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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best part is in the email they  had to make sure to talk of the former failed principals fake promotion to gatehouse! Lmao "following Dr. Ann Bonitatibus' promotion to a central office position."

Here is a better article calling out how awful the previous tj principal was pushing racial quotas causing TJ to fall form #1 in the nation to 14. More info on the new principal and an endorsement from the Republican nominee fellow classmate https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/fcps-selects-tjhsst-alum-michael-mukai-to-be-new-principal/article_675df76c-cee9-11ef-9b2a-ab958f33eb91.html

Letter from gatehouse:

January 9, 2025

Dear FCPS Community,

I am writing today with exciting news regarding the future leadership of TJHSST.

As you know, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) launched a nationwide search for a new principal earlier this fall 
After several weeks of extensive and diligent consideration of numerous highly-qualified candidates, we are delighted to share that we have found an exceptional leader - and TJHSST alum - close to home. Michael Mukai has accepted the position and will begin later this month. Mukai has been the principal of West Springfield High School since 2014, and has held a variety of FCPS school-based positions since 1995 when he began his career as a math and science teacher. He has also coached wrestling and volleyball.

In a full circle moment, Mukai was in the very first class of TJHSST when it converted to a magnet STEM school in 1985. He majored in Chemistry at Virginia Tech and he has a Masters of Curriculum and Instruction, Math Education also from Virginia Tech. He has also completed post-master's graduate work in the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge through the Department of Science Technology and Society of Virginia Tech.

During the recruitment process, Mukai impressed all with his passion for TJHSST, his innovative vision for the future, and his track record of elevating academic excellence.

His many accomplishments at WSHS include:

Significant gains in advanced academic access and success which has resulted in gold recognition by the College Board for the AP School Honor Roll.

Increasing the number of students recognized through the National Merit Scholarship program.

Cappies recognitions for theater arts, honor band recognitions, Virginia Music Educators Association recognitions, district, region, and state championships in Virginia High School League athletics and activities.

Thank you for your continued support of FCPS.

Dr. Geovanny Ponce
Chief of Schools [/quote]

You are spreading RWNJ misinformation.

There are no quotas.

And TJ went from #5 to #14 out of 25,000 schools on the USNWR rankings. It was only #1 twice in the preceding decade.

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lol. admissions aim for a predetermined diversity chart, aka race based quotas. [/quote]

No, there are allotments by middle school, providing geographic diversity. So more kids in FCPS have a shot. Not just the ones from a handful of wealthy feeders. 
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Without those handful of academically wealthy feeders there is no way a TJ class can be formulated, according to FCPS. Top one third of every class comes from the top four academically ranked feeders.   [/quote]

There are still plenty of those kids.

Now that they’ve added seats to take kids from other middle schools, kids from across the county get a shot. 
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The kids from those schools aren't fungible
You're not getting the right kids from those schools when you select them without a merit filter.[/quote]

There is a merit filter, you just don’t think it is the right one. Students have to:

1) Have a 3.5 GPA. The data shows that most of the kids accepted at TJ have a 4.0 or higher (Algebra and Geometry bump)
2) Have A’s in Honors/AAP Math and Science
3) take at least 1 other Honors class, so English or Social Studies
4) Have completed Algebra 1 by 8th grade

You can argue that the GPA should be higher, but the reality is that the kids accepted are already above that, or that kids should have to have completed Geometry H but merit is measured to attend TJ but there is a merit requirement. And while the people on this board seem to think that it is easy to hit the requirements, they are ignoring the fact that there are lots of kids who don’t meet those requirements. They are also ignoring the fact that some of their own kids who do meet the requirements do so because of enrichment and supports not available to every kid.

I happen to think that Geometry should be the base math requirement because it allows kids more access to the programs at TJ. I wouldn’t mind increasing the GPA requirement to a 3.75. 
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