CASE STUDY Fairfax County Public Schools (VA) Part II: Improving Budget Communications with the Community by John J-H Kim and Garrett M. Smith Originally published in District Management Journal, v.6, Winter 2011 Fairfax County Public Schools used a proactive, data-driven approach to strengthen its budget communications strategy and to use messaging that will resonate with diverse stakeholder groups and engage the community. COPYRIGHT © 2011 DISTRICT MANAGEMENT GROUP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 1 The District Management Council | www.dmcouncil.org DMC CASE STUDY I n 2009, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) in Virginia completed a major budget rationalization process, which yielded a reduction of approximately 4% on a per student basis from the prior year. Despite FCPS’ significa

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