APS School Board race

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:does the 22 year old candidate have a website? a name?

https://www.angelococchiaro.com/ It's LOL.

where does that say he is running for school board? He is utterly and totally unqualified- but I don't see any sort of school board announcement.

Dems in Loudoun last year endorsed someone similar, but he lost. And Loudoun did it via a Committee, not an actual caucus where non-ideologues vote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:According to a post on AEM there is another person that might jump in the race...

"The four candidates I've heard are, Erin (confirmed), Miranda (confirmed), Angelo Cocchiaro (Confirmed), and Maggie Slye (rumored)."

It looks like Maggie Slye chairs the Early Childhood Advisory Committee that Miranda Turner also a member of.

Looking forward to hearing more about Erin and Maggie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:does the 22 year old candidate have a website? a name?

https://www.angelococchiaro.com/ It's LOL.

where does that say he is running for school board? He is utterly and totally unqualified- but I don't see any sort of school board announcement.

Has he worked in schools or is he a parent?

[Anonymous]

I’ll vote for anyone who supports a 4 day school week

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:does the 22 year old candidate have a website? a name?

https://www.angelococchiaro.com/ It's LOL.

where does that say he is running for school board? He is utterly and totally unqualified- but I don't see any sort of school board announcement.

Has he worked in schools or is he a parent?

Didn’t stop CDT from getting elected! And, no, her 1 year doing TFA doesn’t count.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:does the 22 year old candidate have a website? a name?

https://www.angelococchiaro.com/ It's LOL.

where does that say he is running for school board? He is utterly and totally unqualified- but I don't see any sort of school board announcement.

Has he worked in schools or is he a parent?

Was he recently a student in APS? That’s an angle I’d be curious to explore

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:does the 22 year old candidate have a website? a name?

https://www.angelococchiaro.com/ It's LOL.

where does that say he is running for school board? He is utterly and totally unqualified- but I don't see any sort of school board announcement.

Has he worked in schools or is he a parent?

from his website he is literally a fresh out of college 22 year old far left political operative. There is nothing about schools or educational policy and basically nothing about arlington- its all national politics.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know her, although not well. I have mixed feelings on her. Her kids are nice, which in general speaks highly of a parent. She is a solid Key volunteer. She is EXTREMELY committed to the 'keep Key on Key' movement, anyone who feels differently must have nefarious motives or be stupid. She can be kind of standoffish. I don't know who the other candidates are.

That's the way Mary Kadera was about McKinley disappearing. Didn't stop her from getting on the Board.

That is true up to a point. Mary K was McKinley PTA president at the time- and she represented the McKinley viewpoint- Mckinley was more caught of guard then Key, and there were other options- moving ats to mcKinley was not the only viable option.
In contrast- Erin was part of the keep key on key movement for years. My memory on this issue goes back a long time- multiple times aps planning staff tried to engage the Key community about the need to move and get them to work collaboratively on a location. It was very clear for a long time that they needed the Key building as a neighborhood school. Erin was part of, if not the leader of, a group of parents who treated the staff with contempt and mocked them for even trying to raise the idea of a move. She absolutely refused to consider the validity of any of the data the staff presented about the need for a neighborhood school at the Key site, and she was extremely dismissive of any Key parent trying to suggest that we should be open to a new location. She was absolutely caught up in groupthink about it- talking to that group of parents was like talking to a buzz saw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know her, although not well. I have mixed feelings on her. Her kids are nice, which in general speaks highly of a parent. She is a solid Key volunteer. She is EXTREMELY committed to the 'keep Key on Key' movement, anyone who feels differently must have nefarious motives or be stupid. She can be kind of standoffish. I don't know who the other candidates are.

That's the way Mary Kadera was about McKinley disappearing. Didn't stop her from getting on the Board.

That is true up to a point. Mary K was McKinley PTA president at the time- and she represented the McKinley viewpoint- Mckinley was more caught of guard then Key, and there were other options- moving ats to mcKinley was not the only viable option.
In contrast- Erin was part of the keep key on key movement for years. My memory on this issue goes back a long time- multiple times aps planning staff tried to engage the Key community about the need to move and get them to work collaboratively on a location. It was very clear for a long time that they needed the Key building as a neighborhood school. Erin was part of, if not the leader of, a group of parents who treated the staff with contempt and mocked them for even trying to raise the idea of a move. She absolutely refused to consider the validity of any of the data the staff presented about the need for a neighborhood school at the Key site, and she was extremely dismissive of any Key parent trying to suggest that we should be open to a new location. She was absolutely caught up in groupthink about it- talking to that group of parents was like talking to a buzz saw.

