good for me but not for thee Wrote:
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> Crosspointe resident Liz Bradsher gave an overview
> of the history of South County, listing how the
> Silverbrook community and its support of the
> school was vital in it being built before planned
> in the school system's Capital Improvement Plan.
> "No one is entitled to go to this school, but
> we've definitely earned the privilege to go to
> South County," Bradsher said. "The residents here
> were the catalyst to make it work. We are one of
> the South County core communities."
> Bradsher said both Hayfield and Lake Braddock were
> good schools, but her community has grown used to
> wearing South County's blue and green attire.
> "This is our community school," she said. "Lake
> Braddock doesn't need our students. We are two
> miles away from South County, it's in our
> community."
> Bradsher received a standing ovation from the
> crowded gymnasium.


Excuse me while I barf. My kid has gotten used to wearing red and being a Clifon Cardinal. Oak View, Fairview and Union Mill don't need our students!!!

can't rid ourselves fast enough
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Vanderbilt needs to ask for their diploma back.

So do Fairfax County residents.
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I guess she never learned that the principal is your "pal".......

Also, I think it is Villanova-not Vanderbilt.
from FCPS website
Coalition coordinator and consultant for the Prince William Health Partnership. BS in business administration from Villanova University with majors in marketing and management

I wish we could send Liz Bradsher a TJ student to help her out. She needs it.

Yikes!

I'm totally apaled by her stupiddity.

Hope the Springfieled voters can ellect someone who is not such a more-on this Novembar.

Mmmmmm. How Con-VEEEEN-ient!
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Is Liz Bradsher hot?

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13 4826 0948 82695 25847. Yes.

Anyone here have any idea what is goign on with Annandale?

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> Anyone here have any idea what is goign on with
> Annandale?

Work is proceeding slowly. An advisory group asked FCPS to consider ways to reduce the enrollment at Annandale without changing the boundaries - for example, by turning AHS into a 10-12 high school, turning the middle schools into 7-9 schools, and turning the K-5 elementary schools back into K-6 schools. Because the area immediately around AHS is a low-income area, some AHS parents are concerned that changing the boundaries will cause the school to lose kids who participate actively in after-school activities and sports, perform well on standardized tests, etc.

If I had to guess, FCPS Staff will identify one "non-boundary solution" that it deems better than the others, and still recommend a boundary change. Edison seems to be the school that's most likely to get students assigned from Annandale, but there certainly could be others.

Please reread the e-mail from Leslie Butz, an Assistant Superintendent. She lacks a command of punctuation and grammar. Wonder if she has ever heard of commas, and misplaced modifiers.

Maybe Leslie Butz is taking writing cues from Toxic Morning Vodka Liz?
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Ms. Butz only communicates when she feels like it. I asked to meet with her for weeks and she didnt reply. When I found and forwarded her real email to concerned parents at my school and she got numerous emails to her real (as opposed to the site email) she wrote ME to ask that I tell all her constituents she could not respond to them all.

lol. She never did meet with me. Maybe she is overwhelmed with things to do. Its water under the bridge but be advised that was my experience...

June 2010 Enrollment:
http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108:42:1360990324351926::NO::P42_SCHOOL_YEAR,P42_CLUSTER_ID,P42_DIVISION_ID,P42_SCHOOL_ID:201011%2C1%2CDIVISION%2C

Clifton 370
Eagle View 870
Navy 842
Sangster 816
Union Mill 781


Tistadt's information below means that Clifton ES' community usage is the highest by far.

FCPS continues to inaccurately portray the cost, usage and value of Clifton ES.

All of the children they are trying to move and affect could be prevented by them acknowledging that they don't need to upset the entire apple cart to solve a few areas of need.

The untold millions they are spending to expand facilities that are already full and operating well amounts to fraud against the taxpayers.

Now they are asking the Supervisors for $42 million more than last year. This is insanity.

Taxpayers against fraud unite against this travesty.


___________________________________
From: Tistadt, Dean [datistadt@fcps.edu]
Sent: 6/18/2010 4:07:43 PM
To: charlie.t.rau@exxonmobil.com
Subject: RE: Staff data related to CES decision

Charlie,

Here is the information on community use:

2008-2009 Community Use Events 2009-2010 Community Use Events

Clifton ES = 152 Clifton ES = 182
Union Mill ES = 281 Union Mill ES = 313
Navy ES = 48 Navy ES = 42
Sangster ES =197 Sangster ES = 121
Eagle View ES = 124 Eagle View ES = 168

As regards your other questions, we will try to get to them as soon as possible but I am not sure exactly when we will be able to do so as we are getting into Kevin's busiest time of year. I want to respect the process but we need to recognize that the ad hoc community engagement committee has ended its work. This process has been fully supported by members of this department but as you note, we have other work to accomplish and we simply lack the resources to respond to every single possible question. We will do our best, however, but not at the expense of other ongoing work.

Dean
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Started reading these online. Man alive!
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LeisureReader Wrote:
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> Started reading these online. Man alive!



Liz Bradsher really needs to take a spelling class. So many of her emails have misspellings. In this one it should be *hear* the interview NOT "here* the interview. Geez.

Who would want to be on the SB of FCPS.

Now that the SB has failed no one will want to run.

Who wants Jack Dale as a boss? He is a joke.

God help us all.

Holy crap! Wrote:
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> Who would want to be on the SB of FCPS.
>
> Now that the SB has failed no one will want to
> run.
>
> Who wants Jack Dale as a boss? He is a joke.
>
> God help us all.


Looks like Jack needs to sharpen his #2 pencil along with Lizzy B., as they are both about to move on.

Say, anyone for grabbing www.moveon.ogr(e)?

These two - along with Smith [thankfully, Gibson, Center, Raney and maybe others have said they won't run] - are the last thing this county needs.

Jack better prep his CV or get ready for his mega-cashout with inevitable consulting.

But what is Lizzy to do? With Lorton gone, the role of Executioner is no longer local. Too bad, so sad.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/as-thomas-jefferson-adds-help-for-poor-english-skills-some-va-parents-fume/2011/03/10/ABK7qVx_story.html

Liz does it again = open mouth, insert foot.

Only kids who speak English perfectly are smart?

Nice.

Jeezaloo, what a read. This is no small potatoes.


http://redapplemom.wordpress.com/author/redapplemom/

•Ms. Bradsher admitted that she knew it would be a violation to “have a conversation” with two or more Board members outside of open meetings. To avoid that, Bradsher was “very careful” to ensure that everyone knew how the other Board members were going to vote by engaging in email exchanges and then forwarding them to other members with the instruction not to forward them any further, at times skirting the letter of the law but violating its purpose, a purpose that was well known to Bradsher and other Board members.

