Is it true that Lake Braddock is about to name the new principal?
the parents on the panel have told the community that they were not listened to. Two veteran principals were passed over for a minority person from outside of Fairfax and a the principal of a small special education school in Fairfax, both are considered finalist. Anyone with further information?

Dr. John Alwood forever...

What does that mean? They were not listened to and passed over for a minority? Are you saying parents expressed not wanting OTHER THAN A WHITE PRINCIPAL?

Rent-a-principal is back......

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Following a careful review of all applicants, we have decided not to move forward with the principal selection process for Lake Braddock Secondary at this time. We will re-advertise the position at a later time. Our goal is to ensure that we find a leader with a track record of success and the best fit and match for the school.

Mr. Dan Meier, retired Fairfax County Public Schools administrator, will serve as the interim principal for the 2018-2019 school year. In the spring of 2019, a principal selection advisory panel will be convened to interview candidates to fill the position. The panel’s selected candidate will be recommended to the Superintendent and School Board for approval.

We wish to thank Dr. John Banbury for his service at Lake Braddock and wish him well as he returns to his executive principal position.

The Region 4 Office thanks the Lake Braddock Secondary School community and staff for their patience as we work through the selection process.

I would like to thank the entire community for your valuable feedback and, in addition, I want to thank the administrators, faculty and staff for their engagement and support during this important process.

I wish all of you a very relaxing summer break and look forward to working with you during the 2018-19 school year.

Sincerely,

Angela Atwater, Ed. D.

Assistant Superintendent, Region 4

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How embarrassing is this, that FCPS can not even make a decision to hire a full time principal at Lake Braddock.

Was the pool of candidates that bad?

For the past 2 years they have had nothing but bad press and this just solidifies that there are still a lot of issues going on at LB.

How about a new DSA? Any word on that?

First Oakton and now Braddock. This is not a good look for the county. Plus you keep going to the real estate shark Meier. Moral at Oakton was/is at an all time low. There has been a mass exodus of teachers this year. Then the powers that be hire Lane and she is already making waves and upsetting people even more. In the middle of a massive renovation. the county brings in Banbury to be the hatchet man at Braddock and clean up the mess and then sends him back to his old job rather than let him finish what he started. For the massive amounts of salary and tax dollars the gatehouse jokers burn it is inexcusable the amount of mistakes that keep happening.

Dan Meier: Not good enough for Huntsville, Alabama but perfect for Lake Braddock?

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/04/watchdog_report_huntsville_boa_1.html

https://renaissanceruminations.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/nc-mortgage-scam-engulfs-dan-meier-robinson-secondary-principal/

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/teachers-principals-caught-in-fraud-case

How embarrassing is it for the county that they can’t find someone to lead LB? LB’s principal position is the highest paying position for a principal in the county and no one wants it!!! Instead of keeping Banbury for another year to keep a little consistency, we’re getting an interim that’s involved in heavy fraud? Wtf is the county thinking?! LB needs less press and more consistency! Banbury was dojng a fine job but the old hags of our faculty caused a fuss for no reason. The principal doesn’t need to be everyone’s BFF, they need to lead the school and FIX the multitude of problems. Atwater doesn’t know what she’s doing.

Isn't Dan Meier the same guy who, as principal at Robinson, fired the Trey Taylor as FB coach, then gave himself the job so he could make sure his son and buddies played their Sr. year? Then Taylor went on to SL where he has one of the best teams in the area, and Robinson can barely break .500 and make the playoffs?

Between that and the fraud issue, how is this guy still an option?

Banbury is horrible. The mess he made will take a long time to fix. He was run out of Oakton and he’s been run out of LB. He has made a gigantic mess! The Board and Atwater are doing a great job fixing things. Meier cleaned up after Banbury once before. He’s good at that.

As far as the panel is concerned, unless you were on there then shut up. The right person is hired or no one is. Unless HR does a reasonably good job, there are few people in the pool. From there, the interviews progress through the panel to the Pyramid. No one was behind Banbury’s staying after all he did.

What did Banbury do that was so awful? He got rid of Kerns, who was awful at his job and there’s still thousands of dollars missing from activities. He held people accountable for their jobs. Are you whining because he wanted dept chairs to interview again? BOO HOO! It’s ridiculous that faculty can stay in a leadership position for years on end without giving other people a chance to give it s try. He’s no nonsense and honest. The only people at LB complaining are the ones who don’t do their jobs and have been used to being protected by the old guard (DAVE). The majority of LB faculty was excited for a CHANGE and ACCOUNTABILITY being brought back to the school, but the same group of teachers whine and gossip all day bitching and complaining even though they SUCK at their jobs. We are here for the KIDS, not your over inflated egos. Get over yourselves and grow up. Or better yet: RETIRE ALREADY!

