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Fairfax County has the 12th largest school system in the nation and one of the most ethnically diverse. The school budget for 2008-09 is $2.2 billion -- average cost per student is a little over $13,000. 91% of FCPS students go on to college or other post-secondary school.
Sully District includes 4 school pyramids:
Centreville,
Chantilly,
Oakton, and
Robinson. There are 5 High Schools fed by Sully District schools or within Sully District: Mountain View, Westfields, Centreville, Chantilly, Oakton and Robinson.
Locate your neighborhood school with FCPS' boundary locator service. Learn more about local schools, including test results with the FCPS profile service (be sure to clcik the tabs to see all the information about each school).
The public school system also provides Adult Continuing Education
that ranges from the fun and frivolous (ballroom dancing anyone?) to the practical (home improvement skills) to developing or maintaining career skills.
Click here to see the ACE website.FCPS ADMINISTRATIONSchools are managed by a professional Superintendent and overseen by an elected School Board. Contact information and a description of the current superintendent's office and school board members is below.
The School Board establishes guidelines that will ensure the proper administration of the county school program within the framework for education established by the Virginia legislature.
Fairfax County residents who want to present their views to the School Board may submit them in writing to School Board Members, 8115 Gatehouse Rd., Suite 5400, Falls Church, VA 22042 or by e-mail. Contact information for individual members is below.
The Board meets at 7 p.m. twice monthly in the Board Room at Jackson Middle School, 3020 Gallows Rd., Falls Church. Special meetings are scheduled as required. Time is reserved at each regular business meeting for public testimony on matters that are on the agenda and have not yet been acted upon. Meeting agendas and minutes are available online. The speakers list for regular meetings is limited to ten people, each being allowed three minutes. To reserve a space, sign up online starting at 6 a.m. on the Monday preceding the board meeting or by calling the School Board Office at 571-423-1075. The School Board will not hear statements involving cases under litigation, issues that have been scheduled for a public hearing, or complaints regarding individual employees or students.
More detailed information about the county school system can be found at their
web site.
CURRENT MEMBERS OF SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE:
Jack D. Dale, Division Superintendent ,
Jack.Dale@fcps.edu
8115 Gatehouse Rd., Falls Church, VA 22042 , 571-423-1010 , 571-423-1007 (Fax)
Offices Within The Superintendent's Office: Division Counsel,
Hearings Office ,
Internal Audit , Office of the Deputy Superintendent,
Office of Government Relations ,
Office of Student Activities and Athletic Programs
CURRENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS:
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 KATHY L. SMITH
Chairman
Sully District
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Former elementary school teacher; B.A. degree in sociology and elementary education from Muhlenberg College. Former Vice President of the Fairfax County Council of PTAs; former PTA President of Chantilly High, Rocky Run Middle, and Poplar Tree Elementary Schools. Served as a member of the Superintendent's Accountability Advisory Council. Mother of four FCPS graduates. Board service March 2002 to present. Board chairman 2004, vice chairman 2007 to 2008. Current chairman as of July 2009.
 Meet the School Board - Kathy Smith
Meet Fairfax County School Board Member - chair and Sully District. .
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571-423-1085
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Executive Administrative Assistant:
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 JUDITH (TESSIE) WILSON
Vice Chairman
Braddock District
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Owner of CW Accounting Services. B.A. in overseas business from American University. Fairfax County resident for 35 years. Served on the Superintendent's Advisory Council, Middle School Language and Grammar Textbook Advisory Committee, and Task Force on Middle School Grading. Past vice president of Bonnie Brae PTA and cofounder of the Youth Council, and past treasurer of Robinson PTSA. Co-founder of the Fairfax Scholarship Fund of Fairfax. Mother of two FCPS graduates. Board service January 2000 to present. Current vice chairman as of January 2009.
Meet the School Board - Tessie Wilson
Meet Fairfax County School Board Member - Tessie Wilson, Vice Chair and Braddock District.
