Why is ACPS so sensitive to any constructive criticism?

[Anonymous]

Here you go. It's a doozy. A closed door school board meeting was held where they discussed how they can't talk to the media and need to speak as one voice. I'm pretty sure that's the opposite of how elected boards should behave.

https://www.alxnow.com/2022/06/08/behind-closed-doors-alexandria-school-board-proposes-peer-pressure-procedure-when-talking-to-media/

[Anonymous]

Let's get back on track.

Question: Why is ACPS so sensitive to any constructive criticism?

Response (from a parent): Because most of the criticism isn't "constructive," it is mean-spirited, intolerant and obnoxious, and aimed at your own benefit rather than the benefit of the school system and its stakeholders. One of the things I try to do as a parent with my children and as a manager in my job is to use the 5:1 rule. I recognize 5 constructive positives for every 1 constructive negative. Try it. You might find that things begin to turn around for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's get back on track.

Question: Why is ACPS so sensitive to any constructive criticism?

Response (from a parent): Because most of the criticism isn't "constructive," it is mean-spirited, intolerant and obnoxious, and aimed at your own benefit rather than the benefit of the school system and its stakeholders. One of the things I try to do as a parent with my children and as a manager in my job is to use the 5:1 rule. I recognize 5 constructive positives for every 1 constructive negative. Try it. You might find that things begin to turn around for you.

So pretentious. This is why many people for whom the system has failed just slink away and don’t tell you the real reasons they left ACPS. Because you pretend they’re complainers or anomalies or just not “positive” enough. I’m sure things wouid have turned around if parents of kids with learning disabilities had just been made extra positive during Covid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's get back on track.

Question: Why is ACPS so sensitive to any constructive criticism?

Response (from a parent): Because most of the criticism isn't "constructive," it is mean-spirited, intolerant and obnoxious, and aimed at your own benefit rather than the benefit of the school system and its stakeholders. One of the things I try to do as a parent with my children and as a manager in my job is to use the 5:1 rule. I recognize 5 constructive positives for every 1 constructive negative. Try it. You might find that things begin to turn around for you.

How you’re raising your own children has nothing to do with accountability of a public school system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's get back on track.

Question: Why is ACPS so sensitive to any constructive criticism?

Response (from a parent): Because most of the criticism isn't "constructive," it is mean-spirited, intolerant and obnoxious, and aimed at your own benefit rather than the benefit of the school system and its stakeholders. One of the things I try to do as a parent with my children and as a manager in my job is to use the 5:1 rule. I recognize 5 constructive positives for every 1 constructive negative. Try it. You might find that things begin to turn around for you.

There are parents following your rule every. single. day. They offer ways to spend ESSER funds on special needs students. They ask the high school to allow the separate classroom SN students to attend in-person on the days the school is closed due to gang violence. They ask to have more summer options than 20 half days of school. Parents ask for a security plan, camera use, and to rethink lunch and learn. All to 0 response. Board members concertedly ignore us. The superintendent tells us to stop emailing him. Those sinister adults do not get the benefit of your adult rules. They are failing every public-school-attending child in this City on a daily basis. It is why Hutchings and Alderton sending their kids to private school is so offensive - it’s like the ultimate middle finger while laughing at us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's get back on track.

Question: Why is ACPS so sensitive to any constructive criticism?

Response (from a parent): Because most of the criticism isn't "constructive," it is mean-spirited, intolerant and obnoxious, and aimed at your own benefit rather than the benefit of the school system and its stakeholders. One of the things I try to do as a parent with my children and as a manager in my job is to use the 5:1 rule. I recognize 5 constructive positives for every 1 constructive negative. Try it. You might find that things begin to turn around for you.

There are parents following your rule every. single. day. They offer ways to spend ESSER funds on special needs students. They ask the high school to allow the separate classroom SN students to attend in-person on the days the school is closed due to gang violence. They ask to have more summer options than 20 half days of school. Parents ask for a security plan, camera use, and to rethink lunch and learn. All to 0 response. Board members concertedly ignore us. The superintendent tells us to stop emailing him. Those sinister adults do not get the benefit of your adult rules. They are failing every public-school-attending child in this City on a daily basis. It is why Hutchings and Alderton sending their kids to private school is so offensive - it’s like the ultimate middle finger while laughing at us.

Well said. This plus 1000.

[Anonymous]

LOL. DP. Two posters and the person/people they're using as examples obviously don't understand ratios. 5 to 1 means 5 positive to 1 negative. Are there any positives at all in the post? I see only a string of negatives plus a bunch of personal attacks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL. DP. Two posters and the person/people they're using as examples obviously don't understand ratios. 5 to 1 means 5 positive to 1 negative. Are there any positives at all in the post? I see only a string of negatives plus a bunch of personal attacks.

There are not 5 positives about ACPS central office and the SB. One positive is they seemed to have offered teachers a good contract for 22-23. The positives of ACPS are IN SPITE OF ACPS "leadership" and the SB. You claim it is a personal attack to point out the hypocrisy of the Supt and SB Chair having so little faith in the schools they run that they send their own kids to private school? How is that "personal?" My kid was a victim of theft at school today, so forgive me for not understanding ratios.