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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=ChenLing][quote=Anonymous]The budget is posted. Have you taken a look at it? [/quote]

Yes, along with those of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Montgomery County MD.
One major part of why we pay more is that we pay school bonds (from the Capital Improvement Plans) out of operating expenses.
This went from $55.7 million in 2023 to $64.9 million in 2024, and budgeted to be $67.3 million in FY 2025. That is basically the statutory maximum.
That does account for about half the overage compared to others -- Alexandria and Montgomery County's debts are handled by their counties, and Fairfax's debt payments amount to about $3.3 million for FY 2025.

However the other 10% is hard to account for. Compared to those 3 districts we have similar class sizes, similar number of schools per capita, similar student-teacher ratios (if you take into account all student facing positions). I think our teachers are more tenured (have been here longer) so are higher on the pay scale, but because we pay them less compared to our neighbors it almost exactly evens out.

It may just be too many positions at Syphax, but the budget really obfuscates that.

For context, now that the State has passed a high education budget, APS' FY 2025 budget is [i]only[/i] about $20 million in the red. Last year we spent ~$40+ million of our reserves. Our reserves are down to $6 million now.
And this is with more cuts to almost every school that has already been cut to the bone.[/quote]

Thanks for posting with real profile. You have my vote! I will also be voting for Kathleen Clark. Zuraya seems fine but the local Latino community really burned bridges when they rallied around CDT. I’m not sure I’m ready to trust their endorsements. [/quote]

Zuraya was a smooth talker but light on substance. I think she joined ed tech committee yesterday. Just kept saying how she will build partnerships. Give me some real experience and substance please. [/quote]

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