MoCo OIG Blasts Taylor and MCPS for lies over backlog and non-compliance with background and CPS checks

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So am I understanding correctly that the main issue here is that when MCPS started participating in the "Rap Back" system in 2019 that automatically notifies them of new criminal background check issues that come up for staff, they didn't go back and add existing employees to that system, and still haven't as of 2025? And the OIG notified Taylor of this a few months ago but he decided that since it would be expensive/inconvenient to assign a ton of CO staff to get them all entered ASAP (or hire a bunch of temps to do so), and since his predecessors since 2019 hadn't treated it with that level of urgency, he wouldn't either? And then in the last month (presumably because of the report coming out) he decided to do it after all?

You got that right for most part. Don't leave out the CPS check portion of the story as well, which is a state law requirement.

It seems like the issue with the delays on CPS checks is with the county/state offices who actually do them and are understaffed and way behind, right? I guess MCPS could be prohibiting people from working until the checks go through but that sounds like it would cause a huge staffing hole if they're really thousands of new hires behind.

I guess also you could argue Taylor should have been raising the alarm and lobbying harder and sooner for the other offices to handle this better, like he started doing in July. (It sounds like he is claiming he didn't know about it until now, though, and that he didn't get a heads' up on it from the OIG until last month. How could he not know though? I guess HR staff treated it as normal since it had been that way for years so didn't raise it to him as a problem, and he never asked?)

What was that saying, Cram? "If you see it, say it"... What happened there, Cram? They've been seeing it, but didn't say anything??

Please just stop with all the "Cram" BS.

He is the spokesperson if ya didn't know

Yes, we know who he is. But he's not writing the posts you object to, and you're bringing him up all the time is ridiculous.

He should be responding to the posts you have been writing. Waiting...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fact that Tylor didn't show up in the two communication meetings with OIG caught me. How hard is it to host or attend a hybrid meeting these days?

Let's see
A. He was making a video is most predictable
B. He was working with lawyers on SC case
C. He was being updated on Engler case
D. He was rushing an ill timed grading policy
E. All of the above

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Supreme court
Lawsuits
This

Who is in charge here?!

Taylor is not up to the job. He'll be fired after the next BOE election cycle, but a lot of damage will occur before then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So am I understanding correctly that the main issue here is that when MCPS started participating in the "Rap Back" system in 2019 that automatically notifies them of new criminal background check issues that come up for staff, they didn't go back and add existing employees to that system, and still haven't as of 2025? And the OIG notified Taylor of this a few months ago but he decided that since it would be expensive/inconvenient to assign a ton of CO staff to get them all entered ASAP (or hire a bunch of temps to do so), and since his predecessors since 2019 hadn't treated it with that level of urgency, he wouldn't either? And then in the last month (presumably because of the report coming out) he decided to do it after all?

You got that right for most part. Don't leave out the CPS check portion of the story as well, which is a state law requirement.

It seems like the issue with the delays on CPS checks is with the county/state offices who actually do them and are understaffed and way behind, right? I guess MCPS could be prohibiting people from working until the checks go through but that sounds like it would cause a huge staffing hole if they're really thousands of new hires behind.

I guess also you could argue Taylor should have been raising the alarm and lobbying harder and sooner for the other offices to handle this better, like he started doing in July. (It sounds like he is claiming he didn't know about it until now, though, and that he didn't get a heads' up on it from the OIG until last month. How could he not know though? I guess HR staff treated it as normal since it had been that way for years so didn't raise it to him as a problem, and he never asked?)

If you read the OIG report, Megan Limarzi clearly says she advised him of the issue in Dec. 2024.

The fact is: By not complying with state law, and allowing MCPS staff to work without these MANDATED checks and clearances, Taylor is putting MCPS at risk for serious liability. This was also said in the OIG report.

Taylor has no excuse for NOT chasing this down aggressively in Dec when he was told about it by the OIG. He also failed to show up to a single meeting regarding this issue with the OIG's office.

