Planning Committees
Excellence, Equity, and Opportunity
Specific groups have been formed to find common ground on which to build consensus for strategic plan goals and actions. Below is a description of each group and their scheduled meeting dates.
Core Planning Team
Description: The Core Planning Team consists of 150+ planning team members, representing a cross-section of all stakeholders, including students. Because the team includes internal and external stakeholders, it takes the lead in setting the broad direction for the plan, including the Portrait of a Graduate; Vision, Mission, and Core Values; Goals, Measures and Benchmarks of Student Success; the "Four Pillars" (or building blocks) of educational practices, programs and structures; educational strategies; and the roadmap for disciplined implementation of the strategic plan. The Core Planning Team cuts across all stakeholder-groups. The other teams offer opportunities for “reality check” or focused listening sessions with subsets of the stakeholders, as appropriate. The number and types of “reality check” sessions are customized to the unique context of each community.
Materials Referenced:
- February 22 Community Forum Presentation and Teams Tally.
- January 12 Meeting Presentation
- Results of Strategic Planning Process Student Survey – Revised introduction, 2/2/2023
- Monitoring Educational Equity - 2019 report by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Key Activities: Five convenings with planning team members, coordinate input from other planning teams, and the develop draft of the strategic plan.
Meeting Dates:
Date | Day | Start Time | End Time | Location |
30-Nov-22 | Wednesday | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Willow Oaks 1000 A/B |
1-Dec-22 | Thursday | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Willow Oaks 1000 A/B |
12-Jan-23 | Thursday | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Willow Oaks 1000 A/B |
22-Feb-23 | Wednesday | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Willow Oaks 1000 A/B |
13-Mar-23 | Monday | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Willow Oaks 1000 A/B |
24-Apr-23 | Monday | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Willow Oaks 1000 A/B |
Champions: Dr. Frances Ivey, Dr. Iona Spikes, George Becerra
Team Members - Core Planning Team
Last Name | First Name | Affiliation |
Ivey | Frances | Project Champion |
Spikes | Iona | Project Champion |
Becerra | George | Project Champion |
Adams | Kimberly | ERFC Board Chair |
Ayala | Meredith | Family Partnership Specialist (Military Connected Families & Youth) |
Azimi | Ruth | Parent Liaison, Robinson Secondary School |
Badini | Lauren | Principal, Graham Road ES |
Baker | Patrice | Bus Drivers’ and Attendants’ Advisory Council |
Balbuena | Ken | Adult and Community Education Advisory Committee |
Banks | Sylinda | Fairfax Alliance of Black School Educators (FABSE) |
Branson | Francesca | Systems of Support Advisor (SOSA), Madison HS |
Brobst | Aimee | Fairfax County Government, Countywide Strategic Plan Division Director |
Bruce | Karla | Fairfax County Chief Equity Officer |
Buice | Laura | Fairfax HS PTA |
Cades | Michelle | Fairfax County Special Education PTA (SEPTA) |
Campbell | Amanda | Fairfax County Special Education PTA (SEPTA) |
Carlson | Walt | Community Member |
Carroll | Ramona | Fairfax County Community Impact Manager |
Case | Michelle | Middle School Directors of Student Services Association Representative |
Chambers | Andrea | FCPS School Psychologist |
Clements | Dawn | FCPS Ombudsman |
Conner | Melinda | History & Social Studies Teacher, HS, Langley HS |
Cook | Andrea | Administrator, Fairfax Academy |
Cooper-Gould | Diane | Decoding Dyslexia |
Crowley | Erin | High School Directors of Student Services Association |
