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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m voting for Ashley Simpson Baird, Bridget Shea Westfall and Kelly Carmichael Booz in District B.  They seem like the best of the bunch who may be most likely to hold AVPS and Hutchings accountable.  I don’t trust former ACPS insiders like Ignacio and Johnson.  And Debbie Ash and Ish Boyle anti-mask pro-MAGA types are out of the question.[/quote]

Same here. If former ACPS staff couldn't make an impact in far more impactful positions, I have no idea why they would even consider the school board. Meh.[/quote]

Another vote for Ashley Simpson Baird, Bridget Westfall and Kelly Booz. I don't trust why someone would retire from ACPS and run for school board. To me, they didn't do much last year to advocate for students who should have had an in person learning option. I don't think they will stand up or manage the superintendent. Both Ignacio and Johnson seem like nice women who are accomplished as educators. But we need leaders in the pandemic. I honestly question Ignacio and Johnson's motivations. It seems suspect to me and I don't like the optics of someone getting an ACPS pension and $15K for school board. Do they need the money? [/quote]

This is exactly how I planned on voting, and then I heard that Ashley Simpson Baird is a huge proponent of balanced literacy - ie the Lucy Calkins nonsense that ACPS has been using to "teach" our kids to read, and has failed them miserably. Sounds like we are actually about to get some structured and explicit reading instruction into K-2 - and I would hate to support a candidate that's going to derail that.[/quote]

Where did you hear that Ashley Simpson Baird is a huge proponent of balanced literacy? Our child has struggled with the reading approach that ACPS used and we had to get her a private tutor. I was really excited about explicit and structured reading instruction in K-2. [/quote]

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