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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone else get that email from McKay today - I laughed that the Dems are trying to do damage control!  (I am a Dem - but that was totally trying to damage control - but I am glad that they kinda of know it's their fault that the Rs won because they closed school for so long).[/quote]

I didn't. could you copy paste it here[/quote]

He has a whole newsletter you can sign up for if you want. But this was the intro today.

To the Fairfax County Community,

Tuesday was a big Election Day in Virginia and I want to first thank the hundreds of election workers who stepped up and served on Election Day and the 431,525 County residents who took the time to exercise their democratic right to vote. Clearly all the progress to make voting easier was appreciated by so many voters!

Second, I want congratulate our Governor-Elect Glenn Youngkin, Lieutenant Governor-Elect Winsome Sears, Attorney General-Elect Jason Miyares, and our entire House of Delegates delegation that represents Fairfax County.

Certainly schools were one of the big issues this election and education is the most important priority in Fairfax County. While the School Board makes operational and curriculum based decisions on schools, Fairfax County Public Schools makes up over half of the Fairfax County budget. We know that our schools are a key driver to our economic success and a critical reason many people choose to live here. FCPS has also always been a place of parental involvement and engagement. Whether its the PTA, the booster club, parent surveys and stakeholder groups, room parents, or direct communication with our world class teachers and administrators - parents always have access to their schools. I know this because I am the proud parent of two FCPS students myself.

That collaboration is a key reason our schools are among the best in the US. We also recognize that our teachers are professionals, know what they are doing, love their students, and are always open to parental input.

Central to the culture of both the Board of Supervisors and School Board is parental and resident engagement. No decision is ever final without the input of our community. While this culture doesn't exist everywhere, we are proud it exists here and know it is one of the many things that makes us successful in Fairfax County.

Now that the election is over, as Chairman I will be working with this new administration and the General Assembly, as I always have, to advocate for Fairfax County's most important issues.[/quote]

Wow.  So much spin and 1/2 truths in this. There are deep problems with FCPS and this just glosses over it.  Parents aren’t buying it. [/quote]

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