FCPS Boundary Review Updates

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Shill” again? Bingo!

Please get a thesaurus.

She also needs a hobby. I would love to know how many posts this “shill” overuser has made on the boundary threads. I also bet she is a senior citizen who doesn’t even have kids in the schools.

Not that poster, but it's strange that you're not at all concerned that Karl Frisch has no kids at all. Why is that?

He was elected to his position by his constituents (not me) so he has earned his position and vote. The seniors in Great Falls are only concerned about their property values.

It’s funny how much you are stereotyping seniors. It’s almost like all your claims of bias and discrimination are a tell for your own thoughts.

Were all of the community meeting participants who were overwhelmingly against boundary changes old too?

Yep, time to sit down, shill. You frankly just aren’t very good at this. But to be fair, you don’t have compelling arguments because there aren’t any to be had.

No one wants boundary changes, everyone who went to the community meetings saw that.

False. People have said they approve of the boundary review and have given reasons. But you dismiss them as school board shills and continue to reiterate your gross generalizations that no wants them, that people want “changes for thee, but not for me…” It’s troubling. Please find another hobby.

Tell us you haven’t looked at any of the notes from the community feedback sessions without telling us.

Overwhelming opposition in our county to boundary changes. Overwhelming.

Those of us who are supportive of the review didn’t go to the meetings. I’m happy to let the process play out and see what the recommendations are. You have made a sweeping assessment based on a small sample of the most agitated members of the community.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I read these boundary posts and release just how selfish and ugly people are not to
mention disingenuous.

Admit that it's about not sending your kids to certain low performing schools while maintaining your property values. Just be up front about this so we can all have a real and candid discussion. Let's not pussyfoot around what is driving this resistance.

First admit that you don’t view your neighbors’ kids as human beings and instead view them as cogs in an equity machine. Then admit that there really is no urgent or compelling reason to redistrict kids. Then admit that the school board members aren’t going to move their own kids. Then admit that the community, as shown from the notes of the community meetings don’t want these changes. Then admit that you wouldn’t want your own kids moved. Then admit this will cause UMC families to flee Fairfax county. Then admit that vouchers are much more likely with these boundary changes. Then admit that this will exacerbate the housing crisis with UMC families renting relatively affordable homes in their desired school districts. Then admit that many of your comrades are selfishly pushing boundary changes to profit from an increase in their own property values. Then admit these changes won’t help any current students at these schools.

Then admit that you are a clown. Let’s not pussyfoot around.

The only clowns are racists like you. If UMC want to flee, let them go. Bye. Try to get admission into the already crowded and highly selective privates around here. There aren't many so good luck! Hopefully their DC doesn't have a special need because most privates are notoriously bad at dealing with that. I for one am fine with my kids going to any FCPS school because I parent my kids well enough to know that they will succeed wherever they are. If you're insecure about your kids then I guess you have to go find the exact perfect situation for them to be mediocre. So sad for you. The reason to redistrict is there but you want to act like an ass instead of paying attention. School are overcrowded with kids in trailers, kids are having to take long bus rides in certain cases to get to their base school, and that money and time save could go elsewhere. AND yes it is about positive peer pressure for underperforming schools to level up but also to high achieving kids to get out for their bubbles and learn to live in diversity and empathy. Lessons that a lot of parents on these stupid sites could learn. Most people in this current environment aren't going to be able to own or rent two houses to get their kids to their preferred school and that's okay because their kids will be fine. They aren't going to sell in this market and be able to buy new with these interest rate. That's just facts. The few who can should just go because they won't do much but being morale down for everyone. The greatest predictor for your kid's success isn't the FCPS school they go to it's YOU and your involvement in their learning, your engagement with whatever school they are in, your attitude towards change, and teaching that change is inevitable but also a learning opportunity. Raise kids with grit and not in a bubble of your choosing. My neighborhood will likely get moved. I also bought for the schools because I wanted my kid to have the stability of being with the same kids. But if we are redistricted my kids will be fine because I raised them to be fine and to succeed in any environment they're placed. Sorry you didn't prepare your kids well enough it's too bad for them.

There you go again with your “racists!” screed. Your post oozes paternalism- that you know what is best for all the children of the realm. It’s really hard to understand why you want these neighbors in your schools when you can’t stand them. Nonetheless, you’re just a one trick pony (“racists! Everyone!”)

