TJHSST PTSA Election

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The division came from brabrand and the School Board and was strongly echoed by the principal who decided she didn’t like the current tj students.

I am so sad at what all those people did to a wonderful school experience for my kids. On top of all the hardships of covid, my kids had to deal with hate-filled talk from leadership and a divided school community. Truly heartless.

I don’t know what to do with the elections. I disapprove of the sloppy and racist admission changes but I don’t need the PTSA advocating in a way to further divide and hurt the kids. I am thinking about voting half and half and make them all work together.

I do wish bonitatibus were gone. She was truly cruel to the students.

She was useless. When she came onboard, she promised to reduce homework and make sure kids enjoy their HS experience and ran into a wall with the teachers. She then pivoted and started preaching to the kids that grades don't matter (really?) and got laughed at. Thankfully for her, Covid hit and she had to focus on that just like everyone else. Now that there's a new issue, she's hitching her wagon to the side that's currently winning. She's a very political person and will do what she needs to do to keep her job.

Not sure these spoils are worth fighting over any longer. FCPS has ruined TJ.

They are trying to. My hope is that they do find strong URM kids to fill those seats and the process works as intended. However, I suspect they will force fit some kids into the school. The teachers aren't going to reduce the rigor of their classes and if the kids aren't up to it, they will be in for a shock and most will drop back to base. That's the worst possible outcome.

If that's what ends up happening, what will FCPS do? Screw things up even more? Water down the curriculum? Shut down TJ? That's the big question. Would have been so much better if they focus on KG-Middle school outcomes at underserved schools so deserving kids bubble to the top.. But that's too much work for these people. They don't really care to help. They just want to please their current political masters, run the clock, collect a fat pension and retire.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The division came from brabrand and the School Board and was strongly echoed by the principal who decided she didn’t like the current tj students.

I am so sad at what all those people did to a wonderful school experience for my kids. On top of all the hardships of covid, my kids had to deal with hate-filled talk from leadership and a divided school community. Truly heartless.

I don’t know what to do with the elections. I disapprove of the sloppy and racist admission changes but I don’t need the PTSA advocating in a way to further divide and hurt the kids. I am thinking about voting half and half and make them all work together.

I do wish bonitatibus were gone. She was truly cruel to the students.

+ 100 worst principal ever for TJ. Look at her bio though. Looks like the one you’d hire if you already had plans to wreck TJ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The division came from brabrand and the School Board and was strongly echoed by the principal who decided she didn’t like the current tj students.

I am so sad at what all those people did to a wonderful school experience for my kids. On top of all the hardships of covid, my kids had to deal with hate-filled talk from leadership and a divided school community. Truly heartless.

I don’t know what to do with the elections. I disapprove of the sloppy and racist admission changes but I don’t need the PTSA advocating in a way to further divide and hurt the kids. I am thinking about voting half and half and make them all work together.

I do wish bonitatibus were gone. She was truly cruel to the students.

She was useless. When she came onboard, she promised to reduce homework and make sure kids enjoy their HS experience and ran into a wall with the teachers. She then pivoted and started preaching to the kids that grades don't matter (really?) and got laughed at. Thankfully for her, Covid hit and she had to focus on that just like everyone else. Now that there's a new issue, she's hitching her wagon to the side that's currently winning. She's a very political person and will do what she needs to do to keep her job.

Not sure these spoils are worth fighting over any longer. FCPS has ruined TJ.

They are trying to. My hope is that they do find strong URM kids to fill those seats and the process works as intended. However, I suspect they will force fit some kids into the school. The teachers aren't going to reduce the rigor of their classes and if the kids aren't up to it, they will be in for a shock and most will drop back to base. That's the worst possible outcome.

If that's what ends up happening, what will FCPS do? Screw things up even more? Water down the curriculum? Shut down TJ? That's the big question. Would have been so much better if they focus on KG-Middle school outcomes at underserved schools so deserving kids bubble to the top.. But that's too much work for these people. They don't really care to help. They just want to please their current political masters, run the clock, collect a fat pension and retire.

I thought TJ had already been watered down a decade ago when they had to add in math catch-up summer school because FCPS wasn’t sending prepared enough kids? I don’t like the SB changes much, but I find the rehashing of the same debates, same freak outs, and same proposed solutions every 3 or 4 years absurd.
-aluma from upthread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The division came from brabrand and the School Board and was strongly echoed by the principal who decided she didn’t like the current tj students.

