We just updated our Events Calendar for the 2024-25 School Year with our September 25th Road Trip to Richmond, some great opportunities with education partners around the state, and (of course!) lots and lots of upcoming school board meetings.
Road Trip to Richmond on September 25th
If you haven't heard, our August 28th Road Trip to Richmond made waves with the Virginia Department of Education, but not enough for the Virginia Board of Education to reject their disruptive accountability measures that will harm Virginia's school school children's opportunities and possibly even economic opportunities in the state.
To make your voice heard, you can:
Sign up to speak on at the VBOE meeting on Sept 25th,
Submit online input to the VDOE by Sept 24th, and/or
Parents Not Politics Tour: School Board Conversations
Consider attending upcoming school board community discussion events sponsored by Red Wine and Blue, a wonderful education partner from September 23-October 6.. This "Parents Not Politics" tour is also cohosted by We The People, Virginia Education Association, and 4 Public Education.
Join the candid and critical conversations between school board members and candidates, parents, and students about the ongoing threat of extremism on local school boards and how these efforts to push a radical, far-right agenda harms our children and undermines public education.
There will be four events held around Virginia (check our events calendar to sign up):
Virginia Beach on September 23, 2024 from 6-7:30 pm at the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Radford on September 30, 2024 from 6:30-7:30 pm at the Radford Public Library, 30 W Main St, Radford, VA 24141
Petersburg on October 2, 2024 from 4-5:30 pm at the Petersburg Public Library, 201 WASHINGTON St, Petersburg, VA 23803
Arlington on October 6, 2024 from 2-4 pm at the Columbia Pike Public Library (Drew Room), 816 S Walter Reed Dr, Arlington, VA 22204
Be sure to check out the 4 Public Education 2025 Arlington Election Questionnaire before you vote in Arlington, Virginia! Click below.
LGBTQ+ History Month Rally
FCPS Pride is hosting an October 10th rally at 6 pm before the Fairfax County School Board Pride Proclamation at the 7pm meeting. Come to listen to advocates and elected officials speak their truth, and stand together with the LGBTQ+ community and allies to celebrate queer change-makers and champion inclusive history.
There is no doubt that we are at a turning point in LGBTQIA+ History. We want to ensure that students who enter our schools in the future will learn about how our community met the current crisis.
Learn more about the October 10th rally here.
Fairfax School Board Meetings
We just added nearly all of the Fairfax County School Board meetings to our calendar. Consider attending these meetings so that you can offer public input or listen to policy and plans that may affect your school community.
Click on any of the school board events 2-5 days before the meeting date to sign up to provide public input.
If you cannot attend, but want to watch, the meetings are simultaneously televised on FCPS Channel 99 and later posted on the FCPS Youtube channel.
Check out the full Fairfax County School Board meeting calendar here to find out about other meetings you may want to attend.
It is strongly recommended that you sign up for alerts from FCPS, your school, and/or your school board so that you can keep up to date on community events, news, and opportunities to make change for the future. Click here at the "News You Choose" to sign up so that you can stay informed and involved.
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