Alexandria School Board Obsessed With Changing Elections Not Education

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do the other districts that you're comparing ACPS to have comparable numbers of students for whom English is not their first language? Who've never previously attended any school, much less one conducted in English?

But that is the choice of the community and its elected officials. If the schools cannot adequately function, then stop the policies that invite this population.

Federal policy is what allows this to happen. Local policy simply exacerbated the issue by sticking their head in the sand.

Yes. City really parses words to claim that it isn't a "sanctuary city" when everyone knows that it absolutely is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the other districts that you're comparing ACPS to have comparable numbers of students for whom English is not their first language? Who've never previously attended any school, much less one conducted in English?

But that is the choice of the community and its elected officials. If the schools cannot adequately function, then stop the policies that invite this population.

Federal policy is what allows this to happen. Local policy simply exacerbated the issue by sticking their head in the sand.

Yes. City really parses words to claim that it isn't a "sanctuary city" when everyone knows that it absolutely is.

The English as a second language students did relatively well in the last SOLs. It was other sub groups that were the concern such as students with disabilities. ACPS’s failures are the only explanation for their disproportionately weak performance.




The focus meed

[Anonymous]

Relatively well?

Reading was 27% in ACPS; 32% for the state
Math was 23% in ACPS; 36% for the state

ACPS could do so much better by the ELL students starting in elementary. They need to take a failing school like George Mason that has a high population of ELL and use Lyles Crouch's traditional curriculum that produces much better results for ELL kids (and all kids).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Relatively well?

Reading was 27% in ACPS; 32% for the state
Math was 23% in ACPS; 36% for the state

ACPS could do so much better by the ELL students starting in elementary. They need to take a failing school like George Mason that has a high population of ELL and use Lyles Crouch's traditional curriculum that produces much better results for ELL kids (and all kids).

I agree. Sorry for that. Teaches me from repeating an ACPS talking point - that SWD scores are a concern because they did improve as much as the ESL scores.

My point is that the focus needs to be on ACPS’s failures. We get no where fighting over national political issues like immigration when the primary issues is ACPS’s incompetence generally.

[Anonymous]

Never repeat an ACPS talking point and always look for the actual data yourself.

Agree that focus should be on ACPS failures. For such a small school district with so much money its shameful that it isn't one of the best in the state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the other districts that you're comparing ACPS to have comparable numbers of students for whom English is not their first language? Who've never previously attended any school, much less one conducted in English?

But that is the choice of the community and its elected officials. If the schools cannot adequately function, then stop the policies that invite this population.

Federal policy is what allows this to happen. Local policy simply exacerbated the issue by sticking their head in the sand.

Yes. City really parses words to claim that it isn't a "sanctuary city" when everyone knows that it absolutely is.

The English as a second language students did relatively well in the last SOLs. It was other sub groups that were the concern such as students with disabilities. ACPS’s failures are the only explanation for their disproportionately weak performance.

ACPS has no interest in the special education population because the don't see them as having any potential. The bloated, overpaid, communications can spin EL gains, no matter how insignificant, into news because people like positive stories.





The focus meed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never repeat an ACPS talking point and always look for the actual data yourself.

Agree that focus should be on ACPS failures. For such a small school district with so much money its shameful that it isn't one of the best in the state.

The international academy is almost 1500 students. Many are true adults - early 20s - that we do not have to enroll in high school. It is a choice of the district and a colossal resource drain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never repeat an ACPS talking point and always look for the actual data yourself.

Agree that focus should be on ACPS failures. For such a small school district with so much money its shameful that it isn't one of the best in the state.

The international academy is almost 1500 students. Many are true adults - early 20s - that we do not have to enroll in high school. It is a choice of the district and a colossal resource drain.

It's also the choice of the voters.

[Anonymous]

Has the SB/ACPS developed a plan for the district to dig it's way out of it's dismal proficiency scores? Or changing the election their focus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has the SB/ACPS developed a plan for the district to dig it's way out of it's dismal proficiency scores? Or changing the election their focus?

As always, I'm pretty sure their plan for all things that need improvement is just more SEAL time. Just like Alexandria's plan to deal with crime is more cookouts. They have zero interest in doing the hard work involved in fixing the actual problem, and instead just continue to waste time and money around the edges.

[Anonymous]

That's exactly right. They are swimming in cash and will likely demand more for SEAL instead of academics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has the SB/ACPS developed a plan for the district to dig it's way out of it's dismal proficiency scores? Or changing the election their focus?

As always, I'm pretty sure their plan for all things that need improvement is just more SEAL time. Just like Alexandria's plan to deal with crime is more cookouts. They have zero interest in doing the hard work involved in fixing the actual problem, and instead just continue to waste time and money around the edges.

This is so true! I thought I was the only one who felt that way.