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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they have this money why aren't the reducing class size for middle and high school? Wasn't the cut smaller than their surplus? What excuse now do they have for increasing class sizes? I don't care as much that they have a surplus, but now that one exists some of those cuts to the budget should get their funding back.[/quote]

^^^ This...[/quote]

And, today, they are going to vote to spend $$$ to change the name of Stuart.  [/quote]

And not on class size? That is ridiculous.[/quote]

Well, y'all voted against the meals tax.  You told FCPS what you want from the schools, and you told them that smaller class sizes were not something you wanted.  [/quote]

According to some, the Meals Tax failed because it appeared that the School system had sufficient funds and wasn't spending wisely.  The evidence of a $34M "surplus" seems to support that view.   The School Board claimed to not have the money - now it appears that they have the money - so their claim to need to increase class sizes doesn't hold water - so reduce class sizes.  I don't recall anyone saying they didn't want smaller class sizes - the School Board said they would rather use limited funds to pay teachers more instead of decreasing class sizes.  Now it appears they can do both.

by the way - some of us voted for the Meals Tax - about 225,000 voters - so get over your "y'all".  [b]If FCPS shows that it can manage the money it has to get what we want including smaller class sizes, than maybe more voters will consider giving more support in the future.
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That's not how schools work.  Taxpayers don't give them more money "when they how they can manage money better" by making school parents happier by axing this program, funding that program, etc.  [/quote]

Actually they do. Did you even follow this year's budget? The BOS specifically said the failure of the meals tax prompted them to not raise real estate taxes this year.[/quote]

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