The Board approved the 2027–28 and 2028–29 school-year calendars. Approving the calendars early gives families and employees additional time to plan vacations, childcare, and other commitments.

Both calendars maintain 180 instructional days, a two-week winter break, a full week of spring break, and 15 professional workdays for teachers and staff. They also include more complete five-day instructional weeks to support greater consistency in student learning.

The calendars were developed with feedback from more than 33,000 parents and caregivers and approximately 14,000 FCPS employees.

The Board unanimously adopted a resolution supporting consideration of a 1% local-option sales tax referendum for public school construction, renovations, capital improvements, and eligible transportation needs.

The tax will not automatically take effect. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors must first decide whether to place the proposal on the ballot. Fairfax County voters would then determine whether to approve it.

If approved, the additional revenue could help FCPS address its deferred-maintenance backlog and shorten the current school renovation cycle.

The Board approved the Office of Auditor General’s FY 2027 Risk Assessment and Audit Plan.

The plan includes reviews of athletic-program and booster-organization funds, business processes, employee background and professional verification, fundraising activities, local school activity funds, vendor management, specific contracts, and continuous financial monitoring.

These independent audits help the Board evaluate internal controls, accountability, efficiency, and the proper use of public funds.

The Board received the preliminary recommendation for the Skyview High School boundaries and the FY 2026 Year-End Budget Review. Both matters were presented for discussion on July 9 before the Board took final action on July 16.

The Board also received an Academic Matters presentation about the growth of Special Olympics and Unified Champion Schools throughout FCPS, including our very own Bush Hill Elementary School and recognized the 2026 Outstanding Employee Award recipients.

The Board approved the FY 2026 Year-End Budget Review by a vote of 9–2. The review identified $54.5 million in available School Operating Fund resources after accounting for revenue adjustments, expenditure savings, reserves, commitments, and carryover.

The approved allocations included:

• $28.5 million to extend special education teachers’ daily contracts by 30 minutes.
• $25 million to strengthen the employee healthcare Premium Stabilization Reserve.

The available year-end funds were fully allocated to priorities previously approved by the Board.

The Board unanimously approved new mathematics textbooks and instructional materials for students in grades 6–12 beginning in the 2026–27 school year.

Every student will have access to a physical textbook. The adopted materials include SAVVAS enVision for Mathematics 6 through Algebra 2 and Cengage resources for advanced mathematics courses, including AP Calculus, AP Precalculus, AP Statistics, Trigonometry, and Precalculus.

The materials align with Virginia’s Standards of Learning and provide additional support for multilingual learners and students with diverse learning needs. Teachers will also receive professional development and instructional materials.

The Board considered seven educational technology motions. All seven motions were approved, although the vote totals varied.

The approved actions include:

• Ending the routine issuance of FCPS laptops and tablets to pre-K and kindergarten students, with exceptions for accommodations, translation services, and multilingual learner support.
• Presenting a classroom device-storage plan by November 12, 2026.
• Providing an inventory of FCPS generative artificial intelligence tools by January 14, 2027.
• Restricting elementary students’ use of generative AI until the Board adopts a formal policy.
• Allowing secondary students to use generative AI only for specifically approved educational purposes.
• Presenting a plan by December 10, 2026, to pilot approved-list internet filtering in selected elementary, middle, and high schools.
• Studying whether students with documented medical or developmental needs should be able to opt out of using FCPS devices.
• Limiting the use of personal electronic devices during the instructional day, with appropriate exceptions.
• Evaluating restrictions on direct YouTube access for students in pre-K through eighth grade while preserving access to teacher-selected instructional content.

The Educational Technology Review Committee will continue evaluating these issues and advising the Superintendent and Board.

The Board unanimously approved the Superintendent’s recommended attendance boundaries for Skyview High School and related middle and high school adjustments in western Fairfax County.

The changes will begin taking effect during the 2027–28 school year and are expected to affect approximately 2,544 students, including 420 middle school students and 2,124 high school students. Elementary school attendance boundaries will not change, although some feeder patterns will be adjusted.

The boundary recommendation was developed following six community meetings, input from the Superintendent’s Boundary Advisory Committee, more than 15,000 public comments, and extensive community participation.

Skyview Phasing and Transportation

The Board separately and unanimously approved the student phasing and transportation plan for Skyview High School.

Skyview will open during the 2026–27 school year through an opt-in process for eligible ninth- and tenth-grade students. The approved boundary will begin with incoming ninth-grade students in 2027–28, and Skyview is expected to serve grades 9–12 by 2028–29.

Students living within the Skyview boundary will receive traditional neighborhood bus service. Eligible students attending from outside the boundary during the transition will receive depot transportation. Skyview will begin participating as a Virginia High School League member school during the 2027–28 school year.

The Board unanimously directed the Superintendent to study whether FCPS should establish a consistent middle school configuration of either grades 7–8 or grades 6–8.

The study will examine student achievement, access to programming, elementary and middle school capacity, facility needs, and long-term enrollment planning. It will also identify short- and long-term opportunities for individual schools to transition to the recommended model.

This action begins a study only. No changes to individual schools were approved as part of the motion.

The Board also received information about schools identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement under federal accountability requirements.

The designation is based on federal performance measures and is intended to ensure that identified schools receive targeted planning, monitoring, resources, and support. It is not a permanent label, and schools may exit the designation after meeting established improvement requirements.

FCPS will continue working with the identified schools to strengthen instruction, address student needs, and monitor academic progress.

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FCPS ACE offers affordable, in-person classes for adult learners from beginners to advanced, and specialty courses for career advancement. Classes are held at convenient FCPS locations throughout Fairfax County, with day and evening classes available. Testing is required for all new students to ensure you are placed in the correct learning level.

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