I am so sad at what all those people did to a wonderful school experience for my kids. On top of all the hardships of covid, my kids had to deal with hate-filled talk from leadership and a divided school community. Truly heartless.

I don’t know what to do with the elections. I disapprove of the sloppy and racist admission changes but I don’t need the PTSA advocating in a way to further divide and hurt the kids. I am thinking about voting half and half and make them all work together.

I do wish bonitatibus were gone. She was truly cruel to the students.

So admission changes that foster greater diversity are racist whereas ones that are easily gamed aren't?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The division came from brabrand and the School Board and was strongly echoed by the principal who decided she didn’t like the current tj students.

I am so sad at what all those people did to a wonderful school experience for my kids. On top of all the hardships of covid, my kids had to deal with hate-filled talk from leadership and a divided school community. Truly heartless.

I don’t know what to do with the elections. I disapprove of the sloppy and racist admission changes but I don’t need the PTSA advocating in a way to further divide and hurt the kids. I am thinking about voting half and half and make them all work together.

I do wish bonitatibus were gone. She was truly cruel to the students.

So admission changes that foster greater diversity are racist whereas ones that are easily gamed aren't?

Well then, let's just have racial quotas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The division came from brabrand and the School Board and was strongly echoed by the principal who decided she didn’t like the current tj students.

I am so sad at what all those people did to a wonderful school experience for my kids. On top of all the hardships of covid, my kids had to deal with hate-filled talk from leadership and a divided school community. Truly heartless.

I don’t know what to do with the elections. I disapprove of the sloppy and racist admission changes but I don’t need the PTSA advocating in a way to further divide and hurt the kids. I am thinking about voting half and half and make them all work together.

I do wish bonitatibus were gone. She was truly cruel to the students.

She was useless. When she came onboard, she promised to reduce homework and make sure kids enjoy their HS experience and ran into a wall with the teachers. She then pivoted and started preaching to the kids that grades don't matter (really?) and got laughed at. Thankfully for her, Covid hit and she had to focus on that just like everyone else. Now that there's a new issue, she's hitching her wagon to the side that's currently winning. She's a very political person and will do what she needs to do to keep her job.

Not sure these spoils are worth fighting over any longer. FCPS has ruined TJ.

They are trying to. My hope is that they do find strong URM kids to fill those seats and the process works as intended. However, I suspect they will force fit some kids into the school. The teachers aren't going to reduce the rigor of their classes and if the kids aren't up to it, they will be in for a shock and most will drop back to base. That's the worst possible outcome.

If that's what ends up happening, what will FCPS do? Screw things up even more? Water down the curriculum? Shut down TJ? That's the big question. Would have been so much better if they focus on KG-Middle school outcomes at underserved schools so deserving kids bubble to the top.. But that's too much work for these people. They don't really care to help. They just want to please their current political masters, run the clock, collect a fat pension and retire.

The new process seems like a huge upgrade since it minimizes the impact of prep and optimizes natural ability. I'd wager that this new crop of students will be the strongest it in TJ's history.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The division came from brabrand and the School Board and was strongly echoed by the principal who decided she didn’t like the current tj students.

I am so sad at what all those people did to a wonderful school experience for my kids. On top of all the hardships of covid, my kids had to deal with hate-filled talk from leadership and a divided school community. Truly heartless.

I don’t know what to do with the elections. I disapprove of the sloppy and racist admission changes but I don’t need the PTSA advocating in a way to further divide and hurt the kids. I am thinking about voting half and half and make them all work together.

I do wish bonitatibus were gone. She was truly cruel to the students.

She was useless. When she came onboard, she promised to reduce homework and make sure kids enjoy their HS experience and ran into a wall with the teachers. She then pivoted and started preaching to the kids that grades don't matter (really?) and got laughed at. Thankfully for her, Covid hit and she had to focus on that just like everyone else. Now that there's a new issue, she's hitching her wagon to the side that's currently winning. She's a very political person and will do what she needs to do to keep her job.

Not sure these spoils are worth fighting over any longer. FCPS has ruined TJ.

They are trying to. My hope is that they do find strong URM kids to fill those seats and the process works as intended. However, I suspect they will force fit some kids into the school. The teachers aren't going to reduce the rigor of their classes and if the kids aren't up to it, they will be in for a shock and most will drop back to base. That's the worst possible outcome.