Banbury was moving school forward, which pissed off the old teachers who wanted to do their own thing- lets name names- Baney, Johnson, Howard, MacCabe, Weintraub all wanted to their own thing- no accountability. This school was a joke. Teachers went a whole quarter without entering grades, came to school in shorts, talked inappropriate to students. Banbury was brought into clean up. Always will make people upset when they can't get their way. Bigger embarrassment is Awater who screws up every principal hire. You need to retire. Megan Mc and Schulze- you are so power thirsty- you are running your schools into the ground.

You've got it out for the English department, don't you?

bearfacts Wrote:
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> Banbury was moving school forward, which pissed
> off the old teachers who wanted to do their own
> thing- lets name names- Baney, Johnson, Howard,
> MacCabe, Weintraub all wanted to their own thing-
> no accountability. This school was a joke.
> Teachers went a whole quarter without entering
> grades, came to school in shorts, talked
> inappropriate to students. Banbury was brought
> into clean up. Always will make people upset when
> they can't get their way. Bigger embarrassment is
> Awater who screws up every principal hire. You
> need to retire. Megan Mc and Schulze- you are so
> power thirsty- you are running your schools into
> the ground.

D Meir going to fire Doc and take over the football program.

Wrong

Wrong

Wrong. No one wears shorts or fails to enter grades. Go back to your video game, kid.

You can’t even spell our Board of Education members’ names correctly? Idiot.

Dr. Atwater and the Panel saved that school from sure disaster. They got that ass out first. Look it up, he was run out of Oakton too! Hire just anyone? NO THANKS.

To many administrators and teachers at LB were in the old guard, the Thomas administration. Dave got what he deserved and is gone and not coming back

Th old guard thinks they can do whatever they want, Dr. Banbury was brought in to clean up the mess that was made by the Thomas administration, ie....you people!!

They can bring in whoever they want as an interim Principal, the bottom line is, until they do a house cleaning of admins, teachers, coaches, its never going to get better at LB.

All have been cleared out. All are gone and the DSA has been replaced twice now, going on number three! Just stop it. New coaches are in. New admin too. Get over yourself. Dave is gone and his people you think were his people are gone too. Geez. Who else do you think should go? Waterman came in afterwards and so did all the current coaches so don’t say them!

The English department gets called out because they’re the ones who have been BITCHING this whole school year. It wouldn’t matter if the interim after Dave was Mother Teresa, they still would find room to cause drama. It was not Banbury’s fault that Dave was ousted but everyone treated him like he had the plague. They refuse to let someone do their job. And YES there is a contingent of teachers within LB who refuse to put grades in until the day they are due at the end of the quarter, some are English teachers. Please do not deny that.

There is always going to be a group of teachers who refuse to get over the fact that Dave was forced out. I’m not sure what Dave did for these people personally that makes him in line for Sainthood but the majority of the faculty at LB is looking for a boss and a leader, not a friend. I truly hope that happens.

New spin cycle -- RRRR -- of administrators at LBSS: Rinse, repeat, rehire...retired coaches.

Interim Director of Student Activities -- Pete Bendorf.

Dear Lake Braddock Secondary School Community,


I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jim Patrick as the Director of Student Activities at Lake Braddock Secondary School. Dr. Patrick brings a wealth of experience as an administrator, coach, teacher, and parent.

He was most recently the Head Football Coach, assistant Track coach, and Health and PE teacher at Fairfax High School. Before that he served for five years as Director of Student Activities at McLean High School where he previously had been the Head Football Coach. Dr. Patrick lives in the Burke community and is excited about this outstanding opportunity.

Sincerely,

Dan Meier

Principal

Dave let people do their job. He expected excellence. I loved him. He’s gone and I’m over it.

I will not ever work in a building where that but case Banbury is again. He turned LBSS into a toxic work environment in a matter of weeks. Interim, my ass. He came to stay and learned quickly that his nastiness wasn’t welcome. Back to Gatehouse, fool! Now he’s been run out of Oakton and LBSS!

Bringing Mr. Meier in to clean up after Banbury USA pattern in FCPS. Thank God too because Lake Braddock is a wreck right now. By the time school starts back maybe Mr. Meier will have time to undo the crap that’s been done.

Seriously, Banbury is a lawsuit waiting to happen!

All of this nonsense started because Thomas forced out a football coach because he knew to much. In the end Dave received the same fate.


Seems like Braddock ran pretty smooth under Thomas and Poythress,
I wonder if he knew what he knows now, would he take the same path?

Times changed and shit wasn’t acceptable anymore. It all adds up and the football coach was relocated. Investigate one program and the other comes apart. Move on. It’s done.

