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Robert R. ‘Bud’ Spillane, former Fairfax school superintendent, dies

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Full-day Mondays for Fairfax. School schedules, safety and wellness policies. Robert R. ‘Bud’ Spillane, former Fairfax school superintendent, dies. July 23, 2015. By Virginia Fitz Shea. I was sorry to read the sad news in the. R ‘Bud’ Spillane, former Fairfax school superintendent, died July 18. Spillane was an outstanding leader. Karen Garza, the current superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools, posted this tribute:. Filed Under: Monday early dismissal. Enter your email address:. League of Women ...

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Monday early dismissal

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Full-day Mondays for Fairfax. School schedules, safety and wellness policies. Hooray for Karen Garza and Full-Day Mondays. July 2, 2016. By Virginia Fitz Shea. I’m glad to see that the Fairfax County School Board voted to extend Superintendent Karen Garza’s contract for another four-year term. However, I was disappointed that the. Report on Garza neglected to mention the most important change implemented during her tenure: elimination of Monday early dismissals. Filed Under: Monday early dismissal. The p...

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lunch

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Full-day Mondays for Fairfax. School schedules, safety and wellness policies. Senate bill would give schools more flexibility on school meal requirements. January 19, 2016. By Virginia Fitz Shea. NBC News reports that a bipartisan Senate agreement would give schools more flexibility on school lunch and breakfast rules. Easing requirements on whole grains and delaying an upcoming deadline to cut sodium levels. The School Nutrition Association posted an analysis of the proposed legislation. The non-profit ...

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North Carolina school nutrition chief cites problems with new federal rules

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Full-day Mondays for Fairfax. School schedules, safety and wellness policies. North Carolina school nutrition chief cites problems with new federal rules. June 24, 2015. By Virginia Fitz Shea. Today, during a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, Dr. Lynn Harvey, the incoming Vice President of the School Nutrition Association (SNA), testified. I believe that the new regulations were rushed to implementation without taking into consideration the imp...

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Virginia Fitz Shea

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Full-day Mondays for Fairfax. School schedules, safety and wellness policies. Some D.C. schools start today. August 8, 2016. By Virginia Fitz Shea. For thousands of D.C. students, school starts early with new, year-round schedule. Reports that 10 D.C. public schools will start a new, year-round academic calendar today. Filed Under: school year. Montgomery County elementary school teachers have comparatively more planning time. July 28, 2016. By Virginia Fitz Shea. Reports that Tom Israel, director of the...

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school start times

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Full-day Mondays for Fairfax. School schedules, safety and wellness policies. Top high school has a late start time. April 22, 2016. By Virginia Fitz Shea. Can the best high school in the country thank its 9:15 am start time for its success? For the fifth year in a row, the School for the Talented and Gifted in Dallas has been ranked the top high school in the nation by. US News and World Report. On academic performance: school start times. Filed Under: school start times. January 10, 2016. In the Washin...

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Government should change overly restrictive limits on fat content in school meals

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Full-day Mondays for Fairfax. School schedules, safety and wellness policies. Government should change overly restrictive limits on fat content in school meals. July 15, 2015. By Virginia Fitz Shea. Why Is the Federal Government Afraid of Fat? This provocative question is posed in an excellent op-ed in the. Astoundingly, the National School Lunch Program bans whole milk, but allows sugar-sweetened skim milk, Mozaffarian and Ludwig complain. Never miss a single post. Subscribe for free to our blog! Key po...

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Remembering fresh baked bread in the school cafeteria

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Full-day Mondays for Fairfax. School schedules, safety and wellness policies. Remembering fresh baked bread in the school cafeteria. May 29, 2015. By Virginia Fitz Shea. 8220;Penny McConnell remembers making pounds upon pounds of pizza dough as a food services manager at West Springfield High School in the 1970s,” The. How menus are changing in Fairfax school cafeterias. Filed Under: block scheduling. It is important to keep track of the hours in the school day and the school year. No Child Left Behind.

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school breakfast

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Full-day Mondays for Fairfax. School schedules, safety and wellness policies. Breakfast in classroom increases participation. April 7, 2016. By Virginia Fitz Shea. This year Frederick Douglass Elementary School allows students to pick up their breakfast in the cafeteria and bring it to the classroom. Compared to last year, the number of students eating breakfast at this school in Loudoun has doubled, from 60 to 130. Children now eat their. Filed Under: school breakfast. January 19, 2016. The non-profit S...