Comments on: OPINION: Sharing the Budget Pie

By: J. Bowman, City of Falls Church

J. Bowman, City of Falls Church — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:21:50 +0000

I also have some questions… and I do support quality education.
My questions:

1. what is the % of families in the City who have children in our schools? Has this % changed over the past years and why ?

2. It was mentioned at one of the forums that it is estimated that it cost the City about $19,000 per child per year. Is this typical in surrounding communities?

3. When a student qualifies for the Science & Tech magnet school, does the family, or the City, pay the annual $12,000 additional tuition? How many are in the program now?

4. I have read about the advanced / IB programs in our High School. Are these at risk ? Do the students earn college credit for the classes?

By: Annette Hennessey, Falls Church Times

Annette Hennessey, Falls Church Times — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:28:04 +0000

Kathleen:

I’ve included the table I used above. I will also confirm numbers of students in classes with the school office.

By: Kathleen Nebeker, City of Falls Church

Kathleen Nebeker, City of Falls Church — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:00:51 +0000

Annette,

Do you have the annual data for the last ten years? If so, would you mind posting it?

Also, what is the typical class size in the schools? Has it remained constant over the last decade?

Thanks for writing this article.