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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Echoing some PPs, I am open to voting for any candidate, no matter the party endorsement.

Issue that I care the most about: the quality of academics at FCPS. (Doing something about the lack of quality.)

Caveats: 
*I do not care about punishing people who closed the schools during the pandemic. Move on. 
*I will NOT vote for someone who makes a priority of creating a hostile environment for LGBTQ kids. 
(And for those who make assumptions about me based on this statement: I have ordered the two books mentioned and will read them with an open mind. But even if I find them wholly inappropriate, I cannot imagine making two books in high school library shelves into a catalyst issue. I haven't read every post but, from what I have, this thread has covered: a couple controversial books, a proposed but not implemented plan to refer to kids by their "gender assigned at birth," and the notion that referring to gay people at all might be considered in elementary school as reference to sex and therefore inappropriate. I am by no means a political activist nor a nutty liberal, but any candidate who underlines these three points as their big identifying issues has lost me.)

Please tell me which candidates are genuinely invested in working to raise academic standards without emphasizing those particular gender/sexuality points.[/quote]

The at-large candidates who fit this description are

-Cassandra  Aucoin 
-Maureen Brody, and 
-Saundra Davis[/quote]

What are their plans/positions? [/quote]

Cassandra’s main focus is on restoring parent engagement/input and restore a focus on academic excellence for all children.

Maureen was a PTA president at Justice HS and wants to try to eliminate wasted in the FCPS system by conducting an independent audit. She also wants to focus on low-performing schools and find solutions that actually work.  She additionally will focus on academics, including an emphasis on phonics, plus coding/STEM.

Saundra Davis believes FCPS schools should be freed of politics, and focus on teaching academic subjects instead. She also wants to change the Board to allow parent voices to be heard and considered on matters affecting their children’s education.

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Brody was at January 6. We already have an award winning auditor. FCPS is already very focused on low-performing schools and phonics. So big no to her. How about Hussein?[/quote]

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