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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The priorities of the current School Board over the past 2+ years have been such an odd mix:

1.  Dragging their heels when it came to getting kids back into buildings, leading to over 10,000 FCPS students exiting the system within two years

2.  Prioritizing admissions changes at TJHSST in order to reduce the percentage of Asian kids

3.  Keeping uber-wealthy Langley free of economic diversity

4.  Ignoring struggling IB programs (only 3% of Mount Vernon seniors getting IB diplomas) but spending money on a new "Leadership" academy at IB Lewis

5.  Spending money on building additions while nearby poorer schools remain under-enrolled or more overcrowded schools get ignored

6   Converting Dunn Loring administrative building back into an elementary school when it isn't needed, in order to save a dog park in Oakton

7.  Litigating with the Youngkin administrative over "local control" at every opportunity

No talented school administrator would want to step into this morass and immediately be asked to fix the damage these folks have been doing.  The School Board's entire philosophy seems to be to want to soil the nest so much that no one else will want to get involved.  
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+1. And the real funny thing is that the issues with numbers 3, 4, 5, and 6, and even 2 to some extent, could have been addressed all at once if they finally went through with that [b]big[/b] county-wide boundary study and adjustment that has been talked about in the past, but keeps getting pushed off.
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The lack of vision combined with the overt politicization nevertheless tinged with major hypocrisy make FCPS appear less appealing than any time in many decades.

They now spend most of their time trying to defeat Youngkin's agenda and urging parents to oppose charters, vouchers, and any other form of so-called "school choice," yet fail to take any responsibility for the mismanagement and breach of trust that has people running for the exits and desperately looking for other options.

There's very little chance they'll pick a good candidate for Superintendent; between the dearth of top-flight qualified applicants and their own deep-seated biases, they'll pick someone who they think will be even more amenable to their pet projects than Brabrand and/or a candidate they can tout primarily as a demonstration of their commitment to "equity."

Probably the last chance for FCPS is to replace most of the School Board members in 2023 and terminate the contract with the new Superintendent picked this year and start over.  Barring that, the decline of FCPS will accelerate and the demand to empower parents to select other options will grow exponentially.  Such a shame.

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