Fairfax County’s Joint Environmental Task Force is looking for residents to join a group that focuses on climate change, clean energy, workforce development, and related goals for the schools and the county government.

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Advisory Committee and the FCPS Fashion Careers program were honored by the Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Community College System as two of 15 exemplary career and technical education programs and partnerships.

The state Board of Education recognized 19 FCPS schools for high student achievement or continuous improvement under the board’s new exemplar performance school recognition program.

School Board News

Fairfax County Public Schools will participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 2019 summer food service program for children, a program established to ensure that students who qualify for free and reduced-price meals during the school year continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session.

The Fairfax County School Board nominated and recognized the Dewberry Companies, Integrity Management Services, and Worldgate IIc to the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) Business Honor Roll for their support of K-12 education.

Matthew Capuano-Rizzo, a 2019 graduate of Marshall High School, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Laura Ashley Piper Scholarship by the Fairfax County School Board.

Camden Wiseman, a 2019 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Fairfax County School Board Character Award.

Lisa Rode, a sixth grade teacher at Kings Glen Elementary School, has been named Fairfax County Public Schools 2019 Outstanding Elementary Teacher, and Heather Brueggen, an English teacher at Edison High School, has been named FCPS 2019 Outstanding Secondary Teacher.

Jesse Kraft, who has served as principal at Coates Elementary School since 2016, has been named Fairfax County Public Schools 2019 Outstanding Principal