Fairfax County Special Education PTA (SEPTA) is a 501(c)3 advocating for special education students in Fairfax County Public Schools, their families, and the staff who work with them. We are a part of the Fairfax County Council PTA and are members of Virginia PTA and National PTA. PTA encourages all community members to be informed about candidates for election and their views on various public education topics, including special education.
We believe that the Fairfax County School Board is one of the most important and influential government bodies affecting the success of the students and staff for whom we advocate. It is critical that our membership and others in the community are educated about the issues that concern our students and staff and the positions that all candidates take on those issues.
SEPTA is a non-partisan organization. We show no preference in the dissemination of our survey and in the publication of any responses received. Thus, all candidates were sent this questionnaire on the same date, all responses were due on the same date and all responses were shared publicly at the same time. All responses are published verbatim, as received. Each respondent’s submissions are published via individual links to each candidate. Candidates who did not provide a response are noted below.
Responses from the candidates are listed by Magisterial District. All Fairfax County residents will be voting for a total of 4 school board candidates- a magisterial district candidate, and 3 At-Large candidates. If you are unsure as to who your magisterial district representative is, please visit this website (click here) and input your address to find out.
At-Large Candidates | Braddock District Candidates | Dranesville District Candidates | Hunter Mill District Candidates | Franconia District Candidates | Mason District Candidates | Mount Vernon District Candidates |
Providence District Candidates | Springfield District Candidates |
Sully District Candidates
At Large Candidates
At Large Candidates
Cassandra Aucoin
Maureen Brody
Saundra Davis
Peter Gabor – did not submit
Ahmed Mahdi Hussein
Kyle McDaniel
Ryan McElveen
Ilryong Moon
Linda Ann Pellegrino – did not submit
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Braddock District Candidates
Priscilla DeStefano – did not submit
Rachna Sizemore Heizer
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Dranesville District Candidates
Paul Bartkowski – did not submit
Robyn Lady
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Franconia District Candidates
Kevin Pinkney – did not submit
Marcia St. John-Cunning
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Hunter Mill District Candidates
Harry Randall Jackson – did not submit
Melanie Meren
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Mason School District Candidates
Ricardy J Anderson
Kristin Froemling Ball
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Mount Vernon District Candidates
Mateo Dunne – did not submit
Stori Zimmerman
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Providence District Candidates
Karl Frisch
Anthony Arthur Sabio – did not submit
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Springfield District Candidates
Sandra Buck Anderson
Peter Bixby-Eberhardt – did not submit
Debra Ann Tisler
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Sully District Candidates
Seema Dixit
Cynthia Lang Walsh
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Fairfax County Special Education PTA 