Update: FCPS Superintendent Recommends Refunding AP Test Fees
The school system could lose two million dollars in revenue
Update March 11: Superintendent Jack Dale recommended to the school board Thursday night that the school system continue to require students to take Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams, if enrolled in the course, but eliminate the related test fees. Under Dale's proposal, parents would be refunded for all test fees that have already been collected. The elimination of the testing fees will result in a $2.0 million dollar reduction in the 2011 budget, school officials say. Last year the school district announced that students would be charged $75 for each advanced placement course they took. Based on its third quarter-budget review, the loss of revenue for the school system can be accounted for by changes in revenue and …
Beth Green-Tweddle
7:09 pm on Monday, February 21, 2011
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