APS VPL is a dumpster fire
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Anonymous
They are trying to take away VLP because they want the money for their own kids. (not a VLP family but I don't want it taken away from you!) |
Anonymous
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We should all want VLP to succeed.
Aside from supporting vulnerable families now, if it works, it could be a great solution to overcrowded schools. It's silly and sad that some people want to shut it down. |
Anonymous
I want it to work for the families in it now. It is NOT, however, a viable solution to avoid building a new high school. |
Anonymous
| Concern 5 is a little ridiculous. Of course the immediate priority is the physical supervision of in-person students. |
Anonymous
Let's restrict it to actual "vulnerable" kids, not the 12x or 13x of parents that don't follow the science. |
Anonymous
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Latest APS email to VLP families:
Dear Virtual Learning Program Families, As we prepare to start the second week of school, we want to apologize for the challenges students encountered accessing their classes in the Virtual Learning Program (VLP) last week. The goal of the VLP is to provide students with a full distance learning option that supports their academic success and social-emotional well-being, and we remain committed to the success of this program and the students enrolled in it. We understand that this was a frustrating and unacceptable start to the school year for our VLP families and are working to ensure that these issues, related to staffing, scheduling, technical support and communication, are addressed as quickly as possible. We are also committed to ensuring that VLP students will have permanent teachers assigned to their classes as soon as possible. We have made some immediate staffing adjustments and are allocating additional resources and supports to strengthen the program. Moving forward, Amy Jackson, Supervisor of Educational Technology & Programs, will lead the program until a new administrator is appointed. Ms. Jackson has experience leading a virtual school and will be supported by retired APS principals with expertise in logistics, special education services and communication. Yvonne Dangerfield, VLP Assistant Administrator, will continue to address issues related to the delivery of instruction, and Ron Crouse, VLP Instructional Technology Coordinator (ITC), will continue to support staff and families with instructional technology problem-solving. At this time, some secondary students may still have an incomplete schedule. Staff are in the process of finalizing student schedules, and students will be notified when their classes will begin. As students are assigned to classes, the Microsoft Teams links to these classes will be available on their Canvas homepage. Students with “Amy Jackson” listed as their assigned teacher for a specific course should see this information updated by Friday, September 10. In the meantime, they should use that period to work on assignments for other classes. VLP families who desire to transition their students to in-person instruction can complete the Request to Transition to In-Person Program Form online. Once the request has been submitted, a staff member will contact families to confirm their request has been received. Please be advised that the timeframe to complete the transition process could take up to two weeks. Additional information on the transition process is available online. APS is coordinating a virtual VLP Town Hall for tomorrow evening, Wed, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m., to discuss the plan moving forward and to answer questions from families. Details will be communicated with students and families tomorrow. Families are encouraged to visit the VLP Daily Updates webpage and follow the VLP Twitter account (@APSVLP) for the latest information. Students are also encouraged to check their emails daily for VLP information and updates. For additional information or questions, please contact 703-228-2471 or vlp@apsva.us. |
Anonymous
Verlese Gaither appears to have been given the axe. Who else above her will be going for this disaster (she does report to someone, who does report to someone)? |
Anonymous
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APS botched this. Hopefully it will be resolved soon.
As for this: We are confident that the VLP program can succeed with expeditious attention to the above issues, and appropriate allocation of resources to address them, including involving VLP students’ home schools to a greater extent, I’d really like to know what is being asked for here. The VLP program is separate from home schools, so I hope they aren’t hinting at concurrent. That won’t fly. |
Anonymous
Tell me you don't understand risks to kids from covid without telling me you don't understand the risks to kids from covid. Most districts required medical need because most districts know that in-person is best. Executive functioning skills required to succeed in virtual is basically non-existent until high school at best - can cite studies pre-2020 and 2020/2021 SOL scores. Kids are at higher risk from almost everything else they do - driving, swimming, living in a world with flu and RSV, suicide risk - than COVID. These kids should have come back. BUT all that being said, APS promised a functional virtual program and has absolutely dropped the ball. It's a disservice to the kids who need bc of medical risk virtual and I think we can all agree - APE or otherwise - that all of Arlington should want kids to have a good education. This is horrible, and Duran and the Board should be held accountable. |
Anonymous
Less 3% of families got more than half of the American Rescue Plan's pot of funds given to the district. How is that equitable? Meanwhile the rest of the district didn't get any additional math/reading help above elementary, summer school was a major flop...I could go on. This is a poor stewardship of money, period. |
Anonymous
They have asked some middle and high school teachers to take on an extra section to teach a virtual class. |
Anonymous
| Dang they threw Verlese Gauthier under the bus! |
Anonymous
PREACH. |
Anonymous
Hired in May, set up to fail over the summer, fired in September. Who does she report to? |
Anonymous
Her position is not on the org chart, but I'd expect the position reports indirectly to Bridget Loft in the Chief Academic Office. https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/OrgChart-Re-Org-2021-2022-071621.pdf |