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[quote=Anonymous]In February, the Fairfax County School Board voted to approve the FY 2013 Advertised Budget, which included a request to the Board of Supervisors for an increase in the County transfer of 8.4%.

http://www.fcps.edu/news/fy2013/bottomline/bottomline021012.html

Then on April 10, 2012, the School Board Chairman spoke before the Board of Supervisors, and stated:

http://www.fcps.edu/news/fy2013/bosremarks041012.pdf

"With only a 4.5 percent increase in the county transfer, as proposed by the county executive, we will be in real danger of not giving our neediest and youngest students additional time in school so that we can work on closing those achievement gaps, in danger of not giving teachers extended time for improving their craft to meet the many student challenges that I have described tonight, and in danger of not being able to reduce class sizes in overcrowded classrooms. These are not frivolous additions; they are basic requirements to ensure every student meets our three student achievement goals.  Because of the new VRS mandate, and the very real academic needs of our students, the School Board respectfully asks for an increase in our transfer by an additional 1/2 percent for a total increase of 5 percent."

HUH?  Can a School Board Chair ignore a vote of the School Board and ask for a 5% increase instead of an 8.4% increase as passed by the School Board?

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