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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Syphax + feral kids[/quote]

APS poured resources into expanding Syphax, when those resources could've been used to directly impact teachers and kids. In other words, APS spent millions on things like a district-level virtual school and new chiefs of everything, instead of reducing class sizes or doing more to retain teachers and staff. I don't even remember if the virtual school will exist next year, but it was a fiasco that cost a great deal of money.

While the central office was mushrooming, demands on teachers and staff were increasing. So many kids were a mess emotionally and academically this year. Teachers were just told to work harder, be creative, and figure it out. APS is a well-resourced school district. Those resources just didn't get to teachers or to many students who needed them this past year. I'm guessing APS teachers who resigned either decided to go teach closer to home, as many live outside of Arlington, or to go into another field entirely.

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Why do people lie when data are easily available on the internet? About 1,600 more students than six years ago (6 percent), and they have raised class sizes by a few students and added both classroom teachers, school-based staff, and non-school based staff. Note that the number new school buildings opened has increased since six years ago, so there are more non-classroom teachers just for that reason (each new building moves classes from other buildings but adds some school-based support staff and an administration that didn't exist).

2016   Actual Enrollment 25,302    2022 Budgeted Enrollment  26,900
38 schools and centers     41 schools and centers

[b]Budgeted ratios of positions per students[/b]
Kindergarten    23.0    25.0
Grade 1    20.0    22.0
Grades 2‐3    22.0    24.0
Grades 4‐5    23.0    26.0
Middle school    23.4    25.2
High school    25.4    26.9

[b]Authorized Positions[/b]
Teachers    2,554    2,726    6.7% increase
School-based administrators    112    126
Total school-based staff     3,832    4,163    8.6% increase
Non-school-based positions    363    428    18% increase  -- but had decreased between 2006 (410 positions) and 2016

School-Based     91.4%    90.7%
Nonschool-Based    8.6%    9.3%

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