•In discussing the (water) report’s impact, Bradsher quoted an Email from her daughter, which she received during the meeting, emphasizing how dangerous the water was due to incomplete testing for Radium 228, even though the undisclosed well water testing report indicated a minimal risk of Radium 228 contamination.

•Ms. Bradsher’s discussion of Radium 228 misled many meeting attendees, including Petitioner Hill, to believe that the well water should still be considered unsafe.

Burke Baby Wrote:
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> Jeezaloo, what a read. This is no small potatoes.
>
>
> http://redapplemom.wordpress.com/author/redapplemo
> m/
>
> •Ms. Bradsher admitted that she knew it would be
> a violation to “have a conversation” with two
> or more Board members outside of open meetings. To
> avoid that, Bradsher was “very careful” to
> ensure that everyone knew how the other Board
> members were going to vote by engaging in email
> exchanges and then forwarding them to other
> members with the instruction not to forward them
> any further, at times skirting the letter of the
> law but violating its purpose, a purpose that was
> well known to Bradsher and other Board members.
>
> •In discussing the (water) report’s impact,
> Bradsher quoted an Email from her daughter, which
> she received during the meeting, emphasizing how
> dangerous the water was due to incomplete testing
> for Radium 228, even though the undisclosed well
> water testing report indicated a minimal risk of
> Radium 228 contamination.
>
> •Ms. Bradsher’s discussion of Radium 228
> misled many meeting attendees, including
> Petitioner Hill, to believe that the well water
> should still be considered unsafe.


Thank you for posting the red apple link. Interesting to read that Tessie Wilson felt the water report could wait until AFTER the meeting! Tisdadt merely summarized it, but did not provide the actual document.

How repugnant.

definition of fraud:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraud


When do these actions constitute fraud? It seems to me that something smells really bad. The SOAR issue, the new school, the water report? Weren't these all deliberately misleading? I find all the FOIA struggles close to fraud as well. They really did not want to release those documents.

The school board lacks transparency and ETHICS in the way they conduct the business of being on the board (with the exception of Reed and Hone).

Don't look behind the curtain! Wrote:
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> The school board lacks transparency and ETHICS in
> the way they conduct the business of being on the
> board (with the exception of Reed and Hone).


Are there no officials paying attention to what is happening in Fairfax Co. with the School Board?
These folks have certainly demonstrated they are investigation-worthy.

"Focusing on city government ethics may also be the best way to
build public support for high standards of conduct at all levels of
government.9 If the public comes to expect (and demand) fair
treatment and ethical conduct from city officials and employees—the
governmental actors who affect their lives most frequently and directly—
they are more likely to have high expectations (and demands)
for those who hold the reins of power in state and national
arenas.10"

http://www.tml.org/legal_pdf/2007ethics-localgovt.pdf

FCPS estimated budget for legal services before the current board?
FY07 $1,692,435

FCPS estimated budget for legal services half way through this board?
FY09 $4,975,612

FCPS estimated budget now for legal services with this board?
FY11 $6,579,431

Quadrupled.

FOUR TIMES the expected legal services.

Mathalicious Wrote:
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> FCPS estimated budget for legal services before
> the current board?
> FY07 $1,692,435
>
> FCPS estimated budget for legal services half way
> through this board?
> FY09 $4,975,612
>
> FCPS estimated budget now for legal services with
> this board?
> FY11 $6,579,431
>
> Quadrupled.
>
> FOUR TIMES the expected legal services.

lol we are paying more to battle the very taxpayer that feeds the system. A lot of it is SOL and the School's increasingly desperate attempt to meet the every increasing, non-funded standard. The system serves the SOL mandate not the citizens that pay the freight.

It's not the SOL's. It's NCLB. NCLB is the federal mandate. The SOL's are used to measure reading and writing and math for the NCLB mandate. The SOL's were fine until NCLB came along. Yes, it is ruining the whole system. What will happen eventually is that people with any money will refuse to pay more in taxes and will want the money in order to pay for private schools. This is exactly what the Republicans had in mind from the start. It is coming to pass.

not SOL's Wrote:
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> It's not the SOL's. It's NCLB. NCLB is the
> federal mandate. The SOL's are used to measure
> reading and writing and math for the NCLB mandate.
> The SOL's were fine until NCLB came along. Yes,
> it is ruining the whole system. What will happen
> eventually is that people with any money will
> refuse to pay more in taxes and will want the
> money in order to pay for private schools. This
> is exactly what the Republicans had in mind from
> the start. It is coming to pass.


aka "Bright Flight"

(a) SOLs

(b) NCLB

(c) both (a) and (b)

(d) none of the above (the corrupt, self-serving, arrogant, ethically and morally devoid School Board has caused the public to wake up and say they aren't going to take it any more)

not SOL's Wrote:
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> It's not the SOL's. It's NCLB. NCLB is the
> federal mandate. The SOL's are used to measure
> reading and writing and math for the NCLB mandate.
> The SOL's were fine until NCLB came along. Yes,
> it is ruining the whole system. What will happen
> eventually is that people with any money will
> refuse to pay more in taxes and will want the
> money in order to pay for private schools. This
> is exactly what the Republicans had in mind from
> the start. It is coming to pass.


Ah yes, the vast right wing conspiracy. Give it a rest.

Well, it wasn't coming from the left wing or the extreme right wing. It was more like the moderate right wing (the Republicans---not the John Birchers or the Libertarians). The extreme right wing just wanted to get out of the education business altogether.

I saw lizzy Liz at the FX City Council Meeting supporting the audacious idea of keeping

the lamb center

open?

Everybody should go to the 'SEARCH' mode on this website and type in:


THE LAMB CENTER

Press 'SEARCH'


and discover what Michael Murray has to say about this place!

you would be AMAZED!

http://connectionarchives.com/PDF/2011/032311/Lorton.pdf
Page 5

Bradsher said. “This school completes the work
of the communities that have worked for 10 years to
bring schools to an area where at one time there
were none and students were transported to Alexandria
for grades seven through 12.”

This SCB hypocrite!
Who wants to tell her to F))) OFF!

Praises her community for bringing a school to where there
was none and also leads the charge to kill off Clifton
Elementary which is the ONLY SCHOOL in a vast portion of the
County?

This is the most hateful and self-absorbed hypocrite this
County has ever seen.

Plus, how she doesn't have a chronic case of athlete's mouth
remains a mystery.

