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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is too large to be managed properly, OP. That is all you need to know.  [/quote]

Beg to differ.  Independent analyses rated FCPS as having effective management.  And having had kids at multiple school districts of differing sizes, I would say it's one of the more efficient, streamlined school systems.  A bit impersonal for my tastes, but I wouldn't say poorly managed at all.[/quote]

Please document your assertion about "independent analyses rated FCPS as having effective management".  Who did these analyses and when and using what criteria?  The FCPS Office of Auditor General has done two contract audits (in 2015 and 2018) and found substantive deficiencies that were not addressed in the three intervening years. There has been no audit of Special Ed programs since 2000 - even when FCPS expenditures and services to SpecEd kids are signficantly greater than any of the peer districts.   The pension is mis-managed and underfunded. Other posters have noted the increase in class sizes, and the need for a western high school/boundary changes, and the lack of progress in closing achievement gaps.  So, what has been effectively managed, beyond the careers and salaries of administrators and school board members holding their chairs for 20 years and more (e.g. Strauss and Moon)?

Please beg to differ but provide some real information to support your assertion.[/quote]

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