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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of a student who has been at VA for a few years, our family has had great success! It's sad that it was mentioned as a failure when so many kids including mine have really thrived in VA. It would be heartbreaking to let it dissolve. I pay taxes and it's sooooo much better than the school we are zoned to!

The data doesn't lie. VA has been a failure. Kids would be better served in their home schools.

Maybe parents with actual experience speak before you do. Is this Jen reesman? Probably. We’re all tired of you. Welcome to the 21st century. Education is changing whether you like it or not.

Anecdotes aren't data. The data shows VA is a failure.

Data is more than just numbers, and that data isn't current. So you're wrong. Sorry. Every single MCPS Program should be under this much scrutiny. NOT because you want the data to say what you want it to say. A full picture is important WITH current data from all 3 years. And maybe compare it to other programs in MD that are trying to do what they can to serve their students and families b/c MSDE can't be bothered to approve any programs for its residents.

They should be looking at every school and program, not just the MVA and when budget is an issue cut out the extra's. The MVA is not an extra. The MVA and the extended school year are not huge amounts in the overall budget so it makes no sense except these are the most controversial programs to get the attention off the BOE problems. If anything, lets get rid of the BOE and start fresh.

+ infinity to a new board (except get rid of Mandel as a contender - she's a lunatic)

A lunatic backed by the reopening crowd. Her biggest followers are reesman and smelkinson… who have nothing better to do than continually post about something that happened 4 years ago.

Reopener here. You realize when you call us that, you reinforce how very right we were that virtual school would be a failure. Some did heed the recommendations of the "reopeners," but if more had (like the entire BOE), perhaps MCPS wouldn't be as bad off as it is.

Dear reopener, the virtual academy isn’t and never has been “pandemic schooling “. Way to out yourself ya weirdo. What a loony bunch you all were. If you still are harboring resentment for failing your kids, get some help please.

A couple pages back, one of the excuses for the precipitous decline in MVA enrollment was “COVID stabilization”. So which is it? You can’t say that the program isn’t pandemic schooling but blame the fact that more than half of students have left the program on the pandemic stabilizing.

That’s not what was said. The virtual academy is nothing like the schooling seen during the pandemic. So all you in a huff don’t even know what you are yammering on about. You have zero experience with this program. ZERO. Look. You failed your kids during the pandemic and can’t get over it. That must be it. Otherwise why would you continue to attack innocent parents who have a right to choose what THEY feel is best for their family. If you can’t handle the freedom to choose then go join Tucker in Russia. Heard it’s nice this time of year.

You have the freedom to remove your child from the public school system and homeschool, pay for private school, or a combination thereof. There is no legal restriction that forces you to select an MSDE-approved school, although the process is a bit different if you select one that is not approved.

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of a student who has been at VA for a few years, our family has had great success! It's sad that it was mentioned as a failure when so many kids including mine have really thrived in VA. It would be heartbreaking to let it dissolve. I pay taxes and it's sooooo much better than the school we are zoned to!

The data doesn't lie. VA has been a failure. Kids would be better served in their home schools.

Maybe parents with actual experience speak before you do. Is this Jen reesman? Probably. We’re all tired of you. Welcome to the 21st century. Education is changing whether you like it or not.

Anecdotes aren't data. The data shows VA is a failure.

Data is more than just numbers, and that data isn't current. So you're wrong. Sorry. Every single MCPS Program should be under this much scrutiny. NOT because you want the data to say what you want it to say. A full picture is important WITH current data from all 3 years. And maybe compare it to other programs in MD that are trying to do what they can to serve their students and families b/c MSDE can't be bothered to approve any programs for its residents.

They should be looking at every school and program, not just the MVA and when budget is an issue cut out the extra's. The MVA is not an extra. The MVA and the extended school year are not huge amounts in the overall budget so it makes no sense except these are the most controversial programs to get the attention off the BOE problems. If anything, lets get rid of the BOE and start fresh.

+ infinity to a new board (except get rid of Mandel as a contender - she's a lunatic)

A lunatic backed by the reopening crowd. Her biggest followers are reesman and smelkinson… who have nothing better to do than continually post about something that happened 4 years ago.

Reopener here. You realize when you call us that, you reinforce how very right we were that virtual school would be a failure. Some did heed the recommendations of the "reopeners," but if more had (like the entire BOE), perhaps MCPS wouldn't be as bad off as it is.

Dear reopener, the virtual academy isn’t and never has been “pandemic schooling “. Way to out yourself ya weirdo. What a loony bunch you all were. If you still are harboring resentment for failing your kids, get some help please.

A couple pages back, one of the excuses for the precipitous decline in MVA enrollment was “COVID stabilization”. So which is it? You can’t say that the program isn’t pandemic schooling but blame the fact that more than half of students have left the program on the pandemic stabilizing.