You’re a caricature of the extreme left, and your belief that Fairfax families will just lie down and take your equity BS while thanking you shows just how delusional you are.

You’re the reason that the current administration is in the White House. Extreme to the core without an understanding of how the world works.

The unfortunate thing is that you exist in an echo chamber with Sandy Anderson and her SB crew. You (and they) think that you’re doing god’s work, when you are really just driving the school district further down the spiral.

And, just for the record, most of my neighbors pay more for their kids to go to preschool than they would need to pay for rent in their desired school district. I know you don’t want to believe that this will crowd out poorer families who desperately need that housing, but that willful ignorance is on you.

Cool- we had to wait for foreclosures and market drops to happen before we could buy. I’m sorry it is hard.
I still don’t understand why you want my kid moved in the middle of high school to pay for your pain. Please explain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Shill” again? Bingo!

Please get a thesaurus.

She also needs a hobby. I would love to know how many posts this “shill” overuser has made on the boundary threads. I also bet she is a senior citizen who doesn’t even have kids in the schools.

Not that poster, but it's strange that you're not at all concerned that Karl Frisch has no kids at all. Why is that?

He was elected to his position by his constituents (not me) so he has earned his position and vote. The seniors in Great Falls are only concerned about their property values.

It’s funny how much you are stereotyping seniors. It’s almost like all your claims of bias and discrimination are a tell for your own thoughts.

Were all of the community meeting participants who were overwhelmingly against boundary changes old too?

Yep, time to sit down, shill. You frankly just aren’t very good at this. But to be fair, you don’t have compelling arguments because there aren’t any to be had.

No one wants boundary changes, everyone who went to the community meetings saw that.

False. People have said they approve of the boundary review and have given reasons. But you dismiss them as school board shills and continue to reiterate your gross generalizations that no wants them, that people want “changes for thee, but not for me…” It’s troubling. Please find another hobby.

Tell us you haven’t looked at any of the notes from the community feedback sessions without telling us.

Overwhelming opposition in our county to boundary changes. Overwhelming.

You are dating yourself with this tired way of framing a situation. No one (under 60) uses that anymore.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Solution to saving money and making schools more efficient is pretty simple.

Get rid of IB, vast majority don’t want it and FCPS sucks at delivering the program.

Get rid of AAP centers, let’s face it AAP is what general education classes were a decade ago. Group kids in their home schools and offer a viable curriculum.

With everyone at home schools do the math (it is elementary school level math) on if 6-8 middle school works or would require too much to be spent on modifying middle schools.

If you live within two miles of a school walk there, it will help the kids burn off some excess energy and get in shape.

More money for teacher salaries and good curriculum. Most pressing problems solved, you can now all enjoy your weekends.

That is because you haven’t actually seen the budget and have no clue how much it takes to raise salaries. The changes you describe won’t cover it.

Do some research before you start spouting off.

The waste associated with running the nation’s largest bus fleet, overspending on poor curriculums and unwanted programs such as IB is considerable. Will the savings amount to a 7% raise for teachers, no. Go further and cut the administrative bloat at Gatehouse and more more will be available for students and front line teachers.

Could have saved $500K on the money being wasted on the boundary consultant.

Look I get the strategy, rile up the masses with the boundary study and do what ever you want anyway is a strategy that has worked over and over at FCPS.

But the times they are a changing.

AAP buses cost 8 million a year
Ib is negligible because teachers need training regardless.

The raise teachers are looking for is $213 million this year.

This AAP argument is dumb once you see the numbers.

[Anonymous]

False. People have said they approve of the boundary review and have given reasons. But you dismiss them as school board shills and continue to reiterate your gross generalizations that no wants them, that people want “changes for thee, but not for me…” It’s troubling. Please find another hobby.

Far more do not want them. And, the reasons for it have not been sound.

The following applies to high schools:

1. Transportation. I agree we should minimize the transportation costs. However, with the location of the schools it is necessary to bus some kids long distances. For the most part, students do go to the closest school if it is not overcrowded. But, moving some students in a school that is not overcrowded then begs the question: where are they going to find others to fill that school that loses students? Are we just going to shift one group with a long bus ride to another group? A group that may really be more adversely affected by a long commute than the present one?

