Bailey's Elementary School

Bailey's Elementary School

Established 1952
School Type Public elementary school
Principal Julie K. Easa
Location Falls Church
Homepage [1]

Bailey's Elementary School is a public elementary and magnet school in Falls Church.

The school originally opened in 1952, replacing the former school of the same name, which was built in 1920.[1]

For years, the school had dealt with the problem of being overcrowded, and plans to relieve the problem either fizzled or never gained traction.[2][3]

Finally, school administrators settled on a scheme to acquire a five-story office building at 6245 Leesburg Pike, about 1½ miles from the main school.[4] The 96,000 square foot building, constructed in 1987, had sat mostly vacant since the offices Fairfax County Health and Human Services Department had moved out the previous August.[4]

On December 6, 2013, school board approved buying the building by a 9-3 vote, and two weeks later, on December 20, announced their purchase of the building for $9.37 million.[3][5]

Following an extensive refurbishment, the new building opened as the Bailey's Upper Elementary School for children in grades 3-5. The original Bailey's Elementary now serves only children in grades K-2.

References

  1. ↑ "Parents Call School Unsafe; More than 100 Pupils Absent." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 3. Feb 19 1946. ProQuest. Web. 6 Aug. 2016.
  2. ↑ Shapiro, T. Rees. "Fairfax Schools Official Dean Tistadt Retires with One Regret." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2013. Web. 06 Aug. 2016.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shapiro, T. Rees. "In Fairfax, School Board Buys Office Building to Convert into Five-story Elementary School." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2013. Web. 06 Aug. 2016.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shapiro, T. Rees. "To Ease Crowding, Fairfax Looks to Buy Office Building for School." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 18 July 2013. Web. 06 Aug. 2016.
  5. ↑ Shapiro, T. Rees. "Fairfax School Board Votes to Acquire Building for New Urban School in Falls Church." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2013. Web. 06 Aug. 2016.

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