Monday, February 27, 2012
Joint retreat Saturday begets promises of collaboration.
This is the first of a two part series about the Feb. 25, 2012, joint retreat of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and the Fairfax County School Board. Part I is an overview of what many were calling a historic meeting. Part II, published Tuesday, Feb. 28, review Saturday's discussion about public school, community college and four-year university collaboration needed to produce a skilled workforce for the changing job market and economy. _______________ The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and the county's school board began to put together a plan Saturday to increase communication and improve collaboration on county projects at this weekend's joint all-day retreat, the first in recent memory, according to Board of Supervisors …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
In their response to the fourth of six questions posed by Patch, the candidates for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors deliberate the school district's Capital Improvement Program.
The four candidates running for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors answered six questions by email for Patch. We will feature one question each day, with the unedited answers by each of the candidates. Incumbent Democrat Sharon Bulova (website, Facebook, Twitter) Independent Christopher DeCarlo (website, YouTube) Independent Will Radle (Facebook, YouTube) Republican Michael “Spike” Williams (website, Facebook) Question #4 - The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) school renovation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget currently receives nearly all funding from Fairfax County bonds. FCPS Chief Operating Officer Dean Tistadt has repeatedly warned that current CIP funding levels are not sufficient. “The capital program …
Friday, December 17, 2010
Lower costs, money savings mean schools on the list may get what they need sooner.
Good news for Fairfax County Public Schools on the schedule for renovation in the next few years: Lower construction costs and a surplus of savings from the closing of two FCPS schools means the school system is proposing accelerating the schedule of renovations as part of its Fiscal Year 2012-16 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). FCPS has been able to save more than $31 million during the last three years, Dean Tistadt, FCPS chief operating officer for facilities and services, said Thursday. Assuming the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is able to allocate the same $155 million annually toward capital improvements, then projects can be completed one to three years earlier than scheduled, he said. The FY 2012-16 CIP includes new schools…
Will Radle
3:04 pm on Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Thank you for your support! We can discuss improvements I need to make with the politics. I am listening and will take responsible action. Thanks, A. Will Radle, Jr. FairfaxAdvocates@gmail.com more ›