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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]APS needs to control spending.  The spending is out of control.  [/quote]

How do they do that and build more seats?[/quote]

Something is wrong with APS when they spend so much more per student vs MoCo and FCPS and there is little to show for it.  [/quote]

You are right APS needs to come to the table and make cuts to get $$ from the CB.   Maybe dollar for dollar.  Ask for 50 Million, find 50 Million.[/quote]

iPads gone
Increase class sizes
Pay to play sports
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Increasing class sizes won't address overcrowding, which is measure by the number of kids utilizing common spaces. If a school is at 140% capacity, it will still be at that capacity if there are 25 vs. 24 students in each K class. [/quote]

Sigh... uh huh... but it will trim the budget. :roll: [/quote]

It's a bad place to trim the budget because smaller class sizes are better for students, especially since we don't track students and we have a vast spectrum of abilities. If one teacher is meant to differentiate appropriately, that task becomes more difficult with each additional student. Access to technology (for older students) is vital, but they are pushing back the 1-1 initiative thankfully. That may save some money, but not enough to make a real dent. And pay-to-play sports are not going to happen, not when everything the system does is trying to equalize access. Maybe a sliding scale would work. But I'd rather see them use that sliding scale for AP tests first. There is no reason for APS to pay for the children of millionaires to take AP exams they have no hope of passing, other than to goose the "challenge index" scores. [/quote]

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