Fairfax County School Board

2010 Legislative Program

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and Fairfax County School Board

Joint Legislative Priority Position

Education Funding
Standards of Quality
Local Composite Index
Re-benchmarking
Cost of Competing

Charter Schools

Education Funding - Federal

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA)
Title I: Improving the Academic Achievement for the Disadvantaged
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA stimulus funding)
Title II: Preparing, Training and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals
Title III: Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students
Impact Aid
Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC)
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act
E-Rate
Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
21^st Century Community Learning Centers

Education Funding - State

Standards of Quality
Standards of Accreditation
Standards of Learning
Categorical Programs
Incentive Programs
Lottery-Funded Programs
Funding Formulas
Linear Weighted Average
Local Composite Index

Educational Technology

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization (No Child Left Behind)

English Language Learners

Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Revenue Alternatives

School Calendar

· Labor Day Law

Special Education

· Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA)

· Medicaid

Standards of Accreditation and Standards of Learning

Standards of Quality

Funding Formulas

· Re-benchmarking

· Basic Aid

· Staffing standards

Adult High School Diploma

Advanced Placement & International Baccalaureate Exam Funding

After-School Programs, At-Risk Youth, and Gang Prevention

Alternative Education Programs

College Readiness and Post Secondary Education

Cooperative Procurement

Cost of Competing

Early Childhood Education

Employer/Employee Relations

Fiscal Autonomy of Elected Local School Boards

Freedom of Information Act

Governor’s Schools Funding

Remedial Education and Early Intervention Programs

Retirement/Virginia Retirement System

School Construction

School Health Services and Student Wellness

Student Discipline

Student Records

Student Transportation

Surplus Property

Teachers and Instructional Personnel

Vouchers, Tuition Tax Credits, and Tax Deductions

Index of Federal Legislative and Policy Positions

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

And Fairfax County School Board

Joint Legislative Priority Position