Dash | Mimi | Mathematics Teacher, Hayfield Secondary |
Davis | Stacey | Office Personnel Advisory Council |
DeCuir | Amaarah | Community Member |
Derenak Kaufax | Tammy | School Board Member |
Devers | Mie | Asian Educators Association |
Do | Justin | Parent |
Downes | Mary Kay | Association of Fairfax Professional Educators |
Duncan | Shannon | Decoding Dyslexia |
Duprey | Judy | FCPS, Coordinator Special Ed Therapy Services |
Eqab | Sarah | Assistant Principal, Annandale HS |
Erbrecht | Adam | Middle School Principals’ Association |
Fay | Joe | FACETS, Executive Director |
Ferrick | Becca | Association of Fairfax Professional Educators |
Figueredo | Jorge E. | EduFuturo Executive Director |
Fortner | Meredith | EduTutor VA |
Franklin Siegel | Guila | JCRC, Associate Director |
Fulmore | Marcella | Fairfax Association of School Social Workers |
Fundaro | Silke | Bus Drivers’ and Attendants’ Advisory Council |
Galizio | Lyndsie | Fairfax County Federation of Teachers |
Gaylord | Robert | Lake Braddock SS PTA |
Genova | Maria | FCPS Coordinator Social and Emotional Learning |
Ginwright | Shirley | Community Member |
Green | Melissa | Teacher, Marshall Road ES |
Hall | Vanessa | NAACP |
Hall | Norm | Community Member |
Hampton | Sujatha | Fairfax NAACP Education Chair |
Hanson | Nancy | Graham Road ES PTA |
Harrison | Kim | Assistant Principal, Lewis High School |
Haynor | Kristen | FCPS, Neurodiversity Specialist |
Hazard | Holly | 4Public Education |
Henderson | Harry | Advisory Committee for Students with Disabilities |
Henderson | Kelly | Formed Families Forward (Foster/ Kinship Care) |
Henson | Laverne | Human Resources Advisory Committee |
Hermann | Katie | Facilities Planning Advisory Council |
Hertzberg | Jennifer | Principal, Center Ridge ES |
Hitchcock | Jen | Family Life Education Curriculum Advisory Committee |
Hosek | Cathy | Facilities Planning Advisory Council |
Houston | Leslie | Fairfax Education Association |
Hunstad | Candace | Fairfax Association of Elementary School Principals |
Isidro | Cass | Safe Routes to Schools (National)/ Parent |
Jerkins, Ed.D | Courtney | Apple Education (K-12 Leadership Exec) |
Jewell | Melanie | Advanced Academic Resource Teacher, Terra-Centre Elem |
Kardelis | Kimberly | Fairfax Alliance of Black School Educators (FABSE) |
Katz | Irv | Fairfax Education Association |
Kelland | Will | Genesys Works (altnernate) |
Kilpatrick | Debbie | Fairfax County Council PTA |
Ko | Andrew | KOVEXA |
Koerner Christopher | Emily | Free & Antiracist Minds |
Kralovec | Regan | Canterbury Woods ES PTA |
Krezel | Alexa | Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee |
Kwon | Jackie | Asian Educators Association |
Lane | Jamie | Fairfax County High School Principals’ Association |
Loos | Ellen | Apple, Inc. |
Lueck | Elisa | Fairfax County Goverrnment- Manager Strategic Planning |
Mason | Angel | Business Ed Teachers Association of Fairfax County |
McKinney | Shellie | MOMNetwork (Mothers of Muslims), CEO/ Chief Consultant |
McPherson | Solangie | Parent Liaison, Coates ES |
Melikan | Breanne | Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist |
Miller | Pam | Educational Support Advisory Council |
Miller | Joe | Parent |
Mills | Larry | Fairfax County Council PTA |
Mohamed Taha | Nafisa | Parent Liaison, Glasgow MS |
Moon | Ilyong | Community Member |
Moore | Bonnie | Real Food for Kids |
Murphy Capps | Heather | Minority Student Achievement Oversight Committee |
Napoli | Cheryl | Fairfax County Council PTA |
Niedzielski-Eichner | Phil | Fairfax County Planning Commission |
Oladimeji | Nonye | Fairfax County Federation of Teachers |
O'Neal | Gina | Principal, Mount Vernon Woods ES |
Osborne | Edward | Advanced Academic Programs Advisory Committee |