That’s not what was said. The virtual academy is nothing like the schooling seen during the pandemic. So all you in a huff don’t even know what you are yammering on about. You have zero experience with this program. ZERO. Look. You failed your kids during the pandemic and can’t get over it. That must be it. Otherwise why would you continue to attack innocent parents who have a right to choose what THEY feel is best for their family. If you can’t handle the freedom to choose then go join Tucker in Russia. Heard it’s nice this time of year.

You have the freedom to remove your child from the public school system and homeschool, pay for private school, or a combination thereof. There is no legal restriction that forces you to select an MSDE-approved school, although the process is a bit different if you select one that is not approved.

Why are you so nasty and hostile? The MVA has no impact on you or your family but it does to the children and families it services. Is it that hard to understand and have empathy and kindness to others? Perhaps it's time to get off social media and spend time with your kids.

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of a student who has been at VA for a few years, our family has had great success! It's sad that it was mentioned as a failure when so many kids including mine have really thrived in VA. It would be heartbreaking to let it dissolve. I pay taxes and it's sooooo much better than the school we are zoned to!

The data doesn't lie. VA has been a failure. Kids would be better served in their home schools.

Maybe parents with actual experience speak before you do. Is this Jen reesman? Probably. We’re all tired of you. Welcome to the 21st century. Education is changing whether you like it or not.

Anecdotes aren't data. The data shows VA is a failure.

Data is more than just numbers, and that data isn't current. So you're wrong. Sorry. Every single MCPS Program should be under this much scrutiny. NOT because you want the data to say what you want it to say. A full picture is important WITH current data from all 3 years. And maybe compare it to other programs in MD that are trying to do what they can to serve their students and families b/c MSDE can't be bothered to approve any programs for its residents.

They should be looking at every school and program, not just the MVA and when budget is an issue cut out the extra's. The MVA is not an extra. The MVA and the extended school year are not huge amounts in the overall budget so it makes no sense except these are the most controversial programs to get the attention off the BOE problems. If anything, lets get rid of the BOE and start fresh.

+ infinity to a new board (except get rid of Mandel as a contender - she's a lunatic)

A lunatic backed by the reopening crowd. Her biggest followers are reesman and smelkinson… who have nothing better to do than continually post about something that happened 4 years ago.

Reopener here. You realize when you call us that, you reinforce how very right we were that virtual school would be a failure. Some did heed the recommendations of the "reopeners," but if more had (like the entire BOE), perhaps MCPS wouldn't be as bad off as it is.

Dear reopener, the virtual academy isn’t and never has been “pandemic schooling “. Way to out yourself ya weirdo. What a loony bunch you all were. If you still are harboring resentment for failing your kids, get some help please.

A couple pages back, one of the excuses for the precipitous decline in MVA enrollment was “COVID stabilization”. So which is it? You can’t say that the program isn’t pandemic schooling but blame the fact that more than half of students have left the program on the pandemic stabilizing.

That’s not what was said. The virtual academy is nothing like the schooling seen during the pandemic. So all you in a huff don’t even know what you are yammering on about. You have zero experience with this program. ZERO. Look. You failed your kids during the pandemic and can’t get over it. That must be it. Otherwise why would you continue to attack innocent parents who have a right to choose what THEY feel is best for their family. If you can’t handle the freedom to choose then go join Tucker in Russia. Heard it’s nice this time of year.

You have the freedom to remove your child from the public school system and homeschool, pay for private school, or a combination thereof. There is no legal restriction that forces you to select an MSDE-approved school, although the process is a bit different if you select one that is not approved.

I’m sorry your education failed you. 😢

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of a student who has been at VA for a few years, our family has had great success! It's sad that it was mentioned as a failure when so many kids including mine have really thrived in VA. It would be heartbreaking to let it dissolve. I pay taxes and it's sooooo much better than the school we are zoned to!

The data doesn't lie. VA has been a failure. Kids would be better served in their home schools.

Maybe parents with actual experience speak before you do. Is this Jen reesman? Probably. We’re all tired of you. Welcome to the 21st century. Education is changing whether you like it or not.

Anecdotes aren't data. The data shows VA is a failure.

Data is more than just numbers, and that data isn't current. So you're wrong. Sorry. Every single MCPS Program should be under this much scrutiny. NOT because you want the data to say what you want it to say. A full picture is important WITH current data from all 3 years. And maybe compare it to other programs in MD that are trying to do what they can to serve their students and families b/c MSDE can't be bothered to approve any programs for its residents.

They should be looking at every school and program, not just the MVA and when budget is an issue cut out the extra's. The MVA is not an extra. The MVA and the extended school year are not huge amounts in the overall budget so it makes no sense except these are the most controversial programs to get the attention off the BOE problems. If anything, lets get rid of the BOE and start fresh.

+ infinity to a new board (except get rid of Mandel as a contender - she's a lunatic)

A lunatic backed by the reopening crowd. Her biggest followers are reesman and smelkinson… who have nothing better to do than continually post about something that happened 4 years ago.