DaveLover Wrote:
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> Dave let people do their job. He expected
> excellence. I loved him. He’s gone and I’m
> over it.
>
> I will not ever work in a building where that but
> case Banbury is again. He turned LBSS into a toxic
> work environment in a matter of weeks. Interim, my
> ass. He came to stay and learned quickly that his
> nastiness wasn’t welcome. Back to Gatehouse,
> fool! Now he’s been run out of Oakton and LBSS!
>
> Bringing Mr. Meier in to clean up after Banbury
> USA pattern in FCPS. Thank God too because Lake
> Braddock is a wreck right now. By the time school
> starts back maybe Mr. Meier will have time to undo
> the crap that’s been done.
>
> Seriously, Banbury is a lawsuit waiting to happen!

That’s rich, since multiple lawsuits were filed about things that happened during Thomas’s tenure. If he was popular, it sounds like he let teachers do what they wanted and turned a blind eye to misconduct by both teachers and coaches. I’m sure Banbury holding them to a higher standard of accountability didn’t go down well.

Banbury was suppose to be a temporary interim. He did things he shouldn’t have been aloud to do! What happened to the legendary testing center?
One of the best HS department chairs at LBSS quit and will teach random classes somewhere else this year. Horrible loss! This was Banbury’s doing because he made all dept chairs apply to HIM. Several refused to have to prove themselves to an interim and walked away.

Banbury was bringing in his favorites. He tried to remove more LBSS staff so he could replace them with his buddies. He had no grounds for that and it’s not legal either. Looks like someone wised up because he did similar things at another school and got sent back to Gatehouse then too.

JB had no business asking for the resignations of all department chairs. He was an interim principal. Interim = temporary. Word at LBSS was that he thought he would be appointed principal. But he wasn’t. DM is a far more capable manager. His appointment of the new A.D. is indicative of that. It will be a full year before they re-advertise this position and it will take a full year for morale to improve.

So Alabama would not take Meier but LB will? Sounds like another Angela Atwater special- you need to retire to the farm Ms. Atwater

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/04/watchdog_report_huntsville_boa_1.html

He was dismissed from the lawsuit in 2009. The nvestigation turned up no wrongdoing on his part. It’s him or no one?

So, shut up and move on.

If it was dismissed and not a big deal, why did other school systems stay away from him? Meier is just another good ol’ boy that’s not gonna make any substantive changes and will stick to the status quo. Not hiring Garner for DSA was a step in the right direction. LB needs to stop with the nepotism and hire people based on skill and merit. Hell, even the faculty award winner at graduation (Dave’s son) was rigged. A group of teachers actively campaigned for him because they were sad for Dave. Wtf?? They take this shit too seriously.

LB needs MAJOR overhaul. Parents who chime in here have no idea what they’re talking about or what the major issues are.

The whole dept chair situation was jarring at first but I believe necessary. When JB was hired for interim, we were under the impression that he would stay anywhere from months to 2 school years, so he was tasked with making some changes. What is the big deal to reapply for a position you believe you’re good for? it gave other teachers a chance to apply for a leadership position BUT what certain dept chairs did was vilify members of their own dept for applying against them. Now we have term limits for dept chair and that’s a GREAT change.

The people who are complaining about being pushed out is BS. Don’t listen to the old hags of LB faculty. All they do is bitch, bitch, bitch and do nothing to help the culture of the school.

Bdjsjsnznsnns Wrote:
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> If it was dismissed and not a big deal, why did
> other school systems stay away from him? Meier is
> just another good ol’ boy that’s not gonna
> make any substantive changes and will stick to the
> status quo. Not hiring Garner for DSA was a step
> in the right direction. LB needs to stop with the
> nepotism and hire people based on skill and merit.
> Hell, even the faculty award winner at graduation
> (Dave’s son) was rigged. A group of teachers
> actively campaigned for him because they were sad
> for Dave. Wtf?? They take this shit too seriously.
>
>
> LB needs MAJOR overhaul. Parents who chime in here
> have no idea what they’re talking about or what
> the major issues are.
>
> The whole dept chair situation was jarring at
> first but I believe necessary. When JB was hired
> for interim, we were under the impression that he
> would stay anywhere from months to 2 school years,
> so he was tasked with making some changes. What is
> the big deal to reapply for a position you believe
> you’re good for? it gave other teachers a chance
> to apply for a leadership position BUT what
> certain dept chairs did was vilify members of
> their own dept for applying against them. Now we
> have term limits for dept chair and that’s a
> GREAT change.
>
> The people who are complaining about being pushed
> out is BS. Don’t listen to the old hags of LB
> faculty. All they do is bitch, bitch, bitch and do
> nothing to help the culture of the school.