If that's what ends up happening, what will FCPS do? Screw things up even more? Water down the curriculum? Shut down TJ? That's the big question. Would have been so much better if they focus on KG-Middle school outcomes at underserved schools so deserving kids bubble to the top.. But that's too much work for these people. They don't really care to help. They just want to please their current political masters, run the clock, collect a fat pension and retire.

The new process seems like a huge upgrade since it minimizes the impact of prep and optimizes natural ability. I'd wager that this new crop of students will be the strongest it in TJ's history.

Ya, most of the complaining is by parents who are bitter they can't game the selection as easily as before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The division came from brabrand and the School Board and was strongly echoed by the principal who decided she didn’t like the current tj students.

I am so sad at what all those people did to a wonderful school experience for my kids. On top of all the hardships of covid, my kids had to deal with hate-filled talk from leadership and a divided school community. Truly heartless.

I don’t know what to do with the elections. I disapprove of the sloppy and racist admission changes but I don’t need the PTSA advocating in a way to further divide and hurt the kids. I am thinking about voting half and half and make them all work together.

I do wish bonitatibus were gone. She was truly cruel to the students.

She was useless. When she came onboard, she promised to reduce homework and make sure kids enjoy their HS experience and ran into a wall with the teachers. She then pivoted and started preaching to the kids that grades don't matter (really?) and got laughed at. Thankfully for her, Covid hit and she had to focus on that just like everyone else. Now that there's a new issue, she's hitching her wagon to the side that's currently winning. She's a very political person and will do what she needs to do to keep her job.

Not sure these spoils are worth fighting over any longer. FCPS has ruined TJ.

They are trying to. My hope is that they do find strong URM kids to fill those seats and the process works as intended. However, I suspect they will force fit some kids into the school. The teachers aren't going to reduce the rigor of their classes and if the kids aren't up to it, they will be in for a shock and most will drop back to base. That's the worst possible outcome.

If that's what ends up happening, what will FCPS do? Screw things up even more? Water down the curriculum? Shut down TJ? That's the big question. Would have been so much better if they focus on KG-Middle school outcomes at underserved schools so deserving kids bubble to the top.. But that's too much work for these people. They don't really care to help. They just want to please their current political masters, run the clock, collect a fat pension and retire.

The new process seems like a huge upgrade since it minimizes the impact of prep and optimizes natural ability. I'd wager that this new crop of students will be the strongest it in TJ's history.

Ya, most of the complaining is by parents who are bitter they can't game the selection as easily as before.

It seems safe to assume you just prefer the new game and the advantages it gives non-Asian applicants over the old game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The division came from brabrand and the School Board and was strongly echoed by the principal who decided she didn’t like the current tj students.

I am so sad at what all those people did to a wonderful school experience for my kids. On top of all the hardships of covid, my kids had to deal with hate-filled talk from leadership and a divided school community. Truly heartless.

I don’t know what to do with the elections. I disapprove of the sloppy and racist admission changes but I don’t need the PTSA advocating in a way to further divide and hurt the kids. I am thinking about voting half and half and make them all work together.

I do wish bonitatibus were gone. She was truly cruel to the students.

She was useless. When she came onboard, she promised to reduce homework and make sure kids enjoy their HS experience and ran into a wall with the teachers. She then pivoted and started preaching to the kids that grades don't matter (really?) and got laughed at. Thankfully for her, Covid hit and she had to focus on that just like everyone else. Now that there's a new issue, she's hitching her wagon to the side that's currently winning. She's a very political person and will do what she needs to do to keep her job.

Not sure these spoils are worth fighting over any longer. FCPS has ruined TJ.

They are trying to. My hope is that they do find strong URM kids to fill those seats and the process works as intended. However, I suspect they will force fit some kids into the school. The teachers aren't going to reduce the rigor of their classes and if the kids aren't up to it, they will be in for a shock and most will drop back to base. That's the worst possible outcome.

If that's what ends up happening, what will FCPS do? Screw things up even more? Water down the curriculum? Shut down TJ? That's the big question. Would have been so much better if they focus on KG-Middle school outcomes at underserved schools so deserving kids bubble to the top.. But that's too much work for these people. They don't really care to help. They just want to please their current political masters, run the clock, collect a fat pension and retire.