Reopener here. You realize when you call us that, you reinforce how very right we were that virtual school would be a failure. Some did heed the recommendations of the "reopeners," but if more had (like the entire BOE), perhaps MCPS wouldn't be as bad off as it is.

Dear reopener, the virtual academy isn’t and never has been “pandemic schooling “. Way to out yourself ya weirdo. What a loony bunch you all were. If you still are harboring resentment for failing your kids, get some help please.

A couple pages back, one of the excuses for the precipitous decline in MVA enrollment was “COVID stabilization”. So which is it? You can’t say that the program isn’t pandemic schooling but blame the fact that more than half of students have left the program on the pandemic stabilizing.

That’s not what was said. The virtual academy is nothing like the schooling seen during the pandemic. So all you in a huff don’t even know what you are yammering on about. You have zero experience with this program. ZERO. Look. You failed your kids during the pandemic and can’t get over it. That must be it. Otherwise why would you continue to attack innocent parents who have a right to choose what THEY feel is best for their family. If you can’t handle the freedom to choose then go join Tucker in Russia. Heard it’s nice this time of year.

You have the freedom to remove your child from the public school system and homeschool, pay for private school, or a combination thereof. There is no legal restriction that forces you to select an MSDE-approved school, although the process is a bit different if you select one that is not approved.

Why are you so nasty and hostile? The MVA has no impact on you or your family but it does to the children and families it services. Is it that hard to understand and have empathy and kindness to others? Perhaps it's time to get off social media and spend time with your kids.

This has been explained to you many times over: every dollar spent on VA is a dollar not spent on more effective education in our schools. That's similar to the objection people have with paying for private school vouchers.

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of a student who has been at VA for a few years, our family has had great success! It's sad that it was mentioned as a failure when so many kids including mine have really thrived in VA. It would be heartbreaking to let it dissolve. I pay taxes and it's sooooo much better than the school we are zoned to!

The data doesn't lie. VA has been a failure. Kids would be better served in their home schools.

Maybe parents with actual experience speak before you do. Is this Jen reesman? Probably. We’re all tired of you. Welcome to the 21st century. Education is changing whether you like it or not.

Anecdotes aren't data. The data shows VA is a failure.

Data is more than just numbers, and that data isn't current. So you're wrong. Sorry. Every single MCPS Program should be under this much scrutiny. NOT because you want the data to say what you want it to say. A full picture is important WITH current data from all 3 years. And maybe compare it to other programs in MD that are trying to do what they can to serve their students and families b/c MSDE can't be bothered to approve any programs for its residents.

They should be looking at every school and program, not just the MVA and when budget is an issue cut out the extra's. The MVA is not an extra. The MVA and the extended school year are not huge amounts in the overall budget so it makes no sense except these are the most controversial programs to get the attention off the BOE problems. If anything, lets get rid of the BOE and start fresh.

+ infinity to a new board (except get rid of Mandel as a contender - she's a lunatic)

A lunatic backed by the reopening crowd. Her biggest followers are reesman and smelkinson… who have nothing better to do than continually post about something that happened 4 years ago.

Reopener here. You realize when you call us that, you reinforce how very right we were that virtual school would be a failure. Some did heed the recommendations of the "reopeners," but if more had (like the entire BOE), perhaps MCPS wouldn't be as bad off as it is.

Dear reopener, the virtual academy isn’t and never has been “pandemic schooling “. Way to out yourself ya weirdo. What a loony bunch you all were. If you still are harboring resentment for failing your kids, get some help please.

A couple pages back, one of the excuses for the precipitous decline in MVA enrollment was “COVID stabilization”. So which is it? You can’t say that the program isn’t pandemic schooling but blame the fact that more than half of students have left the program on the pandemic stabilizing.

That’s not what was said. The virtual academy is nothing like the schooling seen during the pandemic. So all you in a huff don’t even know what you are yammering on about. You have zero experience with this program. ZERO. Look. You failed your kids during the pandemic and can’t get over it. That must be it. Otherwise why would you continue to attack innocent parents who have a right to choose what THEY feel is best for their family. If you can’t handle the freedom to choose then go join Tucker in Russia. Heard it’s nice this time of year.

You have the freedom to remove your child from the public school system and homeschool, pay for private school, or a combination thereof. There is no legal restriction that forces you to select an MSDE-approved school, although the process is a bit different if you select one that is not approved.

Why are you so nasty and hostile? The MVA has no impact on you or your family but it does to the children and families it services. Is it that hard to understand and have empathy and kindness to others? Perhaps it's time to get off social media and spend time with your kids.

This has been explained to you many times over: every dollar spent on VA is a dollar not spent on more effective education in our schools. That's similar to the objection people have with paying for private school vouchers.

Yeah but MCPS wastes money in all sorts of places. Why cant it do that here too? Why do you care about MVA so much? Go bother other wasteful, ineffective programs before you harass this one.

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of a student who has been at VA for a few years, our family has had great success! It's sad that it was mentioned as a failure when so many kids including mine have really thrived in VA. It would be heartbreaking to let it dissolve. I pay taxes and it's sooooo much better than the school we are zoned to!

