Alexandria School Board Candidates

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Anonymous wrote:Yes the superintendent is required to live in Alexandria. At one of the last board meetings Dr. Hutchings requested permission to live outside the city limits when his home had repair work. I heard from others his family was receiving threats.

He claimed he has been the target of "microagressions" on twitter. The world revolves around him don't you know?

Huh. So he should ignore the bully behavior and just let people like you walk all over him and his family?

Good for him for calling people out on their bad behavior.

You all are an embarrassment and exactly the reason why we send our kids to private school. We don't send our kids to private school to get away from the school system or the teachers, we send our kids to private school because of the people like you who send your kids to Alexandria City Public Schools.

We don't have a school system problem in Alexandria, we have a parent problem in Alexandria.

Really! We don't have the cash to send our kiddos to private, so we suffer through abuse and aggression daily. No end in sight. So now, Dr. Hutchings wants to live outside the city in addition to sending his child to private school? Surely, as a TCW graduate he knew the snake pit he was going to manage? Every other superintendent candidate did and wouldn't touch the job.

Reading comprehension is important. See the bolded.

Then read the next sentence. "...his family was receiving threats." Apparently that is acceptable to you. It isn't to me so I guess we have vastly different value systems. It saddens me that you are a neighbor in my beloved Alexandria.

To the extent Hutchings really received threats, that is completely unacceptable.

But, a few bad apple parents does not mean we need to be sycophants to Hutchings and ignore the numerous problems with ACPS starting with its leadership.
Overall, the problem with ACPS parents have been a failure to challenge the poor leadership and outcomes - the awful letter of PTAC praising ACPS/Hutchings for everything when ACPS virtual school was so poor is a prime example.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes the superintendent is required to live in Alexandria. At one of the last board meetings Dr. Hutchings requested permission to live outside the city limits when his home had repair work. I heard from others his family was receiving threats.

He claimed he has been the target of "microagressions" on twitter. The world revolves around him don't you know?

Huh. So he should ignore the bully behavior and just let people like you walk all over him and his family?

Good for him for calling people out on their bad behavior.

You all are an embarrassment and exactly the reason why we send our kids to private school. We don't send our kids to private school to get away from the school system or the teachers, we send our kids to private school because of the people like you who send your kids to Alexandria City Public Schools.

We don't have a school system problem in Alexandria, we have a parent problem in Alexandria.

Really! We don't have the cash to send our kiddos to private, so we suffer through abuse and aggression daily. No end in sight. So now, Dr. Hutchings wants to live outside the city in addition to sending his child to private school? Surely, as a TCW graduate he knew the snake pit he was going to manage? Every other superintendent candidate did and wouldn't touch the job.

Reading comprehension is important. See the bolded.

Then read the next sentence. "...his family was receiving threats." Apparently that is acceptable to you. It isn't to me so I guess we have vastly different value systems. It saddens me that you are a neighbor in my beloved Alexandria.

To the extent Hutchings really received threats, that is completely unacceptable.

But, a few bad apple parents does not mean we need to be sycophants to Hutchings and ignore the numerous problems with ACPS starting with its leadership.
Overall, the problem with ACPS parents have been a failure to challenge the poor leadership and outcomes - the awful letter of PTAC praising ACPS/Hutchings for everything when ACPS virtual school was so poor is a prime example.

Not just that, Hutchings went on national TV and (separately) made widely circulated disparaging comments about parents. It is very possible those threats did not come from ACPS parents. Not that it makes the threats ok.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes the superintendent is required to live in Alexandria. At one of the last board meetings Dr. Hutchings requested permission to live outside the city limits when his home had repair work. I heard from others his family was receiving threats.

He claimed he has been the target of "microagressions" on twitter. The world revolves around him don't you know?

I'm sure he'll cover all that in his upcoming book tour. Sponsored by ACPS. Don't you know he's saving Alexandria?

Even private school parents who don't have kids in ACPS and don't have to deal with the impacts of his decisions or his insults know it's you not him! Your lived experience doesn't mean that you are right. They know what's going on and that the problem is you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes the superintendent is required to live in Alexandria. At one of the last board meetings Dr. Hutchings requested permission to live outside the city limits when his home had repair work. I heard from others his family was receiving threats.

He claimed he has been the target of "microagressions" on twitter. The world revolves around him don't you know?

Huh. So he should ignore the bully behavior and just let people like you walk all over him and his family?

Good for him for calling people out on their bad behavior.

You all are an embarrassment and exactly the reason why we send our kids to private school. We don't send our kids to private school to get away from the school system or the teachers, we send our kids to private school because of the people like you who send your kids to Alexandria City Public Schools.

We don't have a school system problem in Alexandria, we have a parent problem in Alexandria.

Really! We don't have the cash to send our kiddos to private, so we suffer through abuse and aggression daily. No end in sight. So now, Dr. Hutchings wants to live outside the city in addition to sending his child to private school? Surely, as a TCW graduate he knew the snake pit he was going to manage? Every other superintendent candidate did and wouldn't touch the job.

Reading comprehension is important. See the bolded.

Then read the next sentence. "...his family was receiving threats." Apparently that is acceptable to you. It isn't to me so I guess we have vastly different value systems. It saddens me that you are a neighbor in my beloved Alexandria.

To the extent Hutchings really received threats, that is completely unacceptable.

But, a few bad apple parents does not mean we need to be sycophants to Hutchings and ignore the numerous problems with ACPS starting with its leadership.
Overall, the problem with ACPS parents have been a failure to challenge the poor leadership and outcomes - the awful letter of PTAC praising ACPS/Hutchings for everything when ACPS virtual school was so poor is a prime example.

