PSA: Fairfax County Proposed Budget CANCELS Middle School After School Programs

[Anonymous]

Those parents didn't care that a study was just done a few years prior that gave fewer years for buses to arrive early, they didn't care about middle school after school busses coming back after five, and they didn't care about elementary times changing to later. I have no idea who started that group but they were very ill informed and sadly brought a lot of others with them. They showed up at every school board meeting acting like this was the most important thing in the world and had no care for the repercussions on other activities and years within the school system. At least when the high school parents did it, they were much more informed and proposed changes that would be acceptable to all.

[Anonymous]

Turning this back around ONCE AGAIN to focus on the proposed elimination of MSAS. If you would like to talk about MS start times, start or find another thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure this gave them the idea that parents would prefer later start times to the more expensive after school programs. Middle school is the only years with after-school bases. I have no idea why those parents of middle schoolers fighting for later start times kept thinking they were being ripped off compared to other grades when in fact it's the most funded after school program of all 13 years.

What? High school also has late buses.

[Anonymous]

My DS relied on late buses to come home after the Science Olympiad study meetings every Wednesday and Thursday this year. This sucks that this opportunity won't be available any more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure this gave them the idea that parents would prefer later start times to the more expensive after school programs. Middle school is the only years with after-school bases. I have no idea why those parents of middle schoolers fighting for later start times kept thinking they were being ripped off compared to other grades when in fact it's the most funded after school program of all 13 years.

What? High school also has late buses.

Ours doesnt

[Anonymous]

Is this what is proposed being cut, the NCS MSAS because FCPS clubs serve same purpose? https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighborhood-community-services/afterschool-programs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this what is proposed being cut, the NCS MSAS because FCPS clubs serve same purpose? https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighborhood-community-services/afterschool-programs

NCS provides almost $4M to the middle school after school program. It's one of those partnerships where the program is technically an FCPS program, MSAS specialists are FCPS staff, but the funding comes from the county. NCS is eliminating their portion of the funding. What this means is that if FCPS doesn't take on the responsibility of being the sole funder, the program would go away and all 26 specialists would lose their jobs.

FCPS clubs at the middle school level, are part of the MSAS program. Funding for those come from that $4M. The exception being cross-country and track.

[Anonymous]

Have no school board members out out email or statement on what the budget cuts actually mean? It seems enough would have reached out that someone would have said, yes, this does mean that all but sports are cut or no, everyone on DCUM is reading this wrong. It’s in their best interest at this point to clarify”, but I haven’t seen anything. Have you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this what is proposed being cut, the NCS MSAS because FCPS clubs serve same purpose? https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighborhood-community-services/afterschool-programs

NCS provides almost $4M to the middle school after school program. It's one of those partnerships where the program is technically an FCPS program, MSAS specialists are FCPS staff, but the funding comes from the county. NCS is eliminating their portion of the funding. What this means is that if FCPS doesn't take on the responsibility of being the sole funder, the program would go away and all 26 specialists would lose their jobs.

FCPS clubs at the middle school level, are part of the MSAS program. Funding for those come from that $4M. The exception being cross-country and track.

Why is NCS eliminating funding?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this what is proposed being cut, the NCS MSAS because FCPS clubs serve same purpose? https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighborhood-community-services/afterschool-programs

NCS provides almost $4M to the middle school after school program. It's one of those partnerships where the program is technically an FCPS program, MSAS specialists are FCPS staff, but the funding comes from the county. NCS is eliminating their portion of the funding. What this means is that if FCPS doesn't take on the responsibility of being the sole funder, the program would go away and all 26 specialists would lose their jobs.

FCPS clubs at the middle school level, are part of the MSAS program. Funding for those come from that $4M. The exception being cross-country and track.

Why is NCS eliminating funding?

Each county agency was asked to cut 10% from their budgets. I imagine this cut was part of satisfying that requirement AND it was to something that NCS didn't have direct ownership over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this what is proposed being cut, the NCS MSAS because FCPS clubs serve same purpose? https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighborhood-community-services/afterschool-programs

There are no fcps clubs. All fcps provides after school at middle schools is running (which appeals to a very small percentage of studenrs).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have no school board members out out email or statement on what the budget cuts actually mean? It seems enough would have reached out that someone would have said, yes, this does mean that all but sports are cut or no, everyone on DCUM is reading this wrong. It’s in their best interest at this point to clarify”, but I haven’t seen anything. Have you?

They were just as surprised about it as everyone else. But yes, it's odd no one has mentioned it all. They are scheduled to talk to the BOS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Turning this back around ONCE AGAIN to focus on the proposed elimination of MSAS. If you would like to talk about MS start times, start or find another thread.

It's weird that people want so badly for these two issues to have nothing to do with each other when they are so clearly related.

If middle school is going to start late and end late, then losing MSAS just isn't as big a deal as it would be if the times remain the same.

RIGHT NOW there is not a plan to change middle school start times next year, however these programs would be reduced next year, so no they are not related. Please go back to the other thread. I created a separate thread for a reason. I will continue to report your posts since they are unrelated.

I'm really not trying to anger you here, it just seems like, if the programs are cut for next year that will help the School Board justify a change in start times. I understand they are different issues, but there is overlap in how this will effect people down the road, and it's a disingenuous to say they're not related.

Please go back to the middle school start times thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this what is proposed being cut, the NCS MSAS because FCPS clubs serve same purpose? https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighborhood-community-services/afterschool-programs

There are no fcps clubs. All fcps provides after school at middle schools is running (which appeals to a very small percentage of studenrs).

Please go back and read this thread. We have explained it several times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS relied on late buses to come home after the Science Olympiad study meetings every Wednesday and Thursday this year. This sucks that this opportunity won't be available any more.

Late buses are still in the FCPS budget