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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=palshi][quote=Anonymous]Avoid FCPS.  It is completely mismanaged and no one knows what programs or school boundaries will be in a few years. This School Board is both incompetent and hypocritical and we deeply regret buying in Fairfax.  [/quote]

Would you mind sharing more details if possible? I keep on reading that FCPS is not as wonderful as it was 20 years ago. At the same time, FCPS schools are ranked much higher than any LCPS schools (high schools speficially). I am just hoping to get best possible information before making the decision. [/quote]

FCPS has a School Board that is simultaneously big on "equity," yet also lazy and stupid, so there's just a constant state of uncertainty.

They seem to want to downgrade the AAP program by getting rid of AAP centers, which would be fine in wealthier areas like McLean and Great Falls, and not so great in other areas where there are fewer advanced kids.

They have launched a massive county-wide boundary study that could change school boundaries at every level (elementary, middle, and high), yet they seem oblivious to the fact different schools offer different programs and parents may have deliberately selected specific schools for their kids.

The Superintendent is incredibly weak and totally mismanaged the one situation where she could have exercised leadership - an investigation of improprieties involving the Hayfield HS football program.  For the most part, she's just a smiling face who signs onto whatever she thinks the School Board wants.  It's more like having a press secretary than a functioning superintendent.

Many people are unhappy about the direction of FCPS.  [b]Look elsewhere[/b]. [/quote]

This is just individual opinion attacking a personal FCPS employee. This is not an answer to OP question, unless they can specifically name where is the "elsewhere".
Before I moved to FCPS, I spent alot of time researching and look at the data. I have 2 gifted kids and one is 2e.  FCPS is not perfect, but it does served my kids well enough. I do not care about Hayfield or the board's salary, or how do they smile, they don't impact my kids wellbeing. [/quote]

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