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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Quit paying contractors for studies like BRAC. It will cost milllions by the time they are finished.  They've likely spent at least $1million already.

Adjust the boundaries of schools that really need it--like Coates.  This is not rocket science and could be adjusted with surrounding schools that share boundaries with little change.
This could easily be done in house with small adjustments.

Stop the idiotic county wide boundary study which has likely already cost FVCPS $1million.

Greatly reduce top tier executives at Gatehouse.  Check out the top salaries.

Get rid of IB.  It is more expensive than AP and less flexible.  I don't see how they can consider any high school boundary changes while we have two very different programs in high schools.  It allows for unnecessary Pupil placement.

Do a deep dive on how much is being spent on unnecessary materials.  
Ask the teachers--not the specialists--what they need in the classroom.

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BRAC is the closest thing to DOGE that FCPS has ever undertaken.  The “one off” boundary changes are expensive and incredibly inefficient, costing up to several hundred thousand dollars each, which is large part of the reason why they aren’t common.  One BRAC analysis for 2x to 4x cost that covers every school in FCPS?  That is incredibly, incredibly efficient by comparison.[/quote]

This is pretty stupid.  You're comparing the costs of a one-off boundary study to the costs of a comprehensive boundary study without taking into account all the expenses FCPS would incur if it actually made the boundary changes the BRAC will eventually be asked to endorse.   You need an incredibly sturdy pair of blinders to think so narrowly.  [/quote]

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