The Fairfax County School Board is having a work session tonight—Monday, July 22—to discuss proposed changes to boundary Policy 8130. No vote will be taken tonight.

The Lake Braddock Secondary Orchestra has been formally invited to perform a free concert with the Medical Musical Group Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, August 11.

The Fairfax County School Board has released the results of Fairfax County Public Schools’ 2018-19 Family Engagement Survey, which solicited parent opinions and feedback on a variety of topics that impact student achievement.

Peter Kownacki, who currently serves as assistant principal at Rocky Run Middle School, has been named the new principal of South County Middle School, effective July 22.

Diana Martin, a teacher at Willow Springs Elementary, and Suzanne Garrett, a teacher at Terraset Elementary, joined 18 other educators from across Virginia at the 2019 Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Summer Teacher Institute.

Four Fairfax County Public Schools graduates from the class of 2019 have been named winners of college-sponsored scholarships by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

The Fairfax County School Board approved revisions to the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R) handbook for the upcoming 2019-20 school year.

The Fairfax County School Board has elected Karen Corbett Sanders (Mount Vernon District) as chair and Tamara Derenak Kaufax (Lee District) as vice chair for a one-year term.

Dawn Clements has been named the new assistant ombudsman for special education, effective August 1. Clements will be primarily responsible for supporting parents who have special education concerns and will provide deeper knowledge and more experience with the special education process.

Student teams from Jackson, Kilmer, and Twain Middle Schools won top honors at the 2019 National TSA (Technology Student Association) Conference.