Fairfax High School
3501 Rebel Run
Fairfax, VA 22030
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fcps.edu/FairfaxHS
City of Fairfax Schools
The City of Fairfax City Schools are committed to increasing the academic achievement of all its students, strengthening the climate in which student learning takes place and expanding professional learning communities to enhance student and faculty learning.
About the City of Fairfax School Board
Before the City of Fairfax became an independent city, it was a town in Fairfax County and the schools were part of the Fairfax County (FCPS) system. When the town moved to city status in 1961, state law required that a local school board be organized to govern the schools.
A School Services Agreement was entered into with FCPS to continue to manage and operate the schools; the City School Board and Superintendent oversee this Agreement and are responsible for the management of the school buildings owned by the City. Key Elements of the Schools Services Agreement can be found here: City-County Connection.
Today, the City of Fairfax School Board consists of five elected officials who help guide the City Schools in legislative and other school business. Pictured here they include (from left): Chairman Janice Miller, Vice Chairman Jon Buttram, Toby Sorensen, Julie Knight, and Elisa Lueck. Each year, a senior from Fairfax High is chosen to be the Student Representative. This year that is Jonathan Earley.
The School Board holds two meetings each month, a Work Session and a Regular Meeting. The public is invited to attend both and a list of meetings can be found at www.fairfaxva.gov/school/school.asp.
Additionally, the City Schools has its own Superintendent. Ann Monday has held the job since 2007. Her duties are listed along with her bio.
Superintendent Ann Monday
Educational leader and City of Fairfax resident Ann Monday became Superintendent of the City Schools on July 1, 2007. She retired on June 30 as the Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services for Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), a district she has worked in since 1973 when she became a teacher at Kilmer Intermediate School in Vienna. She then served as chairperson of the English department at Chantilly High School from 1976-1980, when she became an administrative aide at Marshall High and subsequently a subschool principal at Lake Braddock High School.
School Board Chairman Janice Miller
Janice Miller is serving her seventh term as an elected member of the City of Fairfax School Board. She was first appointed to the School Board in 1977 and she served a total of 14 years as an appointed member. During her 26- year tenure on the board she’s been an active leader both as the board’s chairman and vice chair. She also provided leadership to both School Bond Committees that supported additions and renovations to our four city school facilities.
School Board Vice Chairman Jon Buttram
Jon Buttram is serving his third term on the School Board. He has been active in a number of city and community organizations, holding office with the Park and Recreation Advisory Board and the Southeast Fairfax Citizens Association (SEFCA), as well as serving on the Elementary School Consolidation Task Force and two Southeast Fairfax Traffic Calming Task Forces. He also has served with the ad hoc committee for the disposition of Green Acres, whose purpose was to seek an appropriate community-oriented disposition for the former Green Acres Elementary School.
School Board Member Julie Knight
Julie Knight is serving her third term on the City of Fairfax School Board. She is a member of the Virginia School Boards Association and serves as a representative to the Washington Area Boards of Education. She is a former member of the City School Board Advisory Group and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Knight has been active with a number of community organizations, including PTA at Daniels Run, Providence and Mosby Woods elementary schools, Fairfax Community Coalition, the Fairfax Faith Communities in Action Youth Task Force and the Fairfax County 4-H Youth Program. She is the co-leader of the Fairfax City 4-H Community Club and active in the Vienna Presbyterian Church.
School Board Member Elisa Lueck
Elisa Lueck is serving her first term on the School Board. Lueck serves as vice president of activities for the Mosby Woods Community Association and has been involved in the PTAs of both Providence and Mosby Woods elementary schools. She is currently employed by the Fairfax County government. She also has served as program adminstrator of Youth Crime Watch of Dade County, Fla., a non-profit, student-led crime prevention program in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
School Board Member Toby Sorensen
Toby Sorensen is serving her first term as a Fairfax City School Board member. She has represented the city on the county superintendent’s Business and Community Advisory Council for three years. She is a past PTA president of Fairfax High, Lanier Middle, and Layton Hall (now Daniels Run) Elementary schools. She has served as the Country Club Hills Civic Association treasurer and newsletter editor and is currently a block captain. She was also co-chair of the City School Board Facilities Planning Committee, a member of the Fairfax Community Coalition, and, for a number of years, a Girl Scout Cookie chair.
School Board Student Representative Jonathan Earley
The City of Fairfax School Board’s new student representative from Fairfax High is Jonathan Earley. The senior is active in the band program as a percussionist, being a part of the marching band, winter drumline, and percussion ensemble.
Outside of school, Jonathan is an Eagle Scout from Troop 1887 at American Legion Post 177 in Fairfax, and is an active member in youth activities at his church. He served as a Page for the Virginia House of Delegates in 2005. Some of his hobbies include making videos, photography, and politics.