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[Anonymous]

Someone mentioned that a school board candidate got a DUI. Who was it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone mentioned that a school board candidate got a DUI. Who was it?

LOL. Good luck getting a response. I have a feeling it is one of the DCUM favored ones so he or she is being shielded. If it was someone they hated then it would have been posted here a million times over. I have gone back and looked at the most popular people based on postings here and I've narrowed it down to 2. They were people who were getting a lot of love and then it stopped. I think they are scared it will come up.

[Anonymous]

As far as I can tell, PreeAnn Johnson still doesn't have a website or facebook page. Either Act Blue can't get their act together like they did for Tammy Ignacio or she knows she's going to easily be elected.

[Anonymous]

Ignacio has been endorsed, , by Katy Matthews of "ACPS is so great, parents don't know what they are talking about" PTAC. That tells me everything I need to know about Ignacio.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Someone mentioned that a school board candidate got a DUI. Who was it?

LOL. Good luck getting a response. I have a feeling it is one of the DCUM favored ones so he or she is being shielded. If it was someone they hated then it would have been posted here a million times over. I have gone back and looked at the most popular people based on postings here and I've narrowed it down to 2. They were people who were getting a lot of love and then it stopped. I think they are scared it will come up.

Who are the DCUM favored ones? I honestly don't think anyone is immune from scrutiny right now. Between last year and so many incumbents not running again and the new year and lack of guidance on health and safety protocols and risk mitigation, I don't know what to think anymore.

[Anonymous]

I’d love to know if this DUI thing is true. I spent some time yesterday searching court records for several surrounding localities but didn’t find anything recent of that nature. I did notice quite a few candidates with moving violation fines marked as unpaid.

[Anonymous]

Tammy Ignacio is featured today in ALXNow. I definitely think she's qualified as an administrator and parent. I find it a bit odd that she is calling out those who criticized ACPS. School starts at Tucker on Monday and they still don't have the risk mitigation protocols available to parents. I wish her luck if she is running on ACPS' track record the last 18 months. Seems like a nice lady, definitely has the experience as an administrator in ACPS for 30 years and ACPS parent of 5 kids. https://www.alxnow.com/2021/08/06/former-acps-administrator-tammy-ignacio-says-experience-matters-in-school-board-bid/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tammy Ignacio is featured today in ALXNow. I definitely think she's qualified as an administrator and parent. I find it a bit odd that she is calling out those who criticized ACPS. School starts at Tucker on Monday and they still don't have the risk mitigation protocols available to parents. I wish her luck if she is running on ACPS' track record the last 18 months. Seems like a nice lady, definitely has the experience as an administrator in ACPS for 30 years and ACPS parent of 5 kids. https://www.alxnow.com/2021/08/06/former-acps-administrator-tammy-ignacio-says-experience-matters-in-school-board-bid/

She’s a snake- ran off several great teachers at TC because they wouldn’t kiss the ring. As far as she was concerned, SHE was principal and really got bent out of shape if people went to the actual principal about things. She plays up this “rah rah I’m all for Alexandria” routine but then conveniently leaves out that she tried to get a superintendent job in WV a few years ago after getting busted back down to school level from central office.

The only person she’s watching out for is herself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Tammy Ignacio is featured today in ALXNow. I definitely think she's qualified as an administrator and parent. I find it a bit odd that she is calling out those who criticized ACPS. School starts at Tucker on Monday and they still don't have the risk mitigation protocols available to parents. I wish her luck if she is running on ACPS' track record the last 18 months. Seems like a nice lady, definitely has the experience as an administrator in ACPS for 30 years and ACPS parent of 5 kids. https://www.alxnow.com/2021/08/06/former-acps-administrator-tammy-ignacio-says-experience-matters-in-school-board-bid/

She’s a snake- ran off several great teachers at TC because they wouldn’t kiss the ring. As far as she was concerned, SHE was principal and really got bent out of shape if people went to the actual principal about things. She plays up this “rah rah I’m all for Alexandria” routine but then conveniently leaves out that she tried to get a superintendent job in WV a few years ago after getting busted back down to school level from central office.

The only person she’s watching out for is herself.

LOL. Sounds like you're one of the parents whose kid did something wrong and found out she enforces the rules. Not everyone in ACPS caves when a white mommy or daddy complains. NP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Tammy Ignacio is featured today in ALXNow. I definitely think she's qualified as an administrator and parent. I find it a bit odd that she is calling out those who criticized ACPS. School starts at Tucker on Monday and they still don't have the risk mitigation protocols available to parents. I wish her luck if she is running on ACPS' track record the last 18 months. Seems like a nice lady, definitely has the experience as an administrator in ACPS for 30 years and ACPS parent of 5 kids. https://www.alxnow.com/2021/08/06/former-acps-administrator-tammy-ignacio-says-experience-matters-in-school-board-bid/

She’s a snake- ran off several great teachers at TC because they wouldn’t kiss the ring. As far as she was concerned, SHE was principal and really got bent out of shape if people went to the actual principal about things. She plays up this “rah rah I’m all for Alexandria” routine but then conveniently leaves out that she tried to get a superintendent job in WV a few years ago after getting busted back down to school level from central office.

The only person she’s watching out for is herself.

LOL. Sounds like you're one of the parents whose kid did something wrong and found out she enforces the rules. Not everyone in ACPS caves when a white mommy or daddy complains. NP.

Nope, try one of the folks who got sick of watching their good colleagues go to other schools and districts because of her God complex.

The only People she “disciplined” we’re those who she perceived as crossing her, teacher or student. ACHS is far better without her!

[Anonymous]

In that article, Ignacio seems very defensive and supportive of ACPS’s pathetic effort to reopen last year. She hasn’t earned my vote.