Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey, what up dcumers, so can anyone succinctly explain what Ashley might accomplish during her tenure or which part of the population will benefit most (ie. rich or poor)? I know nothing about her policies, just kind of curious for a quick run down. Is DC state board of ed a position that allows for drastic changes to be implemented on how are city's children are educated? No joke. I really have no idea. Thanks.

SBOE has very little power. She might try and change the health curriculum (more abstinence, less LGBT issues) and will probably be very pro-charter. I would think the losers would be the teachers' union (though there's not much SBOE does with that) and DCPS in general.

Here are the SBOE roles and responsibilities:

The State Board of Education is responsible for advising the State Superintendent of Education on educational matters, including: state standards; state policies, including those governing special, academic, vocational, charter and other schools; state objectives; and state regulations proposed by the Mayor or the State Superintendent of Education. The State Board is also responsible for approving the following state-level policies:

State academic standards that standards meet the following qualifications: specify what children are expected to know and be able to do; contain coherent and rigorous content, encourage the teaching of advanced skills; and are updated on a regular basis;

High school graduation requirements;

Standards for high school equivalence credentials;

State definitions of “adequate yearly progress” and “proficiency” that will be applied consistently to all local education agencies;

State definition and standards for “highly qualified teachers,” pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001;

Standards for accreditation and certification of teacher preparation programs of colleges and universities;

The state accountability plan for the District of Columbia developed by the Chief State School Officer, pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 ensuring that: (A) the plan includes a single statewide accountability system that will ensure all local education agencies make adequate yearly progress; and (B) the statewide accountability system included in the plan is based on academic standards, academic assessments, a standardized system of accountability across all local education agencies, and a system of sanctions and rewards that will be used to hold local education agencies accountable for student achievement;

State policies for parental involvement;

State policies for supplemental education service providers operating in the District to ensure that providers have a demonstrated record of effectiveness and offer services that promote challenging academic achievement standards and that improve student achievement;
The rules for residency verification;

The list of charter school accreditation organizations;

The categories and format of the annual report card, pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001;

The list of private placement accreditation organizations, pursuant to Uniform Per Student Funding Formula for Public Schools and Public Charter Schools and Tax Conformity Clarification Amendment Act of 1998;

Approve state rules for enforcing school attendance requirements; and

Approve state standards for home schooling.

Wtf happened yesterday Jesus effing christ

Anonymous wrote:Hey, what up dcumers, so can anyone succinctly explain what Ashley might accomplish during her tenure or which part of the population will benefit most (ie. rich or poor)? I know nothing about her policies, just kind of curious for a quick run down. Is DC state board of ed a position that allows for drastic changes to be implemented on how are city's children are educated? No joke. I really have no idea. Thanks.

SBOE has very little power. She might try and change the health curriculum (more abstinence, less LGBT issues) and will probably be very pro-charter. I would think the losers would be the teachers' union (though there's not much SBOE does with that) and DCPS in general.

Too right. Ms Carter doesn't even have the most basic experience necessary to understand that you don't post negative rants on DCUM about your opponent and better yet you don't do it while signed in to your own account and then try to blame it on a "volunteer"!

And you don't use photos of kids in your campaign without parental consent and if you do make a mistake like that you immediately apologize.

I don't even know get opponents but she is already clearly hated among the dcum crowd. Way to go Ashley! You must be so proud.

This only confirms for our children that the most vile and negative candidate will prevail. Mary Lord had TONS of experience over Carter and didn't stoop to her level by name calling. Is this what we want to teach our children? I guess it is since we all elected Trump and Carter. We should all be ashamed of ourselves. This is the single most embarrassing moment of our lives.

Hey, what up dcumers, so can anyone succinctly explain what Ashley might accomplish during her tenure or which part of the population will benefit most (ie. rich or poor)? I know nothing about her policies, just kind of curious for a quick run down. Is DC state board of ed a position that allows for drastic changes to be implemented on how are city's children are educated? No joke. I really have no idea. Thanks.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ack. i voted for her.
Had no idea who any of the school board candidates were so I picked at random.
Voting fail.

Don't do that ever again.

We should take the right to vote away from people like that.

No kidding! How irresponsible. If you don't bother to figure out who someone is, stay out of it!!!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ack. i voted for her.
Had no idea who any of the school board candidates were so I picked at random.
Voting fail.

Don't do that ever again.

We should take the right to vote away from people like that.

God help us all. She is the worst. Ashley, since you DO read DCUM, if you ever make a mistake (hey, it happens) crisis management 101 says- apologize, beg for forgiveness and try to right the wrong. To use black girls as props, even if it was a staffer error, you should have APOLOGIZED, immediately, profusely and issued a statement. Instead, you blocked and ignored the families pleas for a response.
Rest assured, we SEE you. The public will not let you ignore this forever.

You mean this Ashley Carter??


That's who a majority of you voted for???

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ack. i voted for her.
Had no idea who any of the school board candidates were so I picked at random.
Voting fail.

Do you just get in a car, close your eyes and hit the gas?? I suggest you stop doing that too.

Holy sh--. If you don't know the candidates or the ballot initiative you leave it blank.

You don't just see what name is strewn all over the flyers outside your polling place. Yes, I'm looking at you Ashley Carter, for leaving your litter on every house walkway and retaining wall within two blocks of where I voted. They were blowing everywhere and today are a soggy mess.

Like the soggy mess that she is. This whole election has been a nightmare that we can't wake up from.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ack. i voted for her.
Had no idea who any of the school board candidates were so I picked at random.
Voting fail.

Do you just get in a car, close your eyes and hit the gas?? I suggest you stop doing that too.

Holy sh--. If you don't know the candidates or the ballot initiative you leave it blank.

You don't just see what name is strewn all over the flyers outside your polling place. Yes, I'm looking at you Ashley Carter, for leaving your litter on every house walkway and retaining wall within two blocks of where I voted. They were blowing everywhere and today are a soggy mess.

This is ridiculous. I hope she is slammed hard for using photos of kids without consent. Apparently she thinks it's no big deal to use photos of black girls as props in her campaign materials. Hard to believe but she's just ignoring the families complaints too.

Not a good role model to work in education.

Anonymous wrote:Ack. i voted for her.
Had no idea who any of the school board candidates were so I picked at random.
Voting fail.

Do you just get in a car, close your eyes and hit the gas?? I suggest you stop doing that too.

Anonymous wrote:Ack. i voted for her.
Had no idea who any of the school board candidates were so I picked at random.
Voting fail.

Don't do that ever again.