Any point in filling out the Federal Impact Aid Survey?

[Anonymous]

The only thing you are doing by encouraging people not to fill out these forms is increasing your own taxes. It costs the same to educate all the kids regardless of if the federal government reimburses us for it or not. So either the rest of us pay more, or our kids get less if this money is not awarded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope.

Not as long as they are involved in this frivolous, wasteful lawsuit.

LOL, trying to spite your own kids? This is literally for the schools to get money.

[Anonymous]

Stopped filling it out when FCPS had this scandal related to “privilege bingo” and being from a military family was considered a privilege. Anyone who works with the military knows that it’s not a cake walk. Some military families can barely afford groceries.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/privilege-bingo-in-fairfax-co-class-meets-controversy-after-it-includes-being-a-military-kid/2942443/?amp=1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Please fill them out. The school district gets money for all children of active duty them trying military and federal government workers. It’s free money. It is not impacted by the shut down. It’s important please fill them out.

Except FCPS does not direct that money to the schools with military connected atudents as intended.

It goes into the general fund, away from the military connected students.

FCPS is wasting money on political lawsuits and unnecessary rezoning/consultants right now. That is where their priorities lie, not with students.

If the impact aide money went directly into the classrooms, or proportionally to the schools with military connected students, that would be one thing. But why would anyone fill out the form when the money is just going to go to things completely unrelated to military connected kids or the students at large?

General fund money goes to all the schools. General fund money funds those schools where the military and fed students are attending. You sound like the crazy people who don't pay taxes because some of it is spent on things you don't personally use.

This money does not go where it is intended to go.

It is intended to go to the school system that is funding resources for all these extra military kids without getting tax money to support them. Military are exempt from things like the car tax while deployed here. It is not special money earmarked for only the military kids. It is meant to offset the extra expenses being incurred that are already not being supported.

+1. Military kids cost the system money- their families don’t pay as many taxes as the non-military families and the Feds are supposed to help pay for them. Fill out the form.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Please fill them out. The school district gets money for all children of active duty them trying military and federal government workers. It’s free money. It is not impacted by the shut down. It’s important please fill them out.

Except FCPS does not direct that money to the schools with military connected atudents as intended.

It goes into the general fund, away from the military connected students.

FCPS is wasting money on political lawsuits and unnecessary rezoning/consultants right now. That is where their priorities lie, not with students.

If the impact aide money went directly into the classrooms, or proportionally to the schools with military connected students, that would be one thing. But why would anyone fill out the form when the money is just going to go to things completely unrelated to military connected kids or the students at large?

General fund money goes to all the schools. General fund money funds those schools where the military and fed students are attending. You sound like the crazy people who don't pay taxes because some of it is spent on things you don't personally use.

This money does not go where it is intended to go.

It is intended to go to the school system that is funding resources for all these extra military kids without getting tax money to support them. Military are exempt from things like the car tax while deployed here. It is not special money earmarked for only the military kids. It is meant to offset the extra expenses being incurred that are already not being supported.

Most military families living here actually ARE domiciled in Virginia, meaning they DO pay car tax, pay VA income tax, and the other normal taxes.

Military are never are exempt from real estate taxes, which are the main source of FCPS funding.

The minority of military families domiciled elsewhere often have a domicile in a state (e.g., Texas, Alaska) without an income tax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve had our HS not respond simple emails - like a parking pass question to the security office. I’ll fill out their forms when they can respond to my emails. It’s ridiculous.

Bingo! My son's high school principal doesn't respond to emails to meet after he initiated the conversation. FCPS has much trash working in power positions.

[Anonymous]

It's hard for me to understand why this form has become so political. Previous posters have made good points about why everyone should complete the form, but it's hard to convince those who have drank the MAGA kool-aid.

Also, it's not to make up for lost revenue from personal property or income tax. Here's a description:

Impact Aid is a Federal education program that reimburses school districts for the lost revenue and additional costs associated with the presence of nontaxable Federal property. Because most public school districts are funded largely through local taxes and fees, and because Federal land is exempt from taxation, as are many of the businesses and facilities located on that land, districts containing Federal property are at a financial disadvantage in funding their schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's one of the few ways parents can get back at FCPS by hitting them in the pocket.

