BOE - who are people voting for?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t you have to have a college degree for the job? Laura Stewart only has an associate.

I’m more concerned about the fact that she doesn’t have any kids in MCPS.

She has two recent grads. That'll be true of Evans too. Mandel has never had kids in MCPS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What's the latest MoCo? Decided on your votes?

Yes except for district 4. I don’t love Shebra but her challengers are really extreme and inexperienced.

I don't think that's fair or remotely accurate. Stewart seems great and isn't an incumbent. Also,, it's not just me. She';s endorsed by the Apple ballot.

Yes - if you want another stay at home mom social justice warrior who is going to say nice things but then be a yes-man to MCPS, the union, etc. then you should indeed vote for status quo Stewart. The Apple Ballot has always picked the best BOE members. Just look at all the trail blazing work that their last picks in 2022 have done.

I think Julie Yang and Grace Rivera-Oven have both been doing a good job as members.

+1 I love the way they handled the Biedelman situation and negotiating for McKnight’s exit. We need more of that which is why I’m voting straight apple ballot

[Anonymous]

Smondrowski also led the effort to oust McKnight. Evans and Wolf defended McKnight and Harris was wishy washy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t you have to have a college degree for the job? Laura Stewart only has an associate.

I’m more concerned about the fact that she doesn’t have any kids in MCPS.

She has two recent grads. That'll be true of Evans too. Mandel has never had kids in MCPS.

Didn't realize that Mandel and Evans are the only ones running in District 4 who currently have school-aged children.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t you have to have a college degree for the job? Laura Stewart only has an associate.

I’m more concerned about the fact that she doesn’t have any kids in MCPS.

She has two recent grads. That'll be true of Evans too. Mandel has never had kids in MCPS.

Didn't realize that Mandel and Evans are the only ones running in District 4 who currently have school-aged children.

Weak troll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Smondrowski also led the effort to oust McKnight. Evans and Wolf defended McKnight and Harris was wishy washy.

Citation needed

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What's the latest MoCo? Decided on your votes?

Yes except for district 4. I don’t love Shebra but her challengers are really extreme and inexperienced.

Shebra has a lot of experience, but little to show for it. I'm voting for Stewart.

That is my thinking as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For district 2, what do folks think of Ricky Fai Mui?

His website seems to think he's still running for Rockville city council.

Seems like Ricky Fai Mui is a serial candidate for public office, any public office, like Sharif Hidayat.

Thanks, ok, crossing him off my list. Still trying to figure out whom to support in that race.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's the latest MoCo? Decided on your votes?

Yes except for district 4. I don’t love Shebra but her challengers are really extreme and inexperienced.

Shebra has a lot of experience, but little to show for it. I'm voting for Stewart.

That is my thinking as well.

Stewart seems too inexperienced for the job in my mind. I don't love voting for any incumbent for BOE right now, but I'm leaning toward voting for Shebra Evans over Laura Stewart. Laura has done good work for her kids' PTA in the past, but I think she will be in over her head and get steam-rolled by mcps admins. She also reminds me too much of Lynne Harris - someone who says a lot of stuff that resonates with me as a progressive minded liberal, but very lacking in action and substance when it counts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Smondrowski also led the effort to oust McKnight. Evans and Wolf defended McKnight and Harris was wishy washy.

Hilarious.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's the latest MoCo? Decided on your votes?

Yes except for district 4. I don’t love Shebra but her challengers are really extreme and inexperienced.

I don't think that's fair or remotely accurate. Stewart seems great and isn't an incumbent. Also,, it's not just me. She';s endorsed by the Apple ballot.

Yes - if you want another stay at home mom social justice warrior who is going to say nice things but then be a yes-man to MCPS, the union, etc. then you should indeed vote for status quo Stewart. The Apple Ballot has always picked the best BOE members. Just look at all the trail blazing work that their last picks in 2022 have done.

I think Julie Yang and Grace Rivera-Oven have both been doing a good job as members.

+1 I love the way they handled the Biedelman situation and negotiating for McKnight’s exit. We need more of that which is why I’m voting straight apple ballot

You like the $1mln+ payout that McKnight received? That money could have been spent on students instead. If they had the guts to fire her for cause instead of negotiating a golden parachute deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Smondrowski also led the effort to oust McKnight. Evans and Wolf defended McKnight and Harris was wishy washy.

of course.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's the latest MoCo? Decided on your votes?

Yes except for district 4. I don’t love Shebra but her challengers are really extreme and inexperienced.

I don't think that's fair or remotely accurate. Stewart seems great and isn't an incumbent. Also,, it's not just me. She';s endorsed by the Apple ballot.

Yes - if you want another stay at home mom social justice warrior who is going to say nice things but then be a yes-man to MCPS, the union, etc. then you should indeed vote for status quo Stewart. The Apple Ballot has always picked the best BOE members. Just look at all the trail blazing work that their last picks in 2022 have done.

I think Julie Yang and Grace Rivera-Oven have both been doing a good job as members.

+1 I love the way they handled the Biedelman situation and negotiating for McKnight’s exit. We need more of that which is why I’m voting straight apple ballot

You like the $1mln+ payout that McKnight received? That money could have been spent on students instead. If they had the guts to fire her for cause instead of negotiating a golden parachute deal.

PP, read post above yours in a sarcastic tone. DP

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's the latest MoCo? Decided on your votes?

Yes except for district 4. I don’t love Shebra but her challengers are really extreme and inexperienced.

I don't think that's fair or remotely accurate. Stewart seems great and isn't an incumbent. Also,, it's not just me. She';s endorsed by the Apple ballot.

Yes - if you want another stay at home mom social justice warrior who is going to say nice things but then be a yes-man to MCPS, the union, etc. then you should indeed vote for status quo Stewart. The Apple Ballot has always picked the best BOE members. Just look at all the trail blazing work that their last picks in 2022 have done.

I think Julie Yang and Grace Rivera-Oven have both been doing a good job as members.

+1 I love the way they handled the Biedelman situation and negotiating for McKnight’s exit. We need more of that which is why I’m voting straight apple ballot

You like the $1mln+ payout that McKnight received? That money could have been spent on students instead. If they had the guts to fire her for cause instead of negotiating a golden parachute deal.

They did the best they could when dealt a bad hand. As one would expect from the apple ballot slate. Which is why I’m taking their recommendations 100% this time too. Great track record

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's the latest MoCo? Decided on your votes?

Yes except for district 4. I don’t love Shebra but her challengers are really extreme and inexperienced.

Shebra has a lot of experience, but little to show for it. I'm voting for Stewart.

That is my thinking as well.

Stewart seems too inexperienced for the job in my mind. I don't love voting for any incumbent for BOE right now, but I'm leaning toward voting for Shebra Evans over Laura Stewart. Laura has done good work for her kids' PTA in the past, but I think she will be in over her head and get steam-rolled by mcps admins. She also reminds me too much of Lynne Harris - someone who says a lot of stuff that resonates with me as a progressive minded liberal, but very lacking in action and substance when it counts.

Laura Stewart could not even shift the culture of the MCCPTA, where she was very active. Like many others, she got comfortable with her proximity and access to power and started to tow the party line rather than holding the school system and the board accountable for its failures.