How would you cut the budget?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Cut all DEI personnel and programs immediately.

So you mean to cut special education?

Did I say that? You're just making stuff up.

DEI includes more than LGBQ

You're right, it's racist too.

So tired of having to educate you morons about DEI. Define it for me so I can understand what you think it is. Hint: It’s not racist. But I ask you: Why do you hate inclusion? Seriously.

And how much does “DEI” cost the schools?

We have laws that cover the issues that matter. We do not need a special staff. We do have diversity--we don't need anyone teaching us about who is privileged and who is now.
What is the best thing for the minority groups? Education. Period. What is the best thing for majority groups? Education.

We do not need "Pride Days" or "Transgender visibility" days. We just need for kids to treat each other with respect. And, you do not need a special staff for that.

And you think that people treat others with respect automatically?

You think that teachers do not do that without being told? You think that Nardos King is going to make a difference in that?

Teachers don’t know even who that is.

Anyone who has been with the county more than 5-10 years knows exactly who she is. Most of us agree these positions should be cut. The poster who is putting up actual numbers is doing good work. Keep going!

I’ve been with FCPS 32 years and I didn’t recognize her name. My spouse has been with FCPS 18 years and when I just asked her she said “Nope. What region or area she in?” I’d be willing to bet if I asked 10 of my ES colleagues, none would know her name.

She’s the chief equity officer. She used to be a regional assistant superintendent and before that was a hs principal. Can’t remember which - maybe Mount Vernon? She has been failing upwards. She is incredibly unimpressive and produces no work of value. She has tons of staff in her equity office who also do nothing of value.

[Anonymous]

Anyone within 2 miles of their school walks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Cut all DEI personnel and programs immediately.

So you mean to cut special education?

Did I say that? You're just making stuff up.

DEI includes more than LGBQ

You're right, it's racist too.

So tired of having to educate you morons about DEI. Define it for me so I can understand what you think it is. Hint: It’s not racist. But I ask you: Why do you hate inclusion? Seriously.

And how much does “DEI” cost the schools?

We have laws that cover the issues that matter. We do not need a special staff. We do have diversity--we don't need anyone teaching us about who is privileged and who is now.
What is the best thing for the minority groups? Education. Period. What is the best thing for majority groups? Education.

We do not need "Pride Days" or "Transgender visibility" days. We just need for kids to treat each other with respect. And, you do not need a special staff for that.

And you think that people treat others with respect automatically?

You think that teachers do not do that without being told? You think that Nardos King is going to make a difference in that?

Teachers don’t know even who that is.

Anyone who has been with the county more than 5-10 years knows exactly who she is. Most of us agree these positions should be cut. The poster who is putting up actual numbers is doing good work. Keep going!

I’ve been with FCPS 32 years and I didn’t recognize her name. My spouse has been with FCPS 18 years and when I just asked her she said “Nope. What region or area she in?” I’d be willing to bet if I asked 10 of my ES colleagues, none would know her name.

She’s the chief equity officer. She used to be a regional assistant superintendent and before that was a hs principal. Can’t remember which - maybe Mount Vernon? She has been failing upwards. She is incredibly unimpressive and produces no work of value. She has tons of staff in her equity office who also do nothing of value.

She's best known for having taken out an ad in the Mount Vernon HS yearbook when she was principal touting "Body Magic" energy drinks she was selling as a side hustle that would supposedly "Enhance Your Sex Drive."

Just what the kids at Mount Vernon needed...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cut all DEI personnel and programs immediately.

So you mean to cut special education?

Did I say that? You're just making stuff up.

DEI includes more than LGBQ

You're right, it's racist too.

So tired of having to educate you morons about DEI. Define it for me so I can understand what you think it is. Hint: It’s not racist. But I ask you: Why do you hate inclusion? Seriously.

And how much does “DEI” cost the schools?

We have laws that cover the issues that matter. We do not need a special staff. We do have diversity--we don't need anyone teaching us about who is privileged and who is now.
What is the best thing for the minority groups? Education. Period. What is the best thing for majority groups? Education.

We do not need "Pride Days" or "Transgender visibility" days. We just need for kids to treat each other with respect. And, you do not need a special staff for that.

And you think that people treat others with respect automatically?

You think that teachers do not do that without being told? You think that Nardos King is going to make a difference in that?

Teachers don’t know even who that is.

Anyone who has been with the county more than 5-10 years knows exactly who she is. Most of us agree these positions should be cut. The poster who is putting up actual numbers is doing good work. Keep going!

I’ve been with FCPS 32 years and I didn’t recognize her name. My spouse has been with FCPS 18 years and when I just asked her she said “Nope. What region or area she in?” I’d be willing to bet if I asked 10 of my ES colleagues, none would know her name.

