See what makes us Proud at Pulley!

10 Reasons Pulley Center Stands Out

Pulley Career Center is an inclusive, collaborative community of educators, young adults with varying abilities, families, and community members committed to providing opportunities that prepare all students to successfully transition from school to adult life. 

Students Access the Community

Pulley Career Center partners with various Community Businesses to provide vocational and independent living skills instruction. Students also participate in Community-Based Instruction on top of their Community Work Experiences.

Pulley Participate in Team and Social Extracurriculars

Pulley Career Center students can participate in Special Olympics Basketball after school.  The team starts practicing mid-October, and games typically start in January.  Pulley started participating in Special Olympics Track and Field in Spring 2024. Pulley Career Center students can participate in the West Potomac High School chapter of Best Buddies.

Pulley Staff Cares

Heather Frei, Alejandra Navarrete & Michael Symanski were recognized by FCPS Cares in Sept. 2024 for their work to help a former student AFTER she had graduated in her efforts to secure work. “Pulley Career center was a blessing to our daughter throughout her time there and continues to be a blessing after she has gone. The entire staff at Pulley deserve to be recognized for the caring support of our most vulnerable young adults.”

Pulley Creates Community and Belonging

Pulley Career Center hosts 3 community dances where current and alumni students and families are invited to participate!! Pulley Career Center provides support to families around planning for when they transition from FCPS.  Students and families are provided information on Adult Service Providers (CSB, DARS) throughout their time at Pulley, and other information.

Pulley Career Center is a Unique Experience 

The Pulley Career Center is one of two Fairfax County Public Schools centers designed to serve students with disabilities aged 18-22 years who require instruction through a modified curriculum focused on life and career skills.

Pulley Visits the Community, the Community Visits Pulley

Pulley Career Center’s primary mode of instruction is through Community Work Experiences where students are at their community site the full school day. In 4 of our classrooms, we bring the community to us!!  These are the Building and Trades, Culinary, Greenhouse, and Brew-Tea-Ful Cafe teams. For these teams, Pulley Center houses unique classroom spaces: Professional Kitchen for the Culinary Program; Kitchenette for the Brew-Tea-Ful Cafe Program; Auto Shop in the Building and Trades Program classroom; Fully Functioning Greenhouse to support the Greenhouse Team’s learning.

Brew-Tea-Ful Cafe in the West Potomac News

Pulley Career Center's Brew-Tea-Ful Cafe was featured in the West Potomac High School "The Wire" for their service to the West Potomac and Pulley Community.

Pulley Alumni Success

100% of students from the Transitioning class of 2024 have been placed with an Adult Service Program.

Community Partners

The school partners with employers like Marriott hotels, Greenspring Village Retirement Community, local recreation centers, elementary schools and retail shops to place students in internships where they will acquire skills that can be used in future employment.

Living the Vision of Earl L. Pulley

Founded during the 1984-85 school year as the South County Vocational Center, our facility was renamed in honor of Earl L. Pulley in 1989. It is through his examples of exemplary character, leadership, and commitment to excellence that Mr. Pulley’s memory lives on in our students and in our school.