School board - who to vote for

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Anonymous wrote:I intend to vote for those in favor of "limiting" illegal immigrants in our schools.

You can't. Federal law requires public schools to educate all children. There is nothing local leaders can do about that. Zero.

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Anonymous wrote:No f'ing way will I ever vote for the incumbents this year - ESPECIALLY JOFTUS after that Kid Museum ESSER III covid money grant!!!!!!

Apple Ballot all the way.

Oh that's too bad. We love the kids museum! I voted for him too.

I mean, there's a difference between liking the Kid Museum and approving MCPS using Covid relief funds to gift a large no-bid contract to a board member's family member.

You know that MCPS has been contracting with the Kid Museum since something like 2017, right? Long before Joftus was on the board.

And you know, that they got a ton more money once he was on the board right??

If you were supposedly talking about the ESSER III grant, that was authorized prior to Joftus being appointed to the board.

Yep--see this from Sept re the funding decision:
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/C6GJTZ4E2726/$file/Cont%20Apprv%20Bid%204403.1%20STEM%20Programs.pdf

He was appointed to fill the seat three months later, in December, after previous BoE member Pat O'Neill passed. This line of attack is slander, and stupid slander at that because it's so cleary bogus.

I don't know Joftus personally but he's supported by many people I respect. Here's an endorsement from Jamie Raskin:

"Scott is doing a great job for us on the Board of Education. We are benefiting from his work with school districts across the country and his significant insight as a professor of educational leadership. We're lucky to have him where he is using his expertise on behalf of our students and our schools."

Joftus thinks he has this wrapped up. I hate that type of arrogance. His campaigning is lazy. He can't keep his website up to date. He has almost no social media presence.

Strange, seems like a great guy to me.

Yeah, me too. I emailed him about something and got a very quick and helpful reply. The fact that he is devoting time to BoE work and not his website seems like a good thing to me, what am I missing?

You're not missing anything. The reopening crowd (who apparently havent received the message schools have been open for over a year now) just want to push their insane candidates, so they do anything they can to defame others.

Most of the county's problems can be laid at the feet of the uber-karens aka the cray cray reopening crowd.

You mean the crowd that was right the whole time? The crowd that ultimately proven correct? The crowd that would be justified in flying a hue "I TOLD YOU SO" banner in front of the MCPS HQ?

Or the crowd that hasn't done that, and instead is trying to hold decision-makers accountable and effect change from within? The crowd that instead of griping anonymously on twitter or DCUM is actually running for office? The crowd that isn't hiding behind an anonymous message board and is actually putting their name and faces behind their beliefs?

That crowd?

No the ones that wanted to put families at risk of a deadly pandemic because it wasn't convenient for them.

Man, you guys just refuse to admit that MAYBE you were wrong, and that MAYBE school closure was a huge mistake and that MAYBE the countries and districts that returned to full-time in 2020 were actually right.

They weren't wrong. You were. Millions of people died and it would've been 10X worse if not for these "inconveniences". You selfish buffons just don't get it.

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Anonymous wrote:No f'ing way will I ever vote for the incumbents this year - ESPECIALLY JOFTUS after that Kid Museum ESSER III covid money grant!!!!!!

Apple Ballot all the way.

Oh that's too bad. We love the kids museum! I voted for him too.

I mean, there's a difference between liking the Kid Museum and approving MCPS using Covid relief funds to gift a large no-bid contract to a board member's family member.

You know that MCPS has been contracting with the Kid Museum since something like 2017, right? Long before Joftus was on the board.

And you know, that they got a ton more money once he was on the board right??

If you were supposedly talking about the ESSER III grant, that was authorized prior to Joftus being appointed to the board.

Yep--see this from Sept re the funding decision:
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/C6GJTZ4E2726/$file/Cont%20Apprv%20Bid%204403.1%20STEM%20Programs.pdf

He was appointed to fill the seat three months later, in December, after previous BoE member Pat O'Neill passed. This line of attack is slander, and stupid slander at that because it's so cleary bogus.

I don't know Joftus personally but he's supported by many people I respect. Here's an endorsement from Jamie Raskin:

"Scott is doing a great job for us on the Board of Education. We are benefiting from his work with school districts across the country and his significant insight as a professor of educational leadership. We're lucky to have him where he is using his expertise on behalf of our students and our schools."

Joftus thinks he has this wrapped up. I hate that type of arrogance. His campaigning is lazy. He can't keep his website up to date. He has almost no social media presence.

Strange, seems like a great guy to me.

Yeah, me too. I emailed him about something and got a very quick and helpful reply. The fact that he is devoting time to BoE work and not his website seems like a good thing to me, what am I missing?

You're not missing anything. The reopening crowd (who apparently havent received the message schools have been open for over a year now) just want to push their insane candidates, so they do anything they can to defame others.

Most of the county's problems can be laid at the feet of the uber-karens aka the cray cray reopening crowd.

You mean the crowd that was right the whole time? The crowd that ultimately proven correct? The crowd that would be justified in flying a hue "I TOLD YOU SO" banner in front of the MCPS HQ?

Or the crowd that hasn't done that, and instead is trying to hold decision-makers accountable and effect change from within? The crowd that instead of griping anonymously on twitter or DCUM is actually running for office? The crowd that isn't hiding behind an anonymous message board and is actually putting their name and faces behind their beliefs?

That crowd?

No the ones that wanted to put families at risk of a deadly pandemic because it wasn't convenient for them.