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571-423-1088
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current term expires 12/31/11
Executive Administrative Assistant:
Kathy Partlow
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 ELIZABETH TORPEY BRADSHER
Springfield District
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Coalition coordinator and consultant for the Prince William Health Partnership. BS in business administration from Villanova University with majors in marketing and management. Former chair of the Hayfield Pyramid Solutions Group. Appointed Springfield District representative on the Laurel Hill Adaptive Reuse Task Force, became at-large appointee for the Fairfax County Athletic Council, appointed to serve on the Mt. Vernon Annual Planning Review Task Force. Springfield District Volunteer of the Year - 2007, founding member of the Coalition for Good Schools, PTA and PTSA parent volunteer, past member of the School Bond Committee, honored as Lady Fairfax from the Springfield District 2003. Former senior health care consultant for Marriott Corporation and Blue Cross Blue Shield (Trigon). Fairfax County native, mother of one current and one former FCPS students. Board service from January 2008 to present.
�Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.� John Dewey
 Meet the School Board - Elizabeth Bradsher
Meet Fairfax County School Board Member Elizabeth Bradsher from the Springfield District.
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Executive Administrative Assistant:
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 BRAD CENTER
Lee District
Meet Mr. Center
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Senior Relationship Manager for Deloitte Services, LLP Federal Government Practice. M.A. from American University and a B.A. from Temple University, both in political science. Past PTA president and vice president at Lane Elementary, Facilities Chair for the County Council of PTAs, an FCPS substitute teacher, a member of the Superintendent's Community Advisory Council, and Cluster V Parent's Advisory Committee. Father of two current FCPS students. Board service January 2004 to present. Board Vice Chairman 2006.
"As your School Board member I have the privilege to represent you on the Board and to be "your" voice. But, to do my job well, I need to hear from you. As members of the School Board, we are in charge of this county's most precious commodity -- its children. When you share your thoughts, it helps us to make the best, most informed decisions for them." - Brad Center
 Meet the School Board - Brad Center
Meet Fairfax County School Board Member Brad Center from the Lee District.
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571-423-1081
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Executive Administrative Assistant:
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 STUART D. GIBSON
Hunter Mill District
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Senior litigation counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division. Received the Attorney General�s Distinguished Service Award in 2004; seven-time recipient of the Tax Division�s outstanding performance award. J.D., cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School, and B.S. in journalism from Northwestern University. Served as President of the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) for 2008-2009, currently serves as its Past President, and has served on the VSBA Board of Directors since 2004. Former legislation chair for the Fairfax County Council of PTAs and former co-president of the Lake Anne Elementary School PTA. An avid choral singer and father of two FCPS graduates. Board service January 1996 to present. Board chairman 2002.
Meet the School Board - Stuart Gibson
Get to know Fairfax County School Board member Stuart Gibson from the Hunter Mill District.
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571-423-1082
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Executive Administrative Assistant:
Andrea Shimer
571-423-1069
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MARTINA A. HONE
Member At Large
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Founder, Omnivox Strategies, a strategic communications firm committed to highlighting issues and policies that especially affect disadvantaged communities. Omnivox is founded on the premise that democracy functions at its highest level only when all voices are heard. B.A. in political science, University of Chicago; J.D., the University of California, Berkeley. Former president of the Susan G. Komen Advocacy Alliance and vice president for public policy at the American Legacy Foundation and at PowerUP: Bridging the Digital Divide.Also past associate under secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce and lead Democratic counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Immigration. Former public school teacher and Teach for America corps member. Board service January 2008 to present.
Meet the School Board - Martina Hone
Get to know Fairfax County School Board member Martina Hone, Member At-Large.
