Antiracist System Audit

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What happens when teachers are unhappy with the school climate and they are attacked or watch coworkers attacked. Teachers quit in droves.

I'm a relatively new teacher, but please don't quit. Find a different school among the 100+ out there in our county. I've worked at several schools in a variety of roles and at my second one they taunted me stating that if I file a bullying complaint--no one will care! Yes, they attacked me every time I raised an issue that either affected student learning or professionalism between staff. I just switched to survival mode for a few months and got outta there as soon as I could (literally to the hour). Subsequently, I found a much better school.

There are some amazing schools in MCPS that truly have a positive work climate. You'll find that school--just get an involuntary transfer and don't look back!

I envy the optimism of new teachers. I've been teaching for nearly 20 years and there are things I like about MCPS but a lot more that I dislike. I do think we get paid well and have good benefits in comparison to other school districts. What I can't stand is the disorganization of central office and the trickle down effect it has at the school level. It's ridiculous that we are still expected to have our kids meet certain targets by the end of the year when we've been in a pandemic. Let's not forget we are expected to solve all of societal problems and teach at the same time. Kids have so many more SEL needs than they did ten years ago. There's so much more mobility and poverty in MCPS than there was ten years ago. I have my students seven hours a day and work my butt off but if they're not getting support at home, there's not much else I can do to get them on grade level. It's an asinine system and is only getting worse by the year.

Mom here and I agree. But what is the best way to help teach kids who are at so many different levels of progress? You are right; there are many more families who are lower-income and not well resourced.

Differentiated classrooms. Smaller class sizes for the kids who need extra help to catch up. But MCPS needs to quit throwing English language learners in with kids who are above grade level and calling the class Advanced English. That helps nobody.

So you want them to be segregated?

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What happens when teachers are unhappy with the school climate and they are attacked or watch coworkers attacked. Teachers quit in droves.

I'm a relatively new teacher, but please don't quit. Find a different school among the 100+ out there in our county. I've worked at several schools in a variety of roles and at my second one they taunted me stating that if I file a bullying complaint--no one will care! Yes, they attacked me every time I raised an issue that either affected student learning or professionalism between staff. I just switched to survival mode for a few months and got outta there as soon as I could (literally to the hour). Subsequently, I found a much better school.

There are some amazing schools in MCPS that truly have a positive work climate. You'll find that school--just get an involuntary transfer and don't look back!

I envy the optimism of new teachers. I've been teaching for nearly 20 years and there are things I like about MCPS but a lot more that I dislike. I do think we get paid well and have good benefits in comparison to other school districts. What I can't stand is the disorganization of central office and the trickle down effect it has at the school level. It's ridiculous that we are still expected to have our kids meet certain targets by the end of the year when we've been in a pandemic. Let's not forget we are expected to solve all of societal problems and teach at the same time. Kids have so many more SEL needs than they did ten years ago. There's so much more mobility and poverty in MCPS than there was ten years ago. I have my students seven hours a day and work my butt off but if they're not getting support at home, there's not much else I can do to get them on grade level. It's an asinine system and is only getting worse by the year.

Mom here and I agree. But what is the best way to help teach kids who are at so many different levels of progress? You are right; there are many more families who are lower-income and not well resourced.

Differentiated classrooms. Smaller class sizes for the kids who need extra help to catch up. But MCPS needs to quit throwing English language learners in with kids who are above grade level and calling the class Advanced English. That helps nobody.

So you want them to be segregated?

DP. Isn't there precedent for this at MCPS? Magnet applications were denied because of appropriate peer groups at the home schools?

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What happens when teachers are unhappy with the school climate and they are attacked or watch coworkers attacked. Teachers quit in droves.

I'm a relatively new teacher, but please don't quit. Find a different school among the 100+ out there in our county. I've worked at several schools in a variety of roles and at my second one they taunted me stating that if I file a bullying complaint--no one will care! Yes, they attacked me every time I raised an issue that either affected student learning or professionalism between staff. I just switched to survival mode for a few months and got outta there as soon as I could (literally to the hour). Subsequently, I found a much better school.

There are some amazing schools in MCPS that truly have a positive work climate. You'll find that school--just get an involuntary transfer and don't look back!