Man, you guys just refuse to admit that MAYBE you were wrong, and that MAYBE school closure was a huge mistake and that MAYBE the countries and districts that returned to full-time in 2020 were actually right.

They weren't wrong. You were. Millions of people died and it would've been 10X worse if not for these "inconveniences". You selfish buffons just don't get it.

There is no doubt they made the right choice shutting down schools. Nobody credible will deny that just some super-privileged Karens who are unable to grasp what was at stake.

I wish you guys could see the bubble you live in.

Nobody is doubting or second guessing the decision to close down in March 2020.

But the decision to keep them closed in September, and not return to normalcy until the 21/22 school year is what needs accountability.

"Nobody credible" give me a break. The rest of the world has acknowledged it to be a mistake. But here in MoCo, of course, we know better dont we.

Have to disagree. The crazies would've had body bags piled up on sides of the road if they had their way.

[Anonymous]

I reluctantly voted for the slate. I really don't like their politics outside of school issues, but I can't stand to vote for any incumbents or anyone endorsed by the apple ballot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I reluctantly voted for the slate. I really don't like their politics outside of school issues, but I can't stand to vote for any incumbents or anyone endorsed by the apple ballot.

Incumbents are the problem. We hope they lose this election by large margin.

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Anonymous wrote:I reluctantly voted for the slate. I really don't like their politics outside of school issues, but I can't stand to vote for any incumbents or anyone endorsed by the apple ballot.

Voting for people whose politics you really don't like is always a great idea!

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Anonymous wrote:I reluctantly voted for the slate. I really don't like their politics outside of school issues, but I can't stand to vote for any incumbents or anyone endorsed by the apple ballot.

Uh, you know there’s an at large candidate who is neither an incumbent nor on the Apple ballot! Giandomenico is running for the at large seat, and he looks like a great choice.

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Anonymous wrote:I reluctantly voted for the slate. I really don't like their politics outside of school issues, but I can't stand to vote for any incumbents or anyone endorsed by the apple ballot.

Voting for people whose politics you really don't like is always a great idea!

much better choice that incumbents though. Fresh leadership and new direction that benefits ALL students is important.

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Anonymous wrote:Moderately MoCo put together a great ballot which makes recommendations for a bunch of races including BOE, vetting candidates who are not incumbents and not Apple ballot. Incumbents and Apple Ballot got us where we are. Time for a change.

Yeah, no. “Moderately MoCo” and “Clean Slate MoCo” are clearly pals with Dawn, Fryar, and Wells. There are more qualified candidates out there that are neither incumbents, nor Apple ballot endorsed, but they’re oddly silent about them

I am not a fan of these anonymous accounts. They could be Dawn, Fryar, and/or Wells themselves— it’s impossible to know. So shady.

The Moderately MoCo guy is a sycophant who was a cheerleader in the Re-Open Montgomery County Facebook group. He should be careful shilling for them before he loses credibility.

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Anonymous wrote:I reluctantly voted for the slate. I really don't like their politics outside of school issues, but I can't stand to vote for any incumbents or anyone endorsed by the apple ballot.

Voting for people whose politics you really don't like is always a great idea!

much better choice that incumbents though. Fresh leadership and new direction that benefits ALL students is important.

Yeah, that chancellor sucks. Let's try this Adolph guy. Fresh leadership and new direction that benefits...

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Anonymous wrote:Moderately MoCo put together a great ballot which makes recommendations for a bunch of races including BOE, vetting candidates who are not incumbents and not Apple ballot. Incumbents and Apple Ballot got us where we are. Time for a change.

Yeah, no. “Moderately MoCo” and “Clean Slate MoCo” are clearly pals with Dawn, Fryar, and Wells. There are more qualified candidates out there that are neither incumbents, nor Apple ballot endorsed, but they’re oddly silent about them

I am not a fan of these anonymous accounts. They could be Dawn, Fryar, and/or Wells themselves— it’s impossible to know. So shady.

The Moderately MoCo guy is a sycophant who was a cheerleader in the Re-Open Montgomery County Facebook group. He should be careful shilling for them before he loses credibility.

Moderately montgomery is just double speak for the GOP and its policies.

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Anonymous wrote:I reluctantly voted for the slate. I really don't like their politics outside of school issues, but I can't stand to vote for any incumbents or anyone endorsed by the apple ballot.

Voting for people whose politics you really don't like is always a great idea!

much better choice that incumbents though. Fresh leadership and new direction that benefits ALL students is important.

Fresh leadership that will make things much worse

[Anonymous]

The slate is doing major damage control right now. Looks like their past finally caught up with them.

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Anonymous wrote:The slate is doing major damage control right now. Looks like their past finally caught up with them.

There’s been so many deleted posts about dawn here. She is clearly unhinged but wants no one to see what they actually think about her. No one believes your so called transparency, dawn. You make yourself out to be the best human being who has ever existed and yet all of your actions fail you. I’m sure this will be deleted.

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Anonymous wrote:The slate is doing major damage control right now. Looks like their past finally caught up with them.

There’s been so many deleted posts about dawn here. She is clearly unhinged but wants no one to see what they actually think about her. No one believes your so called transparency, dawn. You make yourself out to be the best human being who has ever existed and yet all of your actions fail you. I’m sure this will be deleted.

As somebody that is somewhat new to MCPS, and not knowing whatever history there is here, posts like do make me more sympathetic to Dawn. You sound crazy