Fairfax County Public Schools |
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Fairfax County, Virginia |
District details |
Superintendent: Scott Brabrand |
# of school board members: 12 |
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Fairfax County Public Schools is a school district in Virginia.
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Scott Brabrand is the superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools. Brabrand was appointed superintendent on June 8, 2017. Brabrand's previous career experience includes working as the superintendent of Lynchburg City Public Schools in Virginia.[1][2]
The Fairfax County Public Schools Board of Education consists of 12 members elected to four-year terms. Three members are elected at-large and nine members are elected by district.[4]
Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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Fairfax County School Board At-large | Rachna Heizer | December 12, 2019 |
Fairfax County School Board At-large | Karen Keys-Gamarra | September 5, 2017 |
Fairfax County School Board At-large | Abrar Omeish | December 12, 2019 |
Fairfax County School Board Braddock District | Megan McLaughlin | 2012 |
Fairfax County School Board Dranesville District | Elaine Tholen | December 12, 2019 |
Fairfax County School Board Hunter Mill District | Melanie Meren | December 12, 2019 |
Fairfax County School Board Lee District | Tamara Derenak Kaufax | 2012 |
Fairfax County School Board Mason District | Ricardy Anderson | December 12, 2019 |
Fairfax County School Board Mount Vernon District | Karen Corbett Sanders | 2015 |
Fairfax County School Board Providence District | Karl Frisch | December 12, 2019 |
Fairfax County School Board Springfield District | Laura Cohen | December 12, 2019 |
Fairfax County School Board Sully District | Stella Pekarsky | December 12, 2019 |
This officeholder information was last updated on July 30, 2021. Please contact us with any updates. |
Members of Fairfax County Public Schools Board of Education are elected to four-year terms. Elections are held in November.
Twelve seats were up for election on November 5, 2019.
The board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[5]
“ | Community Participation at Regular School Board Meetings
Fairfax County and city residents, FCPS staff, FCPS students, FCPS guardians who are non-Fairfax County residents, and FCPS business partners who want to address the Board may register to speak by submitting a request online at 6 a.m. starting on the fourth business day before the next regular business meeting. At the time of registration, speakers must identify whether they wish to testify in-person, virtually, or submit a prerecorded video testimony. Once an option is selected, this choice cannot be changed. Registration will close 48 hours before the meeting. There will be a total of 16 speaker slots per regular meeting:
After the first 13 in-person or virtual speakers are determined through a random/lottery process, the next ten names as determined by the same random/lottery will be chosen as the waitlist and notified that they are on the waitlist to speak. Waitlist speakers must be present at the meeting to speak at the event of a no show. Speaker substitutions are not permitted. A speaker may not yield their time to another individual before or during their remarks.[6] |
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From 1993 to 2013, the Fairfax County school district had an average of $1,744,240,286 in revenue and $1,811,928,857 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $949,378,571 in outstanding debt. The district retired $64,125,524 of its debt and issued $125,075,952 in new debt each year on average.[7]
The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.
