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Jane K. "Janie" Strauss (Incumbent)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: County School Board Member, Dranesville District
- Occupation: Representative, Dranesville, Fairfax County School Board; former teacher.
- Web site: http://www.janiestrauss.com
- E-mail address: jkstrauss@cox.net
Education
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BA, history, political science,George Washington University; MAT, Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
Offices and positions held
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Board chair, Country Day School; international chair, CAPPIES high school theater program; member, McLean Project for the Arts; member, Fairfax County Library Foundation; member, Healthy Families Fairfax; former member, Fairfax Families Care; past vice president and education committee chair, McLean Citizens Association; past president, Fairfax County Council of PTAs; past president, Franklin Sherman PTA.
On the Issues
What is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction?
Maintaining high student achievement and continuing to close gaps in spite of tight revenues and a student population growing in numbers and needs. Emphasizing high-level analytical problem-solving skills and abolishing the stifling over use of fact-based standardized bubble tests. Making better use of powerful, online, 24/7 learning to maximize valuable in-class time with teachers, while connecting students to the exploding body of world knowledge. Teaching children how to evaluate and use these vast resources to solve problems. Providing all children a rigorous education in science, math, technology, engineering, the arts, languages, social studies, literature, writing and physical education.
Why should voters elect you?
I have helped increase student achievement, close gaps, secure a 3.5 percent raise for staff, implement full-day kindergarten and cut office costs to retain teachers