SCB=Hypocrite! Wrote:
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> http://connectionarchives.com/PDF/2011/032311/Lort
> on.pdf
> Page 5
>
> Bradsher said. “This school completes the work
> of the communities that have worked for 10 years
> to
> bring schools to an area where at one time there
> were none and students were transported to
> Alexandria
> for grades seven through 12.”
>
> This SCB hypocrite!
> Who wants to tell her to F))) OFF!
>
> Praises her community for bringing a school to
> where there
> was none and also leads the charge to kill off
> Clifton
> Elementary which is the ONLY SCHOOL in a vast
> portion of the
> County?
>
> This is the most hateful and self-absorbed
> hypocrite this
> County has ever seen.
>
> Plus, how she doesn't have a chronic case of
> athlete's mouth
> remains a mystery.


Doesn't she LOVE giving her spiel to the media? It's nauseating to read her drivel quoted, especially after reading her atrocious emails that have been released. This is ambition and politics at its WORST.

No Child Left Behind requires schools to give students state-designed tests, which are called SOLs in Virginia. Merely giving students those tests would not cost much.

NCLB does not require teachers to spend all their time prepping kids for the SOL tests so that more of them get "pass advanced" scores. NCLB does not require require school districts to develop expensive eCART systems, or to pay people to force teachers to put their students on eCART. Those types are expenses are not unfunded federal mandates - they are discretionary expenses incurred by FCPS.


not SOL's Wrote:
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> It's not the SOL's. It's NCLB. NCLB is the
> federal mandate. The SOL's are used to measure
> reading and writing and math for the NCLB mandate.
> The SOL's were fine until NCLB came along. Yes,
> it is ruining the whole system. What will happen
> eventually is that people with any money will
> refuse to pay more in taxes and will want the
> money in order to pay for private schools. This
> is exactly what the Republicans had in mind from
> the start. It is coming to pass.

Unfunded mandates....is Dale kidding???

He gets $2.2 billion dollars to run his schools and some of that running of schools is to comply with state and federal laws.

Please list these unfunded mandates, Dr. Dale.

Do tell us how much MORE money you need.

If you had competent teachers in all your schools you wouldn't need instructional coaches, would you?

If the teachers were highly qualified reading specialists you wouldn't need all these exta layers of support, would you?

You are not getting more money from the taxpayers until we see our schools being run efficiently.

Do your job or leave.

Quoting Liz Bradsher in this week's Springfield Connection:

"I'm still uncertain as to whether I will run as a Democrat, or whether I will challenge Mr. Herrity. I'm in the process of fact-finding and reviewing the two-party system."

More Bradsher insight: "I really think that people want someone who will support them and work for them and not just say something and not follow through. That means you must get along with those you work with, so you can help your constituents. And you must be able to work for the greater good and not respond to a small, vocal minority."

"fact-finding" = determining how many people in the voting area have read those FOIA emails.

Im interested - which FOIA emails. Please to what do you refer?

Quote in newspaper Wrote:
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> Quoting Liz Bradsher in this week's Springfield
> Connection:
>
> "I'm still uncertain as to whether I will run as a
> Democrat, or whether I will challenge Mr. Herrity.
> I'm in the process of fact-finding and reviewing
> the two-party system."
>
> More Bradsher insight: "I really think that
> people want someone who will support them and work
> for them and not just say something and not follow
> through. That means you must get along with
> those you work with, so you can help your
> constituents. And you must be able to work for
> the greater good and not respond to a small, vocal
> minority."
>
> "fact-finding" = determining how many people in
> the voting area have read those FOIA emails.

I'm confused - who exactly is the "small, vocal minority"? Does she mean people in Clifton? Or maybe her pals in Crosspointe who are forcing the rest of us to pay for South County Middle?

She's such a wanna-be demagogue. If she lived in the 1930s or the 1950s, she'd be pointing fingers at the Jews or the Communist sympathizers instead.

Quote in newspaper Wrote:
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> Quoting Liz Bradsher in this week's Springfield
> Connection:
>
> More Bradsher insight: "I really think that
> people want someone who will support them and work
> for them and not just say something and not follow
> through.

Interesting. It's too bad when she said she was going to listen to the Southwestern Subcommittee last summer that she didn't follow through. Or maybe the Clifton meetings where she said if only the water could be fixed than the school wouldn't be closed and then when the water was fixed she didn't follow through and closed it anyway. Or maybe it was the Amendment she told some people she was going to propose and never followed through. Ugh... how can anyone stand to listen to her anymore?

to Skeptical ()

pls stop being a moron and bringing 'J'words into this discussion.

xyz Wrote:
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> to Skeptical ()
>
> pls stop being a moron and bringing 'J'words into
> this discussion.

Tell your friend Liz to stop pretending to be the patron saint of the middle class and to stop pitting our communities against one another. Then we'll talk about which analogies for her crass behavior are or aren't appropriate.

http://www.bored.com/makecountdowns/show.php?id=242976

If you are at all a concerned citizen about how your tax dollars are being wasted, as well as you church donations, youshould go directly to the thread, this website: (search)

the lamb center

The wasting of not only your Tax Dollar and Charitable Donations is not only the only issue here! Much more blatent criminal things are going on than you know!

(Please try to 'weed out' the childish posts some really bored obviously mentally challenged individuals are redundantly posting on it. That's the problem with some of these websites, any child is allowed to enter and dissrupt serious adult meaningfull conversation!)

Holy crap! Wrote:
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> Who would want to be on the SB of FCPS.
>
> Now that the SB has failed no one will want to
> run.
>
> Who wants Jack Dale as a boss? He is a joke.
>
> God help us all.

Jack Dale is the boss of the school board? I thought he was supposed to work for them! It's obvious that they work for him.

Who's the Boss Wrote:
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> Holy crap! Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Who would want to be on the SB of FCPS.
> >
> > Now that the SB has failed no one will want to
> > run.
> >
> > Who wants Jack Dale as a boss? He is a joke.
> >
> > God help us all.
>
> Jack Dale is the boss of the school board? I
> thought he was supposed to work for them! It's
> obvious that they work for him.


It seems like in a well-functioning system that there should be a checks and balance in that the School Board oversees the Superintendent and that the School Board represents their constituents. I am not really sure why we even needed the current School Board as it seems like they never really even questioned the Superintendent/Staff and mainly just said yes to anything they said. Why did we need this particular School Board in the first place?

Is there any way to get rid of "FPAC"? That entire setup just seems like a way for the current School Board Members to try and retain control even if they don't get re-elected since that group were people chosen by the current School Board. What if the new School Board Members don't like who was selected for that committee?