Disagree.

Banbury made a mess at Oakton. Made a mess at Lake Braddock.

The parent and the community have been saying/calling all along, LB needs sweeping changes, clean house, get rid of the old guard.

Dr. Banbury was brought in to make these changes. He was not there to make friends. He did not make a mess at LB, Dave Thomas made the mess and he was tasked with cleaning it up.

The old guard didn't like the changes he was making and balked and complained.
He was trying to clean house, because that what Braddock needs.

This isn't the old days anymore, where Dave handed you the position because you were his friend and protected you no matter what type job you did.

Dan Meir is coming in to do the same, although in a much more quieter fashion, but trust me, more changes are coming, in the Admin, faculty and coaches.

Its this simple folks, all of the old Dave people need to go. if you were hired under Dave, you better fall in line and do your job or be gone.

Any chance coach P can get his HC job back cuz this guy in there now is not “the” guy.

P aint coming back, he got his money and retired.

They will give those clowns over there now one more year, if it aint right this year, look for Meir to make a change.

Simply ridiculous. Coach P has been gone. Get over it. It’s so much better than it was before. They will win or they won’t. It’s not everything in high school sports. Shut up. Quit whining.

Fairfax and Stuart were able to hire principals but not Lake Braddock? Atwater you are beyond incompetent- retire- this is a total cluster F

GetSerious Wrote:
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> Simply ridiculous. Coach P has been gone. Get over
> it. It’s so much better than it was before. They
> will win or they won’t. It’s not everything in
> high school sports. Shut up. Quit whining.


You’re right, winning is not everything, it’s the ONLY thing!

2nd is the First loser - R.Bobby
If you ain’t first, you’re last! - R.Bobby

The kids at Robinson loved Mr. Meier so much they invited him to speak at graduation a few months after he retired. My son dated a young woman from there, and I went to the graduation. Best graduation speech ever. From all I heard through the time the kids dated, he was liked and respected, and the school ran well. He knew the students, and they knew him. He even went out of his way to get to know my son when he showed up for homecoming proposals etc.

This is good news for Lake Braddock. Maybe Mr. Meier will be able to get rid of the drama and kiss-ass politics fostered by Dave and his cronies. My kids have graduated, but I'm happy for the current students. The only bad news is it's temporary.

Oakton, Fairfax, Justice, Langley all hired female principals. Qualified male candidates were available for Lake Braddock. School Board social justice warriors are demanding more female principals regardless of ability. Need Meier for a year until the right minority candidate can be found.

Just wait until the transgender activists hear this. They will not be happy. FCPS school board should appoint Caitlynn Jenner as the next principal of Lake Braddock SS.

No way was that Banbury guy staying after how he treated people in that building. Ever talk to him? Ever? Atwater saved LBSS from sure demise. It’s a big school with too many problems for many to even want to apply. I heard that the panel was pushed at the lack of candidates. I don’t know who interviewed besides Banbury but the two described here don’t sound good. Why not wait?

The things that Banbury did prevented him from being named lead principal. He’s one shady person and we are lucky he isn’t the principal anymore. Ever see him walking around in the other offices? Meier is tough but a great leader. He will calm things down and then FCPS HR better find a good and permanent leader.

Ghjkkl Wrote:
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> No way was that Banbury guy staying after how he
> treated people in that building. Ever talk to him?
> Ever? Atwater saved LBSS from sure demise. It’s
> a big school with too many problems for many to
> even want to apply. I heard that the panel was
> pushed at the lack of candidates. I don’t know
> who interviewed besides Banbury but the two
> described here don’t sound good. Why not wait?
>
> The things that Banbury did prevented him from
> being named lead principal. He’s one shady
> person and we are lucky he isn’t the principal
> anymore. Ever see him walking around in the other
> offices? Meier is tough but a great leader. He
> will calm things down and then FCPS HR better find
> a good and permanent leader.

Dave Goldfarb would be a great leader for Lake Braddock. He would show the faculty the wonderful benefits of "the loop"..and not only that. He would facilitate a warm, familial atmosphere for the Bruin Nation.

Meier is at LBSS? Thought he retired to NC to sell real estate. Shady dude.

way was that Banbury guy staying after how he treated people in that building. Ever talk to him? Ever? Atwater saved LBSS from sure demise. It’s a big school with too many problems for many to even want to apply. I heard that the panel was pushed at the lack of candidates. I don’t know who interviewed besides Banbury but the two described here don’t sound good. Why not wait?

The things that Banbury did prevented him from being named lead principal. He’s one shady person and we are lucky he isn’t the principal anymore. Ever see him walking around in the other offices? Meier is tough but a great leader. He will calm things down and then FCPS HR better find a good and permanent leader.


