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[quote=Anonymous]I think one of the tragedies of ACPS is that it has potential and could be easier to manage given it’s a smaller jurisdiction compared to others.  The Superintendent is incredibly frustrating and squanders so many opportunities while being more concerned with his own personal image.  He’s really condescending to parents and dismissive of community input.  And for whatever reason the school board has historically failed hold him and the school system accountable.  The Superintendent also tend to misuse “equity” as a crutch and excuse for failing to act.  For example, he resisted and initially prohibited outdoor lunch as a COVID mitigation strategy because not all schools have the same outside spaces.

We actually loved our local neighborhood school (Charles Barrett) but left ACPS  after the pandemic and middle school.  One of my biggest gripes is the failure to account for projected enrollment growth and no plans to build any new middle schools or a second high school.  The buildings at the secondary school level are completely overcrowded and busting at the seams. This makes issues bigger and harder to manage.  There has also been a failure over the years to fully fund schools, including insufficient capital investments to address infrastructure issues.  The mold issue at GWMS was so bad students turned it into a science project, got media attention, and publicly shamed the system into finally dealing with the problem.  Great life lesson in advocacy, but it should have never gotten to that point,

The strengths of ACPS include the community and parental engagement, as well as some excellent and committed teachers.  Just wish that could translate into a better system for the students.[/quote]

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