Are you talking about the facilities advisory committee? If so,I agree that they are appointed by the SB members to rubber stamp what they want. For example, Cassie Eatmon was Sully's nominee at Bradsher's request. Smith is Sully and Bradsher is Springfield. So, Bradsher has two friends on the committee. Eatmon was the VA Run PTA President who has supported whatever the SB wants.

This whole boundary process is total sham. They always pit communities against each other. They propose many options so that when more communities find they are not in final option they tell the SB that the final option is great. They throw friends under the bus. I know. Our community threw friends under the bus in the South Lakes boundary study. It's self preservation. It is not good for the county, the schools, or the community.

FPAC questioner Wrote:
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> Are you talking about the facilities advisory
> committee? If so,I agree that they are appointed
> by the SB members to rubber stamp what they want.
> For example, Cassie Eatmon was Sully's nominee at
> Bradsher's request. Smith is Sully and Bradsher is
> Springfield. So, Bradsher has two friends on the
> committee. Eatmon was the VA Run PTA President
> who has supported whatever the SB wants.
>
> This whole boundary process is total sham. They
> always pit communities against each other. They
> propose many options so that when more communities
> find they are not in final option they tell the SB
> that the final option is great. They throw
> friends under the bus. I know. Our community
> threw friends under the bus in the South Lakes
> boundary study. It's self preservation. It is
> not good for the county, the schools, or the
> community.


Yes, I was talking about the facilities advisory committee. Aren't the people on the FPAC supposed to serve a term of several years whereas the people that chose them are going to be leaving the Board in November? Let's say that somebody like Bradsher becomes a County Supervisor, isn't having her friend on FPAC like trying to retain control over what the School Board does and circumventing any School Board Members that may get elected next? Why did Bradsher, etc. get the say on on chosing people for a term that is longer than their own Board terms?

I heard that the FPAC members each will serve either 1, 2, or 3 years, chosen by random. Luckily, Bradsher's pick will only serve 1 year. Can anyone corroborate this?

If you have read the emails, etc, you would know that Bradsher got two appointments. She recommended Eatmon to Smith--so she chose Sully and Springfield district reps.

http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/03/haley-barbour-emails-mississippi

Heat is on elsewhere too.

forum reader Wrote:
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> If you have read the emails, etc, you would know
> that Bradsher got two appointments. She
> recommended Eatmon to Smith--so she chose Sully
> and Springfield district reps.


Well, excuse us! You must be a barrel of fun to live with...

The south county bitch is done with. Let's put a fork in her and call her done.

i think Wrote:
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> I heard that the FPAC members each will serve
> either 1, 2, or 3 years, chosen by random.
> Luckily, Bradsher's pick will only serve 1 year.
> Can anyone corroborate this?


"The attached "Message for Advisory Committee Members Regarding Your E-mails
about Committee Business" was provided by Division Counsel's Office. It
addresses the use of e-mail by committee members and advises that their
e-mails concerning advisory committee business are subject to public
disclosure under VaFOIA, should they be requested."

Came attached with a legal warning to advisory groups, so maybe you should request information under VaFOIA and test the waters!

agree with who cares and others.
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Love this blog/site. It is especially pertinent considering they are getting ready to supersize all the class sizes in the Southwestern part of the County as part of these new boundary changes under the premise of no money (yet according to this they have $48 million in reserves).


Moms, Teachers & Five-Year Old Lobbyists
Red Apple Mom | March 30, 2011 at 9:02 am |

The Board of Supervisors held their first night of public hearings Tuesday night. Adorable four and five-year olds were in the audience with their parents and teachers advocating for increasing school funds and pay increases.
My remarks to Supervisors focused on the fact that FCPS should scrap their budget and re-build it. We deserve a budget that focuses on the community's priorities first - not administrative spending. Here is my speech:
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Budget Hearings
March 29, 2011- Advertised 2012 Budget
Hello. My name is Catherine Lorenze. I am a co-founder of the Fairfax Education Coalition and FAIRGRADE and author of the Red Apple Mom blog. I am speaking for myself tonight - as the mother of three children.
When the School Board passed their budget last month, Member Patty Reed said it was “unrealistic.” Tina Hone called FCPS’ budget “a myth.” Member Jim Raney commented that perhaps the budget should be scrapped and rebuilt from scratch.
A lot of promises have been made on FDK and staff raises.
Now you must decide if FCPS’ promises are your responsibility to solve.
Please look at the funding statement located on page 147 of FCPS’ advertised budget that I have attached. This statement shows a nearly $48 million reserve.
I hope you’ll ask serious questions about why FCPS is carrying over tens of millions of dollars going into next year. Why were those funds not used this year to meet critical priorities? Money sitting in a pot doesn’t serve the interests of school children.
I can’t help but wonder if FCPS is giving the community and you all the facts about this budget. I attended the meeting between your two boards a couple of weeks ago. When discussing the FDK issue, Supervisor Hudgins specifically asked school officials if any other programs had been implemented or expanded during the time FDK implementation was halted. They answered no. In fact, while FDK languished – the School Board voted to expand the Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools Program. And last year, they implemented a new program called the Priority Schools Initiative.
I agree with School Board member Jim Raney’s suggestion. FCPS should scrap this budget and re-build it based on the public’s priorities which include FDK, teacher pay and importantly – lowering class size. Last year, our school had a sixth grade class with 39 students. This year, my son’s 5th grade class at Spring Hill Elementary currently has 35 students. It has the feel of a poultry farm. When it gets hot and stuffy, it smells like a poultry farm too.
My request to take a picture of his crowded classroom was denied by my principal. However, I have attached a photo from nearby Churchill Elementary School that continues to also experience ridiculously large class sizes.
Regrettably, FCPS has allowed a subset of children in this county to shoulder the burden of budget cuts by way of super-sized class sizes. This is simply unfair.
Please remember this when considering the FCPS budget transfer: children and teachers deserve a budget that is focused on them and their needs first – not on Gatehouse staff whose work has minimal impact on my children and their teachers.
If kids are the priority FCPS claims them to be – then FCPS should reflect that in their budget priorities with reasonable class size and FDK. FDK should put their money where their mouth is, rather than making you absolve them of their fiduciary responsibility as recipients of 54% of the county budget.

So you're all pissed about her, and I am too.

The difference is that y'all are adults and can actually make a change, while I'm stuck listening to cheap teachers at school.

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. REMEMBER THE PROGRESSIVES. FOLLOW THEIR EXAMPLE!