I envy the optimism of new teachers. I've been teaching for nearly 20 years and there are things I like about MCPS but a lot more that I dislike. I do think we get paid well and have good benefits in comparison to other school districts. What I can't stand is the disorganization of central office and the trickle down effect it has at the school level. It's ridiculous that we are still expected to have our kids meet certain targets by the end of the year when we've been in a pandemic. Let's not forget we are expected to solve all of societal problems and teach at the same time. Kids have so many more SEL needs than they did ten years ago. There's so much more mobility and poverty in MCPS than there was ten years ago. I have my students seven hours a day and work my butt off but if they're not getting support at home, there's not much else I can do to get them on grade level. It's an asinine system and is only getting worse by the year.

Mom here and I agree. But what is the best way to help teach kids who are at so many different levels of progress? You are right; there are many more families who are lower-income and not well resourced.

Differentiated classrooms. Smaller class sizes for the kids who need extra help to catch up. But MCPS needs to quit throwing English language learners in with kids who are above grade level and calling the class Advanced English. That helps nobody.

So you want them to be segregated?

Do you believe that any attempt to provide differentiated, appropriate ability-based instruction is segregation?

Does having a child who has trouble will multiplication take a calculus class help them? Who is served if that same child having trouble with multiplication is instead taking algebra with kids who are ready for calculus but not allowed to take it and forced to take algebra instead? There is only a middle band of kids that this arrangement serves, but it doesn’t even serve them so no one is being appropriately served currently.

[Anonymous]

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What happens when teachers are unhappy with the school climate and they are attacked or watch coworkers attacked. Teachers quit in droves.

I'm a relatively new teacher, but please don't quit. Find a different school among the 100+ out there in our county. I've worked at several schools in a variety of roles and at my second one they taunted me stating that if I file a bullying complaint--no one will care! Yes, they attacked me every time I raised an issue that either affected student learning or professionalism between staff. I just switched to survival mode for a few months and got outta there as soon as I could (literally to the hour). Subsequently, I found a much better school.

There are some amazing schools in MCPS that truly have a positive work climate. You'll find that school--just get an involuntary transfer and don't look back!

I envy the optimism of new teachers. I've been teaching for nearly 20 years and there are things I like about MCPS but a lot more that I dislike. I do think we get paid well and have good benefits in comparison to other school districts. What I can't stand is the disorganization of central office and the trickle down effect it has at the school level. It's ridiculous that we are still expected to have our kids meet certain targets by the end of the year when we've been in a pandemic. Let's not forget we are expected to solve all of societal problems and teach at the same time. Kids have so many more SEL needs than they did ten years ago. There's so much more mobility and poverty in MCPS than there was ten years ago. I have my students seven hours a day and work my butt off but if they're not getting support at home, there's not much else I can do to get them on grade level. It's an asinine system and is only getting worse by the year.

Mom here and I agree. But what is the best way to help teach kids who are at so many different levels of progress? You are right; there are many more families who are lower-income and not well resourced.

Differentiated classrooms. Smaller class sizes for the kids who need extra help to catch up. But MCPS needs to quit throwing English language learners in with kids who are above grade level and calling the class Advanced English. That helps nobody.

So you want them to be segregated?

They are starting in middle school.

[Anonymous]

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What happens when teachers are unhappy with the school climate and they are attacked or watch coworkers attacked. Teachers quit in droves.

I'm a relatively new teacher, but please don't quit. Find a different school among the 100+ out there in our county. I've worked at several schools in a variety of roles and at my second one they taunted me stating that if I file a bullying complaint--no one will care! Yes, they attacked me every time I raised an issue that either affected student learning or professionalism between staff. I just switched to survival mode for a few months and got outta there as soon as I could (literally to the hour). Subsequently, I found a much better school.

There are some amazing schools in MCPS that truly have a positive work climate. You'll find that school--just get an involuntary transfer and don't look back!

I envy the optimism of new teachers. I've been teaching for nearly 20 years and there are things I like about MCPS but a lot more that I dislike. I do think we get paid well and have good benefits in comparison to other school districts. What I can't stand is the disorganization of central office and the trickle down effect it has at the school level. It's ridiculous that we are still expected to have our kids meet certain targets by the end of the year when we've been in a pandemic. Let's not forget we are expected to solve all of societal problems and teach at the same time. Kids have so many more SEL needs than they did ten years ago. There's so much more mobility and poverty in MCPS than there was ten years ago. I have my students seven hours a day and work my butt off but if they're not getting support at home, there's not much else I can do to get them on grade level. It's an asinine system and is only getting worse by the year.

