Anonymous
Post 06/17/2021 18:42     Subject: Re:Alexandria School Board Candidates
I am sitting here listening to the mutual administration society between Hutchings and the school board in the School Board meeting about Hutchings new contract. It is sickening. I understand the Board holding their noses and keeping Hutchings but in light of the misery this year and Hutchings’s untruthfulness and disingenuousness at times, I cannot stomach the lavish praise of him.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2021 13:36     Subject: Re:Alexandria School Board Candidates
Anonymous wrote:Why has he had multiple run-ins with ACPS staff? Does he live in Alexandria and now have a child in ACPS or is he an employee? The links you've posted are disturbing. I'm trying to understand what he was doing on school grounds in Alexandria. Thank you for the links.


Yes, sadly he has kids who I feel really sorry for. Don't want to dwell on the kids of candidates, but just wanted to clarify that's why he was on school grounds in the first place.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2021 10:09     Subject: Alexandria School Board Candidates
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Who is Ricardo Roberts? He is running in B. I can't find anything about him as a candidate.


Here's some stuff for you:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/03/AR2007010302153.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/13/AR2007041301496.html

For anyone with paywall issues...
He was acquitted (hopefully all of you can appreciate that these cases--esp. in 2007--can be difficult) but he was charged with sexual abuse of a 13 year old student when he was working for DCPS.

He has had MULTIPLE confrontations with staff at ACPS schools, resulting in police having to be called, and restrictions being placed on when he can be on school grounds.
He is deeply disturbed.


Yikes!!
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2021 16:40     Subject: Re:Alexandria School Board Candidates
Why has he had multiple run-ins with ACPS staff? Does he live in Alexandria and now have a child in ACPS or is he an employee? The links you've posted are disturbing. I'm trying to understand what he was doing on school grounds in Alexandria. Thank you for the links.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2021 13:47     Subject: Alexandria School Board Candidates
Anonymous wrote:Who is Ricardo Roberts? He is running in B. I can't find anything about him as a candidate.


Here's some stuff for you:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/03/AR2007010302153.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/13/AR2007041301496.html

For anyone with paywall issues...
He was acquitted (hopefully all of you can appreciate that these cases--esp. in 2007--can be difficult) but he was charged with sexual abuse of a 13 year old student when he was working for DCPS.

He has had MULTIPLE confrontations with staff at ACPS schools, resulting in police having to be called, and restrictions being placed on when he can be on school grounds.
He is deeply disturbed.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2021 13:22     Subject: Alexandria School Board Candidates
Anonymous wrote:Who is Ricardo Roberts? He is running in B. I can't find anything about him as a candidate.


If memory serves, he is a parent. He has spoken at SB meetings. He stated that his child was violently attacked in one of elementary schools in district B. I can't remember the details he gave but it was disturbing. At one point he was going to sue the district.

Also disturbing were the school board members who trashed him behind his back. They claimed he did some nasty stuff unrelated to his child's attack.

I don't know him but I don't trust the SB given their well documented dislike of parents who complain.

Anonymous
Post 06/16/2021 11:24     Subject: Alexandria School Board Candidates
Who is Ricardo Roberts? He is running in B. I can't find anything about him as a candidate.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2021 07:50     Subject: Alexandria School Board Candidates
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Let's get back to the candidates. I think Baird's website looks good. She seems like a strong candidate. What do I need to know about the two ACPS employees Ignacio and Johnson? I can't find anything about Ignacio online. Johnson was the principal of the year. Why do you think they are running after retiring? Seems a little conflict of interest to me since they have a financial interest in ACPS as former employees. Will they keep Hutchings accountable?


Baird looks like a very strong and organized candidate. She's way ahead of everyone else in B and seems to be running a legit and polished campaign.

Ignacio and Johnson are beholden to ACPS. I just assume they were recruited to get run, get elected and be two more yes women for Hutchings (and city council). Chris Harris got seed money for his campaign from Chapman. So he'll be there to carry Chapman's water and support Hutchings too.





Ignacio is running because she’s desperate to cling to some source of power. If whoever is responsible for her losing her cushy central office job is still around, her main focus will be punishing that person. Her candidacy is personal grudges and gripes first and if she gets around to doing something for kids in the process, it’s merely coincidental.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2021 20:28     Subject: Re:Alexandria School Board Candidates
Anonymous wrote:The compulsion to post all these comments about Ash is why nothing changes at ACPS.

Everyone in deep blue Alexandria will be huffing and puffing about a candidate who will never be elected. OpenACPS will focus on a candidate who will never be elected.

But they won't look closely at other people like Ignacio and Johnson and Harris who are being recruited to maintain the status quo and support Hutchings.

OpenACPS lost it's potential to be influential by accepting scraps from members of the local Alexandria political establishment. They were so flattered by the attention from local officials (I will never understand the awe the people in this town have of local government officials. It's weird.) that they couldn't see they were/are being used. They are no better than the Hutchings enablers in PTAC leadership and the PTAs that all remained silent.