Not sure of what Liz Bradsher is going to do, but at least it looks like there is going to be a choice in who to vote for since somebody else is running for Liz Bradsher's current seat. Hope it doesn't confuse people when they go to the polls though since they both have the same first name.

http://fallschurch.patch.com/articles/schultz-kicks-off-school-board-campaign-2

Schultz Kicks Off School Board Campaign

On Saturday, Clifton mother of four Elizabeth Schultz kicked off her campaign for the Springfield District seat on the Fairfax County School Board with a fundraiser at Clifton Elementary School.
The Board’s decision last year to close the school created a firestorm of controversy in the community.
“The events over the last year-and-a-half kicked open a door, whether I liked it or not. I think we deserve better leadership, better planning, better vision,” Schultz told supporters. “We need a better approach to renovations, to school sizes and boundary changes and where and if we are going to build new schools.”
Last July, the School Board voted 9-2 to close the Clifton School that members of the board reported were due to deteriorating conditions, a lack of resources and decreasing enrollment.

“While we talk about boundary changes and a lack of seats, we plan to close a school, lose 400 seats and leave a tenth of the county without a public school,” Schultz said. “I think that’s a problem.”

That decision led a county resident to take the case to the Fairfax County Circuit Court, the resident accused the Board of violating Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act and sunshine laws. The verdict is expected this month.
Springfield District School Board member Liz Bradsher voted to close the school. Bradsher, who recently testified in court on the FOIA issue, has not announced a reelection campaign. Her website is currently down.

In a January interview with Patch, Bradsher said that she “might” have political ambitions beyond her current post.
“It costs more to operate that school, and in this type of time, with the issues with that facility, a decision had to be made. And I made it,” Bradsher told Patch in the same interview.
Janine Coffman, a Clifton resident said she was disappointed with the School Board’s decision.
“We have to watch them shut our school down. The community school is so important to a neighborhood and how we create the basis for our local community” Coffman said. “Leave Clifton School as it is. Why should our children be taken from the community where they won’t grow up with their friends?”
Schultz said that Springfield has suffered from bad policy decisions.
“West Springfield High School has languished with renovation issues that should have been resolved 15 years ago,” Schultz said. “I know what my priorities are, but those aren’t necessarily the priorities of the Springfield District. We’ve experienced a categorical lack of representation in huge areas and people certainly feel that way, and I want to turn that around.”
Schultz, a self-described U.S. Navy “brat”, attended Chantilly High School for two years. She is currently the director of nonprofit Friends of Community Schools, and founded the Republican Women of Clifton.
Schultz also has an independent business selling Touchstone Crystal jewelry products. She is a graduate of James Madison University with degrees in political science and history and has lived with her family in Clifton for six years.
“I’ve always been impressed by her (Schultz’s) dynamic energy and her mind,” said Lin-dai Kendall, president of the Republican Women of Clifton. “She is an incredible thinker and I think she will do an incredible job. We all know that there is a lot of work to be done.”

Yeah, getting a Clifton Republican (cut taxes, starve the govt/teachers) who cares mostly about CES closure, is the best option for my child?

How many folks are going to buy that?

Wait a minute..we also re-elected Bush..Shit we are screwed.

Welcome to the real world. Class sizes are going to get bigger and small schools will be closed...why? Because it's not sustainable in the real world. If you want the "option" of small classes and small schools....then create one and/or pay for your child to attend it. Don't think working folks are obligated to give your precious child special advantages (no matter where you purchased your home).

Oh, and how's that gitmo closing and civilian trial idea working out? Oh, and did we just enter a third war? Imagine if that decision had been made by Bush......


Nice Wrote:
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> Yeah, getting a Clifton Republican (cut taxes,
> starve the govt/teachers) who cares mostly about
> CES closure, is the best option for my child?
>
> How many folks are going to buy that?
>
> Wait a minute..we also re-elected Bush..Shit we
> are screwed.

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> Not sure of what Liz Bradsher is going to do

Bradsher has withdrawn her application to join the Fairfax County Democratic Party.

She won't challenge Herrity. Too much of a long shot in the most Republican magisterial district in FFX County and it would be really, really expensive.

> but at least it looks like there is going to be a choice in who to vote for since somebody else is running for Liz Bradsher's current seat.<

Schultz is running as a Republican which party endorsed Bradsher last time.

Very much doubt Bradsher could get Springfield recommendation or FCDC endorsement for SB.

Bradsher will soon announce that she wants to spend more time with family.

Nicer Wrote:
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> Welcome to the real world. Class sizes are going
> to get bigger and small schools will be
> closed...why? Because it's not sustainable in the
> real world. If you want the "option" of small
> classes and small schools....then create one
> and/or pay for your child to attend it. Don't
> think working folks are obligated to give your
> precious child special advantages (no matter where
> you purchased your home).
>
> Oh, and how's that gitmo closing and civilian
> trial idea working out? Oh, and did we just enter
> a third war? Imagine if that decision had been
> made by Bush......
>
What a bunch of BS. Schultz will get elected and Bradsher is finished. She can go sit in the bleachers and cheer for South County all she wants now. Those are the only people who can stand her now.

Just in case anyone needs a reminder - the only thing Bradsher should run for is the hills.
Levelling snide, nasty comments at grannys?
WOW.

Every time we think we saw the low, she lowers the bar.


http://fairfaxstation.patch.com/articles/elizabeth-bradsher-on-clifton-elementary-school

Liz Downing Revell
7:29pm on Friday, February 4, 2011
Liz Bradsher emailed my mother and said that FCSB was not responsible for the financial health of the town (Clifton)....now isn't that an odd statement to make to a grandmother who was asking her to reconsider her decision to close Clifton ES?

go ahead and laugh

you know you want to

http://virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/16496/

Nice Wrote:
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> Yeah, getting a Clifton Republican (cut taxes,
> starve the govt/teachers) who cares mostly about
> CES closure, is the best option for my child?
>
> How many folks are going to buy that?
>
> Wait a minute..we also re-elected Bush..Shit we
> are screwed.


The current Board Members who have a voting lock on the curernt Board are mainly Democrats and the teachers haven't had a pay increase in years because the current Board prioritized other things, they tried to spend our money building Gatehouse II, we still don't have FDK in the schools, etc. Before you try and blame no money like they do, just remember that more than half the entire County budget is put in their care. They have mismanaged it. Anybody is better than them.

Nicer Wrote:
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> Welcome to the real world. Class sizes are going
> to get bigger and small schools will be
> closed...why? Because it's not sustainable in the
> real world. If you want the "option" of small
> classes and small schools....then create one
> and/or pay for your child to attend it. Don't
> think working folks are obligated to give your
> precious child special advantages (no matter where
> you purchased your home).
>
> Oh, and how's that gitmo closing and civilian
> trial idea working out? Oh, and did we just enter
> a third war? Imagine if that decision had been
> made by Bush......
>
>
> Nice Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Yeah, getting a Clifton Republican (cut taxes,
> > starve the govt/teachers) who cares mostly
> about
> > CES closure, is the best option for my child?
> >
> > How many folks are going to buy that?
> >
> > Wait a minute..we also re-elected Bush..Shit we
> > are screwed.


