Anonymous
05/07/2020 21:11
Subject: APS - appointment of superintendent tonight?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They do sound stupid. All they heeded to say was that he is the best candidate.
They all just like to hear themselves talk a lot and spew gratitude and praise among each other. They don't actually hear what they're saying or what they sound like.
Elected officials always seem to think they have to talk to demonstrate they are doing their job. Even when they have little of substance to say. Unfortunately that’s why the meetings last for hours on end and people whom you might like see serve on a School Board look at the interminable meetings and say no thanks.
Anonymous
05/07/2020 21:08
Subject: Re:APS - appointment of superintendent tonight?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Given how he infuriated the bigots of FCPS, I approve of this appointment.
What does that mean? I think you are making some false assumptions.
Go see all of the rantings about “One Fairfax.”
So... is Arlington pulling a Howard and getting busing?
Anonymous
05/07/2020 21:05
Subject: Re:APS - appointment of superintendent tonight?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Given how he infuriated the bigots of FCPS, I approve of this appointment.
What does that mean? I think you are making some false assumptions.
Go see all of the rantings about “One Fairfax.”
He was hired as Chief Academic Officer. He wasn’t responsible at all for the School Board’s adoption of the One Fairfax policy. Brabrand later changed his title to Chief Equity Officer to avoid hiring another administrator, and expanded Duran’s responsibilities, but Duran did nothing to “infuriate” anyone. He may have worked closely with school officials, but overall he had a low profile. The Langley HS parents behind “One Great Falls” targeted Brabrand and various School Board members for their support of One Fairfax, but not Duran, who was not associated with the potential boundary changes that got them so angry.
I realize he wasn’t the public target. All the more credit to him that he was part of developing the policy and yet no one held it against him.
He wasn’t part of developing the policy. He was part of implementing it, and nothing he did in that regard was either especially noteworthy or controversial. FCPS has long had initiatives to try and help students from less advantaged backgrounds. Those initiatives both predated and continued after One Fairfax was adopted.
Anonymous
05/07/2020 20:54
Subject: Re:APS - appointment of superintendent tonight?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Given how he infuriated the bigots of FCPS, I approve of this appointment.
What does that mean? I think you are making some false assumptions.
Go see all of the rantings about “One Fairfax.”
He was hired as Chief Academic Officer. He wasn’t responsible at all for the School Board’s adoption of the One Fairfax policy. Brabrand later changed his title to Chief Equity Officer to avoid hiring another administrator, and expanded Duran’s responsibilities, but Duran did nothing to “infuriate” anyone. He may have worked closely with school officials, but overall he had a low profile. The Langley HS parents behind “One Great Falls” targeted Brabrand and various School Board members for their support of One Fairfax, but not Duran, who was not associated with the potential boundary changes that got them so angry.
I realize he wasn’t the public target. All the more credit to him that he was part of developing the policy and yet no one held it against him.
Anonymous
05/07/2020 20:49
Subject: APS - appointment of superintendent tonight?
Anonymous wrote:They do sound stupid. All they heeded to say was that he is the best candidate.
They all just like to hear themselves talk a lot and spew gratitude and praise among each other. They don't actually hear what they're saying or what they sound like.
Anonymous
05/07/2020 20:49
Subject: Re:APS - appointment of superintendent tonight?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Given how he infuriated the bigots of FCPS, I approve of this appointment.
What does that mean? I think you are making some false assumptions.
Go see all of the rantings about “One Fairfax.”
He was hired as Chief Academic Officer. He wasn’t responsible at all for the School Board’s adoption of the One Fairfax policy. Brabrand later changed his title to Chief Equity Officer to avoid hiring another administrator, and expanded Duran’s responsibilities, but Duran did nothing to “infuriate” anyone. He may have worked closely with school officials, but overall he had a low profile. The Langley HS parents behind “One Great Falls” targeted Brabrand and various School Board members for their support of One Fairfax, but not Duran, who was not associated with the potential boundary changes that got them so angry.
Anonymous
05/07/2020 20:44
Subject: Re:APS - appointment of superintendent tonight?
Anonymous wrote:He used to head the schools in Trenton, NJ. He was passed over as a candidate for superintendent of Anne Arundal County Schools in Maryland before he took a job with FCPS.
So? There were 39 applicants for the APS superintendent position, but I wouldn’t assume all of the 38 who weren’t selected weren’t capable candidates.
Anonymous
05/07/2020 20:34
Subject: Re:APS - appointment of superintendent tonight?
He used to head the schools in Trenton, NJ. He was passed over as a candidate for superintendent of Anne Arundal County Schools in Maryland before he took a job with FCPS.
Anonymous
05/07/2020 20:31
Subject: Re:APS - appointment of superintendent tonight?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Given how he infuriated the bigots of FCPS, I approve of this appointment.
What does that mean? I think you are making some false assumptions.
Go see all of the rantings about “One Fairfax.”
Anonymous
05/07/2020 20:30
Subject: APS - appointment of superintendent tonight?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What did you think of CJ's note about not even applying for the position? I don't blame her. APS is an s-show and we don't appreciate the admins at all. I liked her though and thought that she would make rational decisions.
She never planned to. She stepped up (out of retirement, I think I heard), just to fill the gap.
She did not come out of retirement, she was the Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services before this. My understanding is that she’s fairly close to retirement and didn’t want to commit to the number of years the board would have wanted from a superintendent, so she declined to apply.
Anonymous
05/07/2020 20:27
Subject: Re:APS - appointment of superintendent tonight?
Anonymous wrote:Given how he infuriated the bigots of FCPS, I approve of this appointment.
What does that mean? I think you are making some false assumptions.
Anonymous
05/07/2020 20:24
Subject: Re:APS - appointment of superintendent tonight?
Anonymous wrote:Given how he infuriated the bigots of FCPS, I approve of this appointment.
I’m withholding judgment until I see where he falls on delivery of new content via distance learning in the fall, if it comes to that.
Anonymous
05/07/2020 20:24
Subject: Re:APS - appointment of superintendent tonight?
Anonymous wrote:Given how he infuriated the bigots of FCPS, I approve of this appointment.
+1000
Anonymous
05/07/2020 20:23
Subject: APS - appointment of superintendent tonight?
Anonymous wrote:What did you think of CJ's note about not even applying for the position? I don't blame her. APS is an s-show and we don't appreciate the admins at all. I liked her though and thought that she would make rational decisions.
Yup. I don’t blame her. We would have been lucky to have her.
-APS teacher & parent
Anonymous
05/07/2020 20:20
Subject: Re:APS - appointment of superintendent tonight?
Given how he infuriated the bigots of FCPS, I approve of this appointment.