What is the policy about optimal school size?
School Board Policy 8120 speaks to the preferred maximum sizes for new schools with a 2,000 student program capacity maximum for high schools. The policy which was adopted in 1986 was reviewed, corrected and reaffirmed by the Board on July 27, 2007. It is also noted that there was a study done in the mid-1980s to address declining enrollments at secondary schools in Fairfax County. This study may be found at: http://www.fcps.edu/schlbd/ChangingEnrollmentTaskForceReportPhase II.
School Board Policy 8120 speaks to the preferred maximum sizes for new schools with a 2,000 student program capacity maximum for high schools. The policy which was adopted in 1986 was reviewed, corrected and reaffirmed by the Board on July 27, 2007. It is also noted that there was a study done in the mid-1980s to address declining enrollments at secondary schools in Fairfax County.