Revenue by Source | |||||||||||
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Fiscal Year |
Local | State | Federal | Revenue Total | |||||||
Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue |
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1993 | $735,689,000 | 78.70% | $172,804,000 | 18.49% | $26,262,000 | 2.81% | $934,755,000 | ||||
1994 | $758,750,000 | 78.79% | $175,493,000 | 18.22% | $28,737,000 | 2.98% | $962,980,000 | ||||
1995 | $776,320,000 | 78.64% | $182,328,000 | 18.47% | $28,527,000 | 2.89% | $987,175,000 | ||||
1996 | $848,190,000 | 79.76% | $185,564,000 | 17.45% | $29,705,000 | 2.79% | $1,063,459,000 | ||||
1997 | $928,988,000 | 78.61% | $222,702,000 | 18.85% | $30,042,000 | 2.54% | $1,181,732,000 | ||||
1998 | $978,936,000 | 78.33% | $234,847,000 | 18.79% | $35,995,000 | 2.88% | $1,249,778,000 | ||||
1999 | $1,024,508,000 | 76.32% | $276,734,000 | 20.62% | $41,086,000 | 3.06% | $1,342,328,000 | ||||
2000 | $1,088,812,000 | 75.83% | $302,344,000 | 21.06% | $44,619,000 | 3.11% | $1,435,775,000 | ||||
2001 | $1,201,868,000 | 75.70% | $333,687,000 | 21.02% | $52,036,000 | 3.28% | $1,587,591,000 | ||||
2002 | $1,207,219,000 | 75.56% | $335,293,000 | 20.99% | $55,140,000 | 3.45% | $1,597,652,000 | ||||
2003 | $1,292,917,000 | 77.58% | $306,914,000 | 18.42% | $66,801,000 | 4.01% | $1,666,632,000 | ||||
2004 | $1,496,289,000 | 79.04% | $324,199,000 | 17.13% | $72,613,000 | 3.84% | $1,893,101,000 | ||||
2005 | $1,599,556,000 | 77.86% | $375,998,000 | 18.30% | $78,942,000 | 3.84% | $2,054,496,000 | ||||
2006 | $1,592,524,000 | 77.01% | $392,286,000 | 18.97% | $83,028,000 | 4.02% | $2,067,838,000 | ||||
2007 | $1,721,013,000 | 76.32% | $450,412,000 | 19.97% | $83,635,000 | 3.71% | $2,255,060,000 | ||||
2008 | $1,769,146,000 | 76.47% | $456,974,000 | 19.75% | $87,266,000 | 3.77% | $2,313,386,000 | ||||
2009 | $1,815,250,000 | 76.56% | $461,033,000 | 19.44% | $94,869,000 | 4.00% | $2,371,152,000 |
2010 | $1,795,283,000 | 76.37% | $411,280,000 | 17.50% | $144,249,000 | 6.14% | $2,350,812,000 |
2011 | $1,775,821,000 | 74.87% | $459,742,000 | 19.38% | $136,207,000 | 5.74% | $2,371,770,000 |
2012 | $1,781,755,000 | 74.30% | $488,170,000 | 20.36% | $128,140,000 | 5.34% | $2,398,065,000 |
2013 | $1,870,635,000 | 73.55% | $562,643,000 | 22.12% | $110,231,000 | 4.33% | $2,543,509,000 |
Avg. | $1,336,165,190 | 76.96% | $338,640,333 | 19.30% | $69,434,762 | 3.74% | $1,744,240,286 |
The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:
Expenditures by Category | |||||||||||
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Fiscal Year |
Instruction | Support Services | Capital Spending | Debt & Gov. Payments | Other | Budget Total | |||||
Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget |
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1993 | $467,767,000 | 50.01% | $343,808,000 | 36.76% | $77,172,000 | 8.25% | $27,702,000 | 2.96% | $18,912,000 | 2.02% | $935,361,000 |
