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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what have Nolan and Suarez done to advance charter schools in Alexandria over the past five or six years?

Not a fan of Nolan but this seems tenuous at best but I'm always open to seeing evidence of it.  [/quote]

I am not aware of either promoting charter schools within the City of Alexandria.  I am not a fan of Nolan but personally think Suarez is one of the better board members (may not be saying much).  On the letter from 2018 above, I think Greene has not been good and Solomon did not understand special needs issues (ie he thought if your child was from a white middle class family, they would be fine at J-H regardless of whether they have special needs).[/quote]

Yes, the bar isn't very high for the Alexandria school board.

I'm interested in why you think that about Suarez and Greene.  I don't have much of an impression of either one.  There is also the SB member who rarely speaks.  [/quote]

Sure.  I am a District A constituent and had a serious enough issue with my child that I contacted my school board representatives and then followed up at a later time advocating for related policy changes.  Suarez and Rief were responsive to my concerns and advocated for changes (my issue was a small part of broader policy issues).  Greene was almost completely non responsive to my specific concerns and did not engage at all on the broader issue.  I think Suarez also pushes Hutchings more than most of the board.  I have to admit I haven’t watched board meetings for a couple of months.
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I'm also a District A resident. One who, I admit, did not follow the school board that closely before this past year.  I agree that Suarez, and I'd add Rief, question the superintendent and central office more than the other members (although that's a low bar). I sent a couple emails last spring (summer?) to the board, and Dr. Rief was the only who responded.  The "SB member who rarely speaks" doesn't narrow it down, sadly. [/quote]

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