I have received several requests for media contacts. In addition to contacting your state, county (prior post), and FCPS (prior post) representatives, I would also encourage a letter campaign to both to state and local representatives, as well as local media outlets to illuminate this issue. Let them know how YOU are impacted by the broad strokes of the FCPS Southwest Boundary Study.
Send an email to your elected officials. Let them know what you think of the FCPS boundary study, how it has been handled, and how your neighborhood will be affected!
Delegate Jim LeMunyon
703-264-1432 jim@lemunyon.comCongressman Frank Wolf
241 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-5136
Michael Frey
Fairfax County Supervisor, Sully District
703-814-7100
Kathy Smith
FCPS Board Member, Sully District
571-423-1085
Tell the media what you think! Media contacts borrowed from SaveCliftonElementary.org and from other gathered research:
Julia O’Donoghue
The Connection Newspapers
Reporter
7913 WESTPARK DRIVE
McLEAN, VA 22102
(703)-917-6433
MARY KIMM
The Connection Newspapers
PUBLISHER, EDITOR
(703) 917-6416
Hank Silverberg
WTOP RADIO
Sun Gazette
Scott McCaffrey, Editor
Phone: 703-738-2532
Barbara F. Hollingsworth
Local Opinion Editor
The Washington Examiner
(202) 459-4945
1015 15TH STREET N.W. SUITE 500
WASHINGTON DC 20005
William Flook
Reporter
(202) 459-4965 (W)
(410) 703-5602 (C)
The Washington Examiner
1015 15TH sTREET N.W. SUITE 500
WASHINGTON DC 20005
WJLA News Channel 8
Lauren McCay
Producer
(703) 236-9555 News Room
(703) 236-9275 Direct
Writer feedback form to contact Kevin Sieff, who seems to write a lot about Virginia schools:
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/articles/kevin+sieff/
WaPo education twitter account: @PostSchools
News tip email for WAMU: news@wamu.org
WAMU on twitter: @wamu885news
"Submit a Tip" form for TBD.com (comments must be less than 800 characters):
http://my.tbd.com/submit-tip/
From Shauna (co-owner on this blog): I sent the following comments as a "tip" to TBD.com and to WaPo staffer Kevin Sieff:
Fairfax County Public Schools Board has dropped a bombshell on the parents of the southwestern region in the form of a "boundary study". Parents and schools were informed 22Oct2010 that up to 26 schools could have boundaries redrawn, and "community dialogue meetings" were held last night and will be held tonight at Colin Powell, Fairview and Willow Springs Elementary Schools. See these websites:
The public was NOT told that the boundary lines would be redrawn until last week. Please cover this story and attend one of the meetings tonight - parents across the county need to be made aware of the drastic changes proposed by the school board!
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