But by all means, focus on how your facebook group members really let Debbie Ash have it one day and how icky she is.




I agree with you totally on Johnson but I think more has to be said in support of your position on Harris. I was impressed by Harris last election ( voted in A and chose Harris over Greene).
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2021 19:22     Subject: Re:Alexandria School Board Candidates
The compulsion to post all these comments about Ash is why nothing changes at ACPS.

Everyone in deep blue Alexandria will be huffing and puffing about a candidate who will never be elected. OpenACPS will focus on a candidate who will never be elected.

But they won't look closely at other people like Ignacio and Johnson and Harris who are being recruited to maintain the status quo and support Hutchings.

OpenACPS lost it's potential to be influential by accepting scraps from members of the local Alexandria political establishment. They were so flattered by the attention from local officials (I will never understand the awe the people in this town have of local government officials. It's weird.) that they couldn't see they were/are being used. They are no better than the Hutchings enablers in PTAC leadership and the PTAs that all remained silent.

But by all means, focus on how your facebook group members really let Debbie Ash have it one day and how icky she is.

Anonymous
Post 06/11/2021 19:08     Subject: Alexandria School Board Candidates
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Let's get back to the candidates. I think Baird's website looks good. She seems like a strong candidate. What do I need to know about the two ACPS employees Ignacio and Johnson? I can't find anything about Ignacio online. Johnson was the principal of the year. Why do you think they are running after retiring? Seems a little conflict of interest to me since they have a financial interest in ACPS as former employees. Will they keep Hutchings accountable?


Baird looks like a very strong and organized candidate. She's way ahead of everyone else in B and seems to be running a legit and polished campaign.

Ignacio and Johnson are beholden to ACPS. I just assume they were recruited to get run, get elected and be two more yes women for Hutchings (and city council). Chris Harris got seed money for his campaign from Chapman. So he'll be there to carry Chapman's water and support Hutchings too.






Even assuming Chapman supported Harris, I do not think that means Harris is in the tank for Hutchings. Chapman did vote against SROs contrary to Hutchings position.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2021 18:37     Subject: Alexandria School Board Candidates
Anonymous wrote:Bridget Westfall's website isn't up yet. Does she have an education background? Where does she work? It looks like a DC agency for child welfare?


From a post on the Parents and Community of ACPS Facebook group:

I am honored to be running for school board in District B with such qualified and engaged candidates. I don't have my website or social media up yet, as I'm a federal employee and my agency requested that I was officially on the ballot before I do so. I hope to have it up by this weekend/early next week. You can find out more about me here until it is up and running: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridgetsheawestfall/ I'm an ACPS parent, Campagna Kids parent, social worker, social scientist and manager of grant programs, many of which are preK-12 school based. I've spent the last 16 years at a federal agency managing grant programs for children, youth, families and communities and their social and economic well-being. I look forward to engaging and hearing from you! Feel free to message me.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2021 18:30     Subject: Alexandria School Board Candidates
Anonymous wrote:Let's get back to the candidates. I think Baird's website looks good. She seems like a strong candidate. What do I need to know about the two ACPS employees Ignacio and Johnson? I can't find anything about Ignacio online. Johnson was the principal of the year. Why do you think they are running after retiring? Seems a little conflict of interest to me since they have a financial interest in ACPS as former employees. Will they keep Hutchings accountable?


Baird looks like a very strong and organized candidate. She's way ahead of everyone else in B and seems to be running a legit and polished campaign.

Ignacio and Johnson are beholden to ACPS. I just assume they were recruited to get run, get elected and be two more yes women for Hutchings (and city council). Chris Harris got seed money for his campaign from Chapman. So he'll be there to carry Chapman's water and support Hutchings too.



Anonymous
Post 06/11/2021 18:17     Subject: Alexandria School Board Candidates
Anonymous wrote:How did Debbie Ash get on the ballot? Like literally no one would sign her petition in Open ACPS. She tried to join the group and misread the room. People outright told Debbie her views are dangerous and divisive. Who in Alexandria is supporting this person?


Like, the super inclusive OpenACPS clique wouldn't like, literally, like let her sit at their lunch table! OMG!
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2021 15:27     Subject: Alexandria School Board Candidates
Anonymous wrote:Let's get back to the candidates. I think Baird's website looks good. She seems like a strong candidate. What do I need to know about the two ACPS employees Ignacio and Johnson? I can't find anything about Ignacio online. Johnson was the principal of the year. Why do you think they are running after retiring? Seems a little conflict of interest to me since they have a financial interest in ACPS as former employees. Will they keep Hutchings accountable?


Johnson is pretty horrible but in a different way than Ash (there is discussion about her up thread). Johnson is close minded, does not address parent concerns, and supports the ACPS / Hutchings party line. She is not an agent for creative, evidence based change that ACPS needs.