By hitting them in the pocket, you’re just reducing the amount of resources made available to your own student. So by getting back at FCPS you’re hurting your own student.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stopped filling it out when FCPS had this scandal related to “privilege bingo” and being from a military family was considered a privilege. Anyone who works with the military knows that it’s not a cake walk. Some military families can barely afford groceries.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/privilege-bingo-in-fairfax-co-class-meets-controversy-after-it-includes-being-a-military-kid/2942443/?amp=1

By filling out this form, you are not taking away money from military employees.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stopped filling it out when FCPS had this scandal related to “privilege bingo” and being from a military family was considered a privilege. Anyone who works with the military knows that it’s not a cake walk. Some military families can barely afford groceries.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/privilege-bingo-in-fairfax-co-class-meets-controversy-after-it-includes-being-a-military-kid/2942443/?amp=1

By filling out this form, you are not taking away money from military employees.

Understood. I don’t support federal money based on military service going to the FCPS buffoons to teach stupid lessons on privilege that insult our military families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's one of the few ways parents can get back at FCPS by hitting them in the pocket.

What on God’s earth would you want to hurt your kid’s own school district or take away resources. That’s just insane and petty and spiteful. You can disagree with policies and priorities but at the end of the day all the kids benefit from add’l funding and resources.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's hard for me to understand why this form has become so political. Previous posters have made good points about why everyone should complete the form, but it's hard to convince those who have drank the MAGA kool-aid.

Also, it's not to make up for lost revenue from personal property or income tax. Here's a description:

Impact Aid is a Federal education program that reimburses school districts for the lost revenue and additional costs associated with the presence of nontaxable Federal property. Because most public school districts are funded largely through local taxes and fees, and because Federal land is exempt from taxation, as are many of the businesses and facilities located on that land, districts containing Federal property are at a financial disadvantage in funding their schools.

Additionally, it helps to fund those students who live in base housing which generates no local property tax. FCPS runs and Belvoir Elementary and Belvoir-based students attend several MS and HS in the county.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's one of the few ways parents can get back at FCPS by hitting them in the pocket.

By hitting them in the pocket, you’re just reducing the amount of resources made available to your own student. So by getting back at FCPS you’re hurting your own student.

Let’s rephrase the question..how is filling out this form going to help my student? Maybe you can convince me. Give specifics on how it will help HS students.

From where I sit I’m not sure how I am going to hurt my students. FCPS going to cut course offerings - check they’ve already done that (no Latin at our FCPS high school now, Multivariable is no longer a DE class). FCPS is going to ask me to fund “extras” - check they’ve already done that ($400 state conference bill is sitting on my desk right now) and at least I can control how those are funds are spent. I spend a lot of money on outside tutors so that my kids are well educated and prepared for life.

I can only hope that lack of federal funding will cause FCPS to really look at what they are spending their money on and get back to the basics.

They need to get out of the social engineering business and focus on educating kids. I don’t need the endless FCPS lawyer bills, independent investigations, surveys, studies, etc. And who do they hire for these surveys? They are always slanted and not objective at all.

[Anonymous]

“Teaching a lesson” to the school district by taking funds away from students (aka your own child/ren) is nuts. You are an actual idiot if this seems logical.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's one of the few ways parents can get back at FCPS by hitting them in the pocket.

By hitting them in the pocket, you’re just reducing the amount of resources made available to your own student. So by getting back at FCPS you’re hurting your own student.

Let’s rephrase the question..how is filling out this form going to help my student? Maybe you can convince me. Give specifics on how it will help HS students.

From where I sit I’m not sure how I am going to hurt my students. FCPS going to cut course offerings - check they’ve already done that (no Latin at our FCPS high school now, Multivariable is no longer a DE class). FCPS is going to ask me to fund “extras” - check they’ve already done that ($400 state conference bill is sitting on my desk right now) and at least I can control how those are funds are spent. I spend a lot of money on outside tutors so that my kids are well educated and prepared for life.

I can only hope that lack of federal funding will cause FCPS to really look at what they are spending their money on and get back to the basics.

They need to get out of the social engineering business and focus on educating kids. I don’t need the endless FCPS lawyer bills, independent investigations, surveys, studies, etc. And who do they hire for these surveys? They are always slanted and not objective at all.

“Getting back to the basics” and “wahhh, they cut Latin” in the same post is amazing.