WOW.....what a hot mess this debate was...chaotic and no one could complete an answer. Awful. There are some good candidates but who could make a sound decision with this mess of a moderator.

Watched the debate and here is my take away: The difference between Valentine and Perry for me is how seriously those adjacent to the SBOE will take them. Valentine will be a squeaky wheel, talking about all the things schools are doing wrong and what should be done to fix them. However, SBOE has almost no authority to do anything he talks about in his policy statements or during the debate. We have seen plenty of candidates and members like this- big promises and no action when they get the seat.

Perry, however, acknowledges these limits and said in the debate that he would focus on the structural issues that keep SBOE from solving the issues. He backs that up with real policy and political experience.

Right now, no one really has to listen to what an SBOE member says, they don’t drive real change because their power is super limited (by design). Until that changes it doesn’t much matter what platform a candidate runs. That Perry can see that and calls it out tells me he is the sharper candidate between the two.

which one will push for schools to open when numbers are this low?

Jacque Patterson has long ties to DC and public service.

Dr Perry is a recent arrival.

Mr Valentine is too young to have done anything yet.

Anonymous wrote:Valentine and Perry are both candidates I'd be happy voting for, but looking at their Twitter feeds, it's clear that Valentine is keeping up with the day-to-day challenges students and teachers are facing in distance learning. Perry strikes me as more of a big-picture thinker. Right now I think Valentine is the voice I'd like to see on the SBOE.

This is a good take. I'd love to see Dr. Perry as head of an independent OSSE or something like that.

Valentine and Perry are both candidates I'd be happy voting for, but looking at their Twitter feeds, it's clear that Valentine is keeping up with the day-to-day challenges students and teachers are facing in distance learning. Perry strikes me as more of a big-picture thinker. Right now I think Valentine is the voice I'd like to see on the SBOE.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's an odd criteria for SBOE since the mayor controls that.

Also, are you only taking about traditional G&T? Some DC schools have great programs for extra challenges that don't look like traditional G&T.

Anything that formalizes pullouts or self-contained classrooms for students with an FSIQ above 130.

Why do you think test scores, which have a history of racial bias, are an app appropriate measure for pullout classes?

I'd be fine with the teacher's judgement.

I would jump at anything even arguably related to intelligence or school performance. Anything.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's an odd criteria for SBOE since the mayor controls that.

Also, are you only taking about traditional G&T? Some DC schools have great programs for extra challenges that don't look like traditional G&T.

Anything that formalizes pullouts or self-contained classrooms for students with an FSIQ above 130.

Why do you think test scores, which have a history of racial bias, are an app appropriate measure for pullout classes?

I'd be fine with the teacher's judgement.

Anonymous wrote:That's an odd criteria for SBOE since the mayor controls that.

Also, are you only taking about traditional G&T? Some DC schools have great programs for extra challenges that don't look like traditional G&T.

Anything that formalizes pullouts or self-contained classrooms for students with an FSIQ above 130.

That's an odd criteria for SBOE since the mayor controls that.

Also, are you only taking about traditional G&T? Some DC schools have great programs for extra challenges that don't look like traditional G&T.

Anonymous wrote:What is GT?

Gifted and Talented.

Well my November 3 ballot is all filled out but for this seat. I don't want any of these guys. I'd pick the grandma, but I doubt she cares about a GT program either.

What is GT?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which of the 6 candidates on that ballot is most likely to get us a GT program of any sort?

THIS

Unfortunately, not going to happen with any of them, DC being DC.

Anonymous wrote:Which of the 6 candidates on that ballot is most likely to get us a GT program of any sort?

THIS

Which of the 6 candidates on that ballot is most likely to get us a GT program of any sort?