Mom here and I agree. But what is the best way to help teach kids who are at so many different levels of progress? You are right; there are many more families who are lower-income and not well resourced.

Differentiated classrooms. Smaller class sizes for the kids who need extra help to catch up. But MCPS needs to quit throwing English language learners in with kids who are above grade level and calling the class Advanced English. That helps nobody.

So you want them to be segregated?

Do you believe that any attempt to provide differentiated, appropriate ability-based instruction is segregation?

Does having a child who has trouble will multiplication take a calculus class help them? Who is served if that same child having trouble with multiplication is instead taking algebra with kids who are ready for calculus but not allowed to take it and forced to take algebra instead? There is only a middle band of kids that this arrangement serves, but it doesn’t even serve them so no one is being appropriately served currently.

This is why we have this mess. There isn't enough differentiation and ESOL services in ES.

[Anonymous]

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What happens when teachers are unhappy with the school climate and they are attacked or watch coworkers attacked. Teachers quit in droves.

I'm a relatively new teacher, but please don't quit. Find a different school among the 100+ out there in our county. I've worked at several schools in a variety of roles and at my second one they taunted me stating that if I file a bullying complaint--no one will care! Yes, they attacked me every time I raised an issue that either affected student learning or professionalism between staff. I just switched to survival mode for a few months and got outta there as soon as I could (literally to the hour). Subsequently, I found a much better school.

There are some amazing schools in MCPS that truly have a positive work climate. You'll find that school--just get an involuntary transfer and don't look back!

I envy the optimism of new teachers. I've been teaching for nearly 20 years and there are things I like about MCPS but a lot more that I dislike. I do think we get paid well and have good benefits in comparison to other school districts. What I can't stand is the disorganization of central office and the trickle down effect it has at the school level. It's ridiculous that we are still expected to have our kids meet certain targets by the end of the year when we've been in a pandemic. Let's not forget we are expected to solve all of societal problems and teach at the same time. Kids have so many more SEL needs than they did ten years ago. There's so much more mobility and poverty in MCPS than there was ten years ago. I have my students seven hours a day and work my butt off but if they're not getting support at home, there's not much else I can do to get them on grade level. It's an asinine system and is only getting worse by the year.

Mom here and I agree. But what is the best way to help teach kids who are at so many different levels of progress? You are right; there are many more families who are lower-income and not well resourced.

Differentiated classrooms. Smaller class sizes for the kids who need extra help to catch up. But MCPS needs to quit throwing English language learners in with kids who are above grade level and calling the class Advanced English. That helps nobody.

All students are supposed to be in an appropriate placement. MCPS needs to provide more resources to meet students where they are at. The problem they let students slide till they are not on grade level then keep passing them along grade wise without resources to catch up. That problem is all over MCPS, including W schools.

[Anonymous]

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What happens when teachers are unhappy with the school climate and they are attacked or watch coworkers attacked. Teachers quit in droves.

I'm a relatively new teacher, but please don't quit. Find a different school among the 100+ out there in our county. I've worked at several schools in a variety of roles and at my second one they taunted me stating that if I file a bullying complaint--no one will care! Yes, they attacked me every time I raised an issue that either affected student learning or professionalism between staff. I just switched to survival mode for a few months and got outta there as soon as I could (literally to the hour). Subsequently, I found a much better school.

There are some amazing schools in MCPS that truly have a positive work climate. You'll find that school--just get an involuntary transfer and don't look back!

I envy the optimism of new teachers. I've been teaching for nearly 20 years and there are things I like about MCPS but a lot more that I dislike. I do think we get paid well and have good benefits in comparison to other school districts. What I can't stand is the disorganization of central office and the trickle down effect it has at the school level. It's ridiculous that we are still expected to have our kids meet certain targets by the end of the year when we've been in a pandemic. Let's not forget we are expected to solve all of societal problems and teach at the same time. Kids have so many more SEL needs than they did ten years ago. There's so much more mobility and poverty in MCPS than there was ten years ago. I have my students seven hours a day and work my butt off but if they're not getting support at home, there's not much else I can do to get them on grade level. It's an asinine system and is only getting worse by the year.