She’s the chief equity officer. She used to be a regional assistant superintendent and before that was a hs principal. Can’t remember which - maybe Mount Vernon? She has been failing upwards. She is incredibly unimpressive and produces no work of value. She has tons of staff in her equity office who also do nothing of value.

If I asked colleagues to name our regional assistant superintendent, they wouldn’t be able to name that person either.

[Anonymous]

Administrators and consultants. Total waste and much more expensive than teachers.

[Anonymous]

Quick recap, then there's more.

Recap:

Division Chief:

2019 - $466,000
2025 - $2,795,000

Gifted Talented Resource

2021: $10,000,000
2025: $16,000,000

why the 50-60% increase? kindergarten teacher spending was up only 10% from 39m to 43m

Library materisls and supplies:

2022: 22,000
2025: 2,077,000

Assistant elementary principals:

2021: 21,606,000
2025: 29,995,000

38% increase, almost $8,000,000!

Assistant high school principals:

2021: 14,802,000
2025: 20,068,000

35% increase, $5,266,000!

Meanwhile, the poor general education K teachers:

2021: 39,833,000
2025: 43,747,000

Only a measly 10% increase. Shocker.

And HERE'S MORE -

Textbooks:

2019: 26,459,000
2025: 45,830,000 - after spending a whopping 74,848,000 the year prior FY 2024!!!!

That's a $19,000,000 increase comparing just 2019 to 2025! or 73%.

In two years, they spent over $120 million on textbooks. Why?

Do students use textbooks now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Quick recap, then there's more.

Recap:

Division Chief:

2019 - $466,000
2025 - $2,795,000

Gifted Talented Resource

2021: $10,000,000
2025: $16,000,000

why the 50-60% increase? kindergarten teacher spending was up only 10% from 39m to 43m

Library materisls and supplies:

2022: 22,000
2025: 2,077,000

Assistant elementary principals:

2021: 21,606,000
2025: 29,995,000

38% increase, almost $8,000,000!

Assistant high school principals:

2021: 14,802,000
2025: 20,068,000

35% increase, $5,266,000!

Meanwhile, the poor general education K teachers:

2021: 39,833,000
2025: 43,747,000

Only a measly 10% increase. Shocker.

And HERE'S MORE -

Textbooks:

2019: 26,459,000
2025: 45,830,000 - after spending a whopping 74,848,000 the year prior FY 2024!!!!

That's a $19,000,000 increase comparing just 2019 to 2025! or 73%.

In two years, they spent over $120 million on textbooks. Why?

Do students use textbooks now?

DCUMs do want the textbooks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Quick recap, then there's more.

Recap:

Division Chief:

2019 - $466,000
2025 - $2,795,000

Gifted Talented Resource

2021: $10,000,000
2025: $16,000,000

why the 50-60% increase? kindergarten teacher spending was up only 10% from 39m to 43m

Library materisls and supplies:

2022: 22,000
2025: 2,077,000

Assistant elementary principals:

2021: 21,606,000
2025: 29,995,000

38% increase, almost $8,000,000!

Assistant high school principals:

2021: 14,802,000
2025: 20,068,000

35% increase, $5,266,000!

Meanwhile, the poor general education K teachers:

2021: 39,833,000
2025: 43,747,000

Only a measly 10% increase. Shocker.

And HERE'S MORE -

Textbooks:

2019: 26,459,000
2025: 45,830,000 - after spending a whopping 74,848,000 the year prior FY 2024!!!!

That's a $19,000,000 increase comparing just 2019 to 2025! or 73%.

In two years, they spent over $120 million on textbooks. Why?

Do students use textbooks now?

DCUMs do want the textbooks

We have not seen one textbook in 8 years! Who’s getting these textbooks or is this because they pay exorbitant prices for soft copies which no one sees or uses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Quick recap, then there's more.

Recap:

Division Chief:

2019 - $466,000
2025 - $2,795,000

Gifted Talented Resource

2021: $10,000,000
2025: $16,000,000

why the 50-60% increase? kindergarten teacher spending was up only 10% from 39m to 43m

Library materisls and supplies:

2022: 22,000
2025: 2,077,000

Assistant elementary principals:

2021: 21,606,000
2025: 29,995,000

38% increase, almost $8,000,000!

Assistant high school principals:

2021: 14,802,000
2025: 20,068,000

35% increase, $5,266,000!

Meanwhile, the poor general education K teachers:

2021: 39,833,000
2025: 43,747,000

Only a measly 10% increase. Shocker.

And HERE'S MORE -

Textbooks:

2019: 26,459,000
2025: 45,830,000 - after spending a whopping 74,848,000 the year prior FY 2024!!!!

That's a $19,000,000 increase comparing just 2019 to 2025! or 73%.

In two years, they spent over $120 million on textbooks. Why?

Do students use textbooks now?

DCUMs do want the textbooks

We have not seen one textbook in 8 years! Who’s getting these textbooks or is this because they pay exorbitant prices for soft copies which no one sees or uses.

