Original Link SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: School boards; assignment of teachers; class size limits. Provides that any time the number of students in a class
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Transcript of Ms. Rebecca Goldin’s Speech at the 2/18 FCPS Board Meeting
From Ms. Rebecca Goldin, FCAG president. Dear School Board members, FCPS Staff, and Dr. Garza, My name is Rebecca Goldin, and I am a professor
Read moreTranscript of Ms. Qingying Lu’s Speech at the 2/18 FCPS Board Meeting
Good evening, Dear superintendent Garza, Chairman Hynes, and board members, My name is Qingying Lu, and I live in Braddock district represented by Megan McLaughlin.
Read moreTranscript of Ms. Huina Gao’s Speech at the 2/18 FCPS Board Meeting
Thanks for this public comment opportunity. My name is Huina Gao, from Providence District with two kids in FCPS. I moved to Fairfax County 3
Read moreFCPS FY17 Budget Information Sheet
FCPS FY17 Budget Overview Chinese American Parent Association of Fairfax County (CAPAFC) is a membership organization of Chinese American parents dedicated to the advocacy for
Read moreAdditional Information about Cooper AAP
Additional information about Cooper AAP from Ms. Jane K Strauss, Fairfax County School Board, Dranesville Representative. “Cooper MS offers a wide range of electives and
Read moreMs. Jeanette Hough Joining The CAPAFC Chinese Parent WeChat Group
CAPAFC. Ms. Jeanette Hough, School Board Member At Large, will be joining Chinese parent WeChat Group （FCPS家长群）. We encourage Chinese parents to bring up questions
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Two Chinese Parents Doing Testimonies on 2/18 School Board Meeting
CAPAFC: We will have two Chinese parents (Huina Gao and Qingying Lu) doing testimonies about AAP program and FCPS budget issues on tomorrow 2/18 School
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2月14日校董Jane Strauss女士家长见面会快报
CAPAFC编辑报道：2月14日情人节当日，费郡学区校董Jane Strauss女士在希望中文学校举行家长见面会。CAPAFC Founding VP Gao女士主持了见面会。会上Strauss女士与家长们积极互动，热情回答了家长们的问题。 关于家长们关心的Cooper新AAP Center，Strauss女士介绍到家长们会有一年的时间选择是否加入新AAP Center。 Strauss女士还表示支持AAP Center与local level 4（AAP）课程并行，给家长们提供是否enroll到AAP Center的选项。Strauss女士特别强调FCPS的目的不是要在所有的学校都建立AAP Center。 关于近期热门话题meal tax和real estate tax，Strauss女士提到real estate的tax likely是要涨了，因为State那里的财路看来没戏。 Board of supervisor 能做的也很有限。上涨的地产税中一部分会transfer给FCPS。具体对于华人喜欢住的相对富裕些的好区学校，可能指望不上这些钱去改善学校class size，funding
Read more为什么我投反对票——来自校董Jeanette Hough
CAPAFC 编辑报道：在2016年1月7日费郡校董会议上，校董Jeanette Hough女士为FCPS superintendent Gaza博士的FCPS 2017财年预算案投下反对票。那么，是什么因素导致Hough女士投下反对票呢？在近期Hough女士发出的公开信中，她解释了相关原因并澄清出发点不在于要缩减薪资福利和学区programs，而是出于对纳税人负责，确保校董会对资金去向有足够清晰准确的了解。比如，Hough女士指出不应使用FCPS的operating budget来负担food service员工的薪资涨幅，因为Food and Nutrition Services Fund中有足够的资金负担此项费用（有9.03 million的reserve）。 1月7日校董会有关预算问题的讨论录像在此https://youtu.be/NBGDrXi9Kio?t=1h20m31s，鼓励家长朋友们观看了解各位校董的立场和观点。 Hough女士的邮件全文内容如下： FY 2017 Budget – Why I Voted “No” As an
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