New Superintendent to be named on February 8th

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting take on the search process: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/03/montgomery-county-schools-superintendent/

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting take on the search process: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/03/montgomery-county-schools-superintendent/

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[Anonymous]

If you live in MoCo and have a library card, you can get free access to WaPo. YOu just have to sign in once every 5 days or something like that.

[Anonymous]

It seems odd that they are allotting 90 minutes on the agenda for 'Conditional Appointment of the Superintendent of Schools' and then going into closed session for 2 hours, before opening the meeting again at 12:30. What is going to be happening in the open meeting between 9 and 10:30, once they announce the name of the new superintendent?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems odd that they are allotting 90 minutes on the agenda for 'Conditional Appointment of the Superintendent of Schools' and then going into closed session for 2 hours, before opening the meeting again at 12:30. What is going to be happening in the open meeting between 9 and 10:30, once they announce the name of the new superintendent?

I'm guessing they'll appoint MM but the conditional piece relates to a list of limits on her power. Maybe it's their way of having their cake and eating it too? They get to save face since MM is their candidate, but perhaps try to appease others by taking away her ability to have total independent leadership. I really don't know but that's how I read that "conditional." I don't think they'll appease anyone though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems odd that they are allotting 90 minutes on the agenda for 'Conditional Appointment of the Superintendent of Schools' and then going into closed session for 2 hours, before opening the meeting again at 12:30. What is going to be happening in the open meeting between 9 and 10:30, once they announce the name of the new superintendent?

I'm guessing they'll appoint MM but the conditional piece relates to a list of limits on her power. Maybe it's their way of having their cake and eating it too? They get to save face since MM is their candidate, but perhaps try to appease others by taking away her ability to have total independent leadership. I really don't know but that's how I read that "conditional." I don't think they'll appease anyone though.

I thought the conditional was to allow for the official background checks, conflict of interest investigation etc. The new term doesn't begin until July 1 anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems odd that they are allotting 90 minutes on the agenda for 'Conditional Appointment of the Superintendent of Schools' and then going into closed session for 2 hours, before opening the meeting again at 12:30. What is going to be happening in the open meeting between 9 and 10:30, once they announce the name of the new superintendent?

I'm guessing they'll appoint MM but the conditional piece relates to a list of limits on her power. Maybe it's their way of having their cake and eating it too? They get to save face since MM is their candidate, but perhaps try to appease others by taking away her ability to have total independent leadership. I really don't know but that's how I read that "conditional." I don't think they'll appease anyone though.

I thought the conditional was to allow for the official background checks, conflict of interest investigation etc. The new term doesn't begin until July 1 anyway.

Oh that makes sense. NM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you live in MoCo and have a library card, you can get free access to WaPo. YOu just have to sign in once every 5 days or something like that.

Wow! Did not know this. Thank you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems odd that they are allotting 90 minutes on the agenda for 'Conditional Appointment of the Superintendent of Schools' and then going into closed session for 2 hours, before opening the meeting again at 12:30. What is going to be happening in the open meeting between 9 and 10:30, once they announce the name of the new superintendent?

I'm guessing they'll appoint MM but the conditional piece relates to a list of limits on her power. Maybe it's their way of having their cake and eating it too? They get to save face since MM is their candidate, but perhaps try to appease others by taking away her ability to have total independent leadership. I really don't know but that's how I read that "conditional." I don't think they'll appease anyone though.

I thought the conditional was to allow for the official background checks, conflict of interest investigation etc. The new term doesn't begin until July 1 anyway.

Wouldn’t McKnight already have those things? Why are they rushing to make an appointment before having done their due diligence? This Board is a mess. Honestly. Wolff’s “leadership” has been nothing but a disaster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems odd that they are allotting 90 minutes on the agenda for 'Conditional Appointment of the Superintendent of Schools' and then going into closed session for 2 hours, before opening the meeting again at 12:30. What is going to be happening in the open meeting between 9 and 10:30, once they announce the name of the new superintendent?

I'm guessing they'll appoint MM but the conditional piece relates to a list of limits on her power. Maybe it's their way of having their cake and eating it too? They get to save face since MM is their candidate, but perhaps try to appease others by taking away her ability to have total independent leadership. I really don't know but that's how I read that "conditional." I don't think they'll appease anyone though.

I thought the conditional was to allow for the official background checks, conflict of interest investigation etc. The new term doesn't begin until July 1 anyway.