2. Overcrowded schools. The high schools with the largest populations seem to be functioning well. Don't mess with success. The underserved schools appear to have been affected by AP/IB. Eliminate IB and the pupil placement out of those schools should easily solve the problem with no moves involved.

3. Program equity. See #2


As far as elementary schools, proximity is key, but if the school is dramatically overcrowded, then adjustments appear to be needed. Coates and Parklawn are being addressed in the way they should be--within those communities.

A comprehensive district wide review is ridiculous. Each community and neighborhood within Fairfax is unique and should be addressed as such. School Boards have made questionable decisions in the past which have contributed to some of the problems. They may have made those decisions thinking it was for the best. (See putting IB in underperforming schools.) This current SB is also making questionable decisions which I believe will have negative results.

Their purpose seems to align with concerns about low test scores in some schools. If they spent half the time on considering better programs for those schools, the students might do better. Shifting students does not solve problems. It just hides them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Shill” again? Bingo!

Please get a thesaurus.

She also needs a hobby. I would love to know how many posts this “shill” overuser has made on the boundary threads. I also bet she is a senior citizen who doesn’t even have kids in the schools.

Not that poster, but it's strange that you're not at all concerned that Karl Frisch has no kids at all. Why is that?

He was elected to his position by his constituents (not me) so he has earned his position and vote. The seniors in Great Falls are only concerned about their property values.

It’s funny how much you are stereotyping seniors. It’s almost like all your claims of bias and discrimination are a tell for your own thoughts.

Were all of the community meeting participants who were overwhelmingly against boundary changes old too?

Yep, time to sit down, shill. You frankly just aren’t very good at this. But to be fair, you don’t have compelling arguments because there aren’t any to be had.

No one wants boundary changes, everyone who went to the community meetings saw that.

Speak for yourself. There are very young families like mine that are in the early stages of family planning or already have infants and young toddlers. We wholeheartedly support boundary changes if it means our kids will have a chance to attend from a wider selection of better schools all across the area.

Specifically, I emphasize we are young because have been entirely left behind by the real estate situation. It does not seem fair that many of my generation will not be able to afford the same quality of life those just a few years ahead of us were able to. I hear it at my federal office water cooler talk every time there's a newsworthy housing or interest rate surge - that there's absolutely no way they could afford to buy a house now in the pyramid they bought if they had not bought before the 2020 surge started it all.

So yes, some of us would rather see a normalization occur across the county that lets young families afford good schools without giving up everything. It may be that there are other ways FCPS can achieve that, but boundaries is one part of the toolset.

If I understand correctly, you think you deserve access to “better” schools and should not be required to send your kids to your currently assigned schools because you don’t like their demographics.

Why are you unwilling to put in the work with other younger families to help improve those schools by volunteering? And do you not realize that you’re basically asking for others who could afford the “better” schools to be placed in the same situation you are now apparently trying to escape?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Shill” again? Bingo!

Please get a thesaurus.

She also needs a hobby. I would love to know how many posts this “shill” overuser has made on the boundary threads. I also bet she is a senior citizen who doesn’t even have kids in the schools.

Not that poster, but it's strange that you're not at all concerned that Karl Frisch has no kids at all. Why is that?

He was elected to his position by his constituents (not me) so he has earned his position and vote. The seniors in Great Falls are only concerned about their property values.

It’s funny how much you are stereotyping seniors. It’s almost like all your claims of bias and discrimination are a tell for your own thoughts.

Were all of the community meeting participants who were overwhelmingly against boundary changes old too?

Yep, time to sit down, shill. You frankly just aren’t very good at this. But to be fair, you don’t have compelling arguments because there aren’t any to be had.

No one wants boundary changes, everyone who went to the community meetings saw that.

False. People have said they approve of the boundary review and have given reasons. But you dismiss them as school board shills and continue to reiterate your gross generalizations that no wants them, that people want “changes for thee, but not for me…” It’s troubling. Please find another hobby.

Tell us you haven’t looked at any of the notes from the community feedback sessions without telling us.

Overwhelming opposition in our county to boundary changes. Overwhelming.

Those of us who are supportive of the review didn’t go to the meetings. I’m happy to let the process play out and see what the recommendations are. You have made a sweeping assessment based on a small sample of the most agitated members of the community.

