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Superintendent Dr. Reed described the Portrait of a Graduate attributes and noted the Commonwealth’s similar requirements in Virginia’s Profile of a Graduate. The presentation included examples and a short video featuring students describing the process of collecting evidence of skill growth, reflecting on work, and sharing culminating presentations. A student speaker in the video said the experience helps with college and job applications by teaching students to “reflect on what you know and how you know it.”

Board members praised the initiative and urged consistent implementation across the division. Several members said the Portrait’s skills — communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and metacognition — must be embedded in classroom instruction and advisory programs so they are not offered inconsistently across schools. Staff said secondary advisory periods are being used to embed lessons, reflections and culminating activities so all students have access to the experience.

Board members asked staff to make the presentation video available to the board and to share examples from Title I schools and other settings where equitable implementation is a priority.

“Knowing how to engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue…is going to be so important,” outgoing student member Megan Sawant told the board in related remarks, and students and staff cited advisory periods, specialists and schoolwide celebrations as venues for Portrait of a Graduate work.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","6/26/2025 - FCPS School Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Superintendent Dr. Reed and staff highlighted Fairfax County Public Schools' Portrait of a Graduate initiative and the division's Presentation of Learning practice, which asks students to compile portfolios and reflect on durable skills (communication, collaboration, critical thinking) across grades.","taxTitle","FAIRFAX CO PBLC SCHS, School Districts, Virginia","taxId",14506,"location","Virginia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6183917,"Student leaders urge changes to representation; outgoing student board member reflects on year",1098,2262000,3360000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5093477-1009189b79ef9c6ee85ae34bb0b00080&start=2262&end=3360","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5093477-1009189b79ef9c6ee85ae34bb0b00080/thumbnail_2262000.jpg","/articles/6183917/Virginia/Student-leaders-urge-changes-to-representation-outgoing-student-board-member-reflects-on-year","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6183917-b89a7cf925d2fdf437c745fb10bb2fad/orig.mp4?Expires=1770565878&Signature=IphF1kA8EM0lExvKsTMAVMzH6Y0hhqiknLn55vi7~bDy0EPCELshYcIpwjXwUQS0ZYkwEm-VomS64UEJipo~ef1FxeQyc6ES-s9ssj8zBM~3Wtj88DFP2nduXCmgrCelmQi4bwmg4mIwLbvUo39VaO9Gz4FcFAdSbO67~ikrih1gZwsq2imT3E1CTIFNEo0Yz~PTENOcOKh0h9lKZCJvZHaDNV1~cnUwTi6JjpUWhUarbU0HCNosgSRh0k0xFsJNNvKJqc8DAL6O33ZdO0lNvy4CwIc~ZgJJtLAUNI-tXDiipdDzQ8JtxBevHmiBUPBsn6fWn3sfpcDWkAtihOkZfg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During the public comment portion of the June 26 meeting, a Centerville High School student urged the Fairfax County School Board to expand and reshape student representation and participation. Later in the meeting the board thanked and heard parting remarks from outgoing student school board member Megan Sawant.

In public comment, a rising tenth‑grader who identified herself as Mia called for several changes: rename the student‑rep selection process to make the representative the superintendent’s Student Advisory Council (SAC) representative; expand the selection electorate beyond SAC members so that Student Government Association (SGA) representatives participate; establish three student representatives mirroring the board’s three at‑large members; grant the student representative an official vote; open boundary‑review conversations to student input; and rotate high‑school graduation venues rather than privileging some schools’ use of Constitution Hall.

“We must start somewhere for change to occur,” the speaker said, arguing that SAC’s selection process is not consistently representative of the county’s student body.

Later the board’s student representative, Megan Sawant, gave a wide‑ranging farewell speech recounting her year on the board and the work of student advisory structures. Sawant said her primary goal had been “to bring student voice to the table” and to help students see how decisions are made and how they can participate. She highlighted achievements during the year including work on the budget, collective bargaining, the capital improvement plan, boundary review and expanded CTE offerings, and emphasized continuing priorities such as safety, mental‑health access and navigating technology and AI in classrooms.

Board members thanked Sawant for her service and said they would follow her post‑graduation work; Sawant noted she would remain engaged with the division and alumni networks.","A rising Centerville High School student urged the board to broaden student input and give the student representative an official vote; outgoing student board member Megan Sawant delivered final remarks about centering student voice and engagement.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6183923,"School board approves George Mason partnership to support first‑generation students",158,8660000,8818000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5093477-1009189b79ef9c6ee85ae34bb0b00080&start=8660&end=8818","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5093477-1009189b79ef9c6ee85ae34bb0b00080/thumbnail_8660000.jpg","/articles/6183923/Virginia/School-board-approves-George-Mason-partnership-to-support-firstgeneration-students","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6183923-4cce2d984d064677a4804ac9a4ddba10/orig.mp4?Expires=1770565878&Signature=TBTqQdUZmmfpuVHbS5DFmZWxDxJBdFYnOtwezDpwokdwZMtAuOLLNKQK5yFaf0j3nG6tsg-epClvjdyoZQJ-vjQ6PGwqO2GXfLn2eQ5kDmQYsKEebgbgRJvLckyY9qFdYjmVe~MtOr1mEdESJSUi-Gb5K1Ql8ETOLgPdHsfUu6BrWv9xAZ35p6~JsimTeU82DGzypTxA47dJflpZe6wjlyjzcOWZXKSotyKvkgQWcDmP1UeRuXfNJeHmjYJ9HDvWSaugkAjOrjXUvrof3uk9O33okX8bEbtEXBGrLQ0u9AMJit-WvL29Pl8PYU1fdPwD5B0f76ft8p12lMCPOCTf-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fairfax County School Board on June 26 approved an intergovernmental contract to continue the Early Identification Program (EIP) with George Mason University, a program that provides academic support, mentoring and college‑admissions assistance to students who would be first in their families to attend college.

