Liberally Social Democratic Social Club of ALX

A Special Election! In January! In School Board District A!

In this ep, we learn a) what makes Gina Baum tick, b) how to get booted from the GWMS Facebook group, and c) that she's willing to go the extra mile for good takeout! This boards and commissions vet has a ton to tell you about her campaign—so join us!

Gina's website is here

Send her some moolah here (via Donorbox?)

This is your chance to become one of a handful of people who even know about this race, let alone will vote in it! So listen up, and tell your friends!

A Special Election! In January! In School Board District A!

We're talking to Tim Beaty, aka "Mr. Tim from School," about his experience subbing in ACPS, sharing some big love for Quinta Brunson and another special teacher, and getting schooled on collective bargaining for teachers by a real live Teamster—partially in Spanish!

Tim's website is here

Throw him a donation here (via ActBlue)

This is your chance to become one of a handful of people who even know about this race, let alone will vote in it! So listen up, and tell your friends!

Y'all! It's our last episode in District B—and, man, it's entertaining! (At least weeee were entertained!) In this ep, School Board candidate Tammy Ignacio surprises us with answers that have us laughin' out loud and wishin' we'd had a few less sips before we started! She covers her decades in ACPS and what she gets from overzealous private Facebook groups that hate bike lanes—and we discover that OMG! we've met Tammy's favorite teacher, AND SHE'S A TRIP! Join us! AND THEN GO VOTE!

Ignacio4SchoolBoard.com
Donate to Tammy!
Are you sure you vote in District B? Check the map!
Yellowstone
The Color of Water, by James McBride
La Casa
Fairlington Pizza
Tammy really, really—and she cannot stress this enough—loves Councilwoman Amy Jackson!

If you’re shoppin’ for a candidate who has superior Betta fish-naming skillz, then getta load of what Bridget Shea Westfall, candidate for School Board in District B, is sellin’! We cover binge-worthy TV, what the heck is up with OpenACPS, and the weirdness of running for office as a federal employee—with our bubbles in fancy crystal because we’re klassy. Well, at least Bridget is! Join us!


BridgetforACPS.org
Donate to Bridget
Impeachment—the Monica Lewinsky thing on FX
Money Heist
Succession
Real Housewives on Bravo
Elmo’s fish, Dorothy!
RT’s on Mt. Vernon Ave.
OpenACPS private Facebook group
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America

Are you lookin' for a megaboost of positive energy to get your day goin'? THEN PRESS PLAY! Retiring Principal PreeAnn Johnson, School Board candidate in District B, has it in spades. And is it just us, or does her description of her childhood self sound suspiciously like Blind Melon Bumblebee Girl? Pop those AirPods in and hear PreeAnn's vision for the whole child, practical solutions to our schools' challenges, and why all this talk of Critical Race Theory is making her head implode! Your faithful hosts couldn't hold back their...uproarious...reaction! 


PreePreeontheBoard.com
Donate to PreeAnn’s campaign!
Are you sure you're in District B? Check the map!
Wait—was PreeAnn the Blind Melon Bumblebee Girl?
Return SRO’s [sic] to ACPS private Facebook group
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Robin J. DiAngelo
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, by Zaretta L. Hammond
Education Association of Alexandria

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"That was the most succinct answer we've ever had and we don't know what to do now." Dr. Ashley Simpson Baird, candidate for School Board in District B, shocks and amazes us with her ability to articulate a full, clear thought—with an ending—in English AND Spanish! Teach us the secret to organizing our brains like this, Doc! You'll want to eavesdrop on this convo about deep, critical thinking, getting back to the basics of teaching our kids, and...Michelle Pfeiffer? Yes! Michelle Pfeiffer! By the end, maybe you'll be roaming Beverley Hills, lookin' for an ASB yard sign!


AshleySimpsonBaird.com
Donate to her campaign!
Are you sure you're in District B? Check the map!
Dangerous Minds
Spicekraft on Mt. Vernon Ave.
Brandi Carlile's You and Me on the Rock
Building the Federal Schoolhouse, by Douglas S. Reid
Alexandria Community Alliance
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America