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Dear Dranesville Families:
I hope everyone is off to a good start of summer break! I enjoyed honoring the Class of 2025 at their graduations. If you had an amazing teacher or school staff member who went beyond for your student, your school, or your family, please share your story with FCPS Cares (find the details below).
The Comprehensive Boundary work update below includes ways to share your thoughts and concerns around the initial scenarios and what happens next. I will continue to share updates throughout the summer. Please remember, no boundary changes will happen for the upcoming school year.
While summer can be full of fun and relaxing, it can also be stressful, especially in times of uncertainty. FCPS is providing summer meals for students and free mental health consultations for secondary students. There are many ways to connect with Fairfax County and state resources for help with basic needs and assistance during a crisis. Below I shared multiple summer resources for fun activities across Dranesville.
Next school year brings changes to the high school cell phone use during the school day (see full details below). Talk with your students about the coming changes, your expectations, and consider making changes now so the first day of school is an easier transition. This may be a good opportunity to model a healthy relationship with your cell phone before school starts too.
I wish everyone a happy and safe Independence Day!
Robyn
Congratulations to the Class of 2025!
In this newsletter,
Comprehensive Boundary Review Update
Phase 2 (Part 1) Findings The spring meetings included eight hybrid (in person and virtual) meetings held across the division. More than 1,500 staff, families, and community members participated.
You may find the data on our website:
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Community Meetings Comment Summary: Key themes that emerged from the community meetings via the Pigeonhole commenting platform. Our consultant collected more than 3,400 comments, which received more than 100,000 votes.
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Heatmaps – Comment and Survey Locations: Visualizations showing where comments and survey submissions came from, based on addresses entered in the Boundary Explorer Tool. From May 15 to June 10, more than 5,800 comments were received, with additional comments to come.
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Survey Summary Slides: A slide deck summarizing the quantitative trends in the survey responses from the Boundary Explorer Tool.
Please stay tuned for the following information:
- A full set of comments received through the Pigeonhole platform, organized by region. Users will be able to filter by school or topic.
- All comments submitted via the FCPS Boundary Explorer Tool from May 15 to June 10 (with tabs for each region). Each comment shows its associated region, school level, and timestamp
- Feedback received from FCPS’ primary online feedback tool, categorized by region and topic.
What’s Next?
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Summer Superintendent’s Boundary Review Advisory Committee Meetings The committee will meet two more times during the summer. Key takeaways from those meetings will be shared with the community on the next business day, which is our normal practice.
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Fall Community Boundary Review Meetings During the next few months, the consultant will use the data shared from the Phase 2 (Part 1) findings above, along with feedback from the committee, to update the draft boundary scenarios. In the fall, the consultant will update the Boundary Explorer Tool with refined scenarios, and we will present the scenarios and gather feedback during another round of community meetings as part of Phase 2 (Part 2).
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Final Committee Scenario Development The consultant will develop boundary scenarios in November and December. Then, the committee will review those and make any final recommendations.
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Superintendent’s Recommendations Dr. Reid will then consider the committee’s recommendations, and based on those, she will present her recommendations and a proposed implementation plan to the Fairfax County School Board in January 2026.
You may continue to provide feedback through the survey and commenting function in the Boundary Explorer Tool. You may also submit a question via our primary online feedback tool. Your feedback will be shared with the committee, and with the community thereafter, at regular intervals throughout the summer.
We encourage you to visit FCPS’ Comprehensive Boundary Review webpage for more information and sign up for our Boundary Review newsletter.
Superintendent’s Boundary Review Advisory Committee Meeting (6/23/25)
Key Takeaways:
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Welcome and Recap of Community Engagement Dr. Reid welcomed the Superintendent’s Boundary Review Advisory Committee, reviewed the presentation, and reminded the advisory committee members of the night’s focus -- reviewing summaries of community feedback received from the eight hybrid community meetings held between May 15 and June 6, 2025 and summaries of total feedback received across platforms (Pigeonhole from the community meetings and Boundary Explorer Tool on the FCPS website).