I wouldn’t hold that view against Erin, as there were strong opinions on both sides. Key Immersion and Science Focus were initially created to ensure demographic balance in the Lyon Village through Rosslyn neighborhoods after a decade of middle class flight from the public elementary schools in that part of the county. Key served that purpose well until recently. Change is hard for neighborhoods and stakeholders. The HB Woodlawn community certainly didn’t want to move, but they eventually did move to Rosslyn, and the Stratford Jr High building is now Dorothy Hamm MS. . . . I’m looking forward to hearing her and the other candidates’ views on the current issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know her, although not well. I have mixed feelings on her. Her kids are nice, which in general speaks highly of a parent. She is a solid Key volunteer. She is EXTREMELY committed to the 'keep Key on Key' movement, anyone who feels differently must have nefarious motives or be stupid. She can be kind of standoffish. I don't know who the other candidates are.

That's the way Mary Kadera was about McKinley disappearing. Didn't stop her from getting on the Board.

That is true up to a point. Mary K was McKinley PTA president at the time- and she represented the McKinley viewpoint- Mckinley was more caught of guard then Key, and there were other options- moving ats to mcKinley was not the only viable option.
In contrast- Erin was part of the keep key on key movement for years. My memory on this issue goes back a long time- multiple times aps planning staff tried to engage the Key community about the need to move and get them to work collaboratively on a location. It was very clear for a long time that they needed the Key building as a neighborhood school. Erin was part of, if not the leader of, a group of parents who treated the staff with contempt and mocked them for even trying to raise the idea of a move. She absolutely refused to consider the validity of any of the data the staff presented about the need for a neighborhood school at the Key site, and she was extremely dismissive of any Key parent trying to suggest that we should be open to a new location. She was absolutely caught up in groupthink about it- talking to that group of parents was like talking to a buzz saw.

As a former McKinley family, the issue was she didn’t represent the entire McKinley community. Lots of people thought what APS suggested and ultimately did made a lot of good sense. She also put out a lot of unconvincing data (and ridiculous boundary maps) that made the case for their point of view. It made me worry what she’d be like as a Board member. These are fair points to consider about these candidates.

I don’t understand why PTA presidents can’t say we have a lot of diverse viewpoints and then let individuals express them. That’s how it should be and the PTAs, typically dominated by a small group of people, should not have as much sway as they do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just saw this! https://www.mirandaturner.org/

She has my vote.

Just saw this? I feel like this is a plant. Anyway, can anyone confirm that this is a new campaign and not someone just stumbling upon her last campaign?

New! From the email that announced:

“Your support was crucial two years ago, and I'm asking for it again. I'm running for School Board in 2023 and I can't do it without you!

My priorities are simple:
Focusing on instruction that supports our students.
Prioritizing the resources to recruit, support, and retain our teachers.
Setting expectations that promote the best in all.
Providing oversight that asks tough questions on the budget and facilities.
Communicating with the community in a frequent, clear, and transparent way.”

I would never trust the judgment of someone who has been a leader in that group. Beyond all of their terrible behavior during the pandemic, they were still pushing GOP propaganda in 2022.

Arlington already rejected her once. Do it again.

Who cares! At least it is an opposing view and would actually make the Board have to think and possibly do something besides nod their heads dumbly and congratulate themselves!

This whole thread is just ridiculous. Who cares who is running? The same exact type of people are voted in each time and they do the same. exact. thing. which is nothing and think the. same. exact. way as all the previous boards. There is no change. And then people like you say stupid stuff about how the Board is terrible and needs to be voted out. 🙄 Why??? To be replaced with exactly the same?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know her, although not well. I have mixed feelings on her. Her kids are nice, which in general speaks highly of a parent. She is a solid Key volunteer. She is EXTREMELY committed to the 'keep Key on Key' movement, anyone who feels differently must have nefarious motives or be stupid. She can be kind of standoffish. I don't know who the other candidates are.

Keep Key on Key? What does that even mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know her, although not well. I have mixed feelings on her. Her kids are nice, which in general speaks highly of a parent. She is a solid Key volunteer. She is EXTREMELY committed to the 'keep Key on Key' movement, anyone who feels differently must have nefarious motives or be stupid. She can be kind of standoffish. I don't know who the other candidates are.

Keep Key on Key? What does that even mean?

It was the opposition slogan about moving Key school to the former ATS site.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know her, although not well. I have mixed feelings on her. Her kids are nice, which in general speaks highly of a parent. She is a solid Key volunteer. She is EXTREMELY committed to the 'keep Key on Key' movement, anyone who feels differently must have nefarious motives or be stupid. She can be kind of standoffish. I don't know who the other candidates are.

Keep Key on Key? What does that even mean?

The old Key School was on Key Blvd in Courthouse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:does the 22 year old candidate have a website? a name?

https://www.angelococchiaro.com/ It's LOL.

where does that say he is running for school board? He is utterly and totally unqualified- but I don't see any sort of school board announcement.

“Fitness Pro”. That settles it.