Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Fairfax County School Board member shares list of "ins" and "outs" for the new year.
As 2013 approaches, Patch has asked Fairfax County School Board members to share their goals and priorities for 2013. Member Ryan McElveen (At-large) chose to write an "Unofficial FCPS 2013 In-and-Out List." It runs unedited below. It’s that time of year when we reflect on all we’ve done over the past year and look ahead to what the New Year will bring. In a county as big as Fairfax, the to-do list is endless, but here are some of the things on which the School Board is setting its sights for 2013. I wish you a wonderful holiday break! Out In Quesadillas Quinoa Streamline and Focus Hocus Pocus South County Secondary South …
Monday, October 10, 2011
One in a series of at-large school board candidates responses to reader questions
Seven candidates will vie for three at-large seats on the Fairfax County School Board in the Nov. 8 elections. As election day approaches, Patch has selected six questions based on submissions from readers and sent them in a survey to all at-large candidates. Over the course of the next week, Patch will run the responses of the six candidates who returned the questionnaires. These responses are unedited, in the candidates' own words. Note: Candidate Lin-Dai Kendall did not return the survey. Oct. 5: Sheree Brown-Kaplan Oct. 6: Lolita Mancheno-Smoak Oct 7: Ryan McElveen Oct. 10: Ilryong Moon Oct. 11: Steve Stuban Oct. 12: Ted Velkoff Today, Ilryong Moon Is FCPS underfunded, overfunded, or properly funded at the current level? Explain. FCPS …
Friday, October 7, 2011
One in a series of at-large school board candidates responses to reader questions
Seven candidates will vie for three at-large seats on the Fairfax County School Board in the Nov. 8 elections. As election day approaches, Patch has selected six questions based on submissions from readers and sent them in a survey to all at-large candidates. Over the course of the next week, Patch will run the responses of the six candidates who returned the questionnaires. These responses are unedited, in the candidates' own words. Note: Candidate Lin-Dai Kendall did not return the survey. Oct. 5: Sheree Brown-Kaplan Oct. 6: Lolita Mancheno-Smoak Oct 7: Ryan McElveen Oct. 10: Ilryong Moon Oct. 11: Steve Stuban Oct. 12: Ted Velkoff Today, Ryan McElveen Is FCPS underfunded, overfunded, or properly funded at the current level? Explain. FCPS…
Five of the seven at large school board candidates answered questions about honors classes, teacher pay, and the FCPS budget.
Change, community input and fiscal transparency were common themes of all five of the at large school board candidates speaking at Hollin Meadows Science and Match Focus School. The differences came in the specifics. Voters will choose three at large school board members on Election Day, Nov. 8, from the seven names on the ballot. The participants at Hollin Meadows were: Sheree Brown-Kaplan Lin-Dai Kendall Lolita Mancheno-Smoak Ryan McElveen Ted Velkoff At large candidates Ilryong Moon and Steve Stuban were not present. The following are excerpts from the Q&A, with points made by the five participating at large candidates. The first question dealt with the process of choosing a new superintendent for Fairfax County …
Monday, August 8, 2011
Discipline reform has become a key issue in this school board race. See how the candidates stack up.
Patch has asked the candidates running for an at-large seat on the Fairfax County School Board a series of questions on discipline policy reform - a topic fast becoming a key issue in this race. 1. Do you think the recent reforms passed by the school board changing the discipline policy were appropriate? The recent reforms passed by the School Board were a good start in what I hope proves to be an on-going dialogue with students, parents, teachers and administrators. These policies have been on the books for years, since I was a student. As the only candidate who’s been through FCPS within the past decade, I’ve seen first-hand the deleterious effects these policies have had on my peers. Mistakes that students make in their K-12 years …
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Fairfax County Democratic Committee votes to change endorsement process for at-large school board candidates
The last time Ryan McElveen appeared before the Fairfax County Democratic Committee, a turbulent endorsement process left him just seven votes shy of an endorsement for an at-large seat on the Fairfax County School Board. On Tuesday, McElveen landed on the other side of that scenario, pulling ahead of candidate Jeannie Armstrong by just two votes to earn the committee's third endorsement for the at-large seats. Of the 197 members of the FCDC who voted Tuesday at the special meeting at Fairfax High School, 99 voted for McElveen and 97 for Armstrong, with one vote for no endorsement. More than 500 members voted at the first endorsement meeting. Armstrong said she would not run for an at-large school board seat without the FCDC endorsement. …
Marta D. Saltus
12:17 pm on Thursday, October 13, 2011
I stand corrected, Laurie, thank you! more ›