The data doesn't lie. VA has been a failure. Kids would be better served in their home schools.

Maybe parents with actual experience speak before you do. Is this Jen reesman? Probably. We’re all tired of you. Welcome to the 21st century. Education is changing whether you like it or not.

Anecdotes aren't data. The data shows VA is a failure.

Data is more than just numbers, and that data isn't current. So you're wrong. Sorry. Every single MCPS Program should be under this much scrutiny. NOT because you want the data to say what you want it to say. A full picture is important WITH current data from all 3 years. And maybe compare it to other programs in MD that are trying to do what they can to serve their students and families b/c MSDE can't be bothered to approve any programs for its residents.

They should be looking at every school and program, not just the MVA and when budget is an issue cut out the extra's. The MVA is not an extra. The MVA and the extended school year are not huge amounts in the overall budget so it makes no sense except these are the most controversial programs to get the attention off the BOE problems. If anything, lets get rid of the BOE and start fresh.

+ infinity to a new board (except get rid of Mandel as a contender - she's a lunatic)

A lunatic backed by the reopening crowd. Her biggest followers are reesman and smelkinson… who have nothing better to do than continually post about something that happened 4 years ago.

Reopener here. You realize when you call us that, you reinforce how very right we were that virtual school would be a failure. Some did heed the recommendations of the "reopeners," but if more had (like the entire BOE), perhaps MCPS wouldn't be as bad off as it is.

Dear reopener, the virtual academy isn’t and never has been “pandemic schooling “. Way to out yourself ya weirdo. What a loony bunch you all were. If you still are harboring resentment for failing your kids, get some help please.

A couple pages back, one of the excuses for the precipitous decline in MVA enrollment was “COVID stabilization”. So which is it? You can’t say that the program isn’t pandemic schooling but blame the fact that more than half of students have left the program on the pandemic stabilizing.

That’s not what was said. The virtual academy is nothing like the schooling seen during the pandemic. So all you in a huff don’t even know what you are yammering on about. You have zero experience with this program. ZERO. Look. You failed your kids during the pandemic and can’t get over it. That must be it. Otherwise why would you continue to attack innocent parents who have a right to choose what THEY feel is best for their family. If you can’t handle the freedom to choose then go join Tucker in Russia. Heard it’s nice this time of year.

You have the freedom to remove your child from the public school system and homeschool, pay for private school, or a combination thereof. There is no legal restriction that forces you to select an MSDE-approved school, although the process is a bit different if you select one that is not approved.

Why are you so nasty and hostile? The MVA has no impact on you or your family but it does to the children and families it services. Is it that hard to understand and have empathy and kindness to others? Perhaps it's time to get off social media and spend time with your kids.

This has been explained to you many times over: every dollar spent on VA is a dollar not spent on more effective education in our schools. That's similar to the objection people have with paying for private school vouchers.

Yeah but MCPS wastes money in all sorts of places. Why cant it do that here too? Why do you care about MVA so much? Go bother other wasteful, ineffective programs before you harass this one.

Nah. This wasteful program has to go.

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of a student who has been at VA for a few years, our family has had great success! It's sad that it was mentioned as a failure when so many kids including mine have really thrived in VA. It would be heartbreaking to let it dissolve. I pay taxes and it's sooooo much better than the school we are zoned to!

The data doesn't lie. VA has been a failure. Kids would be better served in their home schools.

Maybe parents with actual experience speak before you do. Is this Jen reesman? Probably. We’re all tired of you. Welcome to the 21st century. Education is changing whether you like it or not.

Anecdotes aren't data. The data shows VA is a failure.

Data is more than just numbers, and that data isn't current. So you're wrong. Sorry. Every single MCPS Program should be under this much scrutiny. NOT because you want the data to say what you want it to say. A full picture is important WITH current data from all 3 years. And maybe compare it to other programs in MD that are trying to do what they can to serve their students and families b/c MSDE can't be bothered to approve any programs for its residents.

They should be looking at every school and program, not just the MVA and when budget is an issue cut out the extra's. The MVA is not an extra. The MVA and the extended school year are not huge amounts in the overall budget so it makes no sense except these are the most controversial programs to get the attention off the BOE problems. If anything, lets get rid of the BOE and start fresh.

+ infinity to a new board (except get rid of Mandel as a contender - she's a lunatic)

A lunatic backed by the reopening crowd. Her biggest followers are reesman and smelkinson… who have nothing better to do than continually post about something that happened 4 years ago.

Reopener here. You realize when you call us that, you reinforce how very right we were that virtual school would be a failure. Some did heed the recommendations of the "reopeners," but if more had (like the entire BOE), perhaps MCPS wouldn't be as bad off as it is.

Dear reopener, the virtual academy isn’t and never has been “pandemic schooling “. Way to out yourself ya weirdo. What a loony bunch you all were. If you still are harboring resentment for failing your kids, get some help please.

