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Everyone gets a say since this is a county wide school division and there are 3 at large members.  Nonsense and irresponsibility cross magisterial districts and impact taxes.  Everyone would pay  for additions at West Potomac while contiguous Mount Vernon has open capacity.  Everyone pays for stuff like the extra funding of $1.3 million extra for 2 schools - Hunters Woods in Hunter Mill District and Bailey's in Mason District.  Guess what?  Some people who live in Herndon find that plus IB "inequitable"  and believe all schools should get the same level of funding with adjustment for poverty/esol.

His positions appear to all be derived from Langley boundaries as a constant.

And who talks to Herndon?  
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I read in another thread,  if I understand it correctly, that Herndon gets more money but its "regular " students are underfunded.

Is that a widespread sentiment? Can it be proven by examining the budget?[/quote] Herndon gets the same amount for "regular" students as every other school. [/quote]

A couple of years ago, FCPS introduced the ESOL Pilot program that sought to move kids from ELL classes (perhaps students taking classes after hours) to regular base school classes. This occurred at Lee, I believe Stuart, South Lakes and Herndon. The idea was that school officials could leverage the extra resources given to the school during the day for these kids. The problem was that a lot of these kids needed extra support, the extra support was not provided and thus fell to the counselors that were there to serve everybody. I know that more support was asked for, but I can't find what happened and if it was ever provided to Herndon. I think the name of the program was changed which is why I can't find anything.[/quote]

"Regular" nor disadvantaged students do not get the same at IB v AP schools.   ES magnets get about 500 more per student and it's about 950 if a student requires transportation.

https://www.fcps.edu/department/office-research-and-strategic-improvement
The ESOL pilot program document linked in the url above:
https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/AHBN3N5B3D7F/$file/English%20Learner%20Study%20Year%201_Jan%202016_technical%20rpt.pdf[/quote]

Thank you. It's now called the English Learner study, but the info is from 2016. I was watching a school board meeting from (I thought) fall 2018, Brabrand was in it and that is where I heard about the resource request.[/quote]

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