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FCPS shifted its 2026-27 Eid al-Fitr holiday from March 10 to March 9, 2027, giving students and staff a full day off one day earlier, with the district cautioning that dates could shift again based on lunar sightings.
Education
FCPS shifted its 2026-27 Eid al-Fitr holiday from March 10 to March 9, 2027, giving students and staff a full day off one day earlier, with the district cautioning that dates could shift again based on lunar sightings.
Education
Fairfax County Public Schools' boundary advisory committee met Aug. 19 to review community feedback and revised draft scenarios for four ongoing hot-spot boundary studies, with recommendations due to the School Board by January 2027.
Education
South Lakes High School is among nine Fairfax County high schools that lost police crossing guards under county budget cuts taking effect as nearly 183,000 students return for the 2026-27 school year, which also brings a bell-to-bell cellphone ban and weapons screening at varsity football games.
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Elizabeth Baxter, an FCPS veteran who reduced chronic absenteeism from 23.4% to 4.5% at Herndon Elementary, started as Terraset Elementary School's new principal on the first day of the 2026-27 school year.
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Skyview High School celebrated its grand opening Aug. 20 with a helicopter flyover and ribbon-cutting, but 384 South Lakes students will be reassigned to the new Floris-area campus starting in 2027-28 under boundaries the school board approved in July.
Education
Hunter Mill Supervisor Walter Alcorn has nominated lifelong Reston resident and former TJ teacher Paul D. Thomas to replace retiring Planning Commissioner John Carter, with the Board of Supervisors vote set for Aug. 25 and Thomas slated to begin Sept. 1 as hearings on the Reston National Golf Course, Town Center North and Lake Fairfax Business Park loom.
Education
The Fairfax County School Board unanimously approved Skyview High School boundaries on Thursday, July 16, moving 384 South Lakes students to the new school, while directing Superintendent Reid to deliver a Westfield programming plan by October after concerns about enrollment drops and limited non-tech pathways.
Education
Starting Monday, August 24, every FCPS bus rider must tap a new student ID card when boarding and exiting, with plans to expand the card to school meals and field trips later in the year.
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FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid visited summer learning programs at Oakton High School and Dogwood Elementary on July 18, finding students from 15 schools working through algebra prep, credit recovery, and reading groups five weeks before the August 24 school start.
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The Fairfax County School Board voted unanimously on July 16 to finalize Skyview High School boundaries, reassigning 384 South Lakes High School students to the new Herndon campus starting in 2027-28 and dropping South Lakes' overcrowding from 99% to 88% capacity.
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