The Fairfax County School Board has adopted the Fairfax County Public Schools FY 2020 Approved Budget of $3.0 billion that includes a $55.2 million investment in teacher salary scales—including a 1.0 percent market scale adjustment--and $46.8 million for a step increase for eligible employees and a 1.0 percent market scale adjustment for non-teacher salary scale employees.

Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott S. Brabrand has named Jay Pearson, who currently serves as Interim Assistant Superintendent in Region 4, as the new Assistant Superintendent for Region 4.

Several teams representing Louise Archer Elementary recently earned Highest Honors in the 2018-19 WordMasters Challenge™.

South County High students are experiencing an authentic piece of history by reading and studying Time magazines from 1973.

Lake Anne Elementary’s Eco-School team was invited to present at the second annual Student Innovation Showcase at the U.S. Green Building Council in Washington, D.C.

Students from five schools competed in the third annual Mid-Atlantic Junior Japan Bowl, an academic competition modeled after the National Japan Bowl.

Eleven students from Fairfax County Public Schools won awards at the 2019 International Science and Engineering Fair.

Woodlawn Elementary students in Quin Bergh’s kindergarten class and Megan Ardovini’s second grade class have been watching and studying eggs that recently hatched into adorable baby chicks.

The fourth grade Odyssey of the Mind (OOTM) team from Oak Hill Elementary won first place in Division I (grades 3-5) in the Opposites Distract problem at the Virginia State Tournament.

Flint Hill Elementary School has been awarded the Lifetime Green Flag, Eco-Schools’ highest honor, by the National Wildlife Federation’s Eco-Schools USA program.