A couple pages back, one of the excuses for the precipitous decline in MVA enrollment was “COVID stabilization”. So which is it? You can’t say that the program isn’t pandemic schooling but blame the fact that more than half of students have left the program on the pandemic stabilizing.

That’s not what was said. The virtual academy is nothing like the schooling seen during the pandemic. So all you in a huff don’t even know what you are yammering on about. You have zero experience with this program. ZERO. Look. You failed your kids during the pandemic and can’t get over it. That must be it. Otherwise why would you continue to attack innocent parents who have a right to choose what THEY feel is best for their family. If you can’t handle the freedom to choose then go join Tucker in Russia. Heard it’s nice this time of year.

You have the freedom to remove your child from the public school system and homeschool, pay for private school, or a combination thereof. There is no legal restriction that forces you to select an MSDE-approved school, although the process is a bit different if you select one that is not approved.

Why are you so nasty and hostile? The MVA has no impact on you or your family but it does to the children and families it services. Is it that hard to understand and have empathy and kindness to others? Perhaps it's time to get off social media and spend time with your kids.

This has been explained to you many times over: every dollar spent on VA is a dollar not spent on more effective education in our schools. That's similar to the objection people have with paying for private school vouchers.

Sure, ok. Why is this an issue for you? It's not taking away from your kids and the MVA per student costs less so it is more effective. If you think it's lacking, perhaps more funding and staff could help with that.

You have this weird obsession about it.

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of a student who has been at VA for a few years, our family has had great success! It's sad that it was mentioned as a failure when so many kids including mine have really thrived in VA. It would be heartbreaking to let it dissolve. I pay taxes and it's sooooo much better than the school we are zoned to!

The data doesn't lie. VA has been a failure. Kids would be better served in their home schools.

Maybe parents with actual experience speak before you do. Is this Jen reesman? Probably. We’re all tired of you. Welcome to the 21st century. Education is changing whether you like it or not.

Anecdotes aren't data. The data shows VA is a failure.

Data is more than just numbers, and that data isn't current. So you're wrong. Sorry. Every single MCPS Program should be under this much scrutiny. NOT because you want the data to say what you want it to say. A full picture is important WITH current data from all 3 years. And maybe compare it to other programs in MD that are trying to do what they can to serve their students and families b/c MSDE can't be bothered to approve any programs for its residents.

They should be looking at every school and program, not just the MVA and when budget is an issue cut out the extra's. The MVA is not an extra. The MVA and the extended school year are not huge amounts in the overall budget so it makes no sense except these are the most controversial programs to get the attention off the BOE problems. If anything, lets get rid of the BOE and start fresh.

+ infinity to a new board (except get rid of Mandel as a contender - she's a lunatic)

A lunatic backed by the reopening crowd. Her biggest followers are reesman and smelkinson… who have nothing better to do than continually post about something that happened 4 years ago.

Reopener here. You realize when you call us that, you reinforce how very right we were that virtual school would be a failure. Some did heed the recommendations of the "reopeners," but if more had (like the entire BOE), perhaps MCPS wouldn't be as bad off as it is.

Dear reopener, the virtual academy isn’t and never has been “pandemic schooling “. Way to out yourself ya weirdo. What a loony bunch you all were. If you still are harboring resentment for failing your kids, get some help please.

A couple pages back, one of the excuses for the precipitous decline in MVA enrollment was “COVID stabilization”. So which is it? You can’t say that the program isn’t pandemic schooling but blame the fact that more than half of students have left the program on the pandemic stabilizing.

That’s not what was said. The virtual academy is nothing like the schooling seen during the pandemic. So all you in a huff don’t even know what you are yammering on about. You have zero experience with this program. ZERO. Look. You failed your kids during the pandemic and can’t get over it. That must be it. Otherwise why would you continue to attack innocent parents who have a right to choose what THEY feel is best for their family. If you can’t handle the freedom to choose then go join Tucker in Russia. Heard it’s nice this time of year.

You have the freedom to remove your child from the public school system and homeschool, pay for private school, or a combination thereof. There is no legal restriction that forces you to select an MSDE-approved school, although the process is a bit different if you select one that is not approved.

Why are you so nasty and hostile? The MVA has no impact on you or your family but it does to the children and families it services. Is it that hard to understand and have empathy and kindness to others? Perhaps it's time to get off social media and spend time with your kids.

This has been explained to you many times over: every dollar spent on VA is a dollar not spent on more effective education in our schools. That's similar to the objection people have with paying for private school vouchers.

Yeah but MCPS wastes money in all sorts of places. Why cant it do that here too? Why do you care about MVA so much? Go bother other wasteful, ineffective programs before you harass this one.

Nah. This wasteful program has to go.

This isn't wasteful. What schools are your kids at? I'm sure we can find a good way to cut their budget given budget cuts are needed all over.