English dept must be back from the beach. How does Justice and Fairfax go thru practice and hire someone? Atwater is a total tool. She needs to retire. Next principal hopefully fixes horrible English dept- know in community as worse is school. Old bats who just complain along with likes of Weintrob the pervert.

The English department tries to keeps the loser administrative staff accountable. Blame admin not the English dept.

It is a known fact. In within FCPS you "fall" forward

Speaking of Dave Thomas, what are the FCPS rules on enrolling children of employees that live outside the county, like Dave? He lives out in Loudon County and yet his boys attended LB and played in the baseball team. Was it a "benefit" of the job paid for by the taxpayers of Fairfax County? Or did Dave pay the fair market rate?

Hope for a white person. That would be the most qualified.

Brown Onion Wrote:
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> Hope for a white person. That would be the most
> qualified.
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Good luck with that.

Fair enough point. We all know the system would select a ebony or Latin savage with a master's over a white person with a PHD and years of experience.

Fairfax, no white privilege to speak of. Hire a less qualified plantain eater instead.

Dan Meier is out at LBSS as of today. Another interim is in - Penny Gros. Message went out to community.

Was Dan Meier fired? Supt Brabrand put him in place for the entire school year. WTF.

Not fired. He was loved. What the hell is FCPS doing? It’s as if they want LBSS to come apart. I’m looking for another job tomorrow! Bring back Dan Meier!

TFFY Wrote:
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> Dan Meier is out at LBSS as of today. Another
> interim is in - Penny Gros. Message went out to
> community.


She’s horrible. We don’t want her!

Oakton, Fairfax, South County, Mountain View, Justice high schools have all successfully hired new principals. Lake Braddock has had three interim principals during the same time period. This stinks worse than a carp farm.

We have crappy, complaining parents. We run our teachers and administrators all off by alerting the Board of Education that we don’t like how our angels are being treated. The Board will fire them, fire the lead admin, and then bring us another pair just to be chewed up and spit out like the last. Somehow the DSA skirted the house cleaning this time.

QuarterHorseClifton Wrote:
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> Oakton, Fairfax, South County, Mountain View,
> Justice high schools have all successfully hired
> new principals. Lake Braddock has had three
> interim principals during the same time period.
> This stinks worse than a carp farm.


West Potomac also upgraded last year. LBSS is embarrassing.

Isn't it interesting that the newly guess former assistant baseball HC was under Patrick at McLean, where he lost his job because of arrest for smoking weed and no drivers license. Cleaning up the LBSS Athletic Dept.
Current students and players say they she'll weed on him all the time.

Does anyone know why Dan Meier was removed?

How about bringing back Paul Wardinski, he did such a wonderful job at West Springfield that he was buried, I mean "promoted" to Gatehouse!

changeforchange Wrote:
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> Does anyone know why Dan Meier was removed?
No clue. That job must be death for administrators. Who would want that? They chew them up and spit them out over there.

Meier was shocked at how many non white kids are in the school, and got the hell out of there.

His picture was immediately removed from school website and email was disabled before message was sent to community.

Parent of Former Student Wrote:
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> Isn't it interesting that the newly guess former
> assistant baseball HC was under Patrick at McLean,
> where he lost his job because of arrest for
> smoking weed and no drivers license. Cleaning up
> the LBSS Athletic Dept.
> Current students and players say they she'll weed
> on him all the time.


First off, learn how to spell. And second, JT(new HC) cares about the program and the kids probably more than any other HC in the county and puts in countless hours outside of the season to work with kids and help the team. As far as his incident, he admits that it was a terrible thing that happened and how it significantly set him back in his career, he also preaches to the players to never do anything like that and uses his past as an example of what will go wrong. Dr. Patrick absolutely made the right decision appointing him baseball HC and anyone you ask in the baseball program will tell you the same thing.

I hope there’s evidence of some allegation and that it’s rock solid or we will all jump on the defense of the man who was restoring our great school. People are furious and worried now. All focus on the kids and success but this is now unreasonably ridiculous.

the head teacher for he athletic dept. told it was an "internal conflict" and my counselor told me that the circumstances led to an emergency meeting after school on the 14th meaning he def got fired. multiple students have heard that it was because of sexual assault/harassment of a coworker and while that cant be validated personally he always seemed a bit creepy always telling girls they looked nice. Something's off about him.

I mean you still have “Good ol boys” coaching girls basketball. Justice will soon be served. As for the parade of interim coaches. That is just an embarrassment.

Novodmv Wrote:
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> His picture was immediately removed from school
> website and email was disabled before message was
> sent to community.