Mom here and I agree. But what is the best way to help teach kids who are at so many different levels of progress? You are right; there are many more families who are lower-income and not well resourced.

Differentiated classrooms. Smaller class sizes for the kids who need extra help to catch up. But MCPS needs to quit throwing English language learners in with kids who are above grade level and calling the class Advanced English. That helps nobody.

So you want them to be segregated?

They are starting in middle school.

Nope. No differentiation in MCPS middle school English. You have ELL and higher-performing kids all together in Advanced English for 3 years and nobody is learning a damn thing.

[Anonymous]

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What happens when teachers are unhappy with the school climate and they are attacked or watch coworkers attacked. Teachers quit in droves.

I'm a relatively new teacher, but please don't quit. Find a different school among the 100+ out there in our county. I've worked at several schools in a variety of roles and at my second one they taunted me stating that if I file a bullying complaint--no one will care! Yes, they attacked me every time I raised an issue that either affected student learning or professionalism between staff. I just switched to survival mode for a few months and got outta there as soon as I could (literally to the hour). Subsequently, I found a much better school.

There are some amazing schools in MCPS that truly have a positive work climate. You'll find that school--just get an involuntary transfer and don't look back!

I envy the optimism of new teachers. I've been teaching for nearly 20 years and there are things I like about MCPS but a lot more that I dislike. I do think we get paid well and have good benefits in comparison to other school districts. What I can't stand is the disorganization of central office and the trickle down effect it has at the school level. It's ridiculous that we are still expected to have our kids meet certain targets by the end of the year when we've been in a pandemic. Let's not forget we are expected to solve all of societal problems and teach at the same time. Kids have so many more SEL needs than they did ten years ago. There's so much more mobility and poverty in MCPS than there was ten years ago. I have my students seven hours a day and work my butt off but if they're not getting support at home, there's not much else I can do to get them on grade level. It's an asinine system and is only getting worse by the year.

Mom here and I agree. But what is the best way to help teach kids who are at so many different levels of progress? You are right; there are many more families who are lower-income and not well resourced.

Differentiated classrooms. Smaller class sizes for the kids who need extra help to catch up. But MCPS needs to quit throwing English language learners in with kids who are above grade level and calling the class Advanced English. That helps nobody.

So you want them to be segregated?

They are starting in middle school.

Nope. No differentiation in MCPS middle school English. You have ELL and higher-performing kids all together in Advanced English for 3 years and nobody is learning a damn thing.

There is Esol and below level English, but no advanced. But, there are no books either.

[Anonymous]

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What happens when teachers are unhappy with the school climate and they are attacked or watch coworkers attacked. Teachers quit in droves.

I'm a relatively new teacher, but please don't quit. Find a different school among the 100+ out there in our county. I've worked at several schools in a variety of roles and at my second one they taunted me stating that if I file a bullying complaint--no one will care! Yes, they attacked me every time I raised an issue that either affected student learning or professionalism between staff. I just switched to survival mode for a few months and got outta there as soon as I could (literally to the hour). Subsequently, I found a much better school.

There are some amazing schools in MCPS that truly have a positive work climate. You'll find that school--just get an involuntary transfer and don't look back!

I envy the optimism of new teachers. I've been teaching for nearly 20 years and there are things I like about MCPS but a lot more that I dislike. I do think we get paid well and have good benefits in comparison to other school districts. What I can't stand is the disorganization of central office and the trickle down effect it has at the school level. It's ridiculous that we are still expected to have our kids meet certain targets by the end of the year when we've been in a pandemic. Let's not forget we are expected to solve all of societal problems and teach at the same time. Kids have so many more SEL needs than they did ten years ago. There's so much more mobility and poverty in MCPS than there was ten years ago. I have my students seven hours a day and work my butt off but if they're not getting support at home, there's not much else I can do to get them on grade level. It's an asinine system and is only getting worse by the year.

Mom here and I agree. But what is the best way to help teach kids who are at so many different levels of progress? You are right; there are many more families who are lower-income and not well resourced.

