Anonymous
08/20/2023 00:55
Subject: Balas appointed as new principal at Wakefield
Is this “consultant” actually working in the school building?
Anonymous
08/18/2023 08:08
Subject: Balas appointed as new principal at Wakefield
They announced no new initiatives will be rolled out this year, so not sure how much he will be able to do. Really not understanding why he’d need a consultant, and one from OUTSIDE APS at that. He’s going to face one heck of a backlash if he tries to make big changes.
Anonymous
08/18/2023 06:26
Subject: Re:Balas appointed as new principal at Wakefield
From context, it sounds like Tammy Ignacio is being referenced.
Anonymous
08/18/2023 06:16
Subject: Balas appointed as new principal at Wakefield
Anonymous wrote:Why does a principal need a consultant
They don’t. That’s outrageous.
Anonymous
08/18/2023 00:17
Subject: Balas appointed as new principal at Wakefield
Who are we taking about? Name please.
Anonymous
08/17/2023 22:36
Subject: Balas appointed as new principal at Wakefield
Anonymous wrote:Why does a principal need a consultant
What? How is this even allowed? Where would he get the funding to hire a consultant to his high school?
Do principals need a cabinet now too???
Anonymous
08/17/2023 22:11
Subject: Balas appointed as new principal at Wakefield
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It seems the new principal brought onboard as a consultant one of his former TC Williams admin colleagues, the one responsible for running off countless talented teachers and who is also now an Alexandria school board member.
Seems like a bad sign to me. Glad I no longer have kids there.
Yup, and the two of them are making all the decisions themselves. Wakefield is going to be in for a rude awakening this year. How is this not a conflict of interest? Apparently she is getting paid lots of $$ to be the new principal's "consultant." Why is an APS person not doing this? What does she even know about APS or Wakefield? Seems very strange.
ACPS is such a mess. Why would APS leadership make such a decision; to import this gigantic mess of a failed school system in any capacity?
Anonymous
08/17/2023 18:51
Subject: Balas appointed as new principal at Wakefield
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It seems the new principal brought onboard as a consultant one of his former TC Williams admin colleagues, the one responsible for running off countless talented teachers and who is also now an Alexandria school board member.
Seems like a bad sign to me. Glad I no longer have kids there.
Well, if they were such a bad administrator, how did they get elected to the SB?
Because that’s an indication of quality? LOL.
to some extent, it can be,yes.
She got elected because her husband is well-respected pillar of the community and she rode his name (and her district has a lot of UMC families who opted out of TC and never experienced her).
Anonymous
08/17/2023 18:48
Subject: Balas appointed as new principal at Wakefield
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It seems the new principal brought onboard as a consultant one of his former TC Williams admin colleagues, the one responsible for running off countless talented teachers and who is also now an Alexandria school board member.
Seems like a bad sign to me. Glad I no longer have kids there.
Yup, and the two of them are making all the decisions themselves. Wakefield is going to be in for a rude awakening this year. How is this not a conflict of interest? Apparently she is getting paid lots of $$ to be the new principal's "consultant." Why is an APS person not doing this? What does she even know about APS or Wakefield? Seems very strange.
What did she do that ran off teachers?
Anonymous
08/17/2023 18:36
Subject: Balas appointed as new principal at Wakefield
Same reason why a superintendent needs 7 chiefs.
Anonymous
08/17/2023 17:36
Subject: Balas appointed as new principal at Wakefield
Why does a principal need a consultant
Anonymous
08/17/2023 17:09
Subject: Balas appointed as new principal at Wakefield
Anonymous wrote:It seems the new principal brought onboard as a consultant one of his former TC Williams admin colleagues, the one responsible for running off countless talented teachers and who is also now an Alexandria school board member.
Seems like a bad sign to me. Glad I no longer have kids there.
Yup, and the two of them are making all the decisions themselves. Wakefield is going to be in for a rude awakening this year. How is this not a conflict of interest? Apparently she is getting paid lots of $$ to be the new principal's "consultant." Why is an APS person not doing this? What does she even know about APS or Wakefield? Seems very strange.
Anonymous
08/17/2023 15:09
Subject: Balas appointed as new principal at Wakefield
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It seems the new principal brought onboard as a consultant one of his former TC Williams admin colleagues, the one responsible for running off countless talented teachers and who is also now an Alexandria school board member.
Seems like a bad sign to me. Glad I no longer have kids there.
Well, if they were such a bad administrator, how did they get elected to the SB?
Because that’s an indication of quality? LOL.
to some extent, it can be,yes.
Anonymous
08/17/2023 14:44
Subject: Balas appointed as new principal at Wakefield
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It seems the new principal brought onboard as a consultant one of his former TC Williams admin colleagues, the one responsible for running off countless talented teachers and who is also now an Alexandria school board member.
Seems like a bad sign to me. Glad I no longer have kids there.
Well, if they were such a bad administrator, how did they get elected to the SB?
Because that’s an indication of quality? LOL.
Anonymous
08/17/2023 14:05
Subject: Balas appointed as new principal at Wakefield
Anonymous wrote:It seems the new principal brought onboard as a consultant one of his former TC Williams admin colleagues, the one responsible for running off countless talented teachers and who is also now an Alexandria school board member.
Seems like a bad sign to me. Glad I no longer have kids there.
Well, if they were such a bad administrator, how did they get elected to the SB?