It is sustainable. They are imposing smaller class sizes in Florida and their schools are improving. They don't get nearly the budget that FCPS gets either. If you accept mediocrity by thinking there is nothing that can be done, than that is what you are going to get. We don't have to have larger class sizes.

Bradsher is out beating the drum that she wants to take care of our school.

She takes care of whatever pet project is in the moment. Stuart Gibson and Dean Tistadt did not support building the school in her end of the county.

Why not take care of this school first before giving a brand new school (the second one) to her neighborhood?

Now she can't fights with her party, joins another, unjoins it and still wants our support because now she is going to help us?

Go sell crazy someplace else. We're all stocked up here.
Attachments:

Liz Bradsher says the below and then closes Clifton ES and forces thousands of kids to be affected by her efforts?

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"In a county where transportation concerns remain paramount, one has to wonder why these closer communities are being sent to a school so far removed from their neighborhood," said Elizabeth Bradsher, a Fairfax Station resident who has worked for the construction of both South County schools for over a decade. "A closer school is less than two miles away from their residents' homes."

(...)urged the School Board to keep students(...)at their community school, arguing that moving them so far from home will greatly reduce their ability to participate in sports or other after-school activities.

(...)the Board continues to struggle with process and with decisions," she said. "It appears certain decisions are politically based and the students are but numbers to transfer from one school location to another. "

__________________________________________________________________________

This is why this woman is called the South County *itch. Two-faced, self-serving all-about-what's-in-it-for-me club.
She will lie to anyone and everyone in their face.
The quotes are about her own neighborhood. When the exact same situation came up in Clifton, she no longer had these values.
Bottom line, she doesn't give a crap about any kid or anyone in this county that doesn't buy her a vote.
She is the SCB forever.
Article is here = http://tiny.cc/tuux9

Thomas More Wrote:
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> Choice Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Not sure of what Liz Bradsher is going to do
>
> Bradsher has withdrawn her application to join the
> Fairfax County Democratic Party.
>
> She won't challenge Herrity. Too much of a long
> shot in the most Republican magisterial district
> in FFX County and it would be really, really
> expensive.
>
> > but at least it looks like there is going to be
> a choice in who to vote for since somebody else is
> running for Liz Bradsher's current seat.<
>
> Schultz is running as a Republican which party
> endorsed Bradsher last time.
>
> Very much doubt Bradsher could get Springfield
> recommendation or FCDC endorsement for SB.
>
> Bradsher will soon announce that she wants to
> spend more time with family.



With an influx of so many new Board Members and if they really do close Clifton Elementary at the end of this year, it wouldn't be surprising to some people to see Jack Dale and Tisdadt looking for new jobs soon. Seems like they probably need to figure out which is more important - their pride and sticking with a bad decision (closing CES and shuffling all these kids around) or keeping their high salary jobs in a bad economy.

BLECH!

It runs in the family;

"(Don) Bradsher, however, is adamant about his position, saying, "Leave us out; all we're asking is to be excluded." He said their customers know where they are and the businesses would get no benefit from being in the Historic District. Furthermore, he said, "It's a real slap in the face to a group of businessmen and women who've paid a fair amount of taxes to the county over the years."

At-Large Planning Commissioner Jim Hart disagrees. "Our experience, historically, is that the ARB is reasonable and, at this point, I don't think it's an undue burden on anybody."

"Those old buildings are right next to where the Eagle Tavern used to be," he continued. "And the WFCCA [West Fairfax County Citizens Association] nominated [their land parcel] in the last APR [Area Plans Review] cycle for inclusion in the Historic District."

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=235242&paper=62&cat=104


So their taxes and value of home and business matter - but only for them? All the rest of us can take a flying leap and get stabbed in the back by Liz Bradsher?

http://www.novacommonsense.com/2011/04/04/breaking-liz-bradsher-withdraws-application-to-fcdc/

Bradsher yanked her application to join the Fairfax County Democratic Committee.

So what is next? We can't wait for the announcement Liz!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtcSaCZmCLE&feature=player_embedded

"Donate here to ensure every young person who wants to can attend these Marxist schools. It is inspiring to know talented, committed and highly motivated youth are ready to step in and continue the struggle for democracy and socialism. Thanks for your generous support to ensure the future."
http://www.cpusa.org/blog/

Does anyone know or know how to find out if FCPS paid money to this group?

http://vienna.patch.com/articles/prevention-conference-tackles-middle-school-bullying-substance-abuse

Adler shows up in many emails with Bradsher to help take down Clifotn Elem.

More $? Wrote:
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> Does anyone know or know how to find out if FCPS
> paid money to this group?
>
> http://vienna.patch.com/articles/prevention-confer
> ence-tackles-middle-school-bullying-substance-abus
> e
>
> Adler shows up in many emails with Bradsher to
> help take down Clifotn Elem.


Not sure about FCPS giving UPC money, but found this --
"The Unified Prevention Coalition (UPC) and this web site are partially funded with a Drug Free Communities Support Program federal grant administered by the Office of National Drug Control Policy and SAMHSA. UPC is also funded with Student Safety and Wellness Schools and Communities Act funds from the U.S. Department of Education."
http://unifiedpreventioncoalition.org/home/42-coalition-partners/6-project-sticker-shock.html

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> Does anyone know or know how to find out if FCPS
> paid money to this group?
>
> http://vienna.patch.com/articles/prevention-confer
> ence-tackles-middle-school-bullying-substance-abus
> e
>
> Adler shows up in many emails with Bradsher to
> help take down Clifotn Elem.


http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=326958&paper=82&cat=104
Substance Abuse Prevention Conference
The first countywide, substance-abuse and violence prevention conference will be held Saturday, March 28, from 8:15 a.m.-4 p.m., at Oakton High, 2900 Sutton Road in Vienna. Organizers are the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Safe and Drug-Free Youth Section and its Unified Prevention Coalition (UPC), in collaboration with Fairfax County agencies and organizations in Northern Virginia.
Called "What Today’s Youth Need You to Know," the conference is designed for county residents and employees and will focus on educating adults, youth and professional service providers about current trends recently reported in the 2008 Fairfax County Youth Survey pertaining to alcohol and drug abuse, plus issues pertinent to raising healthy families. For more information, contact Lisa Adler, prevention conference coordinator, at 571-423-4270 or Lisa.Adler@fcps.edu.

