomorrow (Monday).
All schools and central offices will be closed Monday, as well as school programs and activities on school grounds. Fairfax County and the rest of the D.C. region are under a Winter Storm Warning from the National Weather Service through 4 a.m. Monday.
Activities on Fairfax County government and school grounds will largely grind to a halt starting tonight (Saturday), as the region hunkers down for a potentially crippling snowstorm.
Fairfax County will close all of its facilities at 8 p.m. today through Sunday (Jan. 25) in anticipation of Winter Storm Fern, which is expected to bring snow, sleet, freezing rain and ice that could snarl roads and power lines for days.
Fairfax County Public Schools has revised, eliminated and postponed several planned redistricting proposals after extensive public feedback.
Superintendent Michelle Reid’s revised recommendations for new attendance boundaries were released last week ahead of a final public hearing on Thursday (Jan. 22).
Overflowing bathroom facilities and consistent mold problems are just a few of the issues making up Fairfax County Public Schools’ expansive maintenance backlog.
Maintenance and renovation needs were part of the Fairfax County School Board’s discussion of its latest draft Capital Improvement Program and a public hearing on Tuesday (Jan. 13).
Fairfax County Public Schools needs $1.1 billion over the next five years to fund planned renovation, maintenance and construction projects.
The school system released its latest draft Capital Improvement Program (CIP) ahead of a presentation to the school board this afternoon (Tuesday).
The blitz of special elections facing Fairfax County voters to start 2026 is ramping up this week, with the ballot for the Braddock District School Board seat now solidified and voting opening or in progress in three state-level contests.
Democratic voters in the Braddock District have chosen Tom Dannan, a local business owner and Terra Centre resident, as their preferred candidate to succeed Rachna Sizemore Heizer, who vacated the district’s Fairfax County School Board seat in December to serve as its new supervisor.
The Fairfax County School Board could opt for a geographical reference, rather than a person, for the newest high school’s name.
On Thursday (Jan. 8), Superintendent Michelle Reid presented Western High School as her final name recommendation for the future school at 2949 Education Drive in the Herndon area.
An end to Fairfax County Public Schools’ first district-wide boundary overhaul in four decades is within sight, though the approval of new maps is unlikely to resolve all questions.
Superintendent Michelle Reid’s final recommendations for the revised boundaries have been released ahead of a presentation to the Fairfax County School Board tonight (Thursday) and a public hearing that will be held at Luther Jackson Middle School this Saturday (Jan. 10) at 10 a.m.
Two candidates seeking to be the Fairfax County School Board’s next Braddock District representative made their cases to local Democrats in an online forum on Monday (Jan. 5) ahead of this weekend’s endorsement caucus.
Both Tom Dannan and Alexa Krezel are vying to succeed Rachna Sizemore Heizer, who was elected to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors late last year.
Fairfax County Public Schools officials are starting to close in on a name for the new high school expected to open in the Floris area south of Herndon next year.
The Fairfax County School Board will hold a public hearing at its meeting tonight (Thursday) to accept community feedback on potential names recommended earlier this month by FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid.