Wow. Just wow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Supreme court
Lawsuits
This

Who is in charge here?!

Taylor is not up to the job. He'll be fired after the next BOE election cycle, but a lot of damage will occur before then.

$$ taxpayer wasted

[Anonymous]

Families please contact your State reps

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And yet, Taylor, Jones and Moran had plenty of time to make their stupid snow day video. Priorities.

The ego my goodness!
Gut out the CO. Those fat paychecks what the F are they for? Did they solve safety issues inside schools? You can't even make an emergency call from some of the schools! What did you do to change this documented problem? Did you bring teachers copier paper? No $ should have been spent for renovations at Gude, or time wasted on making videos or swag when a fundamental and required part of the hiring process was not happening! They don't even have a process to handle mailings that is typical of a central unit - why cant they get mcap reports out within a month of receiving it from the state? The Central office needs a F cell phone policy! Get off your screens and work. File nails at home and spend less time gossiping.

Didn't Taylor make top staff reapply for their jobs last year? Wasn't that supposed to be a gutting? And yet, he seems to have held onto some people that are still running things the same old way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And yet, Taylor, Jones and Moran had plenty of time to make their stupid snow day video. Priorities.

The ego my goodness!
Gut out the CO. Those fat paychecks what the F are they for? Did they solve safety issues inside schools? You can't even make an emergency call from some of the schools! What did you do to change this documented problem? Did you bring teachers copier paper? No $ should have been spent for renovations at Gude, or time wasted on making videos or swag when a fundamental and required part of the hiring process was not happening! They don't even have a process to handle mailings that is typical of a central unit - why cant they get mcap reports out within a month of receiving it from the state? The Central office needs a F cell phone policy! Get off your screens and work. File nails at home and spend less time gossiping.

Didn't Taylor make top staff reapply for their jobs last year? Wasn't that supposed to be a gutting? And yet, he seems to have held onto some people that are still running things the same old way.

He did hire a new head of HR, who just started this summer. It may be her arrival which led to this new awareness of the many problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And yet, Taylor, Jones and Moran had plenty of time to make their stupid snow day video. Priorities.

The ego my goodness!
Gut out the CO. Those fat paychecks what the F are they for? Did they solve safety issues inside schools? You can't even make an emergency call from some of the schools! What did you do to change this documented problem? Did you bring teachers copier paper? No $ should have been spent for renovations at Gude, or time wasted on making videos or swag when a fundamental and required part of the hiring process was not happening! They don't even have a process to handle mailings that is typical of a central unit - why cant they get mcap reports out within a month of receiving it from the state? The Central office needs a F cell phone policy! Get off your screens and work. File nails at home and spend less time gossiping.

Didn't Taylor make top staff reapply for their jobs last year? Wasn't that supposed to be a gutting? And yet, he seems to have held onto some people that are still running things the same old way.

He did hire a new head of HR, who just started this summer. It may be her arrival which led to this new awareness of the many problems.

Name?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And yet, Taylor, Jones and Moran had plenty of time to make their stupid snow day video. Priorities.

The ego my goodness!
Gut out the CO. Those fat paychecks what the F are they for? Did they solve safety issues inside schools? You can't even make an emergency call from some of the schools! What did you do to change this documented problem? Did you bring teachers copier paper? No $ should have been spent for renovations at Gude, or time wasted on making videos or swag when a fundamental and required part of the hiring process was not happening! They don't even have a process to handle mailings that is typical of a central unit - why cant they get mcap reports out within a month of receiving it from the state? The Central office needs a F cell phone policy! Get off your screens and work. File nails at home and spend less time gossiping.

Didn't Taylor make top staff reapply for their jobs last year? Wasn't that supposed to be a gutting? And yet, he seems to have held onto some people that are still running things the same old way.

He did hire a new head of HR, who just started this summer. It may be her arrival which led to this new awareness of the many problems.

Name?

Kaylan Connally

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/directory/directory_Boxoffice.aspx?processlevel=42381

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And yet, Taylor, Jones and Moran had plenty of time to make their stupid snow day video. Priorities.

