Anonymous wrote:Chen, your views and your website mirror APE's viewpoints. Right now you're #4 on my list.

Anonymous wrote:Also, Chen, if you don't know what groups and people to talk to who influence APS and their culture, that concerns me. There are a lot of people and organizations who do put in the fundraising and the volunteer work to make a school system function, and I happen to know that you haven't reached out to many of them.

You need more experience. Come back in a few years.

Anonymous wrote:I am not one of the PPs who has been conversing with you, however I’m a voter and at this point you don’t have my support.

It’s great that you’re talking to that many people. Beyond counting your own friends, Ashlawn’s PTA and your own children’s teachers, how many of these people did you engage with prior to let’s say the beginning of this calendar year or the school year?

How many board meetings or office hours with board members did you attend in the last 2-5yrs? Any engagement with APS committees or CCPTA? Any record of participating in any of the Engage processes or community hearings?

The sense I get is that you’re diving deep now and you’re committed, but there’s no history or context. You’re learning on the fly which isn’t good for APS. Keep learning, keep engaging. Join one of the APS committees. Get smart and run again in the future but right now I’m not convinced you have the knowledge and experience that APS needs.

ChenLing wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, Chen, if you don't know what groups and people to talk to who influence APS and their culture, that concerns me. There are a lot of people and organizations who do put in the fundraising and the volunteer work to make a school system function, and I happen to know that you haven't reached out to many of them.

You need more experience. Come back in a few years.

I feel like you're very much misrepresenting me. And if you're working for one of the other campaigns, this is not the Arlington way.

I've spoken with:
* School board members, past and present (all except CDT)
* PTAs
* CCPTA
* principals
* teachers
* parents
* AEA
* APE
* some CivFed members
* some of the advisory committee members (mostly Facilities as I had some questions)
* outdoor lab
* Sierra club
* other key individuals

If you have a suggestion on other people I should talk to, let me know.

ChenLing wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chen, your views and your website mirror APE's viewpoints. Right now you're #4 on my list.

My main goals are:
* Community engagement and more transparent decision making processes
* Supporting Teachers
* Academic Excellence

Looking at their websites, that's actually very similar to what both Kathleen and Zuraya have as well.
Only the last one seems to overlap APE, and is also on both Kathleen and Zuraya's websites.

Can you expand more of (a) what comparisons you're seeing, and (b) what your actual concerns are about my positions?
Feel free to email me at chen@chen4arlington.org to start a dialog. I would like to hear from different viewpoints.

Anonymous wrote:I am not one of the PPs who has been conversing with you, however I’m a voter and at this point you don’t have my support.

It’s great that you’re talking to that many people. Beyond counting your own friends, Ashlawn’s PTA and your own children’s teachers, how many of these people did you engage with prior to let’s say the beginning of this calendar year or the school year?

How many board meetings or office hours with board members did you attend in the last 2-5yrs? Any engagement with APS committees or CCPTA? Any record of participating in any of the Engage processes or community hearings?

The sense I get is that you’re diving deep now and you’re committed, but there’s no history or context. You’re learning on the fly which isn’t good for APS. Keep learning, keep engaging. Join one of the APS committees. Get smart and run again in the future but right now I’m not convinced you have the knowledge and experience that APS needs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not one of the PPs who has been conversing with you, however I’m a voter and at this point you don’t have my support.

It’s great that you’re talking to that many people. Beyond counting your own friends, Ashlawn’s PTA and your own children’s teachers, how many of these people did you engage with prior to let’s say the beginning of this calendar year or the school year?

How many board meetings or office hours with board members did you attend in the last 2-5yrs? Any engagement with APS committees or CCPTA? Any record of participating in any of the Engage processes or community hearings?

The sense I get is that you’re diving deep now and you’re committed, but there’s no history or context. You’re learning on the fly which isn’t good for APS. Keep learning, keep engaging. Join one of the APS committees. Get smart and run again in the future but right now I’m not convinced you have the knowledge and experience that APS needs.

I have to vote for 2 people. Kathleem has my first vote. Larry was falling asleep in a forum. Hard pass.

I’ll take Chen learning on the fly over Zuraya. She’s cake walking to the endorsement and doesn’t deserve it either. PS not affiliated with any campaign.

ChenLing wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, Chen, if you don't know what groups and people to talk to who influence APS and their culture, that concerns me. There are a lot of people and organizations who do put in the fundraising and the volunteer work to make a school system function, and I happen to know that you haven't reached out to many of them.

You need more experience. Come back in a few years.

I feel like you're very much misrepresenting me. And if you're working for one of the other campaigns, this is not the Arlington way.

I've spoken with:
* School board members, past and present (all except CDT)
* PTAs
* CCPTA
* principals
* teachers
* parents
* AEA
* APE
* some CivFed members
* some of the advisory committee members (mostly Facilities as I had some questions)
* outdoor lab
* Sierra club
* other key individuals

If you have a suggestion on other people I should talk to, let me know.

Anonymous wrote:

ChenLing wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, Chen, if you don't know what groups and people to talk to who influence APS and their culture, that concerns me. There are a lot of people and organizations who do put in the fundraising and the volunteer work to make a school system function, and I happen to know that you haven't reached out to many of them.

You need more experience. Come back in a few years.

I feel like you're very much misrepresenting me. And if you're working for one of the other campaigns, this is not the Arlington way.

I've spoken with:
* School board members, past and present (all except CDT)
* PTAs
* CCPTA
* principals
* teachers
* parents
* AEA
* APE
* some CivFed members
* some of the advisory committee members (mostly Facilities as I had some questions)
* outdoor lab
* Sierra club
* other key individuals

If you have a suggestion on other people I should talk to, let me know.

Chen don't waste your time with these people. They have crossed over from passionate to openly hostile.