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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the yearly budget for all Arlington county? 
Is it like 500 million?[/quote]
I thought it was at least 1B total.[/quote]

Arlington County's approved 2019 budget is $1.276 billion. APS's approved 2019 budget is $637 million.[/quote]

When APS is taking the lion’s share, you can see why the boomers, singles, and dinks don’t GAF about our problems.
If we want any of them to meet us halfway, we need to:
Get rid of the iPads
Increase class sizes
Pay to play sports

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I am totally fine with all of this (obviously, if there is financial need, the school should provide loaners or waivers for fees); however, it's not clear how much of a dent this would make.

I am more upset with how recklessly the SB throws money around.  Please tell me why the hell an elementary school needs a slide inside the school?  I recall that year McKinley was told there wasn't enough funds for a much need media room.  I also recall reading some article about "award winning European architect" for the new HB building.  Why?!!!  What's wrong with a good enough, safe building from American architects?

How about changing HB to high school only.  Kick the middle schoolers out and back to their zoned schools.  Isn't there more land at Stratford and Kenmore for additional trailers?  (full disclosure we'd be zoned for Stratford).

And what about the idea of turning Gunston into a new HS and moving a MS to the CC?

These are the bigger type of ideas that are needed.  It's really crazy to think of sending kids to school until 8 pm or starting at 6 am (all that research out there about how teenager's brains don't function well that early, etc and the move by APS to start HS later over MS, etc.).  And it sounds like renting commercial space is unrealistic--given the PP's explanation about lowering market rate rents, etc.

The APS SB is delusional if they think they can just build seats and then somehow get the parents on board with a choice TBD later program.

Finally, get rid of this stupid swim requirement.  Yes, I've heard swimming is important, but if you haven't learned to swim by 9th grade, it shouldn't be the public school's responsibility to teach you.[/quote]

It’s unclear how much it would save, but it would engender some good will. We have a serious PR problem.
Re: HB. I totally agree about that waste, however not totally APS’s fault. It’s that Lynch pin of Rosslyn revitalization. Lots of pressure from all over created that problem. ACDC, developers, CB , chamber of commerce ... [/quote]

Well, then all the Rosslyn developers, Chamber business, BID people, etc. should give APS some affordable office space in Rosslyn to allow the HB program to expand. Maybe we're too far past a redesign of the Wilson site to fit more than 800 kids, but you could rent very close office space (e.g., across the street) for generic classrooms that don't need special equipment. Then add another 100 more HS kids to HB at the very least. [/quote]

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