O'Shea | Andrea | Food & Nutrition Services Advisory Council |
Pham | Do-Quyen | Family Life Education Curriculum Advisory Committee |
Phillips | Flor | Fairfax County Office for Children |
Pollio | Rich | FCPS, Director of ESOL Services |
Pope | Alyce | FCPS Early Childhood Family Service Specialist |
Predaris | Teddi | Hispanic Educators' Association |
Randolph | Lawrence | Educational Specialist, MS Gifted & Talented |
Rigby | Robert | FCPS Pride: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allied Employees of FCPS |
Sayre | Dani | Support Employees Association |
Shaffer | Amy | Parents of Autistic Children (Northern VA chapter) |
Sharma | Manu | Parent |
Silvia-Torma | Brenda | School Health Advisory Committee |
Sizemore Heizer | Rachna | School Board Member |
Skurpski | Lea | FCPS, Director Operations and Strategic Planning |
Smith | Ann | Principal, Key Special Education Center |
Smith | Kimberly | Fairfax County Health Department |
Spooner | Mark | Community Member |
St. John Cunning | Marcia | Latinos Unitos por Educational Equity/ Hispanic Educators' Association (LUPEE) |
Stayin | Stefanie | Great Falls PTA |
Strandlie | Julie | Fairfax County Planning Commission |
Sullivan | Neil | Bucknell ES PTA |
Thomas | Nina | FCPS, Coordinator Professional Learning and Cultural Responsive |
Trainer | Nancy | Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Assocaition (Co-Chair, Education Committee) |
Tucker | Lloyd | Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services |
Twomey | Marcia | Medical Care for Children Partnership (MCCP) |
Usher | Bethany | Safe Routes to School |
Vohra | Akil | AALEAD |
Waldron | Selvon | Genesys Works |
Wallwork | James | Fairfax County Parents Association |
Walton | Vernon C. | Vienna Baptist Church |
Ward | Cameron | Fairfax County Parents Association |
Watson | LaTasha | Fairfax Alliance of Black School Educators (FABSE) |
White | Courtney | FCPS, Title I Coordinator |
Wilson | Pam | Fairfax General Music Educators Association |
Wolfe | Stephen | Facilities Services Employees’ Advisory Council |
Woltz | Mike | Title One Parent Advisory Committee Chair |
Years | Janice | Asian Educators Association |
Yergin-Doniger | Ilana | School Health Advisory Committee |
Zielinski | Elizabeth | Advisory Committee for Students with Disabilities |
Zoldak | Sue | Do Better FCPS |
Zuluaga | Fabio | Assistant Superintendent, Region 2 |
Associated School Librarians of Fairfax County | ||
Student | Annandale HS | |
Student | Chantilly HS | |
Student | Falls Church HS | |
Student | Justice HS | |
Student | Madison HS | |
Student | McLean HS | |
Student | Oakton HS | |
Student | South County HS | |
Student | West Springfield HS | |
Student | Whitman MS | |
Student | Woodson HS |
Additional Planning Teams
Student Voice Team
Description: Represents a cross-section of students across the school division to ensure their diverse voices and experiences are captured in the strategic planning process.
Team Resources:
View the Slide Presentation used to introduce students to the strategic planning process and organize a discusssion about potential ideas.
Meeting Dates:
Date | Day | Start Time | End Time | Location |
6-Feb-23, Grades 3-6 | Monday | TBD | TBD | Virtual |
7-Feb-23, Grades 3-6 | Tuesday | TBD | TBD | Virtual |
8-Feb-23, Grades 3-6 | Wednesday | TBD | TBD | Virtual |
9-Feb-23, Grades 7-12 | Thursday | TBD | TBD | Virtual |
13-Mar-23, Grades 3-6 | Monday | TBD | TBD | Virtual |
14-Mar-23, Grades 3-6 | Tuesday | TBD | TBD | Virtual |
15-Mar-23, Grades 3-6 | Wednesday | TBD | TBD | Virtual |
16-Mar-23, Grades 7-12 | Thursday | TBD | TBD | Virtual |
Family Team
Description: The Family Team consists of 85+ parents/guardians/caretakers from across the division who will provide input on the direction of the strategic plan.