Wouldn’t McKnight already have those things? Why are they rushing to make an appointment before having done their due diligence? This Board is a mess. Honestly. Wolff’s “leadership” has been nothing but a disaster.

Maybe it isn't McKnight...

[Anonymous]

The conditional wording is the first thing that has given me hope that it's not McKnight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting take on the search process: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/03/montgomery-county-schools-superintendent/

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The summary is basically a regurgitation of what you read here. Lots of people have criticized McKnight for being incompetent. Her defenders say those criticisms of her incompetence is racist and a group of Black pastors, who probably were organized to write a letter in her support, sent a letter alleging there was a grand conspiracy being organized against McKnight.

It’s a pretty basic summary of the situation, but also objectively pretty crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems odd that they are allotting 90 minutes on the agenda for 'Conditional Appointment of the Superintendent of Schools' and then going into closed session for 2 hours, before opening the meeting again at 12:30. What is going to be happening in the open meeting between 9 and 10:30, once they announce the name of the new superintendent?

I'm guessing they'll appoint MM but the conditional piece relates to a list of limits on her power. Maybe it's their way of having their cake and eating it too? They get to save face since MM is their candidate, but perhaps try to appease others by taking away her ability to have total independent leadership. I really don't know but that's how I read that "conditional." I don't think they'll appease anyone though.

I thought the conditional was to allow for the official background checks, conflict of interest investigation etc. The new term doesn't begin until July 1 anyway.

Wouldn’t McKnight already have those things? Why are they rushing to make an appointment before having done their due diligence? This Board is a mess. Honestly. Wolff’s “leadership” has been nothing but a disaster.

So much huffing and puffing on this board. This is all the standard procedure. The superintendent appointment happened the same way when Jack Smith was hired, almost to the day in February 2016. The conditional appointment is "contingent upon final negotiation of an employment agreement and the written approval of the State Superintendent of Schools as required by state law."

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/A6U2PU003FDC/$file/Resolution-Conditional%20Appointment%20of%20Superintendent.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems odd that they are allotting 90 minutes on the agenda for 'Conditional Appointment of the Superintendent of Schools' and then going into closed session for 2 hours, before opening the meeting again at 12:30. What is going to be happening in the open meeting between 9 and 10:30, once they announce the name of the new superintendent?

I'm guessing they'll appoint MM but the conditional piece relates to a list of limits on her power. Maybe it's their way of having their cake and eating it too? They get to save face since MM is their candidate, but perhaps try to appease others by taking away her ability to have total independent leadership. I really don't know but that's how I read that "conditional." I don't think they'll appease anyone though.

I thought the conditional was to allow for the official background checks, conflict of interest investigation etc. The new term doesn't begin until July 1 anyway.

Wouldn’t McKnight already have those things? Why are they rushing to make an appointment before having done their due diligence? This Board is a mess. Honestly. Wolff’s “leadership” has been nothing but a disaster.

So much huffing and puffing on this board. This is all the standard procedure. The superintendent appointment happened the same way when Jack Smith was hired, almost to the day in February 2016. The conditional appointment is "contingent upon final negotiation of an employment agreement and the written approval of the State Superintendent of Schools as required by state law."

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/A6U2PU003FDC/$file/Resolution-Conditional%20Appointment%20of%20Superintendent.pdf

And no, I don't work for MCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting take on the search process: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/03/montgomery-county-schools-superintendent/

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The summary is basically a regurgitation of what you read here. Lots of people have criticized McKnight for being incompetent. Her defenders say those criticisms of her incompetence is racist and a group of Black pastors, who probably were organized to write a letter in her support, sent a letter alleging there was a grand conspiracy being organized against McKnight.

It’s a pretty basic summary of the situation, but also objectively pretty crazy.

Sweet Mary and Joseph! A group of Black pastors have sent their support of Dr. McKnight?

Was their all important letter before a young man was gunned down in a high school bathroom? Or before another young man was found murdered after MCPS denied his COSA for severe bullying? Or before the loaded gun on a student who smelled like pot at school? Or before the votes of no confidence by two unions in MCPS? Or before students didn’t have buses to get to schools or students didn’t have teachers when they got to school?

Yep. They pegged me. I must be a racist because I think these issues matter and Dr. McKnight doesn’t have the leadership skills to fix the problems.