APS - Who is running for School Board?

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Anonymous wrote:The AEA in Arlington County has a history of endorsing the candidates favored by the ACDC. I can't think of any election where they rocked the boat. I am sure it is a strategic decision, since local politics in Arlington is so incestuous. I have never put any weight into their endorsement, especially when many of the teachers that I know don't either.

THIS.
Period.

Why wouldn't they endorse David too? He seems to have more support from elected officials than any of them.

I don't think Priddy is favored by the ACDC. Same for Terron, even though he has a lot of endorsements from current and elected officials, too. It seems only Cristina is favored by ACDC in this one.

Even the ACDC wouldn't back Priddy. He's the least informed of all 5 candidates.

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Anonymous wrote:The AEA in Arlington County has a history of endorsing the candidates favored by the ACDC. I can't think of any election where they rocked the boat. I am sure it is a strategic decision, since local politics in Arlington is so incestuous. I have never put any weight into their endorsement, especially when many of the teachers that I know don't either.

THIS.
Period.

Why wouldn't they endorse David too? He seems to have more support from elected officials than any of them.

I don't think Priddy is favored by the ACDC. Same for Terron, even though he has a lot of endorsements from current and elected officials, too. It seems only Cristina is favored by ACDC in this one.

Even the ACDC wouldn't back Priddy. He's the least informed of all 5 candidates.

Hardly. They won’t back him because he didn’t fundraise for the right people or put in his time working on other campaigns. That’s what matters to the party. You give and then you get. The least informed is a tie between Steven, who is narrowly focused on Key and has only gotten support from that one community, and Terron, who doesn’t know some very basic things that APS is and has been doing (anyone on the gifted list serve knows what I’m taking about).

Priddy wasn’t my preferred candidate last time, but I really think he worked hard over the last year to get up to speed and to demonstrate he wasn’t just a grudge candidate. Also, as much as I don’t like NVD from a personality standpoint (her abrasive and curt manner can be a bit much), I concede she gets sh** done and knows her stuff. If he was such a mess, she’d never endorse him.

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Anonymous wrote:The AEA in Arlington County has a history of endorsing the candidates favored by the ACDC. I can't think of any election where they rocked the boat. I am sure it is a strategic decision, since local politics in Arlington is so incestuous. I have never put any weight into their endorsement, especially when many of the teachers that I know don't either.

THIS.
Period.

Why wouldn't they endorse David too? He seems to have more support from elected officials than any of them.

I don't think Priddy is favored by the ACDC. Same for Terron, even though he has a lot of endorsements from current and elected officials, too. It seems only Cristina is favored by ACDC in this one.

Even the ACDC wouldn't back Priddy. He's the least informed of all 5 candidates.

My guess is that Priddy made some ACDC enemies when he challenged Reid last time around. ACDC usually doubles down on incumbents. Remember, they stuck with endorsing Lander against O'Grady in 2017, even after Lander was taking heat for some terribly sexist comments that he made on a radio show about the UVA student who was killed by her boyfriend. I know many teachers who were not happy with the AEA about that decision.

[Anonymous]

David has an impressive list of endorsements. Both Nancy and Tannia have endorsed him. He must have earned their trust.

He's terrible at self-promotion and not great in the debates, but he's a good listener and will make thoughtful decisions. He's still got my vote.

Cristina has more depth than I was expecting, but I'm turned off by the degree to which she does self-promote.

I don't really get why Terron is running other than that he appears to really want to hold public office. He's run for both school board (2008) and county board before (2012), which makes me think he really just wants to be an elected official.

I think Sandy is my #2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:David has an impressive list of endorsements. Both Nancy and Tannia have endorsed him. He must have earned their trust.

He's terrible at self-promotion and not great in the debates, but he's a good listener and will make thoughtful decisions. He's still got my vote.

Cristina has more depth than I was expecting, but I'm turned off by the degree to which she does self-promote.

I don't really get why Terron is running other than that he appears to really want to hold public office. He's run for both school board (2008) and county board before (2012), which makes me think he really just wants to be an elected official.

I think Sandy is my #2.

I definitely like David more than Terron and Steven. If he knew more, I'd mark him my number 2, but because only Cristina and Sandy seem to know anything about education policy, I voted 1 Cristina 2 Sandy 3 David 4 Terron. I left Steven off because of all the emails.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:David has an impressive list of endorsements. Both Nancy and Tannia have endorsed him. He must have earned their trust.

