FCPS decline

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Anonymous wrote:A better alternative might be to go back to a system where School Board members are appointed rather than elected. Perhaps that way the Board of Supervisors could give some thought to appointing members who have an appropriate cross-section of expertise and aren't so controlled by the special interest groups. 95% of the current agenda is dictated by teachers' groups and the NAACP.

This is it. Elected boards have to play a political game and their decisions are always subject to partisan criticism. Appointed boards can straight up do the right thing for schools, students, and staff.

No - that's not a solution. Ultimately, it is the citizens who are responsible for the school board -- either through direct elections, or through electing the person who "appoints" the school board. All that would do is create another level of separation between the citizens and their school board.

The fault lies with the voters -- you are all voting for this moronic school board and its non-academic based policies. You do it because it touches all your political buttons and it makes you feel good. You want to vote "Democrats" onto your school board to stop Drumpf or whatever inane political reason you tell yourself. You all get the schoolboard and the lowest common denominator school system you deserve.

Old post, but still relevant today.
If you care about school safety, you must vote for school board members who care about school safety as their Number One Priority. It’s that simple.

I'm sorry, but stop with the republican propaganda. Your candidates are focused on banning books, racism, and denying children basic human rights. They don't give a CRAP about safety except as a talking point. This is Youngkin all over again. Trying to scare rich moms into voting for you will not work again.

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Anonymous wrote:People have lost their minds. If parents do not want their children to excel academically, fine. But then live with the fact that DC will suffer the consequences.

And why is the SB wasting time on a consultant planning for field trips when 1) they aren't in school yet (field trips seem a moot point), and 2) those museums aren't even open yet!!

With the 10th largest school system, why do we need consultants? Is this a covid thing because I feel like our school system should be able to figure out field trips without outside help.

The consultants are not for the field trips--the field trips are in addition. Go read the information. Then, go read how it is being implemented in other school systems.

FCPS plans to hire three Gatehouse specialists plus others to implement the program. That alone, by what I could decipher is $1Million per year. The field trips are about $1Million in addition to that, I think. (I got the information from the slides posted at the work session, so I'm trying to read between the lines.) For sure, they plan on spending at LEAST $1Million per year on this program.

Do we really need more "specialists" at Gatehouse?
They also plan to allot money for subs so that teachers can be indoctrinated. (Excuse me, I mean "trained" in the program."

This program is not a nice "let's everyone get along" program. It is a program which makes white kids acknowledge their "white privilege>" I'm not sure what it requires of AA kids--except to emphasize that Blacks have been victimized. I am also not sure where Asians and Hispanics fit into this program. But, it would appear from the materials that the purpose is to make all white people feel guilty. At least, that is the way it is being implemented in a number of school systems.

As a former FCPS parent AND teacher....... all I have to say is thank goodness we are out of there.
If this is anything like critical race theory - it is divisive, discriminatory and highly racist.
MLK must be rolling over in his grave.

Well said.

[Anonymous]

You people are exhausting.

The only decline FCPS is seeing is a decline of sane testimony at school board meetings and legitimate discourse about real topics, rather than holograms like critical race theory and hating on trans kids. Give it a rest.

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Total decline see the great school ratings, down the crapper even McLean high

Great job equity woke people!

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Anonymous wrote:Total decline see the great school ratings, down the crapper even McLean high

Great job equity woke people!

Weve achieved equity of crappiness for even the best schools !

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Anonymous wrote:I support the current school board. 100%.

So-called “academic achievement” is the hallmark of white privilege.

Why are we valuing human beings this way? Africa doesn’t value humans this way.

It is about time we de-construct these racist value systems and focus on equity - which is what our school board is doing.

I had to read this post several times to make sure it said what I thought. Particularly the bolded.

What you are saying is that POC cannot achieve academically - or don't want to. Or, don't value achievement.
That is actually a very racist statement.

Booker T has got to be rolling over in his grave. For my money these programs are developed by well connected African American ‘educators’ as a way to REALLY make it financially. Like Elon Musk, they want govey contracts. It’s a give-away to upper middle class largely AA folks who develop these anti-racist curricula. No more. No less.

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Anonymous wrote:I support the current school board. 100%.

So-called “academic achievement” is the hallmark of white privilege.

Why are we valuing human beings this way? Africa doesn’t value humans this way.

It is about time we de-construct these racist value systems and focus on equity - which is what our school board is doing.

I had to read this post several times to make sure it said what I thought. Particularly the bolded.

What you are saying is that POC cannot achieve academically - or don't want to. Or, don't value achievement.
That is actually a very racist statement.

Booker T has got to be rolling over in his grave. For my money these programs are developed by well connected African American ‘educators’ as a way to REALLY make it financially. Like Elon Musk, they want govey contracts. It’s a give-away to upper middle class largely AA folks who develop these anti-racist curricula. No more. No less.

Agree.

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Anonymous wrote:You people are exhausting.

The only decline FCPS is seeing is a decline of sane testimony at school board meetings and legitimate discourse about real topics, rather than holograms like critical race theory and hating on trans kids. Give it a rest.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:You people are exhausting.

The only decline FCPS is seeing is a decline of sane testimony at school board meetings and legitimate discourse about real topics, rather than holograms like critical race theory and hating on trans kids. Give it a rest.

x1000

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Anonymous wrote:You people are exhausting.

The only decline FCPS is seeing is a decline of sane testimony at school board meetings and legitimate discourse about real topics, rather than holograms like critical race theory and hating on trans kids. Give it a rest.

+1

This all day.

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Anonymous wrote:Total decline see the great school ratings, down the crapper even McLean high

Great job equity woke people!

Weve achieved equity of crappiness for even the best schools !

Great Schools ratings are crap--and they rate schools in relation to the others around them (so other schools in FCPS) not by an objective standard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In a couple years, this will have been a blip. The same families, students, and teachers will be here. There's plenty of complaining on this board, that's what it's for. But while FCPS is (and has been) a bit soft in the ES area, the MS and HS are very good.

LOL ok...

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS was never that great, academically or administratively, people are just noticing it now. FCSP's reputation will never recover.

It actually was at one time...but now we are just hanging on to the coat tails of that once had reputation.

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS was never that great, academically or administratively, people are just noticing it now. FCSP's reputation will never recover.

It actually was at one time...but now we are just hanging on to the coat tails of that once had reputation.

And yet, FCPS consistently still are among the highest ranked schools in the nation on a variety of metrics.

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS was never that great, academically or administratively, people are just noticing it now. FCSP's reputation will never recover.

It actually was at one time...but now we are just hanging on to the coat tails of that once had reputation.

And yet, FCPS consistently still are among the highest ranked schools in the nation on a variety of metrics.

Umm... on which metrics?