FCPS students pick up regional Scholastic Writing Awards

Watch this new video prepared by Fairfax County Public Schools about how they make the decision to delay or close school when it snows. Vienna, VA. By Mary Ann Barton (Patch Staff) – January 20, 2016 5:53 pm ET. ShareTweetGoogle PlusRedditEmail  Students at 22 Fairfax County Public Schools won regional awards in the 2016 Scholastic … Read more

FCPS students pick up regional Scholastic Writing Awards

Fairfax County Public Schools will be closed for the rest of the week so crews can continue to clean up from the three-foot snowfall that pummeled the area over the weekend. FCPS students have not had school since last Wednesday. By the end of the week Today's suggestion to close schools on March 1 came … Read more

FCPS Board Approves $777 Million Capital Improvement Plan

That's a departure from the announcement the school system made Wednesday night, when it said there would be a two-hour delay after a small amount of snow fell during rush hour and into the evening. There was significant re-freeze overnight and the  Today's suggestion to close schools on March 1 came as a complete surprise … Read more

VIDEO: How FCPS Decides to Close School for Snow

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA: Fairfax County Public School's (FCPS) Superintendent Karen Garza and the Regional Assistant Superintendents invite students, parents, employees, and community members to join them at an upcoming Listening Tour meeting,  All Fairfax County public schools and school offices will open two hours late tomorrow, the school system says. Central offices will open by … Read more