1994 | $512,064,000 | 51.46% | $344,975,000 | 34.67% | $96,101,000 | 9.66% | $23,560,000 | 2.37% | $18,371,000 | 1.85% | $995,071,000 |
1995 | $565,285,000 | 53.41% | $358,084,000 | 33.83% | $84,436,000 | 7.98% | $30,000,000 | 2.83% | $20,572,000 | 1.94% | $1,058,377,000 |
1996 | $570,133,000 | 53.43% | $369,804,000 | 34.66% | $77,691,000 | 7.28% | $27,860,000 | 2.61% | $21,581,000 | 2.02% | $1,067,069,000 |
1997 | $610,065,000 | 51.28% | $403,713,000 | 33.94% | $123,014,000 | 10.34% | $29,037,000 | 2.44% | $23,815,000 | 2.00% | $1,189,644,000 |
1998 | $663,521,000 | 52.70% | $435,790,000 | 34.61% | $105,188,000 | 8.35% | $31,973,000 | 2.54% | $22,586,000 | 1.79% | $1,259,058,000 |
1999 | $694,917,000 | 51.97% | $457,769,000 | 34.24% | $123,175,000 | 9.21% | $31,315,000 | 2.34% | $29,921,000 | 2.24% | $1,337,097,000 |
2000 | $801,516,000 | 53.55% | $503,214,000 | 33.62% | $143,294,000 | 9.57% | $37,260,000 | 2.49% | $11,483,000 | 0.77% | $1,496,767,000 |
2001 | $868,443,000 | 53.75% | $545,258,000 | 33.75% | $149,119,000 | 9.23% | $39,829,000 | 2.47% | $12,971,000 | 0.80% | $1,615,620,000 |
2002 | $908,769,000 | 53.00% | $568,652,000 | 33.17% | $223,091,000 | 13.01% | $ | 0.00% | $14,002,000 | 0.82% | $1,714,514,000 |
2003 | $936,061,000 | 52.68% | $606,530,000 | 34.14% | $174,423,000 | 9.82% | $44,802,000 | 2.52% | $14,955,000 | 0.84% | $1,776,771,000 |
2004 | $1,008,520,000 | 53.43% | $660,013,000 | 34.96% | $162,086,000 | 8.59% | $41,922,000 | 2.22% | $15,134,000 | 0.80% | $1,887,675,000 |
2005 | $1,087,315,000 | 53.35% | $708,180,000 | 34.75% | $181,646,000 | 8.91% | $45,381,000 | 2.23% | $15,634,000 | 0.77% | $2,038,156,000 |
2006 | $1,182,107,000 | 53.73% | $768,097,000 | 34.92% | $182,516,000 | 8.30% | $52,793,000 | 2.40% | $14,385,000 | 0.65% | $2,199,898,000 |
2007 | $1,266,055,000 | 54.02% | $818,817,000 | 34.94% | $180,915,000 | 7.72% | $58,278,000 | 2.49% | $19,493,000 | 0.83% | $2,343,558,000 |
2008 | $1,335,158,000 | 54.13% | $864,752,000 | 35.06% | $181,587,000 | 7.36% | $64,752,000 | 2.63% | $20,153,000 | 0.82% | $2,466,402,000 |
2009 | $1,359,944,000 | 54.61% | $872,997,000 | 35.06% | $179,556,000 | 7.21% | $59,140,000 | 2.37% | $18,537,000 | 0.74% | $2,490,174,000 |
2010 | $1,331,848,000 | 55.79% | $826,805,000 | 34.63% | $144,554,000 | 6.06% | $66,702,000 | 2.79% | $17,300,000 | 0.72% | $2,387,209,000 |
2011 | $1,334,626,000 | 54.01% | $846,246,000 | 34.25% | $205,249,000 | 8.31% | $66,871,000 | 2.71% | $17,934,000 | 0.73% | $2,470,926,000 |
2012 | $1,418,386,000 | 55.09% | $877,025,000 | 34.07% | $192,120,000 | 7.46% | $67,839,000 | 2.64% | $19,090,000 | 0.74% | $2,574,460,000 |
2013 | $1,526,811,000 | 55.59% | $942,256,000 | 34.31% | $186,926,000 | 6.81% | $75,401,000 | 2.75% | $15,305,000 | 0.56% | $2,746,699,000 |
Avg. | $973,776,714 | 53.38% | $624,894,524 | 34.49% | $151,136,143 | 8.54% | $43,924,619 | 2.42% | $18,196,857 | 1.16% | $1,811,928,857 |
The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.