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571-423-1089
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Executive Administrative Assistant:
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VACANT
Mason District
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On Jan. 12, 2010, Mason District School Board member Kaye Kory resigned to assume office as the State Delegate from the 38th District. A special election will be scheduled to elect her replacement. |
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 ILRYONG MOON
Member At Large
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Partner with the law firm of Moon, Park and Associates. J.D. from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, and B.A. in East Asian Studies (China Focus) from Harvard University. Member of the Annandale Rotary Club. Treasurer of American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras. Former Fairfax County Planning Commissioner, member, Governor's Urban Policy Task Force, and former member of Virginia Advisory Committee of the U. S. Civil Rights Commission. Former member, Fairfax-Falls Church Regional Council, United Way, and former member, Community Service Fund, Fairfax-Falls Church Region, United Way. Former ESL student and father of two FCPS graduates. Enjoys singing in church choir. Board service July 1995 to 1999, January 2004 to present. Board vice chairman 2005 and Board chairman 2006.
 Meet the School Board - Ilryong Moon
Meet Fairfax County School Board Member Ilryong Moon, member at large.
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571-423-1090
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 JAMES L. RANEY
Member At Large
Meet Mr. Raney
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Senior management analyst with more than 33 years of experience in the U.S. Department of Defense, primarily in human and information resources management. B.A. in psychology from Ohio University and Ph.D. in psychology with a minor in mathematical statistics from Vanderbilt University . Member of the American Psychological Association and its Division 5-Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics. Served more than 20 years in U.S. Army Reserve. Former member of Fairfax County 's Character Counts Task Force. Father of one FCPS graduate. Board service January 2008 to present.
 Meet the School Board - James Raney
Meet Fairfax County School Board Member James Raney, member at large.
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Executive Administrative Assistant:
Andrea Shimer
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 PATRICIA S. REED
Providence District
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Community leader and parent advocate, volunteer teacher, teacher�s aide, and tutor. Cofounder, Choose 2 Lead Women�s Foundation, and president, Reed Strategies, LLC. President, Friends of Oakton Library and The Telework Coalition advisory board member. Master of Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University; B.A. psychology and sociology, State University of New York at Albany. U.S. presidential management intern. Former program manager, PRC/Tetra Tech Environmental Management, and former associate, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Former mentor, Presidential Management Intern program and Federal Women�s Executive Leadership program. Mother of one current FCPS student and one FCPS graduate. Board service November 2009 to present. |
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Executive Administrative Assistant:
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 DANIEL G. STORCK
Mt. Vernon District
Meet Mr. Storck
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Founder, owner, and developer of health care practices and of health care, benefits, and insurance consulting firms. M.B.A., specializing in management and finance, and a B.S. in finance from Miami University (Ohio). Former President of the West Potomac High School PTSA, former member of FCPS Budget Task Force; member of the Fairfax County Character Counts Task Force, and former Head Start administrator. Coach for Ft. Hunt youth basketball teams for 15 plus years; Abraham Lincoln actor and presenter to schools and communities; former president and board member of Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services; member of the not-for-profit Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation (SFDC) Board of Directors. Father of three former FCPS students. Board service January 2004 to present. Board chairman January 2007 to July 2009.
"As your public servant, I am here to listen and serve you and the children of Fairfax County. I welcome your calls, e-mails, and letters. I am committed to responding to any questions or concerns you may have about our schools or the school system in a comprehensive and timely manner." -- Dan Storck
 Meet the School Board - Dan Storck
Meet Fairfax County School Board member Dan Storck, Mt. Vernon District.
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571-423-1086
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Executive Administrative Assistant:
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 JANE K. STRAUSS
Dranesville District
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Active in education for over 30 years. Former elementary and preschool teacher. M.A.T. from Harvard Graduate School of Education and B.A. in history from George Washington University. Past president of the Franklin Sherman PTA and the Fairfax County Council of PTAs and past chair of the council�s education and budget committees. Served on numerous education and youth affairs committees including the FCPS Career and Technical Preparation Task Force, the Division Planning Committee, the Citizens Bond Committee, and the Fairfax Framework for Student Success. Mother of four FCPS graduates. Board service June 1991 to 1993, 1996 to present. Board vice chairman 2000 and Board chairman 2001.
 Meet the School Board - Jane Strauss
Meet Fairfax County School Board member Jane Strauss.
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571-423-1087
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current term expires 12/31/11
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Joann Kinney
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