Here is an explanation of the Community Dialogue meetings scheduled in December (many thanks to Michele Menapace):
"The community dialogue on 12/2 is not an open meeting of the school board. These dialogues are co-hosted by Fairfax County Gov & FCPS. The sessions ARE chances to comment on the county & schools budget. Attendees should be prepared to offer suggestions on how to accommodate county & FCPS services within the current, horrible economic times. Attendees will be asked to address last year's service cuts--which were acceptable/unacceptable--and to offer any creative ideas for reconciling needs with still-declining property values & tax revenues. These ideas will most likely be gathered in small-group discussions after presentations of the budget situation by FC & FCPS budget staff.
A school board member will probably be in attendance, but the meeting moderators will be keeping everyone on-task so they can gather input from all participants."
Original Message:
From: FCPS Outreach [mailto:FCPSkit@fcps.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 10:30 AM
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 10:30 AM
Subject: New FY 2011 budget community dialogues planned for December 2
A message from FCPS
Message sent - 11/10/2009
Message sent - 11/10/2009
Due to public demand, Fairfax County and Fairfax County Public Schools will hold three additional community dialogue sessions to discuss the FY 2011 budget on Wednesday, December 2. The sessions will run from 7 to 9 p.m. at three locations:
* Hayfield Secondary School
* Herndon High School
* Lake Braddock Secondary School
To register for one of these sessions, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/budget . Additional information is available on the county's budget web site or by calling 703-324-2391, TTY 711.
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