Debt | |||
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Fiscal Year |
Retired | Issued | Outstanding |
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1993 | $32,740,000 | $38,366,000 | $436,289,000 |
1994 | $159,647,000 | $200,046,000 | $476,688,000 |
1995 | $34,000,000 | $95,000,000 | $538,000,000 |
1996 | $33,626,000 | $0 | $503,136,000 |
1997 | $33,626,000 | $0 | $469,510,000 |
1998 | $48,391,000 | $0 | $421,119,000 |
1999 | $112,167,000 | $163,172,000 | $682,821,000 |
2000 | $52,723,000 | $130,000,000 | $760,098,000 |
2001 | $116,325,000 | $187,227,000 | $831,000,000 |
2002 | $0 | $130,000,000 | $961,000,000 |
2003 | $159,250,000 | $217,438,000 | $954,218,000 |
2004 | $75,910,000 | $130,000,000 | $1,008,308,000 |
2005 | $78,031,000 | $125,590,000 | $1,055,867,000 |
2006 | $0 | $109,690,000 | $1,165,557,000 |
2007 | $0 | $129,490,000 | $1,295,047,000 |
2008 | $94,469,000 | $135,320,000 | $1,182,807,000 |
2009 | $3,776,000 | $155,000,000 | $1,334,031,000 |
2010 | $188,478,000 | $234,958,000 | $1,337,417,000 |
2011 | $115,927,000 | $135,298,000 | $1,356,787,000 |
2012 | $3,774,000 | $155,000,000 | $1,508,013,000 |
2013 | $3,776,000 | $155,000,000 | $1,659,237,000 |
Avg. | $64,125,524 | $125,075,952 | $949,378,571 |
The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.
Year | Minimum | Maximum |
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2021-2022[8] | $51,000 | $106,354 |
Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[9]
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[10]
School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) |
Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) |
Two or More Races (%) |
White (%) |
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2018-2019 | 85 | 94 | 76 | 71 | 85-89 | 92 | 93 |
2017-2018 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2016-2017 | 77 | 87 | 65 | 62 | 70-74 | 83 | 84 |
2015-2016 | 83 | 93 | 70 | 67 | 75-79 | 88 | 90 |
2014-2015 | 83 | 93 | 70 | 66 | 75-79 | 88 | 90 |
2013-2014 | 80 | 91 | 65 | 62 | 70-74 | 85 | 88 |
2012-2013 | 78 | 89 | 62 | 60 | 65-69 | 83 | 86 |
2011-2012 | 77 | 88 | 60 | 59 | 70-74 | 82 | 85 |
2010-2011 | 92 | 96 | 82 | 84 | 85-89 | 94 | 96 |
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[10]
School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) |
Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) |
Two or More Races (%) |
White (%) |
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2018-2019 | 81 | 89 | 72 | 61 | 80-84 | 90 | 90 |
2017-2018 | 82 | 91 | 74 | 64 | 80-84 | 90 | 91 |
2016-2017 | 84 | 92 | 73 | 69 | 80-84 | 90 | 92 |
2015-2016 | 85 | 92 | 73 | 70 | 80-84 | 91 | 92 |
2014-2015 | 85 | 91 | 73 | 69 | 80-84 | 90 | 92 |
2013-2014 | 81 | 88 | 67 | 64 | 70-74 | 87 | 89 |
2012-2013 | 82 | 88 | 67 | 65 | 70-74 | 86 | 90 |
2011-2012 | 94 | 96 | 87 | 87 | 90-94 | 96 | 97 |
2010-2011 | 93 | 95 | 86 | 86 | 90-94 | 96 | 97 |
The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:[10][11]
School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) |
Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) |
Two or More Races (%) |
White (%) |
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2017-2018 | 86 | 94 | 86 | 64 | 90-94 | 94 | 95 |
2016-2017 | 86 | 94 | 86 | 64 | ≥80 | 96 | 95 |
2015-2016 | 87 | 93 | 86 | 66 | N/A | N/A | 94 |
2014-2015 | 87 | 91 | 82 | 69 | N/A | N/A | 95 |
2013-2014 | 87 | 91 | 81 | 70 | N/A | N/A | 94 |
2012-2013 | 86 | 90 | 78 | 71 | N/A | N/A | 93 |
2011-2012 | 86 | 89 | 79 | 67 | N/A | N/A | 93 |
2010-2011 | 86 | N/A | 79 | 66 | N/A | N/A | 94 |
Year[12] | Enrollment | Year-to-year change (%) |
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2018-2019 | 187,797 | -0.4 |
2017-2018 | 188,556 | 0.6 |
2016-2017 | 187,445 | 0.9 |
2015-2016 | 185,807 | 0.2 |
2014-2015 | 185,509 | 1.2 |
2013-2014 | 183,382 | 1.5 |
2012-2013 | 180,587 | 1.7 |
2011-2012 | 177,551 | 1.8 |
2010-2011 | 174,428 | 1.5 |
2009-2010 | 171,901 | 1.7 |
2008-2009 | 168,977 | 2.0 |
2007-2008 | 165,674 | 1.1 |
2006-2007 | 163,952 | 0.1 |
2005-2006 | 163,753 | -0.6 |
2004-2005 | 164,765 | 0.3 |