info4u Wrote:
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> More $? Wrote:
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> > Does anyone know or know how to find out if
> FCPS
> > paid money to this group?
> >
> >
> http://vienna.patch.com/articles/prevention-confer
>
> >
> ence-tackles-middle-school-bullying-substance-abus
>
> > e
> >
> > Adler shows up in many emails with Bradsher to
> > help take down Clifotn Elem.
>
>
> http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?ar
> ticle=326958&paper=82&cat=104
> Substance Abuse Prevention Conference
> The first countywide, substance-abuse and violence
> prevention conference will be held Saturday, March
> 28, from 8:15 a.m.-4 p.m., at Oakton High, 2900
> Sutton Road in Vienna. Organizers are the Fairfax
> County Public Schools (FCPS) Safe and Drug-Free
> Youth Section and its Unified Prevention Coalition
> (UPC), in collaboration with Fairfax County
> agencies and organizations in Northern Virginia.
> Called "What Today’s Youth Need You to Know,"
> the conference is designed for county residents
> and employees and will focus on educating adults,
> youth and professional service providers about
> current trends recently reported in the 2008
> Fairfax County Youth Survey pertaining to alcohol
> and drug abuse, plus issues pertinent to raising
> healthy families. For more information, contact
> Lisa Adler, prevention conference coordinator, at
> 571-423-4270 or Lisa.Adler@fcps.edu.


Wait - this is nuts. No wonder we have out of control school board, FCPS admin and no money.

Why does this Adler person have an FCPS.edu email address?
How much did this cost?
Who funded it?
Is Bradsher funneling county funds to this?


The 2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey was given to Fairfax County Public School students in 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th grades in the fall of 2010.
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/demogrph/pdf/2010ys_riskandprotectivefactors_survey.pdf
2010 Risk and Protective Factors Survey Instrument
(8th, 10th, and 12th grades)
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/demogrph/pdf/2010ys_6thgrade_instrument.pdf
2010 6th Grade Youth Survey Instrument

2010 Parent Letter and Opt-Out Form
Arabic Chinese English Farsi Korean Spanish Urdu Vietnamese

2010 Frequently Asked Questions

Publications are available in a PDF format. In order to view these files, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.

Scott Strzinek; he's serving 3 years. Funny 'cause they screwedup the term lottery too (the reps picked out a brown bag, but staff couldn't get that right either)

A note about party endorsements for school board. Following are the endorsed incumbents and party has nothing to do with whether they are outstanding and responsive or incompetent and dismissive. I'm a stauch supporter of my own party, but I have to say, some members of the opposite party deserve high acclaim. Here's one take. GOOD and WARM mostly are reformers who are consistently out-manipulated by Dale and out-voted. BAD POLITICAL people exhibit few principles, go where the election wind is blowing, and may turn WARM or GOOD if it's politically expedient. BAD and STRANGE are just that.

NONE of them is without blemish, but at least the GOOD and WARM ones are ethical, genuinely vote for the best interests of all children, and push back at Dale, whom they know is their EMPLOYEE.


Bradsher, Elizabeth (R) – Springfield – BAD, not known if running I; kicked out of R
Center, Brad (D) – Lee – WARM, not running 2011
Evans, Sandy (D) – Mason - GOOD
Gibson, Stuart (D) – Hunter Mill – BAD, not running 2011
Hone, Tina (D) – At Large – GOOD, not running 2011
Moon, Ilryong (D) – At Large – WARM
Raney, Jim (D) – At Large – STRANGE, not running 2011
Reed, Patty (R) – Providence – GOOD
Wilson, Tessie (R) – Braddock - BAD
Smith, Kathy L (D) – Sully – BAD BUT POLITICAL
Storck, Dan (D) – Mt Vernon – GOOD
Strauss, Jane (D) – Dranesville – BAD BUT POLITICAL

Bottom line: Pay attention and vote in REFORM candidates in November 2011!

TruthBeTold Wrote:
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> Wilson, Tessie (R) – Braddock - BAD


She's already announced she is not running.

Right. Missed that. Don't know how b/c a fabulous replacement is in the works: Megan McLaughlin.

catching up on reading. this is just super crazy. this article drips with open hostility. this board rep knows 1 [one!] person is responsible for everything out there bradsher wrote herself?

yup. she knows. it's called face in the mirror.

and it has to be that elected public officials have a seminar or advice about the laws that govern their work. but it is somehow the public's fault her email traffic is in the public domain?

right.


http://fairfaxstation.patch.com/articles/elizabeth-bradsher-on-clifton-elementary-school

Q:It has to be an eerie feeling, seeing your emails in the public realm like that — or was that something you always knew was a possibility?

A: Sometimes you hear that they could be FOIA'ed, but I'll tell you: I kind of know who's behind this and the lack of respect that I've gotten from this person is — it's hard to imagine, and it saddens me greatly. Let me put it that way.
[] Clifton didn't listen. The Clifton residents never wanted to listen.

Can you elaborate on that?
I told them that this was a School Board issue. It wasn't an issue for the Board of Supervisors. And if they [advocated through] their supervisor it was going to be a detriment to them, because he does not make the decision and he does not have a good relationship with the School Board.

Liz Bradsher will be at Irving Middle School, 8100 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, on Tuesday, April 12 at 7 pm. She will provide updates on the FCPS budget, the disciplinary process, and the WSHS renovation schedule.

Hopefully people can ask questions (and not have it be a monologue). The meeting is in Barker Hall.

Just read this and found it to be very enlightening.

Serving Up Crow For FCPS Officials on School Renovations & Additions
Red Apple Mom | April 9, 2011 at 3:11 pm |

Remember the scathing editorial School Board member Liz Bradsher wrote last October in the Fairfax Times? It’s the one where she attacked a parent who raised important questions about FCPS’ renovation queue relative to FCPS’ closure of Clifton ES.

Bradsher’s editorial titled “Don’t Let the Facts Get In the Way of a Good Op Ed” specifically stated: “…Clifton Elementary School has 366 students and all students can be moved to successful nearby schools without the necessity of additions or renovations.

Well, well, well. Look out Ms. Bradsher –looks like some multi-million dollar facts are getting "in the way." You told parents and taxpayers that additions and renovations weren’t needed. The FCPS 2011 Proposed 2011 School Bond Referendum tells a different story.

The proposed 2011 bond, released by FCPS last week, shows $13.7 million for “additions and renovations” to schools that Clifton ES students will now be transferred to.

