Size and Scope
True or False:
Fairfax County Public Schools has more students than Virginia's second and third largest divisions combined?
True!
FCPS = 190,010
PWCPS = 91,263
LCPS = 82,484
What percent of the FCPS annual operating budget comes from local funding?
A. 70%
B. 65%
C. 45%
D. 23%
A. 70% of the FCPS Operating Budget is Local Funding.
23.7% is State Funding
70.3% is Local Funding
5.9% is Other
True or False
Fairfax County Public Schools has a prescriptive partnerships structure branded as Ignite Partnerships?
True!
FCPS has seeks Ignite Partnership in the following 9 platforms:
•Mentoring
•Tutoring
•Need-based Donations
•Workforce Development
•Arts
•STEAM
•Get2Green (Environmental)
•Health and Wellness
•Financial Gifts
True or False, Fairfax County Public Schools is collecting monetary donations to support students experiencing food insecurities during the outbreak?
False. The FOUNDATION for Fairfax County Public Schools is collecting and distributing the donations.
Over or Under?
In 2018, the percentage of students who graduated on time was 90%.
Over!
91.5 percent of FCPS students from the class of 2018 graduated on time, with more than 93 percent of graduates pursuing post-secondary education.
Over/Under
Fairfax County Public Schools Free/Reduced Priced Meals Population is Over or Under 38,000 students?
Over
FCPS has roughly 56,000 students who receive Free/Reduced Priced Meals.
What is the 2020 average cost per pupil in FCPS?
A.$6,202
B.$10,200
C.$15,293
D.$17,901
The answer is C.
FCPS spends on average $15,293 per pupil.
•Alexandria City Public Schools = $18,136
•Arlington County Public Schools = $19,921
•Loudoun County Public Schools = $15,241
•Montgomery County Public Schools = $16,726
Washington Area Boards of Education (WABE)
Which of the following support activities does FCPS Business and Community Partnerships Office NOT engage in?
•Ignite Partnerships
•Collect for Kids (Annual School Supply Drive)
•Donations of Goods and Money
•Savings for Staff Employee Discount Program
•Grants Applications
•Outreach and Advocacy to Business and Community Leaders
•Communications
Grant Applications.
Fairfax County Public Schools has as separate Grants office in the Department of Financial Services.
Fairfax County Public Schools is working to provide families with:
A. One laptop for every middle school student.
B. MiFi devices for students who need them.
C. School Supplies to every student in a Title I school.
D. A Continuity of Learning Plan.
E. All of the above.
E. All of the above.
From highest average SAT scores to lowest, which is correct?
A. FCPS, Nation, Virginia
B. Nation, Virginia, FCPS
C. FCPS, Virginia, Nation
D.97%
The answer is C.
FCPS students outperformed their peers in Virginia and the nation on the SAT with a mean score of 1218, compared to the Virginia mean score of 1113 and the national mean score of 1039.
There are 134 School Divisions in Virginia. Where would just Fairfax County Public Schools English Learners Population rank among the 134 (1 being largest)
A. 1-33
B. 34-66
C. 67-99
D. 100-134
The answer is A.
Fairfax County Public Schools English Learners Population alone would be Virginia's 6th largest school division among the 134.
Over/Under
Of the 24,000 staff positions in FCPS, is the "school-based" percentage over or under 90%?
Over!
93.3% of the staff positions in FCPS are school-based.
Fairfax County Public Schools Donations Portal allows people and organizations to efficiently donate durable goods to FCPS.
True or False, FCPS accepts donations of all of the following items:
•Books
•Building and Landscaping Materials
•Furniture
•Medical and Dental Equipment
•Musical Instruments
•Prom Wear
•Science Equipment and Supplies
•Technology
•Planes, cars, boats, and small engines
True!
FCPS accepts all of those items.
True or False.
The school district's Continuity of Learning Plan has worked like a charm?
False.
FCPS has had considerable challenges with connectivity but continues to work on the issues. The instructional services team developed world class curriculum and teachers and other staff members prepared. Connectivity has been the issue.
Many FCPS teachers proudly hang their college pennant outside their classroom door. What percentage of Fairfax County Public Schools teachers can hang a pennant representing the school at which they obtained a Master’s Degree?
A.28%
B.43%
C.61%
D.70%
The answer is D.
70% of the teachers in Fairfax County Public Schools have attained a Master’s Degree (2016-17).
How many registered "green" Eco-Schools are in Fairfax County Public Schools?
A. 50
B. 60
C. 70
D. 80
The answer is D.
80 FCPS schools are registered Eco-Schools, which means they meet effective “green” management criteria of the school grounds, facilities and the curriculum as determined by the National Wildlife Federation. Of those schools, 12 have been designated Green Flag schools, the highest award an Eco-School can achieve.
What percentage of FCPS $2.7 Billion Dollar budget goes toward Instructional Expenditures?
A.86%
B.78%
C.71%
A. 86% of the budget goes toward Instructional Expenditures.
•85.9% of FCPS Expenditures are Instructional
•5.7% Transportation
•4.1% Facilities Management
•4.3% General Support
Since 2011 when the Collect for Kids school supply/backpack consortium formed, it has increased the number of students served by:
A.51%
B.62%
C.75%
D.88%
B. 62%
In 2018, Collect for Kids partners and supporters provided more than 26,000 students in need with school supplies or a backpack - representing an increase of 62% since serving 16,000 in 2011.
On average, the FCPS Food and Nutrition Services team is providing _______ Grab and Go Meals to students each day.
A. 11,00
B. 13,000
C. 23,000
D. 56,000
C. 23,000 Breakfasts and Lunches
True of False. Fairfax County Public Schools has significantly closed the minority student achievement gap in reading, writing, and math?
False.
While FCPS has made gains, significant gaps remain among black, Hispanic and other economically disadvantaged students.
We – as a community – have considerable work to do, and that continues today by educating yourselves about our strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.
Enjoy your day.