2020-09-15 TJ Admissions “Merit Lottery” Plan Presented

FCPS presented the “TJ Merit Lottery” admissions proposal on Sept 15.

Among other changes, the proposal would eliminate the admissions test and replace it with a “merit lottery”. Here is a quick comparison slide from the FCPS presentation.

Please take a few minutes to read this proposal and if you have thoughts about it, please let the policy makers (listed below) know.

Please also let them know if you and your children have had positive or negative experiences at TJ. Listening to the school board members speak, it seems they have received only overwhelmingly negative comments about TJ from past students. Please add your voice and let them know about your TJ experience.

Video of the school board work session where the proposal was discussed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3FS9TY0lcg

Here are all of the School Board & Superintendent & Governor’s Office email addresses in one place that you can copy/paste into your email app:

Ralph.Northam@governor.virginia.gov,Atif.Qarni@governor.virginia.gov,district35@senate.virginia.gov,DelKKory@house.virginia.gov,kakeysgamarr@fcps.edu,aomeish@fcps.edu,rsizemorehei@fcps.edu,Megan.McLaughlin@fcps.edu,Elaine.Tholen@fcps.edu,mkmeren@fcps.edu,tdkaufax@fcps.edu, rjanderson@fcps.edu,klcorbettsan@fcps.edu,kvfrisch@fcps.edu,lhcohen@fcps.edu,sgpekarsky@fcps.edu,suptbrabrand@fcps.edu,tjcomments@fcps.edu,mail@tjptsa.org

FCPS Board Emails

Contact information for representatives 

Determine your representatives here: https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/