That’s not convincing. The community meetings were open to all and a perfect opportunity for those supportive of boundary changes to express their views in a safe environment surrounded by FCPS officials who themselves want to adjust boundaries.

At the meeting I attended, there were certainly some who supported boundary adjustments, especially to reduce the enrollment at one of the middle schools in the region. But the overwhelming sentiment was that FCPS should not change boundaries absent clearly articulated, objective criteria for doing so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Solution to saving money and making schools more efficient is pretty simple.

Get rid of IB, vast majority don’t want it and FCPS sucks at delivering the program.

Get rid of AAP centers, let’s face it AAP is what general education classes were a decade ago. Group kids in their home schools and offer a viable curriculum.

With everyone at home schools do the math (it is elementary school level math) on if 6-8 middle school works or would require too much to be spent on modifying middle schools.

If you live within two miles of a school walk there, it will help the kids burn off some excess energy and get in shape.

More money for teacher salaries and good curriculum. Most pressing problems solved, you can now all enjoy your weekends.

That is because you haven’t actually seen the budget and have no clue how much it takes to raise salaries. The changes you describe won’t cover it.

Do some research before you start spouting off.

The waste associated with running the nation’s largest bus fleet, overspending on poor curriculums and unwanted programs such as IB is considerable. Will the savings amount to a 7% raise for teachers, no. Go further and cut the administrative bloat at Gatehouse and more more will be available for students and front line teachers.

Could have saved $500K on the money being wasted on the boundary consultant.

Look I get the strategy, rile up the masses with the boundary study and do what ever you want anyway is a strategy that has worked over and over at FCPS.

But the times they are a changing.

AAP buses cost 8 million a year
Ib is negligible because teachers need training regardless.

The raise teachers are looking for is $213 million this year.

This AAP argument is dumb once you see the numbers.

Add other wasteful spending. IB; too many administrators (how many are working on boundary adjustments right now?); too many school based teachers who do not directly work with students; unnecessary meetings for teachers instead of in the classroom. Immersion classes which require hq staff time and additional teachers. Expensive curriculum programs which are unneeded. How much goes to the vendors? How many HQ staff have lunch with those vendors?
I was a teacher. I went to a reading convention where I personally witnessed how those vendors wine and dine people. Think about the technology purchases. Think about where all that money goes.


I have a question: in this collective bargaining--have you checked the PTO that the union leaders are receiving? How many union leaders are getting additional time off?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Shill” again? Bingo!

Please get a thesaurus.

She also needs a hobby. I would love to know how many posts this “shill” overuser has made on the boundary threads. I also bet she is a senior citizen who doesn’t even have kids in the schools.

Not that poster, but it's strange that you're not at all concerned that Karl Frisch has no kids at all. Why is that?

He was elected to his position by his constituents (not me) so he has earned his position and vote. The seniors in Great Falls are only concerned about their property values.

It’s funny how much you are stereotyping seniors. It’s almost like all your claims of bias and discrimination are a tell for your own thoughts.

Were all of the community meeting participants who were overwhelmingly against boundary changes old too?

Yep, time to sit down, shill. You frankly just aren’t very good at this. But to be fair, you don’t have compelling arguments because there aren’t any to be had.

No one wants boundary changes, everyone who went to the community meetings saw that.

False. People have said they approve of the boundary review and have given reasons. But you dismiss them as school board shills and continue to reiterate your gross generalizations that no wants them, that people want “changes for thee, but not for me…” It’s troubling. Please find another hobby.

Tell us you haven’t looked at any of the notes from the community feedback sessions without telling us.

Overwhelming opposition in our county to boundary changes. Overwhelming.

Those of us who are supportive of the review didn’t go to the meetings. I’m happy to let the process play out and see what the recommendations are. You have made a sweeping assessment based on a small sample of the most agitated members of the community.

That’s not convincing. The community meetings were open to all and a perfect opportunity for those supportive of boundary changes to express their views in a safe environment surrounded by FCPS officials who themselves want to adjust boundaries.

At the meeting I attended, there were certainly some who supported boundary adjustments, especially to reduce the enrollment at one of the middle schools in the region. But the overwhelming sentiment was that FCPS should not change boundaries absent clearly articulated, objective criteria for doing so.

+1. She’s just lazy - won’t put in the work to improve her kids’ schools or attend community meetings.