Board member Dr. Anderson moved approval and said the program is “a tremendous opportunity for our first‑generation students.” During discussion, FCPS staff described the program’s scope and outcomes: students who complete EIP receive sustained support from middle school through high school and are offered guaranteed admission to George Mason if program requirements are met. Staff said approximately 98 percent of students who complete the program graduate from college successfully.

Superintendent’s staff and board members urged better outreach to increase awareness of the program and said the optimal recruitment window is in seventh grade so students can apply and be admitted in eighth grade for supports beginning in ninth grade. The board approved the contract and authorized the division superintendent or the director of the Office of Procurement Services to execute and administer it on behalf of the board.

The motion passed unanimously among board members present.","The board approved a contract with George Mason University to continue the Early Identification Program (EIP), a multi‑year partnership providing mentoring, academic support and college guidance for middle and high school students identified as first‑generation college applicants.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6183927,"School board amends building policy, declares Clifton Elementary uninhabitable and directs demolition plan",3992,3600000,7592000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5093477-1009189b79ef9c6ee85ae34bb0b00080&start=3600&end=7592","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5093477-1009189b79ef9c6ee85ae34bb0b00080/thumbnail_3600000.jpg","/articles/6183927/Virginia/School-board-amends-building-policy-declares-Clifton-Elementary-uninhabitable-and-directs-demolition-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6183927-2f3f18745c21ab70a51ed599db080392/orig.mp4?Expires=1770565878&Signature=JwhhBNtpFj0fBA5HBJTZ-uD3sX9Eae2uHHkexJCMKbHtn7wtAIHRafFWv6gtQz-HS1PP5KXs2Cm2ntN43fzLVMWl~vsbkesyy2mnJ5DN9xMbhENW0JJ7vq4fWCxWDRQQy8xGkv3l5lAtyW2ncfxbTO4g-PZbsLXPA402EAPJCqQCS0OxjkBEqsGwITdfdCyZqirF8Q6XhJjDT9odGpw6JXFKN975O23zN8NEgB~6izkbnf7tvRFyKORA9nTsx2j8Vr-6l1FPq6vmxxHjNWjFEPhfNIm7P5XarUAP1IWM-0dbCeXHsqH0BFkw9mn2gAIhMzu94SJ2Dn-8eDRgG2rVxA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fairfax County School Board on June 26 amended its policy on building evaluation and infrastructure maintenance and moved to declare the former Clifton Elementary School at 7010 Clifton Road uninhabitable, directing the superintendent to initiate demolition planning and cleanup and to return with a funding and site‑layout plan.

Board members framed the move as closing a longtime gap that left a vacant school sitting idle for years. “If a building is deemed uninhabitable, then you have to do something about it in a judicious reasonable manner,” board member Mr. McDaniel said during debate.

The board’s policy change — to Policy 8‑258, Building Evaluation, Building Renovation and Infrastructure Maintenance — adds demolition as an explicit option when a building evaluation finds a facility uninhabitable, and requires infrastructure assessments to identify buildings approaching “end of life” to inform renovation or demolition planning and budgets. Ms. Anderson, who moved the amendment, said the intent is to avoid situations in which a closed facility remains unused for years and becomes a hazard.

Discussion centered on implementation details: the policy sets a 36‑month timeline (described in debate as “two bond cycles”) for the superintendent to return with a plan after a board declaration, and allows the superintendent to request extensions. Board members pressed staff on whether the change would require CIP (capital improvement plan) amendments; staff member Mr. Foster said there was “no CIP impact” to the policy amendment itself. Board members also asked that third‑party evaluations be used to determine whether a building is uninhabitable; Superintendent Dr. Reed said a building evaluation would “likely be done by a third party.”

The board then considered a follow‑on motion specific to Clifton Elementary, moved by Mr. McDaniel and seconded by Ms. Anderson, declaring 7010 Clifton Road uninhabitable and directing the superintendent to proceed with demolition and site cleanup “as required by School Board Policy 8‑258.3.” The follow‑on, as amended, added a clause clarifying that “before any funds are encumbered for demolition and associated site cleanup, the superintendent shall return to the school board with a plan for funding and general site layout for board approval.”

Board members debated postponing the Clifton motion to the next meeting to allow all members time to review the September 2021 Samaha report referenced in discussion and to obtain cost estimates. Ms. Maron and others pressed for a brief delay to get a price estimate; Ms. Anderson and supporters argued the community had waited 15 years and the clock should start. The motion to postpone failed, but an amendment requiring the superintendent to return before funds are encumbered was adopted. The amended follow‑on motion then passed with a majority; one board member abstained and others were absent from the table during the vote.

Board members and speakers repeatedly noted the site’s long history: the school was closed in 2011 after health and water‑quality concerns were raised, and board members referenced an architectural/feasibility report prepared in 2021 that recommended removal of the existing facility and retention of the property as land.

The board vote does not commit funds for demolition; the superintendent will return to the board with a funding and site plan within the timeline established in Policy 8‑258.3, or request an extension if necessary.

The board also directed the clerk to post the September 2021 Samaha report to the agenda item record for public and board review.","The Fairfax County School Board revised Policy 8‑258 on building evaluation and voted to declare the long-vacant Clifton Elementary School uninhabitable, directing the superintendent to plan demolition and site cleanup and to return with funding and site-layout recommendations within the policy’s timeline.","actionData","errors"]

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