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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nothing surprising there. Many school districts used a temporary revenue stream to fund permanent/ongoing services/staff, rather than funding short-term, pandemic-related expenses as intended.

Adding to that, telling working families that it is unreasonable to expect public schools to stay open [b]caused some to permanently switch to private school[/b].[/quote]

But that should actually make things easier for places like MCPS. Those parents still pay the same property taxes but it's a few less kids for the school to spend $ on. We don't have vouchers etc here.[/quote]

We know MCPS wastes boatloads of $$$ on pointless programs. There is so much fat in their budget that they need to cut. I'd personally rather they stopped with all the discretionary spending on comms firms, RJ or SEL programs or maybe don't hire 30 more staff for dubious DEI initiatives that push honors for all to dumb everything down.[/quote]

Yes to all of this.  MCPS wastes too much money on useless initiatives that don’t even help students.

Cut the nonsense.  Focus on smaller class sizes and a strong curriculum.  [/quote]

Addressing class sizes is the most expensive thing MCPs can do. I don't think people realize just how much of the budget goes to teachers and facilities rather than the programs that are often criticized here.[/quote]

+1 I actually think smaller class sizes would be great, but these "why don't they just....." folks have not done the math. Most schools are at or above capacity right now, even with portables. Reducing class sizes in a meaningful way would require tens of millions of dollars in new construction, and then staffing those new buildings would be a permanent investment. We may want to make that investment as a county, but it's not an easy answer by any stretch of the imagination. [/quote]

+100.  Suggestions are great but people need to then be willing to think through these ideas and match them with their expectations.  Everybody wants meaningful use of funds but few people want their boundaries changed.   People want smaller class sizes but don’t say what would be the ideal class size at each level and then do the math to figure out how many additional classes and teach staff would be needed.  Folks want less money spent on comms yet are constantly complaining about needing more communication. Etc etc.

I do think it be good to get more staff in the building as paraeducators of varying levels, to help support teachers and students.[/quote]

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