Anonymous
10/21/2022 08:30
Subject: ACPS parents, what school board members get things done?
They were awesome. But being a SB member is a lot of work and some people can't run for office or have further prohibitions due to their jobs.
Anonymous
10/21/2022 08:24
Subject: ACPS parents, what school board members get things done?
Can we start a movement to encourage the PTA presidents of Tucker and PH, and for that matter, all of the PTA presidents of District C schools to run for a seat in District C? I think they would garner a lot of support. These were uncontested seats in the last election.
Anonymous
10/20/2022 13:05
Subject: ACPS parents, what school board members get things done?
Anonymous wrote:I think Ashley Simpson Baird and Abdel Elnoubi have potential to get stuff done. I secretly think that Michelle Rief and Christopher Harris have a lot to say too, but keep quiet.
I will never understand how Ignacio got elected. Her social media was updated everyday with new endorsements and she has a lot of Alexandria big wig connections. But her website had absolutely no content. It was not issue based like Baird's which was excellent and appealed to the active voters who are data driven and into change.
I really expected Kelly Booz to be so involved in school board. What was she like when she was on it before? We lived abroad then.
Jacinta Greene seems like a really nice person, as does Willie Bailey. But do they do anything?
Alderton seems to have a lot of influence, which I will never get since she is a private school parent.
What have Baird and Elnoubi done? Rief has had lots of time to do things. None of them have had a single thought that goes against central office. These are the people that the voters elected and the voters clearly don't want a better school system.
I fought for years for better schools. It's a waste of your time and energy. But don't be naive about any of these people "caring" or secretly having a lot to say. If they did, they would take action. Believe people when they show you who they are.
Anonymous
10/20/2022 09:47
Subject: Re:ACPS parents, what school board members get things done?
Anonymous wrote:I think there are two potential wine mom groups: the PTAC moms and dads and then the group of friends headed by a woman who owns a tutoring company that most of the wealthy families send their kids to in ACPS. I don't know who is in her clique of friends, but she seemed to be very vocal about "outing" Ish Boyle as an anti masker. She seemed totally okay with Bailey being the head of HR when those two female firefighters filed sexual harassment complaints against the department in Fairfax County and one committed suicide. Or that he regularly slept on the dais and was lockstep with Hutchings and wanted to censor Booz and Elnoubi. It's funny who these people choose to support. Baird and Booz were the two this woman and her friends supported. I don't know her, just that she has a pretty house and seems very smart.
Who is this person you're talking about? Tutoring company?
Anonymous
10/19/2022 18:07
Subject: ACPS parents, what school board members get things done?
Anonymous wrote:Wow regarding Ignacio and the comments about Latinos. Did you work with her in ACPS? I thought she was beloved. That was the impression I got from her.
*She* thought she was beloved and made sure anyone who didn’t feel the same paid the price- complete abuse of power.
She’s lucky her husband is truly beloved in the city or she’d be bagging groceries.
Anonymous
10/19/2022 16:48
Subject: ACPS parents, what school board members get things done?
What are "wine moms"? I keep seeing this term come up in ACPS threds and I have no idea what it means or it's relevance. Is this some sad stereotype that women need alcohol or to drink to cope? That is very misogynistic to me.
Anonymous
10/19/2022 16:46
Subject: ACPS parents, what school board members get things done?
Who is the TAG director? Where does she send her kids? I don't think parochial schools are so much better than ACPS. They are little church schools. Maybe they send their kids for religious reasons? It's none of my business and I am not against private schools. The optics are just horrible.
Anonymous
10/19/2022 16:24
Subject: ACPS parents, what school board members get things done?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:While it would be ideal if SB members were current parents of students in ACPS, it’s not disqualifying. Some may bring experience as educators or education consultants to the table and that should in theory help with holding Central Office accountable so long as there are no conflicts of interest. Hopefully some of them read these posts. What do you want to see the SB prioritize this year and in the next 2-3 years?
I agree that it isn't disqualifying but Alderton is an educator who intimately knows ACPS schools. And chooses to put her kids in private. It's the same with the TAG director.
These are people who know ACPS, the schools and central office very well. They don't like what they see and send their kids to private.
But Alderton is one of the biggest cheerleaders on how great ACPS is doing.
ACPS is doing great just not great enough for her (or the TAG director) to send her own kids there. Private all the way for their kids!
Anonymous
10/19/2022 13:28
Subject: ACPS parents, what school board members get things done?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:While it would be ideal if SB members were current parents of students in ACPS, it’s not disqualifying. Some may bring experience as educators or education consultants to the table and that should in theory help with holding Central Office accountable so long as there are no conflicts of interest. Hopefully some of them read these posts. What do you want to see the SB prioritize this year and in the next 2-3 years?
I agree that it isn't disqualifying but Alderton is an educator who intimately knows ACPS schools. And chooses to put her kids in private. It's the same with the TAG director.
These are people who know ACPS, the schools and central office very well. They don't like what they see and send their kids to private.
But Alderton is one of the biggest cheerleaders on how great ACPS is doing.
Anonymous
10/19/2022 13:07
Subject: ACPS parents, what school board members get things done?
Anonymous wrote:While it would be ideal if SB members were current parents of students in ACPS, it’s not disqualifying. Some may bring experience as educators or education consultants to the table and that should in theory help with holding Central Office accountable so long as there are no conflicts of interest. Hopefully some of them read these posts. What do you want to see the SB prioritize this year and in the next 2-3 years?
I agree that it isn't disqualifying but Alderton is an educator who intimately knows ACPS schools. And chooses to put her kids in private. It's the same with the TAG director.
These are people who know ACPS, the schools and central office very well. They don't like what they see and send their kids to private.
Anonymous
10/19/2022 13:01
Subject: ACPS parents, what school board members get things done?
Anonymous wrote:I think Ashley Simpson Baird and Abdel Elnoubi have potential to get stuff done. I secretly think that Michelle Rief and Christopher Harris have a lot to say too, but keep quiet.
I will never understand how Ignacio got elected. Her social media was updated everyday with new endorsements and she has a lot of Alexandria big wig connections. But her website had absolutely no content. It was not issue based like Baird's which was excellent and appealed to the active voters who are data driven and into change.
I really expected Kelly Booz to be so involved in school board. What was she like when she was on it before? We lived abroad then.
Jacinta Greene seems like a really nice person, as does Willie Bailey. But do they do anything?
Alderton seems to have a lot of influence, which I will never get since she is a private school parent.
It's been 10 months. They have done nothing but go along with and support ACPS. Elnoubi and Booz talked a good game when Hutchings told them all to not talk to press but so far they've gone along with it. Baird seems to be a really big fan of Hutchings referring to him cozily as Greg.
Booz did nothing during her previous school board stint. Jacinta Greene and Michelle Rief have done nothing but support the status quo.
Do not expect anything from this Board and do not expect ACPS to change in any way. They are all about defending the status quo.