Check out the xtra benefits given to those who choose the textbooks. Book companies wine and dine.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:+1 million (and I'd add, cut AAP centers. Local Level IV at every school.)

Some schools are over capacity even after shipping out all their AAP kids to a center. They couldn't do Local Level IV if they wanted to.
Others don't have enough AAP kids per grade to fill a classroom so they need the center. It's probably cheaper to run the busses to centers who can take them than to hire more teachers for half empty classes.

You don’t need a whole classroom of AAP kids. Teachers can do extension in class or have an AART do pullout. Just like most other school districts in this country. Research shows that when you mix higher and lower kids together in the same classroom, everyone rises.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:+1 million (and I'd add, cut AAP centers. Local Level IV at every school.)

Some schools are over capacity even after shipping out all their AAP kids to a center. They couldn't do Local Level IV if they wanted to.
Others don't have enough AAP kids per grade to fill a classroom so they need the center. It's probably cheaper to run the busses to centers who can take them than to hire more teachers for half empty classes.

You don’t need a whole classroom of AAP kids. Teachers can do extension in class or have an AART do pullout. Just like most other school districts in this country. Research shows that when you mix higher and lower kids together in the same classroom, everyone rises.

No it doesn’t. It shows lower performers do better but the higher performers do not. In fact they’re often used as teacher helpers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:+1 million (and I'd add, cut AAP centers. Local Level IV at every school.)

Some schools are over capacity even after shipping out all their AAP kids to a center. They couldn't do Local Level IV if they wanted to.
Others don't have enough AAP kids per grade to fill a classroom so they need the center. It's probably cheaper to run the busses to centers who can take them than to hire more teachers for half empty classes.

You don’t need a whole classroom of AAP kids. Teachers can do extension in class or have an AART do pullout. Just like most other school districts in this country. Research shows that when you mix higher and lower kids together in the same classroom, everyone rises.

No it doesn’t. It shows lower performers do better but the higher performers do not. In fact they’re often used as teacher helpers.

And those kids will be fine.

My kid was one of those. High scores and grades. Didn’t do AAP until MS. Was always in the “inclusion” class.

DC is now in all DE/AAP. In at an honors college with half tuition merit (chose that over a top 15 admit that would ha e cost $90k/year). had many choices in between too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+1 million (and I'd add, cut AAP centers. Local Level IV at every school.)

Some schools are over capacity even after shipping out all their AAP kids to a center. They couldn't do Local Level IV if they wanted to.
Others don't have enough AAP kids per grade to fill a classroom so they need the center. It's probably cheaper to run the busses to centers who can take them than to hire more teachers for half empty classes.

You don’t need a whole classroom of AAP kids. Teachers can do extension in class or have an AART do pullout. Just like most other school districts in this country. Research shows that when you mix higher and lower kids together in the same classroom, everyone rises.

No it doesn’t. It shows lower performers do better but the higher performers do not. In fact they’re often used as teacher helpers.

That's right. Put the higher performers in their own class and leave the dumb with the disruptive! Everyone wins.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+1 million (and I'd add, cut AAP centers. Local Level IV at every school.)

Some schools are over capacity even after shipping out all their AAP kids to a center. They couldn't do Local Level IV if they wanted to.
Others don't have enough AAP kids per grade to fill a classroom so they need the center. It's probably cheaper to run the busses to centers who can take them than to hire more teachers for half empty classes.

You don’t need a whole classroom of AAP kids. Teachers can do extension in class or have an AART do pullout. Just like most other school districts in this country. Research shows that when you mix higher and lower kids together in the same classroom, everyone rises.

No it doesn’t. It shows lower performers do better but the higher performers do not. In fact they’re often used as teacher helpers.

That's right. Put the higher performers in their own class and leave the dumb with the disruptive! Everyone wins.

There are plenty of disruptive kids in AAP. Lots of 2E kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:+1 million (and I'd add, cut AAP centers. Local Level IV at every school.)

Some schools are over capacity even after shipping out all their AAP kids to a center. They couldn't do Local Level IV if they wanted to.
Others don't have enough AAP kids per grade to fill a classroom so they need the center. It's probably cheaper to run the busses to centers who can take them than to hire more teachers for half empty classes.

You don’t need a whole classroom of AAP kids. Teachers can do extension in class or have an AART do pullout. Just like most other school districts in this country. Research shows that when you mix higher and lower kids together in the same classroom, everyone rises.

No it doesn’t. It shows lower performers do better but the higher performers do not. In fact they’re often used as teacher helpers.

And those kids will be fine.

My kid was one of those. High scores and grades. Didn’t do AAP until MS. Was always in the “inclusion” class.

DC is now in all DE/AAP. In at an honors college with half tuition merit (chose that over a top 15 admit that would ha e cost $90k/year). had many choices in between too.

No, good students deserve an education, too.