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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I fear for Dr. Reid when she comes to fullybrealize that she’s not working in a small, generally progressive, affluent Seattle suburban district any longer.  Fairfax may not be Loudoun, but it is very divided politically and the current School Board (preening, narcissistic, and more concerned with looking good than doing right) is a primary driver of the wedge.[/quote]

Why did the NAACP object to Ms Reid?[/quote]

Here is the NAACP's summary of concerns about Dr. Reid.  Essentially, she lacks experience with a school system with the comparable size, diversity, and compexity of FCPS.
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[b]The issue we all agree on is that FCPS needs a superintendent who has commensurate experience in leading organizations of this size, diversity, and complexity, and that the 
Superintendent of Northshore School District isn’t the right fit.[/b]
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https://files.constantcontact.com/5c44296b501/b0a6aecf-6883-4f75-9d56-115c8c9a900d.pdf[/quote]

I don't recall the NAACP raising a similar concern in 2017 when FCPS proposed to elevate Scott Brabrand, then the superintendent of a school system with fewer than 9000 students, to the FCPS Superintendent's position.  One can only wonder what changed between 2017 and 2022.  Could it possibly be the race of the final candidates this year? [/quote]

Nice try, but have a seat.  Prior to becoming the superintendent of the Lynchburg City school system, Brabrand was an Assistant Superintendent, Principal, and Assistant Principal  with FCPS.  So he indeed had experience with a school system of "comparable size, diversity, and complexity of FCPS."[/quote]

You should take the seat, since you chose to quote from an NAACP synopsis that referred to "experience in [b]leading [/b][i]organizations of this size, diversity, and complexity," not experience in being a mid and lower-level cog in the FCPS machine.

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The NAACP was not the only group or person to mention the concerns about Dr. Reid with regard to lack of experience in the cited areas.  The NAACP letter does not mention the race of the final candidates, but instead focuses on a quantifiable comparison of their experience in their current school systems.  You see NAACP letterhead and are blinded by the facts.  If this comparative analysis were presented on any other letterhead, you undoubtedly would not have had an innately abhorrent reaction.[/quote]

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