Fairfax County Public Schools is launching an ambitious initiative that will provide students with the education and support they need to develop the reading and writing skills necessary for success in school and life.

October 7, 2021 Regular School Board Meeting

Howard Brewer, Alternative Schools Teacher for Interagency Alternative Schools located at Bryant High School, has been selected as the 2022 Virginia Region 4 Teacher of the Year. Dr. Scott Brabrand, superintendent, presented the award at a surprise ceremony in the Bryant High School library today. Brewer is also now a finalist for the 2022 Mary J. Bicouvaris Virginia Teacher of the Year. 

Congratulations to FCPS school psychologist Terri Hodges! She received the Virginia School Psychologist of the Year Award for the 2021-2022 school year from the Virginia Academy of School Psychologists. This award is given each year to a psychologist in Virginia who meets the highest professional standards and performs in an exemplary manner.

Graduation rates released by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) indicate that 94.6% of Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) students in the class of 2021 graduated on time, up from 93% in 2020. FCPS’ 2021 graduation rate exceeded the statewide on-time graduation rate.

This past summer, five students at Oakton High School--Lucy Kim, Sejal Singh, Emily Yu, Rana Ali, and Sarah Cortez-De La Cruz—gave presentations at the 2021 Global Health Leaders Conference at Johns Hopkins University.

Sean Miller is being honored for his creative, impactful teaching style and his work developing African American History curriculum at FCPS.

September 23, 2021 Regular School Board Meeting

Two hundred fourteen students from 16 high schools have been named semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for 2022.

The Class of 2021 in Fairfax County continued to perform well above state and global averages on the SAT, according to results recently released by the College Board.