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Bailey's Elementary is a public school located in Bailey's Crossroads, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The school was founded in 1952. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). The school is by far the most culturally, economically, linguistically diverse elementary school in FCPS and is a Title I School. Bailey's is the first magnet school in Fairfax County and offers Spanish immersion instruction in Math and Sciences. Bailey's ES Representative on the FCPS School Board is Sandra Evans. Bailey's Elementary is considered of particular note as it was specially selected in 1997 by President Clinton's One America Initiative Advisory Board on Race (consisting of John Hope Franklin, Linda Chavez-Thompson, Suzan D. Johnson Cook, Thomas Kean, Angela E. Oh, Robert J. Thomas, and William Winter) as a model for educational excellence in diverse communities, as a commissioned case study, "Bailey's Elementary: Educational Strategies for Making Diversity an Asset〔(Educational Strategies for Making Diversity an Asset )〕〔(Race Forum in Fairfax Finally Hits a Nerve By Peter Baker Washington Post, December 18, 1997 )〕 that identified the school as ''"An educational, social and cultural haven for students from all backgrounds"''. And President Clinton’s One America Initiative on Race Report "AMERICA IN THE 21ST CENTURY: FORGING A NEW FUTURE Report"〔(AMERICA IN THE 21ST CENTURY: FORGING A NEW FUTURE Report )〕 quotes Linda Chavez-Thompson, who was appointed by President Clinton to serve on the Advisory Board on Race when she visited Bailey's Elementary in December 1997
Bailey's is located in Culmore area and many children from the Culmore area attend Bailey's. == Magnet program == The magnet program was established in 1991 〔(Education Empire: The Evolution of an Excellent Suburban School System By Daniel Linden Duke,SUNY Press, 2005 )〕 after Bailey's PTA, under the leadership of then PTA President Richard Kurin, threatened to sue the school board 〔"A magnet program intended to bolster Bailey's Elementary School in Fairfax County VA, almost eliminated in a round of budget cutting by the School Board, was revived after parents invoked an obscure law requiring the board to vote again."〕 to redraw the school boundaries to bring academic, language, and cultural diversity to a school with a high percentage (87% in 1991) of non-native English speakers 〔Fairfax School Targeted For Magnet Program; Aim Is to Lure English-Speaking Students, The Washington Post, DeNeen L. Brown Oct 23, 1991〕 and.〔The Magnet Program was created amidst much controversy. Richard Kurin, the PTA President at the time was quoted "It took a lot of courage to integrate southern schools. How much courage can it take for parents next door to send their children to Bailey's?"〕 In order to attract students outside of Bailey's neighborhood, the school has consistently distinguished itself from other area schools by offering innovative educational programs and experiences, most notably through its focus on the arts, science, and technology. The result has been the consistent, nationwide recognition of Bailey's excellence in education, and the creation of a multicultural (50+ nationalities) school community that cuts across economic levels and includes students from all parts of the county. In 1997 President Clinton's One America Initiative (whose Executive Director was Judith A. Winston) Advisory Board on Race commissioned a Case Study "Bailey's Elementary: Educational Strategies to Make Diversity an Asset"〔 and called the school ''"an educational, social and cultural haven for students from all backgrounds"'', quoted by Journalist Peter Baker (author) 〔http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/race/fairfax.htm)〕 and others. Coincidentally, Michael C. Rubenstein, co-author of the study with Clarenda M. Phillips and Jessica K. Wodatch, attended Bailey's in the 1970s when it had very different demographics. Under the 2010 FCPS Budget Cuts, the Magnet transportation buses that bring out-of-boundary students to Bailey's was to be eliminated to save approximately $100,000.〔Turning Back the Clock? Fairfax Magnet School, a Model of Diversity, Could Lose Its Bus Service By Michael Alison Chandler, The Washington Post, April 24, 2009〕 The community and the PTA protested that this would lead to a loss of magnet families which in turn will erode the cultural, economic, linguistic diversity that has been lauded as a model for the nation. In April 2009, the FCPS school board decided to keep the magnet transportation. Most students get free or reduced lunch. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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