Which means they’re looking for something. Egg on the face of FCPS because that man is squeaky clean. He was great and just what we needed. Teachers love their classrooms but don’t like the school. Just wait until WAPO gets wind of yet more bullshit at LBSS. The office is clearing out fast now.

The entitled Burke parents are the problem. Will roll over teachers and staff to get what they want. FCPS sides with parents.

damronone Wrote:
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> The entitled Burke parents are the problem. Will
> roll over teachers and staff to get what they
> want. FCPS sides with parents.

No truer words. Plus we are mean!

Or someone from within wants his job and now. I hope they find some hateful liar and she’s arrested.

Shit bout to hit the fan.

Lawyer up, FCPS, because it’s about to come out on your shady dealings AGAIN!

Ancient.Bruin Wrote:
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> Dr. John Alwood forever...

Wish Alwood could come back and show these whipper snappers how it's done!

All you crusader parents need to take a seat.

Your meddling, rumor-mongering, witless ranting, unknowledgeable fact-spinning, defending the undeniable, and brown-nose angling is ruining the morale and basic fiber of a fine school that has a quality faculty.

I have never seen such impertinent and malicious conduct by individual parents who have such narrow objectives. You know who you are. Take a seat. Stand down. For the good of all who attend, support, and work at LBSS. Mamas and daddies -- again, you know who you are -- we know who you are -- trust the process.

Roman Stubblefield Wrote:
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> All you crusader parents need to take a seat.
>
> Your meddling, rumor-mongering, witless ranting,
> unknowledgeable fact-spinning, defending the
> undeniable, and brown-nose angling is ruining the
> morale and basic fiber of a fine school that has a
> quality faculty.
>
> I have never seen such impertinent and malicious
> conduct by individual parents who
> have such narrow objectives. You know who you
> are. Take a seat. Stand down. For the good of
> all who attend, support, and work at LBSS. Mamas
> and daddies -- again, you know who you are -- we
> know who you are -- trust the process.

You are right. Parents need to be quiet and let FCPS pick their favorite buddy from Gatehouse to run all the great teachers, staff, and families out of the school. There is a process and parents need to look the other way while FCPS does something different.

Roman Stubblefield Wrote:
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> All you crusader parents need to take a seat.
>
> Your meddling, rumor-mongering, witless ranting,
> unknowledgeable fact-spinning, defending the
> undeniable, and brown-nose angling is ruining the
> morale and basic fiber of a fine school that has a
> quality faculty.
>
> I have never seen such impertinent and malicious
> conduct by individual parents who
> have such narrow objectives. You know who you
> are. Take a seat. Stand down. For the good of
> all who attend, support, and work at LBSS. Mamas
> and daddies -- again, you know who you are -- we
> know who you are -- trust the process.

Suggestion? Without our strong parents speaking up for us, what would we do? I’m not saying a word to anyone. I’m just leaving.

Shame on you inside LB. You’re mad because parents are onto you?

Roman Stubblefield Wrote:
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> All you crusader parents need to take a seat.
>
> Your meddling, rumor-mongering, witless ranting...

Did you just say, “If it weren’t for those meddling parents?”

Anyone for a Scooby Snack?

You people do not have a clue!

You have no idea what is happening within FCPS and Gatehouse.

Remember how everyone rallied for Dave Thomas, then come to find out, he was lying and covering things up for years. In addition, he was throwing everyone he could under the bus.

Be careful who/what you wish for

How do you suggest we help? Teachers aren’t speaking again like when Dave was released. FVPS hides things from the kids. Parents need to know what to do and how to do it because this is now shady and damaging. Nothing is handled right which makes people afraid to trust. How can parents help when everything is such a secret?

Parents -- don't you have a day job?

How about teach your children to respect their teachers and not dodge their assignments, make excuses for homework due to vacation schedules and out-of-school activities, keeping them of your liquor cabinet and beer fridge. While you are here doing faceless typing, your kids are somewhere vaping and sex-texting.

Just remember this: A SMILEY FACE DOES NOT MAKE FOR A GOOD OR GREAT PRINCIPAL.

We have had enough of the smiley faces, creepy faces, and sour faces.

Send us someone competent, experienced.....a leader (with well-fitting apparel).

Dave. Dan. John. Ringo. Paul. Wrote:
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> Just remember this: A SMILEY FACE DOES NOT MAKE
> FOR A GOOD OR GREAT PRINCIPAL.
>
> We have had enough of the smiley faces, creepy
> faces, and sour faces.
>
> Send us someone competent, experienced.....a
> leader (with well-fitting apparel).

Agree. Reinstate Dan until the hiring period opens again then look further than around here! There’s been no one through HR yet who could do the job. Who has clothes than don’t fit?

