BOARD MATTER

August 2, 2004

Mr. Chairman: The Fairfax County Public School Board is interested in continued discussions with the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to review opportunities of improved collaboration between Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) and Fairfax County Government (FCG). Specifically, the school board is interested in reviewing the current and future financial and procurement systems used by FCPS and FCG.

To begin this process, FCPS recommends that the respective boards hold a joint Technology Work Session in September 2004. This initial joint work session would include a presentation on the current state of financial and procurement systems. FCPS and FCG staff would jointly present the current systems, capabilities, and agreements between the two organizations. FCPS requests that FCG staff also provide information to the boards on the Booze|Allen|Hamilton study completed in 2002 for Fairfax County.

After meeting with the FCPS IT Committee Chairman, Brad Center, I have coordinated with staff to hold a joint BOS/School Board IT Committee meeting on September 20 at 10 am. I hope that all Board members will join us in this inaugural effort to better coordinate both IT Committees. I move that the Office of Public Affairs distribute a press release about this joint meeting and also the partnership to be formed.

--> Note: The Joint IT Committee meeting has been postponed until after a joint Board meeting with the School Board.

More information on the Board of Supervisors' IT Committee can be found here.