Supporting our Schools

“Our children are our most precious resource. That’s why I have consistently supported dedicating more than fifty-percent of the county budget to funding our schools.”

- Rodney Lusk

One of Rodney’s proudest achievements over his first term in office has been the establishment of an academic program for public service at John Lewis High School in Lee District. Rodney recognizes that the County’s academy system is a unique feature that makes Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) one of the premier school systems in the nation. That is why Rodney has consistently voted to fully fund our school system. Additionally, Rodney has worked creatively and proactively to create pathways to opportunity for FCPS students through the Workforce Innovation and Skills Hub.

Rodney has also taken a proactive role in supporting students who have fallen behind as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s why his office is leading a “Learn to Learn” program that will live within the Workforce Innovation and Skills Hub (WISH) and support students catching up to and exceeding their grade level in academic proficiency.

Additionally, Rodney has partnered with School Board Member Rachna Sizemore Heizer and the Fairfax County Police Department to institute a county-wide program to simulate traffic stops for FCPS students so that they can safely learn how to learn to deal with the anxiety of a traffic stop.

  • Rodney was proud to partner with Lewis Academy Now and members of the Fairfax County School Board to establish a public service program at John Lewis High School. Rodney was proud to be among the first speakers in the programs lecture series, which focuses on fostering and developing public service leaderships skills among our FCPS students.

  • Rodney has been a consistent advocate for FCPS funding, and voted to fully fund the Fairfax County School Boards budget request for FY2023.

  • Rodney has committed that 20% of the programing that takes place within the W.I.S.H. will be dedicated to exposing local residents to new and emerging technologies and helping them understand the jobs that will define our economy into the future. A significant amount of those resources will be dedicated to our students and young people, helping them to envision themselves in employment sectors that they may never have considered otherwise.

  • When Rodney heard for the first time the challenges faced by those in our community with social and developmental challenges who were able to obtain a driver’s license, but were unwilling to actually drive due to the anxiety associated with routine traffic stops, he moved immediately to generate a solution. Working with School Board Member Rachna Sizemore Heizer, Rodney set up a traffic stop simulation program in Lee District with the support of the Fairfax County Police Department to run a traffic stop simulation program that helped both drivers and FCPS officers better understand the sensitivities associated with routine traffic stops involving differently-abled residents.

    The program was so successful that FCPD expanded it to an annual event in all 9 magisterial districts in the county and is now extended to all FCPS students.