She couldn’t even be bothered to see that THOUSANDS of her neighbors showed up at those meetings to protest the boundary changes.

She’s just a lazy mooch who thinks she deserves more than she’s earned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Shill” again? Bingo!

Please get a thesaurus.

She also needs a hobby. I would love to know how many posts this “shill” overuser has made on the boundary threads. I also bet she is a senior citizen who doesn’t even have kids in the schools.

Not that poster, but it's strange that you're not at all concerned that Karl Frisch has no kids at all. Why is that?

He was elected to his position by his constituents (not me) so he has earned his position and vote. The seniors in Great Falls are only concerned about their property values.

It’s funny how much you are stereotyping seniors. It’s almost like all your claims of bias and discrimination are a tell for your own thoughts.

Were all of the community meeting participants who were overwhelmingly against boundary changes old too?

Yep, time to sit down, shill. You frankly just aren’t very good at this. But to be fair, you don’t have compelling arguments because there aren’t any to be had.

No one wants boundary changes, everyone who went to the community meetings saw that.

False. People have said they approve of the boundary review and have given reasons. But you dismiss them as school board shills and continue to reiterate your gross generalizations that no wants them, that people want “changes for thee, but not for me…” It’s troubling. Please find another hobby.

Tell us you haven’t looked at any of the notes from the community feedback sessions without telling us.

Overwhelming opposition in our county to boundary changes. Overwhelming.

You are dating yourself with this tired way of framing a situation. No one (under 60) uses that anymore.

You seem to think you’re entitled to a lot more than you actually are. I’m not that much older than you, but we were able to afford our house in the school pyramid we desired. Maybe you could go back to school to earn a degree? Or find a bit more challenging work?

There are other options beside just taking from your neighbors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Solution to saving money and making schools more efficient is pretty simple.

Get rid of IB, vast majority don’t want it and FCPS sucks at delivering the program.

Get rid of AAP centers, let’s face it AAP is what general education classes were a decade ago. Group kids in their home schools and offer a viable curriculum.

With everyone at home schools do the math (it is elementary school level math) on if 6-8 middle school works or would require too much to be spent on modifying middle schools.

If you live within two miles of a school walk there, it will help the kids burn off some excess energy and get in shape.

More money for teacher salaries and good curriculum. Most pressing problems solved, you can now all enjoy your weekends.

That is because you haven’t actually seen the budget and have no clue how much it takes to raise salaries. The changes you describe won’t cover it.

Do some research before you start spouting off.

The waste associated with running the nation’s largest bus fleet, overspending on poor curriculums and unwanted programs such as IB is considerable. Will the savings amount to a 7% raise for teachers, no. Go further and cut the administrative bloat at Gatehouse and more more will be available for students and front line teachers.

Could have saved $500K on the money being wasted on the boundary consultant.

Look I get the strategy, rile up the masses with the boundary study and do what ever you want anyway is a strategy that has worked over and over at FCPS.

But the times they are a changing.

AAP buses cost 8 million a year
Ib is negligible because teachers need training regardless.

The raise teachers are looking for is $213 million this year.

This AAP argument is dumb once you see the numbers.

You skipped over the biggest bang for the buck option.

“Go further and cut the administrative bloat at Gatehouse and more more will be available for students and front line teachers. “

Cut Gatehouse by 50% that will give you $114M plus the $8M on AAP buses will give you a 5% raise. So a win-win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Shill” again? Bingo!

Please get a thesaurus.

She also needs a hobby. I would love to know how many posts this “shill” overuser has made on the boundary threads. I also bet she is a senior citizen who doesn’t even have kids in the schools.

Not that poster, but it's strange that you're not at all concerned that Karl Frisch has no kids at all. Why is that?

He was elected to his position by his constituents (not me) so he has earned his position and vote. The seniors in Great Falls are only concerned about their property values.

No. She is just young and chose her house based on the house--she didn't pay attention to the schools. She also doesn't understand that because of the government cutbacks that home prices are likely to fall throughout FCPS. And, she might ask her parents or grandparents what they paid in interest back in the "good old days." (It was far over the current number.)

It’s funny how much you are stereotyping seniors. It’s almost like all your claims of bias and discrimination are a tell for your own thoughts.

