Alexandria School Board Obsessed With Changing Elections Not Education

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Staggered terms are a way for the establishment to maintain control. It's one of the key ways a board of directors fights against corporate raiders, for example. So it's no surprise that the establishment of other communities thinks it's a good idea.

Either way, it doesn't do anything to actually educate children. Talk about making a mountain over a mole-hill...

Agree. Alexandria establishment is all about control of every kind. Hence support for at-large elections which IS rooted in systemic racism and white supremacy yet totally ignored and now embraced by this school board. Not interested in anti-racism when it helps the establishment keep control.

What they aren't about is having an even moderately ok school system. Alexandria is so small, there is no reason it couldn't be one of the best. They are swimming in so much money that they haven't spent the 54 million in covid money. ACPS central office claimed in December that it was all "earmarked" and that turned out to be a lie.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s what Democrats do, complain, deflect, waste time, never solve problems. Why cities like NY, DC, LA, SF & Chicago are in such bad shape and school systems like Fairfax and Arlington are headed in the wrong direction.

Sure no one like right wing nut jobs but need to elect people willing to roll up their sleeves and solve problems.

Ah yes, because Republican-led school districts in southern states are shining examples of success…

In comparison, yes they are much, much better,

It's true. Just look at the US DOE's national report card.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s what Democrats do, complain, deflect, waste time, never solve problems. Why cities like NY, DC, LA, SF & Chicago are in such bad shape and school systems like Fairfax and Arlington are headed in the wrong direction.

Sure no one like right wing nut jobs but need to elect people willing to roll up their sleeves and solve problems.

Ah yes, because Republican-led school districts in southern states are shining examples of success…

Uhhh, Jefferson Houston grade school was literally the lowest performing school in the entire state just two years ago. Schools in Petersburg were doing a better job educating kids. Let that sink in.

Yeah, All the super dems in Alexandria are doing a bang up job!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Staggered terms are a way for the establishment to maintain control. It's one of the key ways a board of directors fights against corporate raiders, for example. So it's no surprise that the establishment of other communities thinks it's a good idea.

Either way, it doesn't do anything to actually educate children. Talk about making a mountain over a mole-hill...

The establishment's insane desperation to maintain control and shut down any dissent or discussion is disturbing.

The comment up thread that "staggered terms are a good idea so why is it a problem to suggested it" while trying to invalidate the original post with false information shows that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s what Democrats do, complain, deflect, waste time, never solve problems. Why cities like NY, DC, LA, SF & Chicago are in such bad shape and school systems like Fairfax and Arlington are headed in the wrong direction.

Sure no one like right wing nut jobs but need to elect people willing to roll up their sleeves and solve problems.

Ah yes, because Republican-led school districts in southern states are shining examples of success…

Uhhh, Jefferson Houston grade school was literally the lowest performing school in the entire state just two years ago. Schools in Petersburg were doing a better job educating kids. Let that sink in.

Yeah, All the super dems in Alexandria are doing a bang up job!

Petersburg, Washington County, Grayson County, Bath, Agusta ... pretty much every "red county" is doing significantly better than Alexandria.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s what Democrats do, complain, deflect, waste time, never solve problems. Why cities like NY, DC, LA, SF & Chicago are in such bad shape and school systems like Fairfax and Arlington are headed in the wrong direction.

Sure no one like right wing nut jobs but need to elect people willing to roll up their sleeves and solve problems.

Ah yes, because Republican-led school districts in southern states are shining examples of success…

Uhhh, Jefferson Houston grade school was literally the lowest performing school in the entire state just two years ago. Schools in Petersburg were doing a better job educating kids. Let that sink in.

Yeah, All the super dems in Alexandria are doing a bang up job!

Petersburg, Washington County, Grayson County, Bath, Agusta ... pretty much every "red county" is doing significantly better than Alexandria.

LOL - Petersburg is overwhelmingly democrat. Not sure why you are calling it a "red county". Alexandria is doing poorly compared to other democrat controlled cities. And they also have staggered school board elections, not that it will fix anything, but funny that it is the first city you decided to compare with.

[Anonymous]

Red, Blue, Purple...doesn't matter...Alexandria City is a disaster and a laughing stock. Including in south western counties that Alexandrians like to look down on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Red, Blue, Purple...doesn't matter...Alexandria City is a disaster and a laughing stock. Including in south western counties that Alexandrians like to look down on.

I just assume that the Alexandrians looking down on public school districts anywhere avoid ACCPS

[Anonymous]

Does any of it really matter? Does it matter if they are on staggered terms? They don't listen to their constituents, they have zero interest in fixing any of the failing educational aspects of schools, and are completely uninterested in the educational experience our kids are receiving. Which is why they deny that overcrowding even exists.

And it's clear they don't care about the staff experience either. (encore, pay)

Who cares how often and when people are elected who only act on and care about things like the length of their own term, the names of our schools, and ever increasing amounts of SEAL time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does any of it really matter? Does it matter if they are on staggered terms? They don't listen to their constituents, they have zero interest in fixing any of the failing educational aspects of schools, and are completely uninterested in the educational experience our kids are receiving. Which is why they deny that overcrowding even exists.

And it's clear they don't care about the staff experience either. (encore, pay)

Who cares how often and when people are elected who only act on and care about things like the length of their own term, the names of our schools, and ever increasing amounts of SEAL time.

It matters because it further entrenches them and it's a power grab. The staggered terms is the least offensive part of their proposal.

It's a smoke screen to get at-large elections (that are rooted in systemic racism) so there is no accountability, particularly to the west side, just like on council.

[Anonymous]

New ACPS school board chair was elected. Rief is just as radical as Alderton but at least she sends her kids to ACPS unlike Alderton.

Looks like there was a east side/west side popularity contest when it came to vice chair and west side lost.

Hope those school board members and voters see that is exactly why the east side members are pushing for changes to the elections. To marginalize the west side because they refuse be controlled by the PTAC/PTA crowd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s what Democrats do, complain, deflect, waste time, never solve problems. Why cities like NY, DC, LA, SF & Chicago are in such bad shape and school systems like Fairfax and Arlington are headed in the wrong direction.

Sure no one like right wing nut jobs but need to elect people willing to roll up their sleeves and solve problems.

Ah yes, because Republican-led school districts in southern states are shining examples of success…

Mississippi is rarely a good example, but their focus on fixing reading instruction state-wide has really paid off. Huge gains in reading state-wide and a big climb in national rankings for reading at or above grade level.

[Anonymous]

Do the other districts that you're comparing ACPS to have comparable numbers of students for whom English is not their first language? Who've never previously attended any school, much less one conducted in English?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do the other districts that you're comparing ACPS to have comparable numbers of students for whom English is not their first language? Who've never previously attended any school, much less one conducted in English?

But that is the choice of the community and its elected officials. If the schools cannot adequately function, then stop the policies that invite this population.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do the other districts that you're comparing ACPS to have comparable numbers of students for whom English is not their first language? Who've never previously attended any school, much less one conducted in English?

But that is the choice of the community and its elected officials. If the schools cannot adequately function, then stop the policies that invite this population.

Federal policy is what allows this to happen. Local policy simply exacerbated the issue by sticking their head in the sand.