Jawando forces Monteleone to admit they're cutting RJ coach stipend after trying to tapdance around it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm no fan of Jawando. He touts public education, but his kids go to private/public charter schools. He's a public official who espouses to support black and brown families, however, he knowingly took financial donations from corporate donors who are bulldozing the Bethesda cemetary which contains the bones and bodies of slaves.

There are no charter schools in moco. If he lives in moco how do his kids go to public schools somewhere else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm no fan of Jawando. He touts public education, but his kids go to private/public charter schools. He's a public official who espouses to support black and brown families, however, he knowingly took financial donations from corporate donors who are bulldozing the Bethesda cemetary which contains the bones and bodies of slaves.

We don't have public charter schools in Montgomery County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm no fan of Jawando. He touts public education, but his kids go to private/public charter schools. He's a public official who espouses to support black and brown families, however, he knowingly took financial donations from corporate donors who are bulldozing the Bethesda cemetary which contains the bones and bodies of slaves.

They are in private. He’s very financially comfortable and often cannot relate to the kids he proclaims to be helping. Want to do good, get more supports for kids behind, bring back tutoring, more help for sped and focus on behavior with real consequences and safety. Cut the waste out of mcps and bring back the basics.

[Anonymous]

Disagree with OP’s premise. Maybe you’re seeing what you want to see and hearing what you want to hear. You may not like that they’re not funding the position, but doesn’t seem like he’s obscuring anything. Separately, man those meetings must be boring. Three minutes was more than enough!

[Anonymous]

He has at least one kid in MCPS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He has at least one kid in MCPS

His social media says the kids are private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He has at least one kid in MCPS

His social media says the kids are private.

That's a dumb thing to put out there for a guy in charge of the education committee of a county elected post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He has at least one kid in MCPS

His social media says the kids are private.

That's a dumb thing to put out there for a guy in charge of the education committee of a county elected post.

FTLOG his kids are in public and private schools. This comes up every time his name is mentioned here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He has at least one kid in MCPS

His social media says the kids are private.

That's a dumb thing to put out there for a guy in charge of the education committee of a county elected post.

FTLOG his kids are in public and private schools. This comes up every time his name is mentioned here.

They are in private for the ones school-aged. He's put it in his social media where they go. I forget which school but it's one of the pricy ones and I wouldn't post the name anyway.

He should not be in charge of the education committee for a public school system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Disagree with OP’s premise. Maybe you’re seeing what you want to see and hearing what you want to hear. You may not like that they’re not funding the position, but doesn’t seem like he’s obscuring anything. Separately, man those meetings must be boring. Three minutes was more than enough!

Again: If you watched the exchange, you can tell Jawando had done his homework and he was forcing Damon to admit on the record that the RJ Coaches for elementary were being cut and that even though Damon was targeting the remaining funds for the secondary level, that it would in fact NOT fund the RJ Coach stipends at ALL secondary schools and that some would go without.

If you can't see that, then your eyes and ears do not work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Disagree with OP’s premise. Maybe you’re seeing what you want to see and hearing what you want to hear. You may not like that they’re not funding the position, but doesn’t seem like he’s obscuring anything. Separately, man those meetings must be boring. Three minutes was more than enough!

Again: If you watched the exchange, you can tell Jawando had done his homework and he was forcing Damon to admit on the record that the RJ Coaches for elementary were being cut and that even though Damon was targeting the remaining funds for the secondary level, that it would in fact NOT fund the RJ Coach stipends at ALL secondary schools and that some would go without.

If you can't see that, then your eyes and ears do not work.

They should have explained that they used grant money and that money is gone. Not hard to understand. That could use that money for 8 teachers, reading specialists or better things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Disagree with OP’s premise. Maybe you’re seeing what you want to see and hearing what you want to hear. You may not like that they’re not funding the position, but doesn’t seem like he’s obscuring anything. Separately, man those meetings must be boring. Three minutes was more than enough!

Again: If you watched the exchange, you can tell Jawando had done his homework and he was forcing Damon to admit on the record that the RJ Coaches for elementary were being cut and that even though Damon was targeting the remaining funds for the secondary level, that it would in fact NOT fund the RJ Coach stipends at ALL secondary schools and that some would go without.

If you can't see that, then your eyes and ears do not work.

The exchange, factually, went like this:

Q: Why are there cuts to RJ coaches?
A: Explanation
Q: How are you going to allocate the reduced amount?
A: We will give it to middle schools
Q: That means there is no money for elementary schools?
A: Yes, and explained why

Maybe you don't watch a lot of hearings like this? That was textbook.

To be clear, there can be real disagreements about the substantive decision being made here. But attacking the testimony and saying the man was evasive in talking about it just isn't true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Disagree with OP’s premise. Maybe you’re seeing what you want to see and hearing what you want to hear. You may not like that they’re not funding the position, but doesn’t seem like he’s obscuring anything. Separately, man those meetings must be boring. Three minutes was more than enough!

Again: If you watched the exchange, you can tell Jawando had done his homework and he was forcing Damon to admit on the record that the RJ Coaches for elementary were being cut and that even though Damon was targeting the remaining funds for the secondary level, that it would in fact NOT fund the RJ Coach stipends at ALL secondary schools and that some would go without.

If you can't see that, then your eyes and ears do not work.

The exchange, factually, went like this:

Q: Why are there cuts to RJ coaches?
A: Explanation
Q: How are you going to allocate the reduced amount?
A: We will give it to middle schools
Q: That means there is no money for elementary schools?
A: Yes, and explained why

Maybe you don't watch a lot of hearings like this? That was textbook.

To be clear, there can be real disagreements about the substantive decision being made here. But attacking the testimony and saying the man was evasive in talking about it just isn't true.

LOL Chris Cram, is that you? Or is this Damon or one of his acolytes?

You all at MCPS are so arrogant that you really believe you can spin any and everything in your favor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Disagree with OP’s premise. Maybe you’re seeing what you want to see and hearing what you want to hear. You may not like that they’re not funding the position, but doesn’t seem like he’s obscuring anything. Separately, man those meetings must be boring. Three minutes was more than enough!

Again: If you watched the exchange, you can tell Jawando had done his homework and he was forcing Damon to admit on the record that the RJ Coaches for elementary were being cut and that even though Damon was targeting the remaining funds for the secondary level, that it would in fact NOT fund the RJ Coach stipends at ALL secondary schools and that some would go without.

If you can't see that, then your eyes and ears do not work.

The exchange, factually, went like this:

Q: Why are there cuts to RJ coaches?
A: Explanation
Q: How are you going to allocate the reduced amount?
A: We will give it to middle schools
Q: That means there is no money for elementary schools?
A: Yes, and explained why

Maybe you don't watch a lot of hearings like this? That was textbook.

To be clear, there can be real disagreements about the substantive decision being made here. But attacking the testimony and saying the man was evasive in talking about it just isn't true.

+1. There are plenty of things to criticize MCPS for, but this isn't one of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure I am seeing what you are. They have to make cuts because RJ was funded by allocations schools aren’t receiving anymore. I didn’t even know my school had an RJ coach. I can’t believe they want someone full time for it. Jawando probably wants that program to be increased. A 6000 stipend is insane. I wonder what they did to justify that size of a stipend.

Totally with the CO on this one too. Cut that nonsense. Jawndo is the worst.