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of a student who has been at VA for a few years, our family has had great success! It's sad that it was mentioned as a failure when so many kids including mine have really thrived in VA. It would be heartbreaking to let it dissolve. I pay taxes and it's sooooo much better than the school we are zoned to!

The data doesn't lie. VA has been a failure. Kids would be better served in their home schools.

Maybe parents with actual experience speak before you do. Is this Jen reesman? Probably. We’re all tired of you. Welcome to the 21st century. Education is changing whether you like it or not.

Anecdotes aren't data. The data shows VA is a failure.

Data is more than just numbers, and that data isn't current. So you're wrong. Sorry. Every single MCPS Program should be under this much scrutiny. NOT because you want the data to say what you want it to say. A full picture is important WITH current data from all 3 years. And maybe compare it to other programs in MD that are trying to do what they can to serve their students and families b/c MSDE can't be bothered to approve any programs for its residents.

They should be looking at every school and program, not just the MVA and when budget is an issue cut out the extra's. The MVA is not an extra. The MVA and the extended school year are not huge amounts in the overall budget so it makes no sense except these are the most controversial programs to get the attention off the BOE problems. If anything, lets get rid of the BOE and start fresh.

+ infinity to a new board (except get rid of Mandel as a contender - she's a lunatic)

A lunatic backed by the reopening crowd. Her biggest followers are reesman and smelkinson… who have nothing better to do than continually post about something that happened 4 years ago.

Reopener here. You realize when you call us that, you reinforce how very right we were that virtual school would be a failure. Some did heed the recommendations of the "reopeners," but if more had (like the entire BOE), perhaps MCPS wouldn't be as bad off as it is.

Dear reopener, the virtual academy isn’t and never has been “pandemic schooling “. Way to out yourself ya weirdo. What a loony bunch you all were. If you still are harboring resentment for failing your kids, get some help please.

A couple pages back, one of the excuses for the precipitous decline in MVA enrollment was “COVID stabilization”. So which is it? You can’t say that the program isn’t pandemic schooling but blame the fact that more than half of students have left the program on the pandemic stabilizing.

That’s not what was said. The virtual academy is nothing like the schooling seen during the pandemic. So all you in a huff don’t even know what you are yammering on about. You have zero experience with this program. ZERO. Look. You failed your kids during the pandemic and can’t get over it. That must be it. Otherwise why would you continue to attack innocent parents who have a right to choose what THEY feel is best for their family. If you can’t handle the freedom to choose then go join Tucker in Russia. Heard it’s nice this time of year.

You have the freedom to remove your child from the public school system and homeschool, pay for private school, or a combination thereof. There is no legal restriction that forces you to select an MSDE-approved school, although the process is a bit different if you select one that is not approved.

Why are you so nasty and hostile? The MVA has no impact on you or your family but it does to the children and families it services. Is it that hard to understand and have empathy and kindness to others? Perhaps it's time to get off social media and spend time with your kids.

This has been explained to you many times over: every dollar spent on VA is a dollar not spent on more effective education in our schools. That's similar to the objection people have with paying for private school vouchers.

Sure, ok. Why is this an issue for you? It's not taking away from your kids and the MVA per student costs less so it is more effective. If you think it's lacking, perhaps more funding and staff could help with that.

You have this weird obsession about it.

VA does not save money. There are simply too few enrolled in VA for the program to scale in a cost effective manner. The students in VA could simply be reabsorbed into their home schools, without needing additional classrooms or teachers to accommodate them. The teachers and support staff in VA are unnecessary.

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of a student who has been at VA for a few years, our family has had great success! It's sad that it was mentioned as a failure when so many kids including mine have really thrived in VA. It would be heartbreaking to let it dissolve. I pay taxes and it's sooooo much better than the school we are zoned to!

The data doesn't lie. VA has been a failure. Kids would be better served in their home schools.

Maybe parents with actual experience speak before you do. Is this Jen reesman? Probably. We’re all tired of you. Welcome to the 21st century. Education is changing whether you like it or not.

Anecdotes aren't data. The data shows VA is a failure.

Data is more than just numbers, and that data isn't current. So you're wrong. Sorry. Every single MCPS Program should be under this much scrutiny. NOT because you want the data to say what you want it to say. A full picture is important WITH current data from all 3 years. And maybe compare it to other programs in MD that are trying to do what they can to serve their students and families b/c MSDE can't be bothered to approve any programs for its residents.

They should be looking at every school and program, not just the MVA and when budget is an issue cut out the extra's. The MVA is not an extra. The MVA and the extended school year are not huge amounts in the overall budget so it makes no sense except these are the most controversial programs to get the attention off the BOE problems. If anything, lets get rid of the BOE and start fresh.

+ infinity to a new board (except get rid of Mandel as a contender - she's a lunatic)

A lunatic backed by the reopening crowd. Her biggest followers are reesman and smelkinson… who have nothing better to do than continually post about something that happened 4 years ago.

Reopener here. You realize when you call us that, you reinforce how very right we were that virtual school would be a failure. Some did heed the recommendations of the "reopeners," but if more had (like the entire BOE), perhaps MCPS wouldn't be as bad off as it is.

