Superintendent's Boundary Review Advisory Committee
Each committee member’s unique perspective and insight are invaluable to FCPS' comprehensive boundary review process.
The Superintendent’s Boundary Review Advisory Committee is a critical component of FCPS’ comprehensive boundary review. Each committee member’s unique perspective and insight are invaluable as we work together to ensure this process is transparent, includes significant community participation and feedback, and always keeps students at the center of every decision.
By reviewing boundaries, the committee seeks to:
- Ensure equitable access to programs and facilities.
- Balance available capacity to make the best use of our school facilities.
- Establish consistent “attendance zones (school boundaries)” by addressing isolated attendance areas (islands) and reducing split feeder patterns.
- Minimize travel time for students.
The Superintendent's Boundary Review Advisory Committee will help develop potential boundary scenarios and make recommendations to the superintendent. The superintendent will consider the committee’s recommendations and present them to the Fairfax County School Board. The board will review final recommendations and approve any boundary adjustments.
Committee Members
The Superintendent's Boundary Review Advisory Committee includes two parents/caregivers or community members from each of FCPS’ 24 high school pyramids, school-based and division administrators, teachers, operational staff, and other community representatives. Parents/caregivers and community members on the committee were selected by assigning a number to applicants who confirmed their ability to attend meetings in person through January 2026. Numbers were chosen via a random number generator.
Each member has signed a limited non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in order to participate on the committee. We are dedicated to ensuring that no potentially personally identifiable information will be shared outside the committee.
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Committee Meetings
The Superintendent’s Boundary Review Advisory Committee will meet every two weeks, then transition to a monthly schedule. Key takeaways from each meeting will be shared with the community the next working day following a committee meeting.
The committee’s first meeting was held on Friday, December 6, at Gatehouse Administration Center.
Key Takeaways
- Welcome and introductions
- Identified possible data sources
- Timeline
- No implementation will be made before start of Fall 2026
- Concerns shared about survey timeline
- Working norms agreed upon
- Determining social media norms moving forward
- Committee roles and responsibilities
- This committee will vet the boundary scenarios
- Committees gather data, provide input and make recommendations
- Committee has a commitment that the community will see the scenarios reviewed
Materials Shared with the Committee:
- Article
- Agenda PDF HTML
- Slides
- Strategic Plan
- Sharing Our Success
- Policy 8130.8
- Elementary School Boundaries by Region SY 2024-25
- Middle School Boundaries by Region SY 2024-25
- High School Boundaries by Region SY 2024-25
- Elementary School Boundaries with Middle School Boundaries SY 2024-25
- Elementary School Boundaries with High School Boundaries SY 2024-25
- Middle School Boundaries with High School Boundaries SY 2024-25
- Elementary School Advanced Academic Program Center Boundaries and Local Level IV Academic Programs SY 2024-25
- Middle School Advanced Academic Program Center Boundaries by Elementary School SY 2024-25
- Middle School Advanced Academic Program Center Boundaries by Middle School SY 2024-25
- Magisterial Districts and Regions SY 2024-25
- Norms PDF HTML
Next Steps
At the next Superintendent's Boundary Review Advisory Committee meeting, members will further review the Boundary Review Policy 8130 and the review process.