What do I need to know about the Fairfax County School Board?

[Anonymous]

re: grade inflation

A father asked his daughter how she was doing in school. She answered that she had a 4.0 GPA, and that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying.

Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey doing?" She replied, "Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA.

Her wise father asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA"

The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, "That wouldn't be fair! I have worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!"

social justice...?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the achievement gap just measured on passing rates or other criteria? Obviously Asians care about education more than other races, but shouldn't the achievement gap just measure an on-grade achievement if this is what the end goal is for all students?

You can analyze the data here: http://schoolquality.virginia.gov/advanced-search

[Anonymous]

this document describes the FCPS "achievement gap" and the efforts to close it, and the (dismal) results - in detail.

https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/f...l%201%20Narrative_F_040617.pdf

see in particular pgs. 17 and 39-44

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this document describes the FCPS "achievement gap" and the efforts to close it, and the (dismal) results - in detail.

https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/f...l%201%20Narrative_F_040617.pdf

see in particular pgs. 17 and 39-44

Dead link.

So are the Democrats going to find a way to boot Elizabeth Schultz next year or not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this document describes the FCPS "achievement gap" and the efforts to close it, and the (dismal) results - in detail.

https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/f...l%201%20Narrative_F_040617.pdf

see in particular pgs. 17 and 39-44

Dead link.

So are the Democrats going to find a way to boot Elizabeth Schultz next year or not?

Apologies for the dead link - try this.

https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/AKWQZG6BB1D5/$file/2016%20Student%20Success-Goal%201%20Narrative_F_040617.pdf

[Anonymous]

https://twitter.com/RyanLMcElveen

Please look at August 27 with his welcome back to school. The only thing he really talks about is advocacy for social issues. Then look at August 26 and tell me if you would post a picture of your child that looks like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/RyanLMcElveen

Please look at August 27 with his welcome back to school. The only thing he really talks about is advocacy for social issues. Then look at August 26 and tell me if you would post a picture of your child that looks like this.

Was he an ice skater? Likes frozen? What's with the picture behind his professional photo?

[Anonymous]

Ryan will be re-elected to the School Board as many times as he wants. The insults from right-wingers with dirty minds are of no consequence at all.

[Anonymous]

Elizabeth Schultz is the only voice of reason. She makes the Board stick to their own processes and procedures. Say what you want. She’s a strong mother and tough as nails. These other people don’t listen to their constituents. They push for wildly liberal and inappropriate change with no regard for what things look like in practice. The liberal board members shove things through that teachers cannot support. It’s broken.

Ryan is a fool. People will vote for him though. I have no idea why.

[Anonymous]

Investigations are ongoing related to Lake Braddock’s situation. Elizabeth Schultz met with the superintendent to make sure he was on top of problems happening at the biggest school we have. Without intervention by Elizabeth Schultz, there would be no leadership at all at Lake Braddock and many of us would have left. The temporary interim principal was killing the school. He’s gone and the damage is being undone slowly. Thank you, Elizabeth!

[Anonymous]

LJ, gathering information? This is a bogus thread, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ryan will be re-elected to the School Board as many times as he wants. The insults from right-wingers with dirty minds are of no consequence at all.

No. Not a dirty mind at all. Just common sense that you do not post a picture like that. I hope he sees this post and takes the picture down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ryan will be re-elected to the School Board as many times as he wants. The insults from right-wingers with dirty minds are of no consequence at all.

No. Not a dirty mind at all. Just common sense that you do not post a picture like that. I hope he sees this post and takes the picture down.

Right, because Facebook isn't full of innocent pictures that parents post of their kids.

Ryan doesn't have to delete a tweet just because you're a perv.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Elizabeth Schultz is the only voice of reason. She makes the Board stick to their own processes and procedures. Say what you want. She’s a strong mother and tough as nails. These other people don’t listen to their constituents. They push for wildly liberal and inappropriate change with no regard for what things look like in practice. The liberal board members shove things through that teachers cannot support. It’s broken.

Ryan is a fool. People will vote for him though. I have no idea why.

Schultz is marching in lock step with Trump and other Republicans who gave tax breaks to billionaires but want to freeze the pay of public sector employees. If that’s the “voice of reason” to you, you should vote for her again. Otherwise, she’s no friend of teachers and there’s not much for Springfield District residents in having her as their representative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/RyanLMcElveen

Please look at August 27 with his welcome back to school. The only thing he really talks about is advocacy for social issues. Then look at August 26 and tell me if you would post a picture of your child that looks like this.

It's an adorable photo - if you thought anything else, then you are a disgusting pervert.