This bodes well with ACPS and return

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t see how he recovers from this. As a parent I am upset but as a teacher I would be furious. I don’t know how he rebuilds trust with those he leads.

+1. Teachers , principals, paraprofessionals, basically everyone in the ACPS organization.

I work for ACPS and I am proud that he made the decision that was best for his child and so are my colleagues.

I am surprised that no one is looking at the fact that maybe he wants his child to forge her own path without having someone accusing her of receiving favoritism or a handout because her dad is the superintendent. Children and staff can be cruel. As far as I have seen, she is a dynamic young lady and she needs to get from under her dad’s shadow and make her own path. We only have one high school and it is not fair for her to have to have one choice where she is under a microscope.

I have personally seen staff members who bring their children to the school where they teach and their children are treated with favoritism and/or bullied. It never goes well...ever. Not saying that happened to his daughter but I can see his point for moving her.

People are especially angry because it is clear he has no intention of allowing ACPS students to return to school. The focus is on Virtual+ (which doesn't work for many kids). His child can go to school in person, but ACPS kids can't?!?

You can’t say it does not work for everyone. It is working well for some children. There are parents who are in favor of it as well. Some of us would rather keep our children safe.

Also, doesn’t his child’s school have an all virtual option too? How do you know that she is even going in person?

His business is his business. His daughter is a teen. Leave her alone. You would not want someone talking about your child. Maybe she did not want to attend TC anymore. Did you think about that?

[Anonymous]

I have posted before and I will post the same again. DL is working for us. Our kids' teachers are doing an awesome job and our kids are thriving. We have no interest in sending our kids back to school in a hybrid or other model until this country has a better handle on the health situation. There are too many unknowns for our family and what is in place right now is working really well for us. We don't see any need to change the status quo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have posted before and I will post the same again. DL is working for us. Our kids' teachers are doing an awesome job and our kids are thriving. We have no interest in sending our kids back to school in a hybrid or other model until this country has a better handle on the health situation. There are too many unknowns for our family and what is in place right now is working really well for us. We don't see any need to change the status quo.

Great. Glad it is working for you. That doesn't change the fact that the superintendent criticized parents as privileged and pods as inequitable before pulling his daughter from the public school and enrolling her in private.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t see how he recovers from this. As a parent I am upset but as a teacher I would be furious. I don’t know how he rebuilds trust with those he leads.

+1. Teachers , principals, paraprofessionals, basically everyone in the ACPS organization.

I work for ACPS and I am proud that he made the decision that was best for his child and so are my colleagues.

I am surprised that no one is looking at the fact that maybe he wants his child to forge her own path without having someone accusing her of receiving favoritism or a handout because her dad is the superintendent. Children and staff can be cruel. As far as I have seen, she is a dynamic young lady and she needs to get from under her dad’s shadow and make her own path. We only have one high school and it is not fair for her to have to have one choice where she is under a microscope.

I have personally seen staff members who bring their children to the school where they teach and their children are treated with favoritism and/or bullied. It never goes well...ever. Not saying that happened to his daughter but I can see his point for moving her.

People are especially angry because it is clear he has no intention of allowing ACPS students to return to school. The focus is on Virtual+ (which doesn't work for many kids). His child can go to school in person, but ACPS kids can't?!?

You can’t say it does not work for everyone. It is working well for some children. There are parents who are in favor of it as well. Some of us would rather keep our children safe.

Also, doesn’t his child’s school have an all virtual option too? How do you know that she is even going in person?

His business is his business. His daughter is a teen. Leave her alone. You would not want someone talking about your child. Maybe she did not want to attend TC anymore. Did you think about that?

You're the only one bringing up his daughter. The rest of us are focused on his (hypocritical) words and actions. Equity for All! "Equity For All 2025 is a bold and courageous roadmap that is timely and will position ACPS as a national leader in redefining PreK-12 education as a deliberately inclusive and supportive experience where all succeed."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t see how he recovers from this. As a parent I am upset but as a teacher I would be furious. I don’t know how he rebuilds trust with those he leads.

+1. Teachers , principals, paraprofessionals, basically everyone in the ACPS organization.

I work for ACPS and I am proud that he made the decision that was best for his child and so are my colleagues.

I am surprised that no one is looking at the fact that maybe he wants his child to forge her own path without having someone accusing her of receiving favoritism or a handout because her dad is the superintendent. Children and staff can be cruel. As far as I have seen, she is a dynamic young lady and she needs to get from under her dad’s shadow and make her own path. We only have one high school and it is not fair for her to have to have one choice where she is under a microscope.

I have personally seen staff members who bring their children to the school where they teach and their children are treated with favoritism and/or bullied. It never goes well...ever. Not saying that happened to his daughter but I can see his point for moving her.

People are especially angry because it is clear he has no intention of allowing ACPS students to return to school. The focus is on Virtual+ (which doesn't work for many kids). His child can go to school in person, but ACPS kids can't?!?

You can’t say it does not work for everyone. It is working well for some children. There are parents who are in favor of it as well. Some of us would rather keep our children safe.

Also, doesn’t his child’s school have an all virtual option too? How do you know that she is even going in person?

His business is his business. His daughter is a teen. Leave her alone. You would not want someone talking about your child. Maybe she did not want to attend TC anymore. Did you think about that?

You're the only one bringing up his daughter. The rest of us are focused on his (hypocritical) words and actions. Equity for All! "Equity For All 2025 is a bold and courageous roadmap that is timely and will position ACPS as a national leader in redefining PreK-12 education as a deliberately inclusive and supportive experience where all succeed."

