Anonymous
10/21/2019 08:36
Subject: FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville
Wait..... Ardavan sought through Democratic endorsment? That’s rich.... isn’t he supposed to be the “one and only true independent”??? ?
Anonymous
10/20/2019 22:56
Subject: FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If Langley is so wonderful, why is it under capacity? Why is no one moving to Great Falls?
Families tend to stay here for decades, even after the kids have gone to college. And I wouldn’t say “no one” is moving to GF. Several new families have moved into our neighborhood in the past few months.
Good grief. Neighborhoods all over the US go through this all the time. They are built and lots of young families move in and the elementary schools explode. Kids get older, high schools explode. And, then there are very few kids for a while. Then, slowly the original owners move out and others move in and the cycle starts again. Repeat. And, repeat. It happens throughout Fairfax and the US. It happened in the neighborhood where I grew up.
Anonymous
10/20/2019 22:33
Subject: FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville
Anonymous wrote:If Langley is so wonderful, why is it under capacity? Why is no one moving to Great Falls?
Families tend to stay here for decades, even after the kids have gone to college. And I wouldn’t say “no one” is moving to GF. Several new families have moved into our neighborhood in the past few months.
Anonymous
10/20/2019 20:57
Subject: Re:FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville
There are 2 types of people in Dranesville: those who think Ardavan is a waste of energy and ballot space and those who haven’t met him yet. He is an arrogant misogynist who behaves like a 5 year old.
I find it surprising that the FCDC hasn’t said anything about him having sought their endorsement. I guess they think he’s taking Anastasia’s voters and not Elaine’s. I guess it is bad practice to comment on those you don’t support but I admire Elaine Thilen’s restraint in not saying it (at least as far as I have heard).
I find it surprising that the FCDC hasn’t said anything about him having sought their endorsement. I guess they think he’s taking Anastasia’s voters and not Elaine’s. I guess it is bad practice to comment on those you don’t support but I admire Elaine Thilen’s restraint in not saying it (at least as far as I have heard).
Anonymous
10/20/2019 19:53
Subject: FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If Langley is so wonderful, why is it under capacity? Why is no one moving to Great Falls?
We have 2-5 acre lots here
Were the lots combined into larger properties recently? Langley used to have far more kids.
Anonymous
10/20/2019 19:52
Subject: Re:FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Looking at campaign sites:
Tholen Endorsements:
Fairfax County Federation of Teachers
Fairfax Educational Association
Fairfax Democrats
NoVa Labor
FCPS Pride
Solar for the Schools
U.S. Senator Mark Warner
Senator Barbara Favola , Virginia Senate
U.S. Congressman Gerry Connolly
U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton
Senator Jennifer Boysko, Virginia Senate
Delegate David Bulova, House of Delegates
Delegate Mark Keam, House of Delegates
Delegate Kathleen Murphy, House of Delegates
Delegate Marcus Simon, House of Delegates
Delegate Rip Sullivan, House of Delegates
Delegate Ken Plumb, House of Delegates
Dwayne Young, Former Principal of Centreville Elementary School
Janie Strauss, Dranesville Representative, Fairfax County School Board
Pradip Dhakal, Herndon Resident
Jennifer Baker, Herndon Town Council
Myra Thayer, Former FCPS Coordinator of Science Education
John Foust, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Dranesville
Karloutsos Endorsements:
Voices of Fairfax
Mobasheri Endorsements:
None, but his web site was created by Lauren Shupp (another big Voices of Fairfax booster).
Good to know.
Do these same folks endorse Keys-Gamarra, which wanted to keep McLean overcrowded while the board worked on boundary policy, and then reversed herself a few months later when the earlier position became politically inconvenient?
Either she gives too much weight to one distict (inexcusable for an at large rep) or she doesn't believe in the One Fairfax lens enough to stand by it when parents start paying attention.
That might influence how much consideration I give those endorsements.
I'm sure everyone of those endorsers supports Keys-Gamarra. It's basically the FCDC. You know, the ones who support Abrar Omeish, a 24 year old with no experience.
Seems like a larger and more diverse group than Lauren Shupp and Erin Lobato, who seem to do most of the lifting for Voices of Fairfax.
Anonymous
10/20/2019 19:52
Subject: FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville
Anonymous wrote:If Langley is so wonderful, why is it under capacity? Why is no one moving to Great Falls?
We have 2-5 acre lots here
Anonymous
10/20/2019 19:43
Subject: Re:FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville
Sorry. I went on a brief tangent casting candidates in Grease when someone mentioned it. I posted that by mistake.
Back to the topic at hand.
Back to the topic at hand.
Anonymous
10/20/2019 19:41
Subject: Re:FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville
Mobasheri---Grease 2 and he's Johnny--talks and looks tough and like the leader of the pack until Balmudo shows up lol.