Were all of the community meeting participants who were overwhelmingly against boundary changes old too?

Yep, time to sit down, shill. You frankly just aren’t very good at this. But to be fair, you don’t have compelling arguments because there aren’t any to be had.

No one wants boundary changes, everyone who went to the community meetings saw that.

False. People have said they approve of the boundary review and have given reasons. But you dismiss them as school board shills and continue to reiterate your gross generalizations that no wants them, that people want “changes for thee, but not for me…” It’s troubling. Please find another hobby.

Tell us you haven’t looked at any of the notes from the community feedback sessions without telling us.

Overwhelming opposition in our county to boundary changes. Overwhelming.

Those of us who are supportive of the review didn’t go to the meetings. I’m happy to let the process play out and see what the recommendations are. You have made a sweeping assessment based on a small sample of the most agitated members of the community.

That’s not convincing. The community meetings were open to all and a perfect opportunity for those supportive of boundary changes to express their views in a safe environment surrounded by FCPS officials who themselves want to adjust boundaries.

At the meeting I attended, there were certainly some who supported boundary adjustments, especially to reduce the enrollment at one of the middle schools in the region. But the overwhelming sentiment was that FCPS should not change boundaries absent clearly articulated, objective criteria for doing so.

+1. She’s just lazy - won’t put in the work to improve her kids’ schools or attend community meetings.

She couldn’t even be bothered to see that THOUSANDS of her neighbors showed up at those meetings to protest the boundary changes.

She’s just a lazy mooch who thinks she deserves more than she’s earned.

[Anonymous]

“Go further and cut the administrative bloat at Gatehouse and more more will be available for students and front line teachers. “

Cut Gatehouse by 50% that will give you $114M plus the $8M on AAP buses will give you a 5% raise. So a win-win.

This.

Does anyone besides me find it ironic that our Superintendent is making more than $500K when you count benefits and expenses? Yet, she is crying poor to the BOS over the budget?

She is going to spent millions on this boundary adjustment.

How many conferences does she attend on our dime?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Solution to saving money and making schools more efficient is pretty simple.

Get rid of IB, vast majority don’t want it and FCPS sucks at delivering the program.

Get rid of AAP centers, let’s face it AAP is what general education classes were a decade ago. Group kids in their home schools and offer a viable curriculum.

With everyone at home schools do the math (it is elementary school level math) on if 6-8 middle school works or would require too much to be spent on modifying middle schools.

If you live within two miles of a school walk there, it will help the kids burn off some excess energy and get in shape.

More money for teacher salaries and good curriculum. Most pressing problems solved, you can now all enjoy your weekends.

That is because you haven’t actually seen the budget and have no clue how much it takes to raise salaries. The changes you describe won’t cover it.

Do some research before you start spouting off.

The waste associated with running the nation’s largest bus fleet, overspending on poor curriculums and unwanted programs such as IB is considerable. Will the savings amount to a 7% raise for teachers, no. Go further and cut the administrative bloat at Gatehouse and more more will be available for students and front line teachers.

Could have saved $500K on the money being wasted on the boundary consultant.

Look I get the strategy, rile up the masses with the boundary study and do what ever you want anyway is a strategy that has worked over and over at FCPS.

But the times they are a changing.

AAP buses cost 8 million a year
Ib is negligible because teachers need training regardless.

The raise teachers are looking for is $213 million this year.

This AAP argument is dumb once you see the numbers.

Add other wasteful spending. IB; too many administrators (how many are working on boundary adjustments right now?); too many school based teachers who do not directly work with students; unnecessary meetings for teachers instead of in the classroom. Immersion classes which require hq staff time and additional teachers. Expensive curriculum programs which are unneeded. How much goes to the vendors? How many HQ staff have lunch with those vendors?
I was a teacher. I went to a reading convention where I personally witnessed how those vendors wine and dine people. Think about the technology purchases. Think about where all that money goes.


I have a question: in this collective bargaining--have you checked the PTO that the union leaders are receiving? How many union leaders are getting additional time off?

Since this is your argument/logic, you should do the work on that. I am responding to the “kill AAP centers” people. You make can make a better argument by sourcing your ideas and putting numbers to them from the budget, until then you are just throwing out complaints.

[Anonymous]

How big is the School Board's staff? What are their expenses and benefits?