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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When the school board contains all or close to the majority representing only one party, what happens is that then the administrators think they are safe to get away with whatever they want. No checks. Having a school board that changes hands means that checks will also trickle down to the schools. It is easier for teachers, students, and parents to be heard when there isn't just one agenda being addressed.[/quote]

Say what you want about the Dems but I saw the Republicans hand out at my kids back to school night. Yikes. They’re completely out of touch.

I’ll stick with the Dems this year. [/quote]

Worrying about academic achievement and special ed services is "out of touch"?[/quote]

When Republicans are the party of banning books and banning certain curriculum, they are not the party of "academic achievement." And I'm laughing my a$$ off that you typed that with a straight face.[/quote]

No party hurt education in fairfax county more than the all D school board closing in person school for a year - I can't believe YOU typed that with a straight face.  The actual data doesn't support you.  You're only feelings, not data on test scores and quantifiable academic achievement.  [/quote]

It’s weird that PP is such a partisan supporter of the all-D School Board when they don’t even stick around themselves to defend their records.  Only 4 of the current 12 are running for re-election; others are either retiring or running for other offices and trying to capitalize on their  limited name recognition (while at the same time trying to distance themselves from their own past decisions on the SB).[/quote]

They had to face so many attacks and so much vitriol, it’s not a surprise so many are done with it.[/quote]

You really have to care about this school system in order to want to continue to serve for another 4 years when you've gotten death threats, work such long hours, and get so much grief from everyone in every direction. Can we at least appreciate their personal dedication to their positions that barley pay anything to begin with?[/quote]

I can appreciate their personal dedication to raising their own pay.  That got a lot more attention from them than almost anything else (besides the “truth-in-education” resolution).  [/quote]

What is the salary now, 50k? Do you think that is a huge amount of money in Fairfax County?[/quote]

No.  But, watch a Board meeting and tell me if they deserve it.

I understand that these resolutions are important to them politically, but these meetings are way too long and their comments don't help.  Some PP mentioned that the public is limited to 2 minutes and yet they go on and on and on with their comments.  I don't understand why they cannot shorten that.

They have spent more time on social issues than academics.  They closed schools and at least one put her own children in a learning pod.  etc.What have they done right?  They could have reacted appropriately to the books that were protested--instead, they don't want the books read aloud "because children are here" but still demand that the books stay in school libraries where minors have access to them.  
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Regardless of what you think of the current school board, members shouldn't be paid only 32k a year. I have had very qualified friends consider running for the board but couldn't because they would impact their be throwing their personal careers in jeopardy for only 32k a hour if they even got elected. And that would be on top of the regular things they'd have to deal with like leaving their family behind for extended periods of time to go to different school events.[/quote]

32k a hour? or a year?
Is school board a full-time or a part-time position?
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per year[/quote]

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