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Working Session: Regional & Divisionwide Subgroup Discussions The advisory committee then broke into their regional and divisionwide sub-groups to discuss and identify top priorities for further work by the consultant.
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Group Sharing The advisory committee then came back as a group, and each region and divisionwide subgroup shared key points from their small group meetings.
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Advisory Committee Reflections and Open Discussion Advisory committee members also shared what they have been hearing from their communities, and Dr. Reid and the consultant took questions about the process and what’s to come.
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Next Steps and Timeline Each subgroup chose a team lead, and the subgroups will continue to work together to refine and finalize their top priorities by July 7. The advisory committee will continue to receive information over the summer and is scheduled to meet again as a group on August 5.
Additionally, the committee received summaries of small group feedback that was shared during committee meetings on the following dates:
Visit FCPS’ website to access the June 23rd meeting agenda, slides, and other materials that committee members received.
School Board News
June 26, 2025 Regular Meeting
Board Meeting Highlights
Spring 2025 Athletic and Academic Team Recognition
The School Board honored the remaining Virginia High School League Team Championships for Spring 2025. The honored teams included:
- Herndon High School, Boys Soccer
- Langley High School, Boys Tennis
- Robinson Secondary School, Film
- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Girls Tennis
- West Potomac High School, Boys Lacrosse
Action Items
The School Board approved Revisions to Policy 8258: Building Evaluation, Building Renovation, and Infrastructure Maintenance. In a related action, the School Board approved this follow-on motion to the policy:
- That the building at 7010 Clifton Road, formerly the Clifton Elementary School, is hereby declared uninhabitable, and direct the Superintendent to proceed with demolition and associated site cleanup as required by School Board Policy 8258.3. 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 within a reasonable timeframe so as to meet the required timeline as prescribed in Policy 8258.3. Should the Superintendent, for any reason, be unable to meet the timeline, she must seek an extension from the Board as outlined in the Policy 8258.3.
Additionally, the School Board approved revisions to the Strategic Governance Manual regarding proclamations, awarded a new intergovernmental contract with George Mason University for the Early Identification Program, and approved the minutes of the May 20, 2025 Budget Committee meeting.
Presentations to the School Board
Dr. Reid presented Academic Matters on Portrait of a Graduate.
June 13, 2025 Regular Meeting
Board Meeting Highlights
Action Items
- The School Board voted to approve a one-time bonus to eligible employees.
- The School Board voted to award the contract for the baseball and multipurpose stadium sports lighting replacement at Herndon Middle School to Musco Sports Lighting, LLC.
- The School Board voted to approve the amendment for the ERFC Retirement Benefit & Payroll System.
- The School Board voted to approve the amendment for Automated Visitor Management Systems.
- The School Board voted to approve the amendment for W2 Self Service Portal.
- The School Board voted to approve a sole source contract with Sonova for Assistive Listening Devices.
- The School Board voted to approve the amendment for Applications Software Technology, LLC.
Presentations to the School Board
Dr. Reid presented the proposed FY 2026 Approved Budget. This budget details the Superintendent's recommended adjustments to the FY 2026 Advertised Budget, which are required to balance that budget.
Dr. Reid presented her Academic Matters segment discussing Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and Dual Enrollment (DE) courses. The benefits of taking these advanced courses include that they can:
- Build college-level skills and confidence.
- Help students stand out during the college admissions process.
- Save families money on tuition by earning a qualifying exam score or grade in the course.
In the Strategic Plan update portion of the meeting, Dr. Reid discussed Goal 2: Safe, Supported, Included, and Empowered, specifically, inclusion and sense of belonging. Read more about Dr. Reid’s presentations in her Weekly Reflections.
June 2025 Audit Buzz Newsletter
In this issue of the Audit Buzz, we provide an update on current engagements, an article on Who Develops Framework for Checks and Balances, our celebration | | 
