The Fairfax County School Board is continuing to weigh what advanced
academics mean in the system, authorizing a scope of study this week
that it hopes will provide better information about how
Saying they felt they had not yet had a "full, robust" discussion on the
makeup of a committee charged with reviewing the system's discipline
policies, Fairfax County School Board members delay
After hearing nine members of the community speak on the issue, the Fairfax County School Board voted 10-2 on Thursday to develop a system-wide goal of starting high schools after 8 a.m.
On Monday, Dec. 19, the newly elected members of the Fairfax County
School Board will be sworn in, marking the largest number of new members
at one time in memory.
Fairfax County Superintendent Jack D. Dale, who has weathered a brutal
recession and parent frustrations while steering one of the nation’s
top-performing suburban school systems for seven years, said Thursday
that he will retire when his contract ends in June 2013. Dissatisfaction among some parents and teachers has made Dale a
lightning rod in a high-stakes school board campaign. Half of the 12
incumbents are not seeking reelection this fall.