Differentiated classrooms. Smaller class sizes for the kids who need extra help to catch up. But MCPS needs to quit throwing English language learners in with kids who are above grade level and calling the class Advanced English. That helps nobody.

All students are supposed to be in an appropriate placement. MCPS needs to provide more resources to meet students where they are at. The problem they let students slide till they are not on grade level then keep passing them along grade wise without resources to catch up. That problem is all over MCPS, including W schools.

That’s not happening.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What happens when teachers are unhappy with the school climate and they are attacked or watch coworkers attacked. Teachers quit in droves.

I'm a relatively new teacher, but please don't quit. Find a different school among the 100+ out there in our county. I've worked at several schools in a variety of roles and at my second one they taunted me stating that if I file a bullying complaint--no one will care! Yes, they attacked me every time I raised an issue that either affected student learning or professionalism between staff. I just switched to survival mode for a few months and got outta there as soon as I could (literally to the hour). Subsequently, I found a much better school.

There are some amazing schools in MCPS that truly have a positive work climate. You'll find that school--just get an involuntary transfer and don't look back!

I envy the optimism of new teachers. I've been teaching for nearly 20 years and there are things I like about MCPS but a lot more that I dislike. I do think we get paid well and have good benefits in comparison to other school districts. What I can't stand is the disorganization of central office and the trickle down effect it has at the school level. It's ridiculous that we are still expected to have our kids meet certain targets by the end of the year when we've been in a pandemic. Let's not forget we are expected to solve all of societal problems and teach at the same time. Kids have so many more SEL needs than they did ten years ago. There's so much more mobility and poverty in MCPS than there was ten years ago. I have my students seven hours a day and work my butt off but if they're not getting support at home, there's not much else I can do to get them on grade level. It's an asinine system and is only getting worse by the year.

Mom here and I agree. But what is the best way to help teach kids who are at so many different levels of progress? You are right; there are many more families who are lower-income and not well resourced.

Differentiated classrooms. Smaller class sizes for the kids who need extra help to catch up. But MCPS needs to quit throwing English language learners in with kids who are above grade level and calling the class Advanced English. That helps nobody.

So you want them to be segregated?

Grouped by learning need, regardless of skin color!

Wny do you assume learning needs are color based?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have been doing equity trainings in MCPS for at least the last ten years and sadly, it hasn't made much of a difference in standardized test performance. I know various offices have made changes in how they identify students for specialized programs. For instance, you get more of a break on your MAP percentile depending on your race and whether you attend a Title 1, Focus, or non-Focusschools. That has opened up the opportunities for students who wouldn't necessarily show up on an Excel sheet based off MAP scores. Is it right? In some respects, sure. I do feel bad for the students who don't make it in with high scores and recommendations solely because they're white or asian.
We're reaching a point in MCPS of trying to be so woke that we're afraid of making important decisions out of fear of being called a racist organization.

^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^

This is just another audit to line pockets of think tanks and appease a set of very connected people. When the results do not come as they expected and desired, they will move the goal posts to get the scores and data they want.

Much like putting all students in honors classes because not all kids scored well enough to initially be put into honors classes. I was astounded that someone actually had the nerve to ask the obvious question at a PTA meeting, "Why call it a 'honors' class if every student is taking it?" The question was ignored, of course.

Meanwhile, MCPS can't find the money to pay for substitutes and bus drivers. I wonder why?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Man am I glad we left this system. They have lost their way, and keep blundering further into the wilderness. No leadership, focused on DEI pseudoscientific garbage, keeping schools closed for a year... incredible to me that any parents keep defending this bloated, ineffective bureaucracy.

Your face is showing under your white hood

Ugh. I can’t wait for November elections. You sensationalists are so exhausting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What in the fresh hell is this exactly? https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/publicinfo/community/school-year-2021-2022/Community-Update-20220202-antiracistaudit.html

Love the brainwash video they watch before responding to the survey in class.

[Anonymous]

Where’s the Personal Agency questions?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What in the fresh hell is this exactly? https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/publicinfo/community/school-year-2021-2022/Community-Update-20220202-antiracistaudit.html

Love the brainwash video they watch before responding to the survey in class.

Do parents have to give permission, or are they forcing this upon the students?