Fairfax County School Board Hosts Budget Forum

Fairfax County residents are invited to attend a budget forum hosted by the Fairfax County School Board on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon at Falls Church High School. 

“Our school budget affects every family with school-aged children and every taxpayer whose taxes contribute to our revenue,” says Kathy Smith, Fairfax County School Board chair. “It’s important that we give Fairfax County residents the chance to become better informed about the advertised budget, understand the fiscal challenges we face as a school system, and have their questions answered.”

Participants will attend a general keynote session in which the highlights of the FY 2012 budget and the budget process will be presented. Following the keynote session, four concurrent breakout sessions will delve deeper into budget topics, including employee compensation and benefits; the budget impact on FCPS programs; central office staff support for teaching and learning; and state funding challenges. There will be ample opportunity for questions and answers in every session. Citizens who are planning to attend are asked to sign up in advance at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/fy2012budgetforum or call 571-423-1075. 

The FY 2012 advertised budget was adopted by the School Board on February 3. For more details about the forum and the FY 2012 budget, please visit http://www.fcps.edu/news/fy2012.htm.