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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My recommendation to this complex and vexing issue, move APS administrators from their building into trailers on the parking deck and  turn their office building into additional seats. It solve a small piece of the problem. But perhaps it will motivate our well paid administrators to find ways to trim their budget and find more funds for this crisis issue, find land or buildings for more schools, and a way out of this seating crisis. Even if County increased the sharing ratio from 47% to 50% of all County revenue, we just get more expensive consultants and technology, not more seats. The relocation of HB to the Rosslyn site is a good explain of how wisely they use the funds, a new school with a cap of 775 seats for just a mere $100 million. Yorktown HS new building (2011-2013 costs) provided 1600 seats for $103 million.  I will grant that a smaller project can actual cost as much as a slight larger one, 2011 costs are lower than 2016 costs, and the siting is different. Taking that all into account does even out the the cost per seat between the 2013 HS and the new Rosslyn school.

And let's remember this is not a new issue.  This has been vexing APS since 2011.

"Facing a burgeoning school population that has grown by 15 percent since 2006 and is projected to balloon another 20+ percent by 2017, school leaders are examining numerous options for new buildings, additions and renovations. Sixteen options for buildings or additions on Arlington Public Schools property were presented at a public meeting last week, and more options are on the way." Arlingotn Now, 12/5/2011[/quote]

APS has already moved many administrators into rented space and the superintendent has said they would move the rest into rented space if a new use for the Ed Center was approved. They are crammed into the Ed Center space now and also into the other facilities space over on Four Mile Run--it's not like they have added on to their facilities even as the size of the school population has increased by 25% and they have had to add new staff. The central admin budget is a small fraction of the APS budget anyhow (this is all in the WABE guide if you care to look at actual data).

The amount of money the schools get from the county, the size of H-B--those are political decisions made by the Board. Put your anger where it is deserved.

(Oh, wait. We just had an election last week and fewer than 2,000 people showed up to vote and the incumbent and the person handpicked by the current chair won. Oh well.) [/quote]

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