The new process seems like a huge upgrade since it minimizes the impact of prep and optimizes natural ability. I'd wager that this new crop of students will be the strongest it in TJ's history.

Ya, most of the complaining is by parents who are bitter they can't game the selection as easily as before.

It seems safe to assume you just prefer the new game and the advantages it gives non-Asian applicants over the old game.

Or the old game clearly gave advantages to a group that occupies 70% of the school currently. That seems more plausible somehow.

[Anonymous]

The anti-School Board group is reporting that it won all but one of the seats on the TJ PTSA.

Fantastic - this needs to happen at other schools that have been shat upon by the School Board, and the School Board members recalled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The anti-School Board group is reporting that it won all but one of the seats on the TJ PTSA.

Fantastic - this needs to happen at other schools that have been shat upon by the School Board, and the School Board members recalled.

Not sure how a single school PTA will show the school board anything or lead to recalls. Also, can't really call it a mandate - the vote difference - less than 30 votes and close to 50/50 for most of the races- sends more of the message that the parents are rather evenly split. To me, the issue is about how the school will integrate the Class of 2025 and/or advocate for future changes to the new admission policy while representing all the families and supporting all the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The anti-School Board group is reporting that it won all but one of the seats on the TJ PTSA.

Fantastic - this needs to happen at other schools that have been shat upon by the School Board, and the School Board members recalled.

Not sure how a single school PTA will show the school board anything or lead to recalls. Also, can't really call it a mandate - the vote difference - less than 30 votes and close to 50/50 for most of the races- sends more of the message that the parents are rather evenly split. To me, the issue is about how the school will integrate the Class of 2025 and/or advocate for future changes to the new admission policy while representing all the families and supporting all the kids.

This is correct. The TJ PTSA has had essentially no impact on policy as is, and they had essentially the founder and primary mouthpiece of Coalition for TJ in their ranks as the Corresponding Secretary - someone with a very big megaphone and a wide followership.

With the margins being as slim as they were this year (which was shocking, by the way) they won't last long as a power base once an entire class of families enters the school via a process that they publicly reject.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The anti-School Board group is reporting that it won all but one of the seats on the TJ PTSA.

Fantastic - this needs to happen at other schools that have been shat upon by the School Board, and the School Board members recalled.

Not sure how a single school PTA will show the school board anything or lead to recalls. Also, can't really call it a mandate - the vote difference - less than 30 votes and close to 50/50 for most of the races- sends more of the message that the parents are rather evenly split. To me, the issue is about how the school will integrate the Class of 2025 and/or advocate for future changes to the new admission policy while representing all the families and supporting all the kids.

This is correct. The TJ PTSA has had essentially no impact on policy as is, and they had essentially the founder and primary mouthpiece of Coalition for TJ in their ranks as the Corresponding Secretary - someone with a very big megaphone and a wide followership.

With the margins being as slim as they were this year (which was shocking, by the way) they won't last long as a power base once an entire class of families enters the school via a process that they publicly reject.

LOL. A school PTA - yeah, that's a powerful and formidable group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The anti-School Board group is reporting that it won all but one of the seats on the TJ PTSA.

Fantastic - this needs to happen at other schools that have been shat upon by the School Board, and the School Board members recalled.

Not sure how a single school PTA will show the school board anything or lead to recalls. Also, can't really call it a mandate - the vote difference - less than 30 votes and close to 50/50 for most of the races- sends more of the message that the parents are rather evenly split. To me, the issue is about how the school will integrate the Class of 2025 and/or advocate for future changes to the new admission policy while representing all the families and supporting all the kids.

This is correct. The TJ PTSA has had essentially no impact on policy as is, and they had essentially the founder and primary mouthpiece of Coalition for TJ in their ranks as the Corresponding Secretary - someone with a very big megaphone and a wide followership.

With the margins being as slim as they were this year (which was shocking, by the way) they won't last long as a power base once an entire class of families enters the school via a process that they publicly reject.

LOL. A school PTA - yeah, that's a powerful and formidable group.

Right? But people here will act like they have a voice because they're the PTSA at TJ. Give me a break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The anti-School Board group is reporting that it won all but one of the seats on the TJ PTSA.

Fantastic - this needs to happen at other schools that have been shat upon by the School Board, and the School Board members recalled.

Only way to get school board members recalled is circulate and sign recall petitions.

3 already out there.