Wednesday, May 8, 2013
After medical emergency, Fairfax County Public Schools leader in stable condition at a local hospital.
Update 1:18 pm: "We are optimistic Dr. Dale will return to work before his scheduled retirement," Schools spokesman John Torre said. Original: Just more than a month before he is set to retire, Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent Jack Dale has been hospitalized after a medical emergency. Fairfax County School Board Chairman Ilryong Moon said Dale had a medical emergency late Tuesday afternoon. He is in stable condition at a local hospital, Moon wrote. Deputy Superintendent Richard Moniuszko will step in to manage superintendent duties, Moon said. "On behalf of the entire FCPS community, our thoughts and prayers are with Dr. Dale and his family and we look forward to his return," Moon wrote. Schools spokesman John Torre said no …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Superintendent Jack Dale's proposed $2.5 billion budget for FY 2014 doesn't adequately compensate educators compared to neighboring jurisdictions, leaders say.
As he presented his $2.5 billion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2014 on Thursday, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Dale threw up a "red flag" about the county's ability to pay teachers compared to other neighboring jurisdictions, which could hurt its ability to attract and retain educators, he said. Dale's proposed budget is $62.7 million larger than last year's budget but relies heavily on a proposed 5.5 percent increase ($92.4 million) in funding from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors — for a total transfer of $1.77 billion — as a revenue source. Compensation — including an extra 293 positions to accommodate student growth and the costs of benefits and a state-mandated Virginia Retirement System shift — makes up …
Monday, July 16, 2012
Because of school board action on VRS shift, new teachers will earn less than those hired in 2009; administrators say lower scale is necessary to prevent inequity across the system
Leaders of Fairfax County teachers unions say new teachers hired at the lowest pay step this school year will be earning $1,129 less than their counterparts in 2009 as part of pay scale adjustments expected to take effect next month. The adjustments were a response to Fairfax County School Board action on new state legislation requiring public school employees who participate in the Virginia Retirement System to pay a 5 percent employee contribution, which school systems currently pay. To offset the increased contribution, the legislation requires school systems to in turn pay a 5 percent salary increase to employees. School systems have the choice of implementing the change all at once or over the course of five years, but all new …
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Local educators say more cooperation and collaboration needed in Virginia to prepare for changing job market.
This is the second 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, Board of Supervisors, School Board Team Up, was published Monday. __________ Providing a skilled work force for the next decade is going to require collaboration between public school systems, community colleges and four-year universities, according to local educators. Dana Kauffman, director of College Government Affairs at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), said local communities need to grow their own front-line work force. He addressed the joint retreat of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and School Board Saturday. A 2011 study conducted by Dr. Stephen …
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Supervisor John Cook, Del. Ken Plum against reducing school department that serves 40,000 residents
While the Fairfax County Public Schools' proposed $2.4 billion budget touts faculty expansion and teacher compensation, it leaves out its plan to cut the staff of the county's adult and community education program, then forcing them to reapply for half as many positions. Last week, Adult and Community Education (ACE) staff received notice that 50 percent of their jobs will be eliminated. Only a hint of reorganization is mentioned in the proposed budget. A reorganization chart is expected to be released Thursday, several employees of the department told Patch. FCPS Superintendent Jack Dale presented the proposed budget to the school board Jan. 12. "In an effort to provide the most valuable instructional model and manage the increasing …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Members will vote on restoration of five honors courses
The Fairfax County School Board will consider a motion to restore five previously eliminated honors courses at tonight's meeting. Board member Dan Storck (Mount Vernon) will introduce a motion that would call for English Honors 11, World History Honors 2, U.S./VA History, English 12 and U.S. Government to be included in the 2012-13 course catalogs for in-person instruction. English Honors 11 and World History Honors 2 are currently offered online. After a nearly two-hour work session Monday about honors courses, the Fairfax County School Board decided to consider a motion to restore five previously eliminated courses. "To put this off for another year when for 15 months the community has been asking this school system to be responsive, to…
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Superintendent proposes nearly 9 percent budget increase to $2.4 billion
Fairfax County School Board members and teachers are praising teacher raises, hires and other plans to address the system’s rising enrollment in Superintendent Jack Dale’s proposed $2.4 billion budget — but some officials say his request for an increase of 8.4 percent in county funds, which dictates much of the plan, is unrealistic. "Boy, 8 percent sounds like quite a jump," Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova said Friday. "We need to be sensitive to the affordability of taxes to our residents. … An 8 percent increase seems like a stretch." Steve Greenburg, president of the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers, acknowledged Dale's proposal was facing a tough fight. "I don't think it does any good to be anything but …
Friday, January 13, 2012
Fairfax County is the 11th largest school district in the country.
1. Budget totals $2.4 billion, an increase of 9 percent, or $202.3 million, from the FY 2012 Approved Budget. 2. Proposed budget includes 721.3 new positions, most of which are being added because the student population is projected to be 181,608 in FY 2013. 3. A 2 percent market-scale adjustment for all employees, along with a step increase for eligible employees. 4. A pay raise for 1,300 custodians the only group of school employes not paid at market level. 5. This year’s plan returns some programs lost in the past few years, including longer teacher contracts, the expansion of foreign language programs and a small-scale version of summer school. Superintendent Jack Dale presented the budget to the school board Thursday night. Next step…
Thursday, October 20, 2011
President of Fairfax County teachers union says bad climate intimidates and bullies teachers, discourages feedback
A teachers' union representing thousands of Fairfax County Public School teachers says its members are afraid to offer input or speak out about classroom or curriculum changes. But intimidation and bullying of teachers at certain schools from FCPS administrators are not new issues, the union says. Stephen Greenburg, president of the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers, said the climate in schools across the county has been deteriorating for a decade, and despite several attempts to create an ongoing dialogue about the issue, it hasn't improved. "Many teachers in this system are afraid to speak out for fear of retribution. Whether their fears are founded in reality or simply perceived, the fact they feel that way is not healthy," …
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Parents urge schools to change start times, but an official said results were skewed by ability to cast several votes.
A Fairfax County Public Schools official warned that an online district survey —which showed broad support for later high school starting times —should not be considered a ringing endorsement for changing the bell schedule for the county’s 25 regular high schools. Paul Regnier, schools spokesman, said insufficient security controls in the online survey, launched this summer by Superintendent Jack Dale, would make it easy for those supporting later times to vote repeatedly, skewing the results. Each voter was allowed to cast 10 ballots, according to controls on the Web site. The online discussion continues to be dominated by the school bell schedules, with 2,600 votes (in at least three separate threads) in favor of starting school later …
Karma
3:34 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
I find it ironic he wants to cut the Teachers proposed Pay and than has an Aortic Aneurysm. KARMA! http://washingtonexaminer.com/fairfax-county-schools-superintendent-dale-hospitalized/article/2529160 more ›