Why. Lee. Coyote. Wrote:
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> Parents -- don't you have a day job?
>
> How about teach your children to respect their
> teachers and not dodge their assignments, make
> excuses for homework due to vacation schedules and
> out-of-school activities, keeping them of your
> liquor cabinet and beer fridge. While you are
> here doing faceless typing, your kids are
> somewhere vaping and sex-texting.


Pile on the homework and keep them in class the whole period too. We are trying, some of us. Hold firm on them!

Dear Lake Braddock Secondary School Community,

It is unfortunate that Lake Braddock Secondary School has experienced the turnover in leadership that has occurred over the past 10 months. The changes, however, were necessary and made in the best interests of students, staff, and the community. As superintendent, I have an obligation to provide a secure and healthy environment in which students can learn and achieve and in which teachers and staff can educate.

As we begin the process to select a permanent principal, I am determined to find the right individual who can provide the direction and stable leadership the Lake Braddock Secondary School community deserves.

The upcoming principal selection process for Lake Braddock Secondary School will be different in that we plan to advertise nationally for potential candidates. Also, Region 4 Interim Assistant Superintendent Jay Pearson will meet with parents, staff or community members to hear any concerns or suggestions about school leadership, school climate, or future direction of Lake Braddock Secondary School. Mr. Pearson will be sharing with you the details of these meeting opportunities in the very near future.

We have also scheduled an information meeting for Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 6:30 p.m. to explain the principal selection process and solicit feedback from parents, staff and others regarding the skills, experience, and leadership characteristics needed for Lake Braddock Secondary School. Mr. Pearson will be providing you additional details about this meeting as well. Our goal is to have a new principal hired and in place at Lake Braddock Secondary School in early 2019.

I recognize the suddenness of last week’s news announcing Mr. Meier’s departure and Ms. Penny Gros’ appointment as interim principal created more uncertainty among staff and the community. Ms. Gros is one of our very best administrators in FCPS and her presence at the school will help ensure a smooth transition until a new, permanent principal is named. It is my top priority to find the right candidate, with a proven track record of success, to permanently lead your school.

Lake Braddock Secondary School remains a high achieving school as demonstrated by the recent announcement of 2018 SAT scores. Those results speak to the efforts and dedication of our teachers, administrators, parents, and students. I appreciate your continued commitment to helping our students achieve their full academic potential.

We will find the strong, stable leadership Lake Braddock Secondary School deserves, an individual committed to the FCPS vision of student success and a caring culture.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.


Sincerely,

Scott S. Brabrand
Superintendent

This says mainly nothing. Why not stick with the original plan? What’s wrong with keeping a promise or maintaining some stability and peace.

Don’t count on Jay Pearson for his decision making abilities. Poor track record in areas lesser known to the general public.

Letter is odd and self-serving. Why use the word "recognize" rather than "apologize?" Will third time actually be a charm? The superintendent first put in an ill-suited interim; then rejected the choice of the principal panel; put in another interim for supposedly a year; and now has reversed track to put in another interim so HR can do a "nationwide" search. Too bad he did not get it right the first time.

Dan can’t come back because he sexually harassed a female employee. He honestly was just there as a warm body and did nothing. It seems as if FCPS hasn’t spent the last few months searching for a principal for LB which makes no sense to me. Why are we just now expediting the search?! It’s absolutely insane. LB principal position is a high paying job, no one wants it? Or fcps can’t find another puppet to place here?

^^^^^^^^^

All the Dan defenders, what say you now??????????????????????????????????????

Go hide under your blankets.

Go hide behind your keyboards.

Go retrieve your letters of support. HA, HA, HA, HA. Bitches.

Dear Lake Braddock Secondary School Parents, Community Members, Staff, and Students:

We are beginning the search for a new principal for Lake Braddock Secondary School. An important step in the practice is to inform staff and parents about the principal selection process. Therefore, all Lake Braddock Secondary School staff, parents, and community members are invited to attend an important meeting on Wednesday, November 28, at 6:30 p.m., at Lake Braddock Secondary School in the cafeteria. We certainly hope that you will be able to attend this meeting.

Another critical component to the process is your written input. We invite you to offer your individual, written input (preferably via e-mail) regarding the skills, experience, and leadership characteristics needed for Lake Braddock Secondary School. You might also list any challenges or issues that a new principal will need to address. Input is confidential and will not be discussed at the meeting. We welcome your input now, upon receipt of this letter, and are hopeful that many of you will share your thoughts. Please e-mail your ideas to Adam McGeehan at APMcGeehan@fcps.edu or you can send your suggestions via U.S. Mail to Adam McGeehan at Human Resources, 8115 Gatehouse Road, Falls Church, VA 22042-1203, by Friday, November 30, 2018, 2018. Suggestions for input are located below.