Team Resources: View slide presentations used at meeting to facilitate discussions:
Champions: Noel Klimenko, Renee LaHuffman-Jackson
Key Activities: Five convenings with planning team members and inviting stakeholders/ families to participate in one of the community forums.
Meeting Dates:
Date | Day | Start Time | End Time | Location |
3-Dec-22 | Saturday | 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Marshall HS (Lecture Hall/cafeteria) |
4-Feb-23 | Saturday | 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Marshall HS (Lecture Hall/cafeteria) |
13-Feb-23 | Monday | 6:00 PM | 8:30 PM | Virtual |
20-Mar-23 | Thursday | 6:00 PM | 8:30 PM | Thoreau MS (Lecture Hall) |
10-Apr-23 | Monday | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Virtual |
Instructional Focus Team
Description: The Instructional Focus Team consists of 120+ planning team members and takes the lead in identifying the professional practices that will enhance instructional effectiveness.
Team Resources: View the Slide Presentation used at the March meeting to facilitate discusssion.
Champions: Dr. Sloan Presidio, Megan Vroman
Key Activities: Four convenings with planning team members and providing input about the instructional practices that will be critical to implement the strategic plan.
Meeting Dates:
Date | Day | Start Time | End Time | Location |
2-Dec-22 | Friday | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Willow Oaks 1000 A/B |
5-Dec-22 | Monday | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Willow Oaks 1000 A/B |
6-Mar-23 | Monday | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Willow Oaks 1000 A/B |
20-Mar-23 | Monday | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Willow Oaks 1000 A/B |
Schools/Departments
Description: School-based and operational staff who provide input and feedback prior to the formal adoption of the Strategic Plan.
Champions: Kathleen Walts, Dr. Michelle Boyd
Meeting Dates:
Date | Day | Start Time | End Time | Location |
19-Jan-23 | Thursday | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | Virtual |
Principals/Administrators Team
Description: School and district-level administrators who guide the work of the other groups, particularly since these leaders will be directly responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Strategic plan.
Champions: Rebecca Baenig, Candace Hunstad
Meeting Dates:
Date | Day | Start Time | End Time | Location |
23-Feb-23 | Thursday | 12:30 PM | 3:30 PM | Willow Oaks 1000 A/B |
14-Mar-23 | Tuesday | 12:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Virtual |
Alignment Team
Description: The Alignment Team consists of 50+ key decision-makers or opinion shapers from the key institutions within the community (e.g., community leaders, business/higher education, community-based organizations, governmental entities, etc.).
Team Resources: View the Slide Presentation used at the March 1 meeting to facilitate discusssion.
Key Activities: Three convenings with planning team members and inviting stakeholders/ constituents to participate in one of the community forums.
Meeting Dates:
Date | Day | Start Time | End Time | Location |
5-Dec-22 | Monday | 6:30 PM | 8:30 PM | Oakton HS (Cafeteria) |
1-Mar-23 | Wednesday | 6:30 PM | 8:30 PM | Annandale HS (Cafeteria) |
25-Apr-23 | Tuesday | 6:30 PM | 8:30 PM | Marshall H S (Cafeteria) |
Champions: Dr. Nardos King, Dr. Grace Taylor
Team Members:
Last Name | First Name | Affiliation |
Acquah | Kristen | Fort Belvoir School Laison Officer |
Alam | Naila | Town of Herndon, Councilmember |
Alcorn | Walter | Board of Supervisors, Hunter Mill District |
Anderson | Cindy | Educate Fairfax Board Chair |
Annan | Kofi | Community Member |
Barker | George | Senate of Virginia, 39th District |
Boylan | John | Dulles Regional Chamber Exec Dir |
Boysko | Jennifer | Senate of Virginia, 33rd District |
Castrilli | Tony | Fairfax County Director of Public Affairs |
Chang | Eun-Woo | Northern Virginia Community College, Educate Fairfax Board |
DeCourcey | Alison | United Community |
Delaney | Karrie | House of Delegates, 67th District |
Dhakal | Pradip | Town of Herndon, Councilmember |
Falk | Kathryn | Cox Communications |
Ginsburg | Mark | George Mason University |
Hall | Stacy | Fairfax City School Board Member |
Henderson | Nannette | Innovation Health |
