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Fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students from Dranesville Elementary School start a new tradition—the one mile Turkey Trot.

New Today: (11/21/08) Nomination forms for the 2008-2009 FCPS Teacher and Principal of the Year Awards are available. Details.

School Board Actions

At its business meeting on Monday, November 17, the School Board approved the FY 2009 midyear budget review, accepted the monitoring report on the current progress toward attaining the student achievement goal that specifies the understanding of the interrelationship and interdependence of the countries and cultures of the world, and approved the donation of surplus buses to the Liberian Development Foundation. Details.

Administrative Office Consolidation

School Board reconsidered the potential acquisition of the new administration building. Details. Washington Post editorial supports purchase.  Read more.

Fairfax County and FCPS are seeking input on the FY 2010 Budget

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Superintendent Jack D. Dale has presented a three-tiered plan of budget cuts (PDF format) to enable the school system to address a budget shortfall for FY 2010. Citizens can still provide feedback to the Fairfax County School Board and the Board of Supervisors online. Learn more about the budget situation in a video by Superintendent Jack Dale. Details.

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• Research of FCPS Grading Policies
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• Transportation Task Force

About Fairfax County Public Schools

Fairfax County Public Schools is the twelfth largest school system in the nation. Students in grades pre-K through 12 are offered a diverse, high quality curriculum.

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• School Profiles provides key information on each Fairfax County public school.

FCPS on TV

FCPS operates three public television channels that provide residents news and information about the schools, emergency messages, curriculum programming and more. The Cable TV site is your gateway to get the most from these channels.

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• TJHSST Freshmen to Fly Handmade Kites as Part of Interdisciplinary Unit on Afghanistan (11/17/08) Full
• FCPS Superintendent Proposes Three-Tiered Plan of Budget Cuts to Address FY 2010 Shortfall (11/13/08) Full

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