Fairfax County School Board Will Meet to Explore Advanced Academic Programs

[Anonymous]

http://commweb.fcps.edu/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?newsid=1190

Friday, May 29, 2009

Fairfax County School Board Will Meet to Explore Advanced Academic Programs

The Fairfax County School Board plans to hold three meetings over the next two months to examine and discuss the range of programs and services offered to students in the Advanced Academic/Gifted and Talented (GT) Program in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).

“The Board is committed to providing Advanced Academic/GT services to all identified students,” said Dan Storck, chairman of the Fairfax County School Board. “The purpose of our discussions is to learn about national trends, take a fresh look at the diversity of services offered in Fairfax, and determine how we can best meet the needs of our 21st century students. The Board has no intention of eliminating these highly regarded services.”

The first meeting on Monday, June 8, will explore the best program practices nationally and research that is associated with these practices. This presentation, scheduled at 1 p.m. in room 1600 of the Gatehouse Administrative Center, will be part of the Board’s regular work session.

The second meeting, scheduled for Monday, July 13, and part of the Board’s regular work session on that day, will look at the current state of Advanced Academic/Gift and Talented Programs at the elementary and middle levels in FCPS.

The third meeting, scheduled as part of the Fairfax County School Board’s retreat July 17 and 18, will focus on general policy directions for the future of these programs and services.

All meetings are open to the public.

For more information on the Advanced Academic/Gifted and Talented program, please visit http://www.fcps.edu/DIS/gt/.

[Anonymous]

Does this mean that the School Board retreat is open to the public?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does this mean that the School Board retreat is open to the public?

Yes, although in the past very few members of the public realized that they could attend the School Board retreats so almost none did.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if the June 8 meeting will be televised on local cable?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if the June 8 meeting will be televised on local cable?

No, it will not. Work sessions are rarely televised. The only work sessions that I recall being televised are school budget work sessions.


The "Best Practices in Advanced Academics" portion of the work session is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
http://commweb.fcps.edu/schoolboardapps/Boarddocweb2.cfm


Presentation on Best Practices in Advanced Academics by:
Sally M. Reis, Ph.D.
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Teaching Fellow
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Connecticut

http://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/0/CB171C209093F11C872574FA005119FE?OpenDocument

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does this mean that the School Board retreat is open to the public?

Yes, although in the past very few members of the public realized that they could attend the School Board retreats so almost none did.

Thank you!