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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And then there's this comment, which I agree with.  Everyone in the county deserves transparency over the purchase of this school:

Hunter Mill District Representative Melanie Meren said FCPS also needs to be transparent and public about its purchasing to ensure it’s seen as a good steward of taxpayer funding.

“I’ve been so excited to celebrate this, but there hasn’t been a public announcement that we even bought this school,” Meren said. “There’s been news stories, but not a public statement on how much it cost … We need to do our responsibility so the Board of Supervisors knows that we know what we’re doing with the money.”

Meren said FCPS needs to come back to the school board with more information on how the school purchase affects school bonds and the schedule for planned renovations.[/quote]

They also asked for a public announcement about the purchase.  Haven't seen it yet.

It's clear, though, that Reid is entranced with the "possibilities."  She doesn't seem to enjoy the work of good, solid curriculum and education.  She likes the bells and whistles.  [/quote]

I think people tend to keep trying to do the things they’re good at or that at least have gotten them praise in the past. In Reid’s case that was being upbeat and creative at a much smaller, wealthy school district.

What she hasn’t shown is any ability to tackle the challenges in a much larger, and struggling, school district like FCPS.  People are primarily looking for someone who can take care of basic things like solid academics and maintaining buildings, and she’s shown no talent for that. KAA excited her to the extent that she could introduce some cutting-edge AI or aeronautics magnet program there.  If she’s told to just open it as a regular school, she’ll turn it over to others and lose interest. That may not be a bad thing if the people she turns it over to are competent, but it could also be a mess if they aren’t up to the task. [/quote]

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