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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's one of the few ways parents can get back at FCPS by hitting them in the pocket.[/quote]

By hitting them in the pocket, you’re just reducing the amount of resources made available to your own student. So by getting back at FCPS you’re hurting your own student.[/quote]

[b]Let’s rephrase the question..how is filling out this form going to help my student? Maybe you can convince me. Give specifics on how it will help HS students.[/b]

From where I sit I’m not sure how I am going to hurt my students. FCPS going to cut course offerings - check they’ve already done that (no Latin at our FCPS high school now, Multivariable is no longer a DE class). FCPS is going to ask me to fund “extras” - check they’ve already done that ($400 state conference bill is sitting on my desk right now) and at least I can control how those are funds are spent. I spend a lot of money on outside tutors so that my kids are well educated and prepared for life.

I can only hope that lack of federal funding will cause FCPS to really look at what they are spending their money on and get back to the basics.

They need to get out of the social engineering business and focus on educating kids. I don’t need the endless FCPS lawyer bills, independent investigations, surveys, studies, etc. And who do they hire for these surveys? They are always slanted and not objective at all.[/quote]

In years past, FCPS received c. $3M in impact aid from the federal government. This is $3M that FCPS then has available to educate your child. If it does not get the $3M from the feds it either (1) cuts services like Latin offered to your child or (2) raises your taxes so it can offer services. In the meantime, other school districts in the country without petulant parents are filing to get their impact aid, which then makes you wonder why schools in “flyover” states can have nice buildings.[/quote]

Huh.

If it was 3 million this year, at least a 3rd of that would have been blown on rezoning, with a 5 million no bid contract, plus all the overtime paid to the 2-3 dozen fcps employees st every meeting.

Does 3 million even cover the locker room/bathroom/boys in girls sports lawsuit? Or the countless other frivolous or political lawsuits that FCPS regularly engages in?

I really haven't seen FCPS manage their money well.[/quote]

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