Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

AAP costs are minimal...last time they broke it out, the total cost was a few hundred K, and only for busing to the center school vs the base school.

That's bs. Take a look at the budget. Transportation alone is in the millions for AAP.

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And if we're talking about cutting something from the already depleted budget, we need to start somewhere. Getting rid of AAP is a great place to start.

I would get rid of AAP in Cluster 1 as all of the schools have enough students to have Local Level IV.

YES. But even beyond that, I would get rid of AAP altogether or at least reform it so that it encompasses only the very highly gifted.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kill sports programs and focus on academics as they are supposed to.

+1000

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

AAP costs are minimal...last time they broke it out, the total cost was a few hundred K, and only for busing to the center school vs the base school.

That's bs. Take a look at the budget. Transportation alone is in the millions for AAP.

+1
And if we're talking about cutting something from the already depleted budget, we need to start somewhere. Getting rid of AAP is a great place to start.

I would get rid of AAP in Cluster 1 as all of the schools have enough students to have Local Level IV.

Anonymous wrote:

Most of the AAP students would be bused anyway so the cited amount is a gross value vs. a net.

False analysis. AAP routes take the kids further from their local schools and require additional buses and drivers. The local buses are already in their neighborhoods. And, you totally forget that many would be walkers.

At the two AAP Centers my kids have attended, they joined bus routes that were already in place to the Center schools. There were no additional buses necessary.

Anonymous wrote:

AAP costs are minimal...last time they broke it out, the total cost was a few hundred K, and only for busing to the center school vs the base school.

That's bs. Take a look at the budget. Transportation alone is in the millions for AAP.

+1
And if we're talking about cutting something from the already depleted budget, we need to start somewhere. Getting rid of AAP is a great place to start.

Most of the AAP students would be bused anyway so the cited amount is a gross value vs. a net.

False analysis. AAP routes take the kids further from their local schools and require additional buses and drivers. The local buses are already in their neighborhoods. And, you totally forget that many would be walkers.

Anonymous wrote:budget: 11 M AAP
transportation AAP: 4.4 M

Most of the AAP students would be bused anyway so the cited amount is a gross value vs. a net.

AAP is not only Level IV Centers but Levels II and III as well.

The primary mission of schools are to educate our children. Yes, the sports are important but NOT the primary mission. There are other opportunities to engage in team sports outside of schools. The money saved from all of the sports teams' operation should be spent for higher compensation for teachers, bonus programs, better books and equipment, tutoring programs, music and arts program (if they were cut) and try to change the culture of worshiping sports to emphasizing academic excellence.

We have to prioritize the mission of our schools to improve all of our schools on a more permanent basis.

FCPS is a rich county. People move here for the schools. Don't cut -- increase taxes

Totally disagree. There is tons of waste. And, assessments have gone up--we don't need to increase the rates.

budget: 11 M AAP
transportation AAP: 4.4 M

FCPS is a rich county. People move here for the schools. Don't cut -- increase taxes.

AAP costs are minimal...last time they broke it out, the total cost was a few hundred K, and only for busing to the center school vs the base school.

That's bs. Take a look at the budget. Transportation alone is in the millions for AAP.

Anything not part of the high school diploma requirements should be cut.

Everything else is "nice to have" -- so eliminate arts, music, foreign languages in ES and MS, sports, honors, AP, IB, and AAP.

The most costly of these programs are likely music and arts so start there.

AAP costs are minimal...last time they broke it out, the total cost was a few hundred K, and only for busing to the center school vs the base school.

Anonymous wrote:Kill sports programs and focus on academics as they are supposed to.

+1000