He's terrible at self-promotion and not great in the debates, but he's a good listener and will make thoughtful decisions. He's still got my vote.

Cristina has more depth than I was expecting, but I'm turned off by the degree to which she does self-promote.

I don't really get why Terron is running other than that he appears to really want to hold public office. He's run for both school board (2008) and county board before (2012), which makes me think he really just wants to be an elected official.

I think Sandy is my #2.

I definitely like David more than Terron and Steven. If he knew more, I'd mark him my number 2, but because only Cristina and Sandy seem to know anything about education policy, I voted 1 Cristina 2 Sandy 3 David 4 Terron. I left Steven off because of all the emails.

Nearly this. If I ever get my ballot, I'm marking 1) Sandy 2) Cristina 3) David. I know not everyone agrees, but how he treated Symone bothers me more than Steven's emails.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:David has an impressive list of endorsements. Both Nancy and Tannia have endorsed him. He must have earned their trust.

He's terrible at self-promotion and not great in the debates, but he's a good listener and will make thoughtful decisions. He's still got my vote.

Cristina has more depth than I was expecting, but I'm turned off by the degree to which she does self-promote.

I don't really get why Terron is running other than that he appears to really want to hold public office. He's run for both school board (2008) and county board before (2012), which makes me think he really just wants to be an elected official.

I think Sandy is my #2.

I definitely like David more than Terron and Steven. If he knew more, I'd mark him my number 2, but because only Cristina and Sandy seem to know anything about education policy, I voted 1 Cristina 2 Sandy 3 David 4 Terron. I left Steven off because of all the emails.

Nearly this. If I ever get my ballot, I'm marking 1) Sandy 2) Cristina 3) David. I know not everyone agrees, but how he treated Symone bothers me more than Steven's emails.

Why don't any of you want your kids to learn new content this year? Steven is my first choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:David has an impressive list of endorsements. Both Nancy and Tannia have endorsed him. He must have earned their trust.

He's terrible at self-promotion and not great in the debates, but he's a good listener and will make thoughtful decisions. He's still got my vote.

Cristina has more depth than I was expecting, but I'm turned off by the degree to which she does self-promote.

I don't really get why Terron is running other than that he appears to really want to hold public office. He's run for both school board (2008) and county board before (2012), which makes me think he really just wants to be an elected official.

I think Sandy is my #2.

I definitely like David more than Terron and Steven. If he knew more, I'd mark him my number 2, but because only Cristina and Sandy seem to know anything about education policy, I voted 1 Cristina 2 Sandy 3 David 4 Terron. I left Steven off because of all the emails.

Nearly this. If I ever get my ballot, I'm marking 1) Sandy 2) Cristina 3) David. I know not everyone agrees, but how he treated Symone bothers me more than Steven's emails.

I assume you mean Terron, but how do you know he even did anything? Did the OSC actually release his name as the person who reported her or is this just what you heard? And, besides, what really happened to Symone anyway? She's still in the race and now she's definitely on the ballot in the general election. Nobody could get her kicked out of the caucus if there wasn't a legal reason for it and, in this case, there is a very clear legal reason: she was violating Hatch.

So if someone reports Kellyanne Conway to OSC for violating the Hatch Act, even when in fact she was violating it, should we feel sorry for her because someone reported that she was breaking the law? Why would you want elect someone who either knowingly violated the law or didn't do enough diligence to ensure that she wasn't? I know she apparently got a letter from her agency, but (1) she has never produced it so we don't even know if it exists and (2) that reported advice runs counter to everything that feds are taught about the Hatch Act. Symone has been a federal government attorney for 2 decades, for God's sake. She either knew or should have known that the Hatch Act wasn't going to allow to participate. If she wasn't sure, she should have gone to OSC, who is the ONLY agency with jurisdiction over Hatch Act determinations. If she is so reckless/careless with her own personal matters, then how can we trust that she won't be similarly reckless/careless about SB matters? She is not the victim in this situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:David has an impressive list of endorsements. Both Nancy and Tannia have endorsed him. He must have earned their trust.

He's terrible at self-promotion and not great in the debates, but he's a good listener and will make thoughtful decisions. He's still got my vote.

