Board of Ed candidates - who should I vote for?

[Anonymous]

Thought this might be a good place to get some quick info.

I'm Ward 5. I am sure it would be useful to talk about other wards as well. I don't really think the Board of Ed does much, from what I can tell it has zero teeth and is just wonky stuff, but, since my options to elect anyone are almost zilch I take what I can get.

[Anonymous]

I like Maria Blaeuer over Judy Docca. Reasonable, listens, and doesn't refer to children with special needs as "retarded" which Docca did;
Julie Reiley over Carla Silvestre. I like what Reiley stands for - she started as special needs advocate, but I was at 2 debates, and her views seemed reasonable and moderate. Silvestre was too pushy and all about/only about immigrants for me (what about special needs, gifted, students in overcrowded classes, etc.). At one of the debates, a question was asked about technology. I don't remember exactly, but maybe was "is there too much of it." All of them were quick to say yes, we have too much technology and Julie Riley talked about how some of it is needed, for kids with processing issues, those who need to type rather than write because of fine motor skills, Etc she said there needed to be a balance, and that needed to be looked at, and I liked that answer. It was thoughtful, rather than a quick "no," because there's too much technology right now, which is what some Elementary School parents are saying.
Definitely Pat O'Neill over Lynn Amano. Amano's only experience is fighting cell towers at the schools. O'Neill has worked tirelessly for students for over a decade, and understands the bigger picture. I haven't heard thoughtful answers to questions from Amano. Only sound bites. Kind of like she's learned her lines for the press and the public, but doesn't really know what she's talking about.
The other one is running unopposed. So there is no choice.

[Anonymous]

Do not vote for LynnAmano. She is looking to implement busing.

[Anonymous]

What about in Ward 6? Can someone enlighten me? Also, here is a little bit of info: https://wamu.org/story/18/10/16/voter-guide-candidates-d-c-school-board/

[Anonymous]

I think OP was talking about DC not MoCo. Way too many MoCo threads on here so I get that mistake.

[Anonymous]

I'm new to the county. I don't know who anyone is except Floreen who I read about on here so I'm going to vote for her and no one else on the ballet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about in Ward 6? Can someone enlighten me? Also, here is a little bit of info: https://wamu.org/story/18/10/16/voter-guide-candidates-d-c-school-board/

Jessica Sutter

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm new to the county. I don't know who anyone is except Floreen who I read about on here so I'm going to vote for her and no one else on the ballet.

That would be a big mistake. Educate yourself on who is running. It is never a good idea to base your vote on an anonymous message board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about in Ward 6? Can someone enlighten me? Also, here is a little bit of info: https://wamu.org/story/18/10/16/voter-guide-candidates-d-c-school-board/

Jessica Sutter

How come?

[Anonymous]

Vote for Jessica Sutter. She supports neighborhood schools, charter schools, ALL public schools. Her opponent is pitting charter school parents against parents who chose the neighborhood school for their child.

https://www.jessicasutter.org/statements/2018/10/23/al9r08h8cfx9i32x3exxcbe4et8v6p

Anonymous wrote:What about in Ward 6? Can someone enlighten me? Also, here is a little bit of info: https://wamu.org/story/18/10/16/voter-guide-candidates-d-c-school-board/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like Maria Blaeuer over Judy Docca. Reasonable, listens, and doesn't refer to children with special needs as "retarded" which Docca did;
Julie Reiley over Carla Silvestre. I like what Reiley stands for - she started as special needs advocate, but I was at 2 debates, and her views seemed reasonable and moderate. Silvestre was too pushy and all about/only about immigrants for me (what about special needs, gifted, students in overcrowded classes, etc.). At one of the debates, a question was asked about technology. I don't remember exactly, but maybe was "is there too much of it." All of them were quick to say yes, we have too much technology and Julie Riley talked about how some of it is needed, for kids with processing issues, those who need to type rather than write because of fine motor skills, Etc she said there needed to be a balance, and that needed to be looked at, and I liked that answer. It was thoughtful, rather than a quick "no," because there's too much technology right now, which is what some Elementary School parents are saying.
Definitely Pat O'Neill over Lynn Amano. Amano's only experience is fighting cell towers at the schools. O'Neill has worked tirelessly for students for over a decade, and understands the bigger picture. I haven't heard thoughtful answers to questions from Amano. Only sound bites. Kind of like she's learned her lines for the press and the public, but doesn't really know what she's talking about.
The other one is running unopposed. So there is no choice.

Wow, I worked with Maria Blaeuer on the Commission of Juvenile Justice. She was fabulous. Didn’t realize she was running for the Board of Ed. Not my district.

[Anonymous]

Ruth is a strong Ward 3 rep. I went to the debate and the challenger was unimpressive. Lots of rhetoric about equity but no ideas on how to achieve it.