New Budget Recommendations -- eliminate AAP busing and centers
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Anonymous
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See the link http://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/A44NCN576C4D/$file/FY%202017%20Budget%20Task%20Force%20Recommendations.pdf
Seems like they are saying they want to eliminate busing if there is a local level 4 AND they want to put local level 4s in all elem. schools? I don't get it. |
Anonymous
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Good.
There should not be bussing. Parents should be responsible for transportation just like they are for Immersion programs. |
Anonymous
| They also propose eliminating middle school IB. I hope they follow through. |
Anonymous
| On page 35, I see add level IV to all elementary school and eliminate transportation to centers if level iv is offered at the base. I do not see eliminate centers. |
Anonymous
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If you are adding level 4 to all elementary schools
And you are eliminating busing to centers when there is a local level 4, then aren't you eliminating all AAP busing to all centers? So, what is the point of having centers? why would you say you are eliminating busing to center "IF there is a local level 4" since according to the other term, all ESs will have local level 4. Why the "if" -- it seems as though there would be few centers if there is no busing at all. |
Anonymous
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All elementaries do not have enough students to support a local level IV.
Having seen the jostling over advance math placement in our very good non center elementary, I will say that this idea sounds like huge headaches for principals everywhere. The no bussing idea is a good one though. |
Anonymous
you can get to centers by car. |
Anonymous
It's also going to involve some redistricting, maybe some major redistricting in some areas. |
Anonymous
| Bring on redistricting. Some boundaries really don't make sense. |
Anonymous
| This can't happen soon enough. It's ridiculous to pay for busing. Make parents stay at their base or drive their kids. |
Anonymous
| Without busing, I doubt our center would exist....and many of the feeder schools, maybe all, have b/t 5 and 45 kids total going to the center. How's that going to work? |
Anonymous
They are offering two proposed ideas - one $50M scenario. Another $75M scenario. So that is why you see eliminate busing if there is a local level 4 AND put local level 4s in all elem. schools. They are in two different budget scenarios. |
Anonymous
No...they are both in the 50 and the 75 scenarios. |
Anonymous
No, both proposals are listed in the $50m and $75m scenarios. I'm not really sure what to make of the Recommendation paper either. But since it's just a suggestion, at this, point, anyway... |
Anonymous
| Reducing late buses by one day a week is misleading. DC 's HS went to one late bus per week this year already. So it would eliminate late buses. |