Anonymous wrote:I wonder how much FCPS would save if we got rid of AAP Centers.

I'm not saying get rid of AAP, I'm saying Centers. That would significantly reduce bussing costs and reduce the number of AARTs that are required.

This. And, the magnet programs, too.
FLES can also go. Give them another day of music.

I wonder how much FCPS would save if we got rid of AAP Centers.

I'm not saying get rid of AAP, I'm saying Centers. That would significantly reduce bussing costs and reduce the number of AARTs that are required.

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Anonymous wrote:Can you be more specific? What about the budget?

Keep hearing whispers of budget shortfall and money seems super tight.

This is every year. You can blame your governor.

Anonymous wrote:Salaries and benefits for in-school teachers and staff dominate the FCPS budget. Everything else is in the weeds. All the whining about security details, Gatehouse, etc. is really silly when you actually look at the numbers.

Waste is waste. And, with each of those highly paid staffers working for Reid there comes a staff.

How many people do you think work on her flashy photos and composing the website? What do the photos posted each week have in common? (a pic of our superintendent with children).
She spends her time going from school to school --yet pays no attention to what the communities need.

For example: the new high school has a community that needs and wants the school. They also want to know who is in and who is out. Yet, she is delaying that to summer. Why? I don't know, but my guess is that she still thinks she can make it into a magnet. It makes no sense the way she has handled this. Meanwhile, we get VERY long messages every week with glossy photos on the website.

Look at the staff and how much they make. How many actually spend time on academics? Not many.

Look at the mess of the boundary review. It appears that they have given all this time to transparency--yet, in the end, the decision will be whoever is last to scream the most.

Salaries and benefits for in-school teachers and staff dominate the FCPS budget. Everything else is in the weeds. All the whining about security details, Gatehouse, etc. is really silly when you actually look at the numbers.

There’s going to be a shortfall again. There are multiple things going on here. Part of it is that it seems the state doesn’t provide as much for schools as they should, which then means it’s up to the local government to provide more. The other part is the FCPS budget and the question of if they’ve added wasteful expenses in recent years.

Knowing we have a Superintendent and Board that, in most cases, doesn't have the skills to manage and lead a school system the size of FCPS what do we to bring FCPS back to being one of the premier school systems in the United States? Where would you cut funding and where would you increase while looking to maintain a flat or reduced overall budget?

The issue is embezzling and misappropriating funds.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you be more specific? What about the budget?

Keep hearing whispers of budget shortfall and money seems super tight.

Fire Reid and save on her bloated salary.

And her security detail.

From what I hear, no one would miss her if she were fired.

Budget is super tight and it's going to stay that way. Expect LOTS of cuts next year to programs and staff

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Anonymous wrote:Can you be more specific? What about the budget?

Keep hearing whispers of budget shortfall and money seems super tight.

I wouldn’t say they are “whispers”.

https://www.ffxnow.com/2025/11/13/early-fcps-budget-forecast-eyes-180m-in-additional-funding-from-county-in-2026/

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you be more specific? What about the budget?

Keep hearing whispers of budget shortfall and money seems super tight.

Fire Reid and save on her bloated salary.

Anonymous wrote:Can you be more specific? What about the budget?

Keep hearing whispers of budget shortfall and money seems super tight.

Can you be more specific? What about the budget?

What is the deal with current school year budget?