Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Jack D. Dale has released the school system’s FY 2012 Proposed Budget of $2.2 billion with a projected enrollment of 177,416 students.

Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Jack D. Dale has released the school system’s FY 2012 Proposed Budget of $2.2 billion with a projected enrollment of 177,416 students. The proposed budget includes an additional 258.4 positions to support changes in student demographics and projected membership growth of 2,120 students as well as market scale adjustments and step increases for all eligible employees following two years of frozen salaries.

The Fairfax County School Board will hold public hearings on the FY 2012 budget on Jan. 24 and 25 at Jackson Middle School, 3020 Gallows Road, in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County; the speakers list for those public hearings is available at fcps.edu/schlbd/requestspeak.htm. For complete information on the FCPS FY 2012 budget, including the budget calendar, visit fcps.edu/news/fy2012.htm.