Cristina has more depth than I was expecting, but I'm turned off by the degree to which she does self-promote.

I don't really get why Terron is running other than that he appears to really want to hold public office. He's run for both school board (2008) and county board before (2012), which makes me think he really just wants to be an elected official.

I think Sandy is my #2.

I definitely like David more than Terron and Steven. If he knew more, I'd mark him my number 2, but because only Cristina and Sandy seem to know anything about education policy, I voted 1 Cristina 2 Sandy 3 David 4 Terron. I left Steven off because of all the emails.

Nearly this. If I ever get my ballot, I'm marking 1) Sandy 2) Cristina 3) David. I know not everyone agrees, but how he treated Symone bothers me more than Steven's emails.

Why don't any of you want your kids to learn new content this year? Steven is my first choice.

I saw what he said and did last fall. Hard pass.

[Anonymous]

I’m looking for tips on how to rank my choices to prevent Cristina or Terron from winning. They’ve both irked me in ways I can’t look beyond, but I don’t have a good sense for how to rank competitors in a way that edges them out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m looking for tips on how to rank my choices to prevent Cristina or Terron from winning. They’ve both irked me in ways I can’t look beyond, but I don’t have a good sense for how to rank competitors in a way that edges them out.

Following this, except I want to try to block Priddy and Krieger

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m looking for tips on how to rank my choices to prevent Cristina or Terron from winning. They’ve both irked me in ways I can’t look beyond, but I don’t have a good sense for how to rank competitors in a way that edges them out.

Following this, except I want to try to block Priddy and Krieger

1. Sandy
2. Whoever you can hold your nose and vote for out of the remaining candidates. For me that’s Priddy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:David has an impressive list of endorsements. Both Nancy and Tannia have endorsed him. He must have earned their trust.

He's terrible at self-promotion and not great in the debates, but he's a good listener and will make thoughtful decisions. He's still got my vote.

Cristina has more depth than I was expecting, but I'm turned off by the degree to which she does self-promote.

I don't really get why Terron is running other than that he appears to really want to hold public office. He's run for both school board (2008) and county board before (2012), which makes me think he really just wants to be an elected official.

I think Sandy is my #2.

I definitely like David more than Terron and Steven. If he knew more, I'd mark him my number 2, but because only Cristina and Sandy seem to know anything about education policy, I voted 1 Cristina 2 Sandy 3 David 4 Terron. I left Steven off because of all the emails.

Nearly this. If I ever get my ballot, I'm marking 1) Sandy 2) Cristina 3) David. I know not everyone agrees, but how he treated Symone bothers me more than Steven's emails.

Why don't any of you want your kids to learn new content this year? Steven is my first choice.

I saw what he said and did last fall. Hard pass.

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And pushing for new content this school year completely contradicts his previous stance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m looking for tips on how to rank my choices to prevent Cristina or Terron from winning. They’ve both irked me in ways I can’t look beyond, but I don’t have a good sense for how to rank competitors in a way that edges them out.

Following this, except I want to try to block Priddy and Krieger

I'm a Cristina supporter. She seems to be the only progressive who knows anything about education. Who should be my second choice? I'm leaning towards Terron because of his support for apprenticeship programs with unions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:David has an impressive list of endorsements. Both Nancy and Tannia have endorsed him. He must have earned their trust.

He's terrible at self-promotion and not great in the debates, but he's a good listener and will make thoughtful decisions. He's still got my vote.

Cristina has more depth than I was expecting, but I'm turned off by the degree to which she does self-promote.

I don't really get why Terron is running other than that he appears to really want to hold public office. He's run for both school board (2008) and county board before (2012), which makes me think he really just wants to be an elected official.

I think Sandy is my #2.

I definitely like David more than Terron and Steven. If he knew more, I'd mark him my number 2, but because only Cristina and Sandy seem to know anything about education policy, I voted 1 Cristina 2 Sandy 3 David 4 Terron. I left Steven off because of all the emails.

Nearly this. If I ever get my ballot, I'm marking 1) Sandy 2) Cristina 3) David. I know not everyone agrees, but how he treated Symone bothers me more than Steven's emails.

Why don't any of you want your kids to learn new content this year? Steven is my first choice.

I saw what he said and did last fall. Hard pass.

+1

And pushing for new content this school year completely contradicts his previous stance.

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