Hickman | Amit | Fairfax City School Board Member |
Hill | Bryan | Fairfax County Executive |
Kelsey | Sarah | Fairfax City School Board Member |
King | Nardos | Project Champion |
Leichtweis | Rick | Inova Kellar Center, Educate Fairfax Board |
Liberty | Paul | George Mason University |
McQuillen | Rachel | Fairfax City School Board Member |
Messina | Joseph | Garrison Commander, Ft Belvoir |
Molloy | Michael | FCPS Director of Government Relations |
Murphy | Elizabeth | Educate Fairfax |
Olem | Sheila | Town of Herndon, Mayor |
Omeish | Abrar | FCPS School Board Member At-Large |
Park | Aehee | Cox Business, Educate Fairfax Board |
Patel | Nisha | Town of Vienna, Town Council |
Pitches | Carolyn | Fairfax City School Board Chair |
Platenberg | Jeff | Fairfax City Superintendent |
Plum | Kenneth | House of Delegates, 36th District |
Potter | Steve | Town of Vienna, Town Council |
Read | Catherine | Fairfax City Mayor |
Schlageter | Kelly | Member of the Board of Directors of the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce |
Screen | Lynn | Town of Clifton, Town Council |
Shin | Irene | House of Delegates, 86th District |
Singiser | Cynthia | Capital Area Food Bank |
Spivy | Nene | Children’s Science Center, Executive Director |
Taylor | Grace | Project Champion |
Williams | Les | Risk Cooperative, FCPS Hall of Fame |
Wilson | Kerrie | Cornerstones |
Wong | Kenneth | Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Director of the Northern Virginia Center |
Wyatt | John | Wyatt Foundation |
Faith Community/Houses of Worship
Description: The Faith Team consists of 50+ faith-based organizations who will provide input on the direction of the strategic plan.
Champions: Lisa Youngblood-Hall, Douglas Tyson
Team Resources: View the Slide Presentation used at the March 1 meeting to facilitate discusssion.
Key Activities: Two convenings with planning team members and inviting stakeholders/ constituents to participate in one of the community forums.
Meeting Dates:
Date | Day | Start Time | End Time | Location |
6-Dec-22 | Tuesday | 8:30 AM | 10:30 AM | Kilmer MS (Lecture Hall) |
1-Mar-23 | Wednesday | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Thoreau MS (Lecture Hall) |
26-Apr-23 | Wednesday | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Thoreau MS (Lecture Hall) |
Community Forum Team
Description: The Community Forum Team organizes opportunities for every resident to participate in and influence the direction of the strategic plan prior to its completion and formal adoption by the Board. Community Forums are "reality check" sessions that are held at multiple times and in multiple locations throughout the community. The insights from the Community Forums are shared with the Core Planning Team for integration into the strategic plan, as appropriate.
Champions: Helen Lloyd, Dr. Tony Copeland
Key Activities: Facilitating the logistics, outreach, and communication about 15 planned community forums in partnership with school board members and Performance Fact Inc.
Key Communicators
In addition to planning teams, FCPS has members of community organizations and groups who volunteered as key communicators during the strategic planning process. Key communicators are active members of the community who people turn to for information. They also have an interest in sharing information about the school division and encouraging involvement.
FCPS regularly sends key communicators the latest strategic planning news, insight about future events, and engagement opportunities. Communicators are asked to share that information with their groups and networks in a timely manner, and encourage participation, as appropriate.
Committee Data Resources
Data Packets and Supplemental Repots: Packets are linked at the top of the Strategic Planning - Data Reports webpage. The page also provides supplemental reports with additional information requested by committee members along with other sources of FCPS student data.
Corrections to Printed Data Packets: Headings below summarize corrections made to the achievement data packet based on committee member feedback during in November-December 2022 meetings. Corrections are reflected in the revised Highlights of Student Achievement (Exhibit 2.A) on the Strategic Planning - Data Reports webpage. Click on a heading to open view corrections related to that topic.
