We need city council members to have children in the schools as well. I actually think that's more important as they are the ones approving all the decisions (ex. land, sros) and the budget.

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Anonymous wrote:Won’t vote for anyone with kids in private, that’s for sure.

Will you vote for those without any children at all?

That's different from choosing private over the school system in which you work.

Greene is setting herself up to go work for Hutchings - just like she did on the school board during his time as superintendent. Alderton is angling for that too. They went on his local book tour with him at a local church.

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Anonymous wrote:District A: Rief has three kids in ACPS. Green has no kids. I think Bailey and his kids graduated from ACPS.

District B: Ignacio's kids graduated from ACPS. Booz and Baird both have kids in ACPS.

District C: Alderton's kids go to Catholic school and never went to ACPS. Her DH is an ACPS teacher and she used to be one too. Several family members. Elnoubi has kids in ACPS. Not sure about Harris' kids. They are older/graduated.

Jacinta Greene, Vice Chair of the school board has no kids.

I think we can tell Green meant Greene. Also, Ms. Greene’s title does not make her any more effective as a school board member. Ms. Greene does seem like she works hard to make friends in the Alexandria political establishment.

Anonymous wrote:District A: Rief has three kids in ACPS. Green has no kids. I think Bailey and his kids graduated from ACPS.

District B: Ignacio's kids graduated from ACPS. Booz and Baird both have kids in ACPS.

District C: Alderton's kids go to Catholic school and never went to ACPS. Her DH is an ACPS teacher and she used to be one too. Several family members. Elnoubi has kids in ACPS. Not sure about Harris' kids. They are older/graduated.

Jacinta Greene, Vice Chair of the school board has no kids.

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Anonymous wrote:I only think that Rief, Booz, Baird, Ignacio and Elnoubi do anything. The rest are dead weight.

What have these four done or accomplished? Very curious.

Baird was part of the safety group within ACPS that took 8 months to make recommendations.

Booz and Baird seem to be pushing changing Board elections to make the Board less accountable to the voters because voters would not even in theory be able to “vote all the bums out” with staggered terms. Not that alexandria votes have ever really voted change candidates onto the Board….

If they are in charge of this...it's being handled really poorly. According to the Alexandria charter any changes to the SB elections need to be brought before the General Assembly. They've have not given a timeline or any information on how this would be done. Not to mention any proof that have fewer school board members would result in better/more representation for voters. The survey that is currently up doesn't give the opportunity to ask any questions. The biggest should be at-large elections are rooted in structural racism and white supremacy. Why is the board wanting to embrace that system?

How this is being rolled out is opaque and disorganized.

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Anonymous wrote:I only think that Rief, Booz, Baird, Ignacio and Elnoubi do anything. The rest are dead weight.

What have these four done or accomplished? Very curious.

Baird was part of the safety group within ACPS that took 8 months to make recommendations.

Booz and Baird seem to be pushing changing Board elections to make the Board less accountable to the voters because voters would not even in theory be able to “vote all the bums out” with staggered terms. Not that alexandria votes have ever really voted change candidates onto the Board….

Anonymous wrote:I only think that Rief, Booz, Baird, Ignacio and Elnoubi do anything. The rest are dead weight.

What have these four done or accomplished? Very curious.

Baird was part of the safety group within ACPS that took 8 months to make recommendations.

I only think that Rief, Booz, Baird, Ignacio and Elnoubi do anything. The rest are dead weight.

District A: Rief has three kids in ACPS. Green has no kids. I think Bailey and his kids graduated from ACPS.

District B: Ignacio's kids graduated from ACPS. Booz and Baird both have kids in ACPS.

District C: Alderton's kids go to Catholic school and never went to ACPS. Her DH is an ACPS teacher and she used to be one too. Several family members. Elnoubi has kids in ACPS. Not sure about Harris' kids. They are older/graduated.

Anonymous wrote:Some don't have any kids the few that do want they pay check they get for being on the board for very minimal part-time work yet they don't think they school is good enough for THEIR children. This is how the school system ranks maybe that explains it all:

https://www.publicschoolreview.com/virginia/alexandria-city-public-schools-school-district/5100120-school-district

Dismal.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think not having kids should be barrier from being on school board. If you have kids in private that's a different story. Reif is a perfect example of someone who does have kids in ACPS but her beliefs are helping to cause the chaos we are seeing in ACPS.

She's not off limits just because she has kids in ACPS. I'm sorry that you don't like it people have more complex views but I know it's not something that is generally accepted in Alexandria.

This is how problematic the ACPS school board is. You may be correct about Rief and I still think Rief is the best of the three board members of District A (ie Greene and Bailey are more problematic).

She is by far the best in District A, but it's a low bar - resident of District A

Anonymous wrote:I don't think not having kids should be barrier from being on school board. If you have kids in private that's a different story. Reif is a perfect example of someone who does have kids in ACPS but her beliefs are helping to cause the chaos we are seeing in ACPS.

She's not off limits just because she has kids in ACPS. I'm sorry that you don't like it people have more complex views but I know it's not something that is generally accepted in Alexandria.

This is how problematic the ACPS school board is. You may be correct about Rief and I still think Rief is the best of the three board members of District A (ie Greene and Bailey are more problematic).

I don't think not having kids should be barrier from being on school board. If you have kids in private that's a different story. Reif is a perfect example of someone who does have kids in ACPS but her beliefs are helping to cause the chaos we are seeing in ACPS.

She's not off limits just because she has kids in ACPS. I'm sorry that you don't like it people have more complex views but I know it's not something that is generally accepted in Alexandria.

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Anonymous wrote:If you don't have kids I don't think you should be on the school board. I don't have kids and would never think I would be best suited for that position period.

+1

The entire Alexandria school board either has no kids or kids in private? Wow. That SB should be dissolved, and newly elected.
How did these people get in, who votes for them? Something really wrong with that set up.

Michelle Rief has 3 kids in ACPS.

She is extremely radical. One of her endorsements is from a New York group that made her sound even more radical than Hutchings. Much of the things we are seeing is because of the policies that she deeply believes in.

She could have been a strong voice for parents during the school closures but she wasn't. Had no problem with Hutchings pulling his kid out of ACPS, yet calling the parents who were forming Pods and keeping their kids in ACPS racists etc.

“They have to have kids in the system!”

Ok here’s someone who does.

“No, not like that!”

Dcum is a sewer.