2003-2004 | 164,235 | 1.0 |
2002-2003 | 162,585 | 1.2 |
2001-2002 | 160,584 | 2.7 |
2000-2001 | 156,412 | 2.3 |
1999-2000 | 152,952 | 2.6 |
1998-1999 | 149,029 | 2.3 |
1997-1998 | 145,717 | 1.7 |
1996-1997 | 143,266 | 1.7 |
1995-1996 | 140,820 | 2.3 |
1994-1995 | 137,646 | 1.6 |
1993-1994 | 135,413 | 1.5 |
1992-1993 | 133,414 | 1.7 |
1991-1992 | 131,230 | 1.9 |
1990-1991 | 128,766 | 1.6 |
1989-1990 | 126,713 | -0.6 |
1988-1989 | 127,518 | -0.2 |
1987-1988 | 127,752 | 1.2 |
1986-1987 | 126,183 | - |
During the 2018-2019 school year, 29.4% of the district's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 19.0% were English language learners, and 14.5% of students had an Individual Education Plan (IEP).[14]
Racial Demographics, 2018-2019 | ||
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Race | Fairfax County Public Schools (%) | Virginia K-12 students (%) |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 19.7 | 7.1 |
Black | 10.1 | 22.2 |
Hispanic | 25.9 | 16.2 |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Two or More Races | 5.5 | 5.7 |
White | 38.5 | 48.4 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
An effort to recall three of the 12 members of the Fairfax County Public Schools school board in Virginia began in October 2020. Dranesville District representative Elaine Tholen, Springfield District representative Laura Cohen, and at-large representative Abrar Omeish were named in the recall petitions.[15][16][17]
Recall supporters filed petitions against Cohen with the Fairfax County Circuit Court on December 15, 2021.[18] A circuit court judge dismissed the petition on February 23, 2022, saying the petition was "not based on facts sufficient to show probable cause for removal.” The dismissal ended the recall effort.[19]
Petitions were filed against Tholen in 2021. Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard Gardiner granted a motion from Tholen's attorney to dismiss the case on August 20, 2021. The judge said he dismissed the case “upon the Commonwealth’s position that the petition is not based on facts establishing probable cause for removal.”[20]
The effort started in response to the district's concurrent instruction program, which allowed students to choose between learning fully online or a hybrid option that included both online and in-person instruction. The program was started due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
An effort to recall Sandra Evans from her position as the Mason District representative on the Fairfax County Public Schools school board in Virginia did not go to court in 2018. Recall supporters submitted petitions to the Fairfax County Circuit Court on December 20, 2018, but they requested the petitions be withdrawn on December 26, 2018, after Evans filed a motion seeking to void the petitions based on a separate ruling by the Virginia Supreme Court.[21][22]
The recall effort began after the board voted 7-4 to change the name of J.E.B. Stuart High School to Justice High School on October 26, 2017. J.E.B. Stuart was a general in the Confederate States Army, and proponents of the change said his name alienated ethnically diverse students. Evans represented the geographical area where the high school was located. She suggested the name Justice High School and authored the motion to change it. The vote ended a two-year debate that started when students at the school campaigned for a name change.[23][24][25]
Recall supporters said Evans ignored community input when she voted to change the high school's name as well as when she voted for the name Justice High School over Stuart High School, which received the most votes in a community survey. Evans said she spent an extensive amount of time reading through the survey responses on the name change issue and believed that the name Stuart High School would have continued to divide the community.[23][24] On December 19, 2018, Evans announced she would not seek re-election to the board in 2019.[26]
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Phone: 571-423-3000
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