Dear reopener, the virtual academy isn’t and never has been “pandemic schooling “. Way to out yourself ya weirdo. What a loony bunch you all were. If you still are harboring resentment for failing your kids, get some help please.

A couple pages back, one of the excuses for the precipitous decline in MVA enrollment was “COVID stabilization”. So which is it? You can’t say that the program isn’t pandemic schooling but blame the fact that more than half of students have left the program on the pandemic stabilizing.

That’s not what was said. The virtual academy is nothing like the schooling seen during the pandemic. So all you in a huff don’t even know what you are yammering on about. You have zero experience with this program. ZERO. Look. You failed your kids during the pandemic and can’t get over it. That must be it. Otherwise why would you continue to attack innocent parents who have a right to choose what THEY feel is best for their family. If you can’t handle the freedom to choose then go join Tucker in Russia. Heard it’s nice this time of year.

You have the freedom to remove your child from the public school system and homeschool, pay for private school, or a combination thereof. There is no legal restriction that forces you to select an MSDE-approved school, although the process is a bit different if you select one that is not approved.

Why are you so nasty and hostile? The MVA has no impact on you or your family but it does to the children and families it services. Is it that hard to understand and have empathy and kindness to others? Perhaps it's time to get off social media and spend time with your kids.

This has been explained to you many times over: every dollar spent on VA is a dollar not spent on more effective education in our schools. That's similar to the objection people have with paying for private school vouchers.

Sure, ok. Why is this an issue for you? It's not taking away from your kids and the MVA per student costs less so it is more effective. If you think it's lacking, perhaps more funding and staff could help with that.

You have this weird obsession about it.

VA does not save money. There are simply too few enrolled in VA for the program to scale in a cost effective manner. The students in VA could simply be reabsorbed into their home schools, without needing additional classrooms or teachers to accommodate them. The teachers and support staff in VA are unnecessary.

Thanks for your opinion. Why are you so determined to close a school that is working for kids? They are absolutely necessary. You haven't given a clear answer to why you are so obsessed with it.

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It's weird (and a little creepy) how many parents who don't have children at MVA care so much about the program and want it shut down. I don't find the budget argument convincing. While MVA may not save MCPS money, it also doesn't appear to impose much of a burden that would impact other schools.

I know a family whose children are thriving at MVA. They didn't perform as well in the in-person environment. I am only happy for them.

To be frank, it seems like you can't accept that some children can thrive in an environment different from your own kids'. Perhaps there are some insecurities or unresolved issues at play.

It's just so strange. Don't you have better things to do? Why bother posting at all?

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I know a family whose children are thriving at MVA. They didn't perform as well in the in-person environment. I am only happy for them.

To be frank, it seems like you can't accept that some children can thrive in an environment different from your own kids'. Perhaps there are some insecurities or unresolved issues at play.

It's just so strange. Don't you have better things to do? Why bother posting at all?

Oh, I accept that children thrive in different environments. I have four kids. Two are/were in MCPS and the other two are in private. The ones in private don't thrive at our home school, but they do thrive at their wonderful small school with smaller classes. Anyone who has kids who don't "thrive" at MCPS should reach into their own wallet and pay for the alternative environment.

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of a student who has been at VA for a few years, our family has had great success! It's sad that it was mentioned as a failure when so many kids including mine have really thrived in VA. It would be heartbreaking to let it dissolve. I pay taxes and it's sooooo much better than the school we are zoned to!

The data doesn't lie. VA has been a failure. Kids would be better served in their home schools.

Maybe parents with actual experience speak before you do. Is this Jen reesman? Probably. We’re all tired of you. Welcome to the 21st century. Education is changing whether you like it or not.

Anecdotes aren't data. The data shows VA is a failure.

Data is more than just numbers, and that data isn't current. So you're wrong. Sorry. Every single MCPS Program should be under this much scrutiny. NOT because you want the data to say what you want it to say. A full picture is important WITH current data from all 3 years. And maybe compare it to other programs in MD that are trying to do what they can to serve their students and families b/c MSDE can't be bothered to approve any programs for its residents.

They should be looking at every school and program, not just the MVA and when budget is an issue cut out the extra's. The MVA is not an extra. The MVA and the extended school year are not huge amounts in the overall budget so it makes no sense except these are the most controversial programs to get the attention off the BOE problems. If anything, lets get rid of the BOE and start fresh.

+ infinity to a new board (except get rid of Mandel as a contender - she's a lunatic)

A lunatic backed by the reopening crowd. Her biggest followers are reesman and smelkinson… who have nothing better to do than continually post about something that happened 4 years ago.

Reopener here. You realize when you call us that, you reinforce how very right we were that virtual school would be a failure. Some did heed the recommendations of the "reopeners," but if more had (like the entire BOE), perhaps MCPS wouldn't be as bad off as it is.

