APS budget is unacceptable

[Anonymous]

Are you disagreeing with the premise that FCPS has higher class sizes and higher pay?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you disagreeing with the premise that FCPS has higher class sizes and higher pay?

Higher pay, yes. Class size? I’m going to disagree with you there.

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/FCPS-SecondaryClassSize-2022-2023.pdf

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And FCPS still funds TJ and offers more advanced instruction at elementary and middle school level. Amazing. You know how they do it? Larger class sizes! APS can’t have it all.

I’m good with the current gifted/advanced offerings for ES and MS. I definitely prioritize having smaller class sizes over adding more advanced options.

- Parent of two gifted kids

Higher class sizes are the way to pay teachers more in APS. That’s why FCPS can pay more.

Or push Youngkin and the CB to properly fund our (underfunded) schools.

Why was Youngkin trying to cut K-12 education? The GA salvaged some of the money but we still have a net loss.

[Anonymous]

Is there a similar chart for elementary?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you disagreeing with the premise that FCPS has higher class sizes and higher pay?

Higher pay, yes. Class size? I’m going to disagree with you there.

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/FCPS-SecondaryClassSize-2022-2023.pdf

I know so many APS teachers who would kill for those class size numbers!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And FCPS still funds TJ and offers more advanced instruction at elementary and middle school level. Amazing. You know how they do it? Larger class sizes! APS can’t have it all.

I’m good with the current gifted/advanced offerings for ES and MS. I definitely prioritize having smaller class sizes over adding more advanced options.

- Parent of two gifted kids

Higher class sizes are the way to pay teachers more in APS. That’s why FCPS can pay more.

Or push Youngkin and the CB to properly fund our (underfunded) schools.

Why was Youngkin trying to cut K-12 education? The GA salvaged some of the money but we still have a net loss.

I thought roughly 50% of the County budget went to APS despite the fact that only something like 19% of residents have children?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you disagreeing with the premise that FCPS has higher class sizes and higher pay?

Higher pay, yes. Class size? I’m going to disagree with you there.

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/FCPS-SecondaryClassSize-2022-2023.pdf

I know so many APS teachers who would kill for those class size numbers!

Those are average class sizes. Both school districts have very large classes and very small classes. According to WABE guide, APS's averages are lower.

[Anonymous]

The hard truth is if we stopped building affordable housing for migrants, class size would go down and we would have more resources for teachers and other expenditures

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And FCPS still funds TJ and offers more advanced instruction at elementary and middle school level. Amazing. You know how they do it? Larger class sizes! APS can’t have it all.

I’m good with the current gifted/advanced offerings for ES and MS. I definitely prioritize having smaller class sizes over adding more advanced options.

- Parent of two gifted kids

Higher class sizes are the way to pay teachers more in APS. That’s why FCPS can pay more.

Or push Youngkin and the CB to properly fund our (underfunded) schools.

Why was Youngkin trying to cut K-12 education? The GA salvaged some of the money but we still have a net loss.

I thought roughly 50% of the County budget went to APS despite the fact that only something like 19% of residents have children?

It does. The crazies here want 100% of the budget to schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The hard truth is if we stopped building affordable housing for migrants, class size would go down and we would have more resources for teachers and other expenditures

We actually need more affordable/subsidized housing for seniors per ARLnow at the moment. Migrant families need housing too, but seniors lack any reasonably affordable options right now in Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The hard truth is if we stopped building affordable housing for migrants, class size would go down and we would have more resources for teachers and other expenditures

Everyone needs to be aware of just how right wing many of the commenters on this board are

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And FCPS still funds TJ and offers more advanced instruction at elementary and middle school level. Amazing. You know how they do it? Larger class sizes! APS can’t have it all.

I’m good with the current gifted/advanced offerings for ES and MS. I definitely prioritize having smaller class sizes over adding more advanced options.

- Parent of two gifted kids

Higher class sizes are the way to pay teachers more in APS. That’s why FCPS can pay more.

Or push Youngkin and the CB to properly fund our (underfunded) schools.

Why was Youngkin trying to cut K-12 education? The GA salvaged some of the money but we still have a net loss.

I thought roughly 50% of the County budget went to APS despite the fact that only something like 19% of residents have children?

That doesn’t affect the true cost of a quality k-12 public school system. We all benefit from an educated population. Well, except the Rs. They benefit from ignorance.

APS is underfunded. Youngkin cut the budget but the GA were able to gain some back. The CB needs to step up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The hard truth is if we stopped building affordable housing for migrants, class size would go down and we would have more resources for teachers and other expenditures

Everyone needs to be aware of just how right wing many of the commenters on this board are

+1

They probably aren’t even from Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The hard truth is if we stopped building affordable housing for migrants, class size would go down and we would have more resources for teachers and other expenditures

Everyone needs to be aware of just how right wing many of the commenters on this board are

NP. If not building affordable housing for illegal immigrants so that class sizes go down and teachers have more resources in considered right wing, than I have no problem with you considering me as such, and yes, I do live in Arlington. However, I do not see lots of affordable housing being built in Arlington. In fact, what I've seen over the years is it being torn down and replaced with largely unaffordable housing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And FCPS still funds TJ and offers more advanced instruction at elementary and middle school level. Amazing. You know how they do it? Larger class sizes! APS can’t have it all.

I’m good with the current gifted/advanced offerings for ES and MS. I definitely prioritize having smaller class sizes over adding more advanced options.

- Parent of two gifted kids

Higher class sizes are the way to pay teachers more in APS. That’s why FCPS can pay more.

Or push Youngkin and the CB to properly fund our (underfunded) schools.

Why was Youngkin trying to cut K-12 education? The GA salvaged some of the money but we still have a net loss.

I thought roughly 50% of the County budget went to APS despite the fact that only something like 19% of residents have children?

That doesn’t affect the true cost of a quality k-12 public school system. We all benefit from an educated population. Well, except the Rs. They benefit from ignorance.

APS is underfunded. Youngkin cut the budget but the GA were able to gain some back. The CB needs to step up.

When I see words like "true cost of a quality k-12 public school system" and a rejection of the concept that 50% of the county budget isn't enough, it makes me think such posters will never be satisfied.

APS is in the position that it's currently in because of bloat at the top, way too many administrative positions, expenditures on ridiculously expensive and unnecessary projects like ipads for early elementary school students and fancy architecture like the building HB is housed in rather than more teachers to reduce class size and better teacher salaries.