When Jordan Short started working with Fairfax County Public Schools in 2021, he noticed Armstrong Elementary School was in the queue to be renovated.

Short grew up near and attended the Reston, Virginia, school, but at that point, the project was in the design phase. He wasn’t assigned to the project, because at the time, he was a construction manager. That meant he focused on any of the other projects that were in construction.

But now, with construction ongoing, Short has been overseeing the renovation of the familiar campus. And because two of his sons are current students there, they are among the kids who could expect to benefit.

“It’s been a really full circle moment,” Short said. “I’ve probably said that a million times now, but it’s the only best way to say it. You get to come

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