Attendance and Absenteeism
(Packet p. 14) Average Daily Attendance
- Color Key Alignment for Graph and Table - The printed data packet included a color coding error. The color coding for the table rows has been corrected in the revised Highlights of Student Achievement (Exhibit 2.A) data packet posted on the FCPS Strategic Planning - Data Reports webpage. The colors for each year align in the graph and table in this correction.
(Packet p. 15) Chronic Absenteeism
- Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Group Size - The printed data packet included a data transfer error. The 2020-21 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander student group denominator has been corrected in the revised Highlights of Student Achievement (Exhibit 2.A) data packet posted on the FCPS Strategic Planning - Data Reports webpage. The corrected 2020-21 denominator is 219 for this group.
- Percentage Rounding Errors - Based on experiences supporting strategic planning conversations across the nation, Performance Fact Inc. elected to use whole percentages when displaying outcomes for this indicator. Unfortunately, this decision resulted in several rounding errors within the printed data packet. These errors have been corrected in the revised Highlights of Student Achievement (Exhibit 2.A) data packet posted on the FCPS Strategic Planning - Data Reports webpage. Corrections are as follows:
- Top table
- Hispanic or Latino: 2018-19 13%, 2020-21 10%, 2021-22 24%
- Bottom table
- Region 1: Multiracial 9%, English Language Learners 22%
- Region 4 American Indian/Alaskan Native 16%, Hispanic or Latino 19%
- Top table
- Region Data Table Label - The printed data packet included an error in the heading for the table at the bottom of page 15. This heading has been updated to indicate that this Region data is for SY 2022 only. This update can be found in the revised Highlights of Student Achievement (Exhibit 2.A) data packet posted on the FCPS Strategic Planning - Data Reports webpage. The correction shows the Region data is for SY 2022 only.
Access to Rigorous Programs and Courses
(Packet pp. 66-67) Advanced Academic Program (AAP) Participation
- Students Experiencing Homelessness and Foster Care Omissions - Participation data for these two student groups was not ready at the time of publication for the printed packets in November. Data for these groups has now been added on pages 66-67 of the revised Highlights of Student Achievement (Exhibit 2.A) data packet posted on the FCPS Strategic Planning - Data Reports webpage.
(Packet pp. 69-71) 8th Grade Students Taking Algebra I or Higher
- Students Experiencing Homelessness Group Outcomes - The printed data packet included a calculator error resulting in inaccurate division and region data for this student group. Corrections have been made in the revised Highlights of Student Achievement (Exhibit 2.A) data packet posted on the FCPS Strategic Planning - Data Reports webpage. The corrections show updated values for all data points reported for students experiencing homelessness (% of all students taking at least 1 Algebra 1 course, % of students in each subgroup taking at least 1 Algebra 1 course, and denominator for students in this group taking at least 1 Algebra 1 course).
Discipline and Exclusion
(Packet pp. 73-75) Exclusion Days Rate
- 10-day Suspension Reporting - The printed data packet included an error in the key labels for the maroon portion of the Exclusion Days Rate bar graphs. The label has been corrected in the revised Highlights of Student Achievement (Exhibit 2.A) data packet posted on the FCPS Strategic Planning - Data Reports webpage. The corrected maroon label shows “More than 10 Days.”
- Graph Percentages and Distribution - The printed data packet did not accurately show the distribution of cumulative days suspended for students within each student group. Corrections have been made in the revised Highlights of Student Achievement (Exhibit 2.A) data packet posted on the FCPS Strategic Planning - Data Reports webpage, and additions were made to the Strategic Plan - Data Glossary with information and examples to help understand the updated graph. Corrections are as follows:
- The denominator (count of students suspended at some point in the year) was added to the graph label for each student group.
- Percentages and color bands within the graph were revised to show the distribution of total time out of school for suspended students from each group.
- Counts of suspended students whose total days out of school fall within each day range (numerator for graph percentages) were added in a new table at the bottom of page 75.