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Education Committee
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Committee members represent Braddock, Dranesville, Hunter Mill, Mason, Mt. Vernon, and Providence Districts. Representatives from other districts are invited to join the Committee.
Committee meets the second Tuesday in September, November, January, March, and May.
Recent Testimony and Resolutions on FCPS Proposed Actions
- Verbal testimony to FCPS Board on the Superintendent’s Proposed FCPS FY13 Budget speaking for the Federation's Education Committee (15 May 2012)
- Verbal testimony to FCPS Board on the Superintendent’s Proposed FCPS FY13 Budget speaking for the Federation's Executive Committee (30 Jan 2012)
- Written and verbal testimony to FCPS Board on the Superintendent’s Proposed FCPS FY12 Budget
- Written and verbal testimony to FCPS Board on the draft Approved Budget after BOS passback
- Verbal and written testimony on FCSB's draft Approved FY11 Budget
- Verbal and written testimony on Superintendent's Proposed FY11 Budget
- Verbal and written testimony on FCSB's draft Approved FY10 Budget
- Verbal and written testimony on Superintendent's Proposed FY10 Budget
- Testimony in support of proposed administrative consolidation
- Verbal and written testimony on FCSB's draft Approved FY09 Budget
- Verbal and written testimony on Superintendent's Proposed FY09 Budget
- Resolution in support of '08 FCPS Bond Referendum
- Verbal and written testimony on FCSB's draft Approved FY08 Budget
- Verbal and written testimony on Superintendent's Proposed FY08 Budget
- Testimony in support of the transfer process for unneeded land to BOS in exchange for a $30 million increase in FCPS's Construction Improvement Plan in each of the next 6 years
- Verbal and written testimony on FCSB's draft Approved FY07 Budget
- Verbal and written testimony on Superintendent's Proposed FY07 Budget
- Resolution in support of '06 FCPS Bond Referendum
Plans for 2011-2012
- Discuss teacher issues on workload, evaluation, and salary/benefits with Michael Hairston, President of Fairfax Education Association.
- Provide input into education portion of Federation’s Legislative Program
- Continue to monitor of FCPS’s public engagement plan/activities
- Participate in Braddock and Dranesville District Supervisors’ citizen budget committees
- Attend FCPS Education Summit and FCPS Board retreat(s)
- FCPS does not plan to produce a Program Budget showing how funds are distributed by program because the fiscal staff’s time will be spend on training on and becoming familiar with the new County/FCPS accounting program.
- Discuss special education issues, including compliance with IDEA plans, priority schools initiative, and allergy policy.
- Review and provide written and verbal testimony on Supt’s FY12 Proposed Budget
- Provided input into Federation’s testimony on County Executive’s Proposed Budget
- Review FCSB’s FY12 Advertized Budget and provide written and verbal testimony on Draft Approved budget after County’s passback
- Attend selected FCSB work sessions
- Reviewed revisions to selected Operational Expectations
- Members will continue to serve as Chair of the Education Committees for the Mount Vernon District Council and the Mclean Citizens Association, which may also independently provide their group’s testimony on the various FCPS budgets
- Members will also maintain communication with the various FCPS Departments seeking to understand programs and budget impacts and offering recommendations
- Members also maintain communication with the Fairfax County Council of PTA’s and the Fairfax Education Coalition
Committee Activities in 2010-2011
- Reviewed FCPS Information Technology activities with Maribeth Luftglass, Chief Information Technology
- Participated in Federation’s Sept. Meeting with Supt. Jack Dale
- Reviewed FECPS Pension and Health benefits with Kevin North, Asst. Supt. of Human Resources and Susan Quinn, Chief Finance Officer
- Provided input into education portion of Federation’s Legislative Program
- Continued to monitor of FCPS’s public engagement plan/activities
- Participated in Braddock and Dranesville District Supervisors’ citizen budget committees
- Attended FCPS Education Summit and FCPS Board retreats
- Monitor status of transportation program contract
- Reviewed and commented on changes in FY 2011 Program Budget
- Reviewed and provided written and verbal testimony on Supt’s FY12 Proposed Budget
- Provided input into Federation’s testimony on County Executive’s Proposed Budget
- Reviewed FCSB’s FY12 Advertized Budget and provided written and verbal testimony on Draft Approved budget after County’s passback
- Attended selected FCSB work sessions
- Reviewed revisions to selected Operational Expectations
- Members continued to serve as Chair of the Education Committees for the Mount Vernon District Council and the Mclean Citizens Association, which may also independently provide their group’s testimony on the various FCPS budgets
- Members also maintained communication with the various FCPS Departments seeking to understand programs and budget impacts and offering recommendations
- Members also maintained communication with the Fairfax County Council of PTA’s and the Fairfax Education Coalition
Committee Members are Federation Representatives on
- FCPS Board’s Advisory Committee on Students w/Disabilities
- FCPS Board’s Human Relations Advisory Committee
- FCPS Board’s Advisory Committee on Advanced Academic Achievement
Other Information About Committee Members
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