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Insidenova.com: “Manassas City Public Schools have settled on a design for the new Jennie Dean Elementary School, with plans to break ground at the start of 2025.”

“On Tuesday, School Board Chair Suzanne Seaberg announced that the division had selected Arlington-based RRMM Architects for the project. The company will use a prototype design used for Hardy Elementary School in Smithfield.”


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During a Manassas City Council meeting on Monday, March 27, we learned Councilman Tom Osina pulled his proposal to fund the city schools categorically.

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The Manassas School Board will meet on Tuesday, March 14, to discuss the replacement of Jennie Dean Elementary School.

The school replacement has been a point of contention between the city council, which raised taxes to fund a new school several years ago only to find construction has yet to begin.


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The Manassas City School Board is asking the city council to allow it to spend nearly $11 million on the largest office building in Manassas.

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Elected officials in Manassas had it out last night over efforts to build a replacement for Dean Elementary School and the school board’s request to buy the largest office building in the city.

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Manassas School officials will hear from the public about a $78 million capital improvement plan that includes a new elementary school, relocating the division’s central office, and upgrading to multiple school buildings.

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Manassas needs a new Jennie Dean Elementary School; City Council and School Board at odds on funding it

MANASSAS — Jennie Dean Elementary School is 82 years old and not getting any younger.


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Sanford Williams is seeking another term on the Manassas City School Board. 

He currently serves as Chairman of the Board, and this election cycle he’s put the focus on the division’s push to build a new Jennie Dean Elementary School.