Among the proposed bond projects include:
Fairfax Villa ES (6 rooms) $ 3,129,294
Greenbriar East ES (9 rooms) $ 3,889,687
Union Mill ES (8 rooms) $ 3,419,715
Modular Relocations $ 3,250,000
Capacity Enhancement Subtotal: $ 13,688,696

Ready to eat some crow Ms. Bradsher?

Save some for FCPS Chief Operation Officer for Facilities Planning Dean Tistadt.

Back in October, Tistadt told concerned parents and taxpayers at a SW Boundary study meeting that FCPS already had money for any projects that might be needed as the result of shifting students from Clifton ES to new schools.
“We actually have a great deal of money in what we call the “construction reserve,” Tistadt is quoted in the Centreville Patch. The Patch quotes Tistadt saying that the funds were left over from previous bond referendums. “According to law, that money can be spent on any capital project,” said Tistadt.

So FCPS, if you already have leftover bond money , why are you sticking taxpayers with an additional proposed $13.7 million tab on the 2011 Bond?

If you already have leftover bond money, why the delay in jumpstarting much needed renovations at FCPS’ legacy high schools like Langley and West Springfield who have languished in the renovation queue for way too long?!

I smell the need for a serious audit of FCPS’ budget. Board of Supervisors, are you listening?

Ask Liz at Irving Middle School on Tuesday, 4/12 at 7 pm. Bring cameras, recording devices, etc.

LOVED Red Apple Mom's call for an audit. There are so many unanswered questions. I just don't understand how taking children from a brick and mortar school and putting them into a trailer park is good for FCPS.

I also don't think this move to mega elementary schools is a good idea. As Liz said when she ran "I believe in community schools." (that may be a paraphrase)


Here's a great letter to the editor that is in the Centreview this week on the FCPS budget issue:


http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=349651&paper=71&cat=110


Does anyone know what FCPS plans to do with the Clifton school? I suspect that could answer a lot of questions.

Question:

Is anyone running against Kathy Smith for Sully?

Also, I had a phone call survey a few weeks ago. The questioner asked whether I would vote for Frey or Kathy Smith for Supervisor...

Any answers out there?

forum reader Wrote:
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>
> Does anyone know what FCPS plans to do with the
> Clifton school? I suspect that could answer a lot
> of questions.


This is my question too. What becomes of the land and school building? A community center/park?

So far, FCPS has been silent about what happens to the land and building, and nothing has been mentioned on this forum. Very strange. I find it hard to believe that the county has not considered any plan. Maybe they want to sell it for development?

I have no clue.

Move Fair Ridge admin offices? FCPS has quite a large group there. Lunchtime restaurant selections would be limited, however. (very important for school officials.)

Move Mountain View? doubt that. The location wouldn't adapt well.

Does a church want to buy it? That could be very likely.

Private school? Also, very likely. Of course, FCPS would not want it to be charter school. Liz would probably love to have branch of Saudi school at that location.

Some kind of swap for other property? More likely. I'm not familiar with the property-but it seems to me it would be premium property for a developer. Except, for the fact, of course, that your kids would have to go out of community for elementary school.

Hotel? Conference center?

Anyone else heard the rumor that the Saudi Academy wants to buy it for a school? That would explain why FCPS wants to close it, they would make A LOT of money selling it to the Saudis!

rumor Wrote:
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> Anyone else heard the rumor that the Saudi Academy
> wants to buy it for a school? That would explain
> why FCPS wants to close it, they would make A LOT
> of money selling it to the Saudis!


Guess this would explain their intense desire to torpedo Clifton Elementary. Fairfax County will make WAY MORE MONEY selling it to the Saudis for their Muslim school.

Please people--I was just joking. I didn't intend to start a rumor. I pulled this out of thin air.. I just threw it out there as a joke. I was just trying to think of something tht Liz would love.

http://redapplemom.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/serving-up-crow-for-fcps-officials-on-school-renovations-additions/

This is "blogalicious"!


Remember the scathing editorial School Board member Liz Bradsher wrote last October in the Fairfax Times? It’s the one where she attacked a parent who raised important questions about FCPS’ renovation queue relative to FCPS’ closure of Clifton ES. http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/cms/story.php?id=2301


Bradsher’s editorial titled “Don’t Let the Facts Get In the Way of a Good Op Ed” specifically stated: “…Clifton Elementary School has 366 students and all students can be moved to successful nearby schools without the necessity of additions or renovations. http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/cms/story.php?id=2343

Lizzie the Liar is at it again!

I will not support another school bond until we get a new Board--and staff. Since we don't know if our board will be new, I will not support the bond in November.

It seems to me that something really smells here. Bradsher and Tistadt both said there was plenty of money.

Sully District Wrote:
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> Question:
>
> Is anyone running against Kathy Smith for Sully?
>
> Also, I had a phone call survey a few weeks ago. The questioner asked whether I would vote for Frey or Kathy Smith for Supervisor...
>
> Any answers out there?

Smith is running against LeMunyon!

Velkoff will switch to run for the Sully seat because the D's won't endorse him for At Large and they won't endorse Kathy for Sully.

You read it here first.

Velkoff is Smith, Jr. He is a good pal of hers. He ran her last campaign. I sure hope someone else steps up for Sully district. Although, in the current atmosphere he probably has a better chance than Smith due to all the egg on her face.

velkoff certainly is Kathy Smith Jr. which hurts him county wide but not in Sully.

His advantage is that he's not an incumbent because for most folks this is a "throw the bums out" election regarding the SB.

they can't even keep their stories straight:
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Thomas More said:

"Smith is running against LeMunyon!

Velkoff will switch to run for the Sully seat because the D's won't endorse him for At Large and they won't endorse Kathy for Sully.

You read it here first."

That would explain why Kathy was not concerned about making VA Run unhappy.....Va Run is not in her House district. This way she solidified her base: Poplar Tree and Greenbriar and made them happy.

Most of the people that she made unhappy cannot vote against her because they do not live in her House district. Interesting.

Please tell me that it is true that Smith is not going to run for school board but will run for state office.

I find it very difficult to believe that the Ds won't endorse her for school board.

When does she have to file to run for state office?

Is it really, really, really true about not running for school board?

Kathy Smith is a J-O-K-E. She has "lead" this school district into the ground and harmed its reputation.

One story after another about the antics of Dale and these clows on the School Board.

Suspending kids for allergy pills for 4 months!

Morality Gap Report!

Gatehouse I and attempts to buy Gatehouse II.

VGLA overuse/abuse and CHEATING on SOLs.

Failure to implement Full Day K.

Terrible relationship with The BOS which has cost this chool district millions in funding.

VRS Loan that will cost taxpayers $100 million in interest.

She isn't qualified to be in ANY public office-she should be run out of town for the damage and destruction she has caused.