This is about a decision that he made about his child. They chose what was best for their family. I am sure he does not like any of this criticism and it would be so much easier to leave his child in ACPS. His family should be off limits.

I agree that there should be equity for all children whose families must send them to ACPS. His stance on pods is no different than the surrounding districts. Schools are not supposed to support pods with instructional materials not tax already stressed out teachers with having to ensure the pod is aligned to what they are teaching. We as parents ask way too much sometimes.

[Anonymous]

I’d give him a pass if he was ordering acps to open. There are so many families with personal stories of why the current situation isn’t working and their kid needs to be in-person. And he’s the one blocking it. The governor has said school can open in phase 3. He is literally saying no to our kids while enrolling his kid in private. It’s disgusting. He needs to resign.

[Anonymous]

The plan is out. No return to school except for special needs and English learners. Wow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The plan is out. No return to school except for special needs and English learners. Wow.

For a FEW special needs. Not most.

[Anonymous]

Here’s the link:
https://esbpublic.acps.k12.va.us/public_itemview.aspx?ItemId=14236&mtgId=1728&fbclid=IwAR2OxdrRWa1OCApNJImCVGnnUTkcO35TxnxN7ApJlmyQ7P8yTOnLpCnfjc8

I might cry. I was really hoping there would be some Plan for all K-2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s the link:
https://esbpublic.acps.k12.va.us/public_itemview.aspx?ItemId=14236&mtgId=1728&fbclid=IwAR2OxdrRWa1OCApNJImCVGnnUTkcO35TxnxN7ApJlmyQ7P8yTOnLpCnfjc8

I might cry. I was really hoping there would be some Plan for all K-2.

Same. I'm actually shocked there isn't.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t see how he recovers from this. As a parent I am upset but as a teacher I would be furious. I don’t know how he rebuilds trust with those he leads.

+1. Teachers , principals, paraprofessionals, basically everyone in the ACPS organization.

I work for ACPS and I am proud that he made the decision that was best for his child and so are my colleagues.

I am surprised that no one is looking at the fact that maybe he wants his child to forge her own path without having someone accusing her of receiving favoritism or a handout because her dad is the superintendent. Children and staff can be cruel. As far as I have seen, she is a dynamic young lady and she needs to get from under her dad’s shadow and make her own path. We only have one high school and it is not fair for her to have to have one choice where she is under a microscope.

I have personally seen staff members who bring their children to the school where they teach and their children are treated with favoritism and/or bullied. It never goes well...ever. Not saying that happened to his daughter but I can see his point for moving her.

What a bunch of nonsense! Why does having only one (HUGE) high school differ from having several high schools? She’d still be the child of the superintendent. In fact, one would think that because of the sheer size of the place that it would be easier for her to chart her own path than at a smaller high school. Is it common practice for public school superintendents to send their kids to different school systems? No, because what you’re saying is a load of crap.

The guy is a total fraud and needs to go! Maybe he can find a spot in the DeVos (his new admirer) administration. I mean seriously—if you’ve got DeVos on your side then you know you’re a total fraud.

[Anonymous]

I am going to cry. I have been holding out hope that they might go back at k.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am going to cry. I have been holding out hope that they might go back at k.

Same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I respect him more than I did before because he made a hard choice. He made the best decision he could for his child and he had the strength of character to do it even knowing that he would come under attack and be criticized.

We don't know the circumstances under which he made his choice and frankly I don't think we should know anything about his personal life. I say the same thing when some public figure comes out or gets a divorce or anything else that has to do with personal life.

His choice for his teen is a personal decision that is no one's business. No one criticized Barack Obama when he sent his children to Sidwell. I don't see the difference here.

This is the ultimate cop out. Hiding behind “a personal decision” to deflect from the fact that he won’t use the product he’s responsible for. Doesn’t inspire confidence in that product. Only in ACPS would this be acceptable. Can you imagine the FCPS or APS superintendents pulling their kids from the schools they manage to attend private?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t see how he recovers from this. As a parent I am upset but as a teacher I would be furious. I don’t know how he rebuilds trust with those he leads.

+1. Teachers , principals, paraprofessionals, basically everyone in the ACPS organization.

I work for ACPS and I am proud that he made the decision that was best for his child and so are my colleagues.

I am surprised that no one is looking at the fact that maybe he wants his child to forge her own path without having someone accusing her of receiving favoritism or a handout because her dad is the superintendent. Children and staff can be cruel. As far as I have seen, she is a dynamic young lady and she needs to get from under her dad’s shadow and make her own path. We only have one high school and it is not fair for her to have to have one choice where she is under a microscope.

I have personally seen staff members who bring their children to the school where they teach and their children are treated with favoritism and/or bullied. It never goes well...ever. Not saying that happened to his daughter but I can see his point for moving her.

What a bunch of nonsense! Why does having only one (HUGE) high school differ from having several high schools? She’d still be the child of the superintendent. In fact, one would think that because of the sheer size of the place that it would be easier for her to chart her own path than at a smaller high school. Is it common practice for public school superintendents to send their kids to different school systems? No, because what you’re saying is a load of crap.

The guy is a total fraud and needs to go! Maybe he can find a spot in the DeVos (his new admirer) administration. I mean seriously—if you’ve got DeVos on your side then you know you’re a total fraud.

Devos was mocking his hypocrisy, not applauding him exercising school choice for his daughter.