Anonymous
10/20/2019 18:57
Subject: Re:FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Looking at campaign sites:
Tholen Endorsements:
Fairfax County Federation of Teachers
Fairfax Educational Association
Fairfax Democrats
NoVa Labor
FCPS Pride
Solar for the Schools
U.S. Senator Mark Warner
Senator Barbara Favola , Virginia Senate
U.S. Congressman Gerry Connolly
U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton
Senator Jennifer Boysko, Virginia Senate
Delegate David Bulova, House of Delegates
Delegate Mark Keam, House of Delegates
Delegate Kathleen Murphy, House of Delegates
Delegate Marcus Simon, House of Delegates
Delegate Rip Sullivan, House of Delegates
Delegate Ken Plumb, House of Delegates
Dwayne Young, Former Principal of Centreville Elementary School
Janie Strauss, Dranesville Representative, Fairfax County School Board
Pradip Dhakal, Herndon Resident
Jennifer Baker, Herndon Town Council
Myra Thayer, Former FCPS Coordinator of Science Education
John Foust, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Dranesville
Karloutsos Endorsements:
Voices of Fairfax
Mobasheri Endorsements:
None, but his web site was created by Lauren Shupp (another big Voices of Fairfax booster).
Good to know.
Do these same folks endorse Keys-Gamarra, which wanted to keep McLean overcrowded while the board worked on boundary policy, and then reversed herself a few months later when the earlier position became politically inconvenient?
Either she gives too much weight to one distict (inexcusable for an at large rep) or she doesn't believe in the One Fairfax lens enough to stand by it when parents start paying attention.
That might influence how much consideration I give those endorsements.
I'm sure everyone of those endorsers supports Keys-Gamarra. It's basically the FCDC. You know, the ones who support Abrar Omeish, a 24 year old with no experience.
Anonymous
10/20/2019 18:46
Subject: Re:FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville
Keys Gamarra didn't "want to keep McLean overcrowded." For much of 2019, she wanted the Board to revise its boundary policy before making further boundary changes.
When that proved more time-consuming than she and other Board members had anticipated, she was among those who agreed they should go ahead and authorize a McLean/Langley boundary study by amending the FY 2020-23 CIP.
That was a sensible decision and it reflects more favorably on her than it does on Schultz and Wilson, who refused to endorse the CIP amendment in September. I hope those jerks get voted out. At least when Keys Gamarra didn't want further boundary changes earlier in the year it was about policy, not petty politics.
When that proved more time-consuming than she and other Board members had anticipated, she was among those who agreed they should go ahead and authorize a McLean/Langley boundary study by amending the FY 2020-23 CIP.
That was a sensible decision and it reflects more favorably on her than it does on Schultz and Wilson, who refused to endorse the CIP amendment in September. I hope those jerks get voted out. At least when Keys Gamarra didn't want further boundary changes earlier in the year it was about policy, not petty politics.
Anonymous
10/20/2019 18:26
Subject: Re:FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville
Anonymous wrote:Looking at campaign sites:
Tholen Endorsements:
Fairfax County Federation of Teachers
Fairfax Educational Association
Fairfax Democrats
NoVa Labor
FCPS Pride
Solar for the Schools
U.S. Senator Mark Warner
Senator Barbara Favola , Virginia Senate
U.S. Congressman Gerry Connolly
U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton
Senator Jennifer Boysko, Virginia Senate
Delegate David Bulova, House of Delegates
Delegate Mark Keam, House of Delegates
Delegate Kathleen Murphy, House of Delegates
Delegate Marcus Simon, House of Delegates
Delegate Rip Sullivan, House of Delegates
Delegate Ken Plumb, House of Delegates
Dwayne Young, Former Principal of Centreville Elementary School
Janie Strauss, Dranesville Representative, Fairfax County School Board
Pradip Dhakal, Herndon Resident
Jennifer Baker, Herndon Town Council
Myra Thayer, Former FCPS Coordinator of Science Education
John Foust, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Dranesville
Karloutsos Endorsements:
Voices of Fairfax
Mobasheri Endorsements:
None, but his web site was created by Lauren Shupp (another big Voices of Fairfax booster).
Good to know.
Do these same folks endorse Keys-Gamarra, which wanted to keep McLean overcrowded while the board worked on boundary policy, and then reversed herself a few months later when the earlier position became politically inconvenient?
Either she gives too much weight to one distict (inexcusable for an at large rep) or she doesn't believe in the One Fairfax lens enough to stand by it when parents start paying attention.
That might influence how much consideration I give those endorsements.
Anonymous
10/20/2019 15:18
Subject: Re:FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville
Hmmmm.... let's keep changing the topic away from the school board and its candidates.
Very productive.
Very productive.
Anonymous
10/20/2019 15:17
Subject: Re:FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville
Why was McLean under capacity 30 years ago? Was it a bad school?
Anonymous
10/20/2019 14:57
Subject: FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville
If Langley is so wonderful, why is it under capacity? Why is no one moving to Great Falls?