To allow for additional opportunities for you to share your input, I will also be available at Lake Braddock Secondary School on the dates listed below; this will be in addition to the community meeting on November 28. Please note that School Board Members may also be present during these open sessions. The locations of these open sessions will be posted in the main office on the day of the event.

Wednesday, November 28:8:00 AM -11:00 AM (Staff)
Wednesday, November 28:3:00 PM – 5:30 PM (Staff & Community)
Wednesday, December 5:9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Staff)
Monday, December 10:5:00 PM – 7:30 PM (Staff & Community)

I look forward to working closely with the Lake Braddock Secondary School staff, parents, and community members during the principal selection process.

Sincerely,
Jay Pearson
Interim Assistant Superintendent, Region 4


FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PRINCIPAL SELECTION PROCESS
LAKE BRADDOCK SECONDARY SCHOOL

INPUT SUGGESTIONS

Fairfax County Public Schools mission is to provide creative, knowledgeable, and talented leadership to ensure student success. To determine the best match for the leadership needs at your school, parent and staff perspectives will be used to screen candidate resumes and develop interview questions. Please provide input detailing the skills, experiences, and leadership characteristics needed at your school. Include challenges and issues that the new principal will need to address. Principal professional skills include instructional leadership, school climate, human resources, organizational management, and communication and community relations.

Please e-mail your input to apmcgeehan@fcps.edu or send to:
Adam McGeehan
Suite 1114
Gatehouse Administration Center
8115 Gatehouse Road
Falls Church, VA 22042-1203

TF Wrote:
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> Letter is odd and self-serving. Why use the word
> "recognize" rather than "apologize?" Will third
> time actually be a charm? The superintendent first
> put in an ill-suited interim; then rejected the
> choice of the principal panel; put in another
> interim for supposedly a year; and now has
> reversed track to put in another interim so HR can
> do a "nationwide" search. Too bad he did not get
> it right the first time.

Wrong wrong wrong!

There was NO viable candidate. NONE!

Dan was the answer for the year. I hope this employee who says he was ever inappropriate comes forward so she can take her consequences for being a gigantic shit storm starter and liar.

She better start back pedaling! Apology coming from HR, FCPS, plus this woman is headed out!

There will be no nationwide search either. You’re an idiot if you think that will happen.

Strangely Alluring Wrote:
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> ^^^^^^^^^
>
> All the Dan defenders, what say you
> now??????????????????????????????????????
>
> Go hide under your blankets.
>
> Go hide behind your keyboards.
>
> Go retrieve your letters of support. HA, HA, HA,
> HA. Bitches.

The only bitch is the one who made up some ridiculous allegations against this man. Time to resign, nasty mouth office skank. You’re busted in this.

Jdnsnsnsnnsns Wrote:
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> Dan can’t come back because he sexually harassed
> a female employee. He honestly was just there as a
> warm body and did nothing. It seems as if FCPS
> hasn’t spent the last few months searching for a
> principal for LB which makes no sense to me. Why
> are we just now expediting the search?! It’s
> absolutely insane. LB principal position is a high
> paying job, no one wants it? Or fcps can’t find
> another puppet to place here?


Name her! Because she wants that job. He’s innocent. Now HR and the superintendent are on the hook for the lies this liar person has spun from the office. Nice try. Banbury covered you once. It doesn’t happen twice.

Just outsource the job to India. So much less complicated.

You people are out of control.

Do you behave like this on your own jobs?????

Oh, I forgot, most of you stay-at-home moms have never worked a day in your natural-born live.

Hens and wrens.

Who is this main office woman you are talking about? Name?

Do you understand the definition of interim?

Interim: a temporary or provisional arrangement; stopgap; makeshift.

The interim didn't work out.

We are moving on with the process.

Support the process, support the staff, support the school or STAND ASIDE!

Internal personnel matters do not require public disclosure.

You would know this if you ever worked in a real business organization.

Egregious actions of misconduct are handled internally. All parties are expected to follow due process. When a party elects to retire, resign, or terminate employment, due process may cease and the matter may or may not be settled with all finality.

FCPS cloaks everything under the heading of personnel issue to avoid public scrutiny of internal politics and poor school leadership.

Mama Bear War Eagle Down Wrote:
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> You people are out of control.
>
> Do you behave like this on your own jobs?????
>
> Oh, I forgot, most of you stay-at-home moms have
> never worked a day in your natural-born live.
>
> Hens and wrens.

That’s how LBSS is now? Nasty. Fake stabs. Fake stories. Fake people. Fake posts. This one is a new low. Makes no sense and you are so off in what you’re trying to do. The truth is coming out. You are nervous?