Dear reopener, the virtual academy isn’t and never has been “pandemic schooling “. Way to out yourself ya weirdo. What a loony bunch you all were. If you still are harboring resentment for failing your kids, get some help please.

A couple pages back, one of the excuses for the precipitous decline in MVA enrollment was “COVID stabilization”. So which is it? You can’t say that the program isn’t pandemic schooling but blame the fact that more than half of students have left the program on the pandemic stabilizing.

That’s not what was said. The virtual academy is nothing like the schooling seen during the pandemic. So all you in a huff don’t even know what you are yammering on about. You have zero experience with this program. ZERO. Look. You failed your kids during the pandemic and can’t get over it. That must be it. Otherwise why would you continue to attack innocent parents who have a right to choose what THEY feel is best for their family. If you can’t handle the freedom to choose then go join Tucker in Russia. Heard it’s nice this time of year.

You have the freedom to remove your child from the public school system and homeschool, pay for private school, or a combination thereof. There is no legal restriction that forces you to select an MSDE-approved school, although the process is a bit different if you select one that is not approved.

Why are you so nasty and hostile? The MVA has no impact on you or your family but it does to the children and families it services. Is it that hard to understand and have empathy and kindness to others? Perhaps it's time to get off social media and spend time with your kids.

This has been explained to you many times over: every dollar spent on VA is a dollar not spent on more effective education in our schools. That's similar to the objection people have with paying for private school vouchers.

Yeah but MCPS wastes money in all sorts of places. Why cant it do that here too? Why do you care about MVA so much? Go bother other wasteful, ineffective programs before you harass this one.

Nah. This wasteful program has to go.

This isn't wasteful. What schools are your kids at? I'm sure we can find a good way to cut their budget given budget cuts are needed all over.

It's wasteful because it's redundant. Your kids can do in person at their home school and it is 100% free. If there is a health issue, they can do home/hospital. There is no need for this failure of a program.

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of a student who has been at VA for a few years, our family has had great success! It's sad that it was mentioned as a failure when so many kids including mine have really thrived in VA. It would be heartbreaking to let it dissolve. I pay taxes and it's sooooo much better than the school we are zoned to!

The data doesn't lie. VA has been a failure. Kids would be better served in their home schools.

Maybe parents with actual experience speak before you do. Is this Jen reesman? Probably. We’re all tired of you. Welcome to the 21st century. Education is changing whether you like it or not.

Anecdotes aren't data. The data shows VA is a failure.

Data is more than just numbers, and that data isn't current. So you're wrong. Sorry. Every single MCPS Program should be under this much scrutiny. NOT because you want the data to say what you want it to say. A full picture is important WITH current data from all 3 years. And maybe compare it to other programs in MD that are trying to do what they can to serve their students and families b/c MSDE can't be bothered to approve any programs for its residents.

They should be looking at every school and program, not just the MVA and when budget is an issue cut out the extra's. The MVA is not an extra. The MVA and the extended school year are not huge amounts in the overall budget so it makes no sense except these are the most controversial programs to get the attention off the BOE problems. If anything, lets get rid of the BOE and start fresh.

Of course VA is an extra. We didn't have it before, and we could easily get rid of it at the end of this year and send kids to their home schools.

No, it's not an extra. Lots of things are extras, bu the MVA isn't. It's such a small part of the budget. Many of these kids may not return to their home schools so MCPS would lose out on funding and the Sped kids may need specialized placements and some of those are $75-200K a year.

I'm an MCPS RTSE. Sped kids whose IEP services, etc. warrant a specialized placement should not be in MVA. The MVA cannot provide FAPE. I'm sure there are some suspect kids in MVA but they really shouldn't be if they're not making progress and, thus, FAPE technically isn't being provided.

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Anonymous wrote:It's weird (and a little creepy) how many parents who don't have children at MVA care so much about the program and want it shut down. I don't find the budget argument convincing. While MVA may not save MCPS money, it also doesn't appear to impose much of a burden that would impact other schools.

I know a family whose children are thriving at MVA. They didn't perform as well in the in-person environment. I am only happy for them.

To be frank, it seems like you can't accept that some children can thrive in an environment different from your own kids'. Perhaps there are some insecurities or unresolved issues at play.

It's just so strange. Don't you have better things to do? Why bother posting at all?

Oh, I accept that children thrive in different environments. I have four kids. Two are/were in MCPS and the other two are in private. The ones in private don't thrive at our home school, but they do thrive at their wonderful small school with smaller classes. Anyone who has kids who don't "thrive" at MCPS should reach into their own wallet and pay for the alternative environment.

Your privilege is showing. You really need to accept the fact public schools don’t serve just who you think deserve an education. Public school isn’t a one-size fits all. With this mentality, should we also cut the community-based programs that serve highly disabled children? You know, children who don’t (can’t) meet your standard of acceptable data? Some of those children are thriving at the Virtual Academy. You are so tone deaf you can’t even see your blatant discrimination of innocent children. You really are despicable.