The ego my goodness!
Gut out the CO. Those fat paychecks what the F are they for? Did they solve safety issues inside schools? You can't even make an emergency call from some of the schools! What did you do to change this documented problem? Did you bring teachers copier paper? No $ should have been spent for renovations at Gude, or time wasted on making videos or swag when a fundamental and required part of the hiring process was not happening! They don't even have a process to handle mailings that is typical of a central unit - why cant they get mcap reports out within a month of receiving it from the state? The Central office needs a F cell phone policy! Get off your screens and work. File nails at home and spend less time gossiping.

Didn't Taylor make top staff reapply for their jobs last year? Wasn't that supposed to be a gutting? And yet, he seems to have held onto some people that are still running things the same old way.

He did hire a new head of HR, who just started this summer. It may be her arrival which led to this new awareness of the many problems.

No
Investigation started last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So am I understanding correctly that the main issue here is that when MCPS started participating in the "Rap Back" system in 2019 that automatically notifies them of new criminal background check issues that come up for staff, they didn't go back and add existing employees to that system, and still haven't as of 2025? And the OIG notified Taylor of this a few months ago but he decided that since it would be expensive/inconvenient to assign a ton of CO staff to get them all entered ASAP (or hire a bunch of temps to do so), and since his predecessors since 2019 hadn't treated it with that level of urgency, he wouldn't either? And then in the last month (presumably because of the report coming out) he decided to do it after all?

You got that right for most part. Don't leave out the CPS check portion of the story as well, which is a state law requirement.

It seems like the issue with the delays on CPS checks is with the county/state offices who actually do them and are understaffed and way behind, right? I guess MCPS could be prohibiting people from working until the checks go through but that sounds like it would cause a huge staffing hole if they're really thousands of new hires behind.

I guess also you could argue Taylor should have been raising the alarm and lobbying harder and sooner for the other offices to handle this better, like he started doing in July. (It sounds like he is claiming he didn't know about it until now, though, and that he didn't get a heads' up on it from the OIG until last month. How could he not know though? I guess HR staff treated it as normal since it had been that way for years so didn't raise it to him as a problem, and he never asked?)

What was that saying, Cram? "If you see it, say it"... What happened there, Cram? They've been seeing it, but didn't say anything??

Please just stop with all the "Cram" BS.

He is the spokesperson if ya didn't know

Yes, we know who he is. But he's not writing the posts you object to, and you're bringing him up all the time is ridiculous.

He should be responding to the posts you have been writing. Waiting...

You think MCPS staff should be spending their time monitoring and responding to random Internet discussion boards? Really?

[Anonymous]

I found this bit interesting. I'm confused by what "attempts to alert previous leadership" means-- either you alert someone or you don't (if you tell them and they don't take action, you have still successfully "alerted" them.) Or does it mean that the lower-level staff tried to get their bosses to tell past superintendents and their bosses wouldn't?

"Contrary to assertions made by the Superintendent, OIG staff enjoyed an excellent working relationship with numerous MCPS staff involved in the background check process. We found
these staff members and their counterparts to be open and forthcoming about the challenges in
their work, including their attempts to alert previous leadership about the criminal history and
CPS check backlogs."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And yet, Taylor, Jones and Moran had plenty of time to make their stupid snow day video. Priorities.

The ego my goodness!
Gut out the CO. Those fat paychecks what the F are they for? Did they solve safety issues inside schools? You can't even make an emergency call from some of the schools! What did you do to change this documented problem? Did you bring teachers copier paper? No $ should have been spent for renovations at Gude, or time wasted on making videos or swag when a fundamental and required part of the hiring process was not happening! They don't even have a process to handle mailings that is typical of a central unit - why cant they get mcap reports out within a month of receiving it from the state? The Central office needs a F cell phone policy! Get off your screens and work. File nails at home and spend less time gossiping.

Didn't Taylor make top staff reapply for their jobs last year? Wasn't that supposed to be a gutting? And yet, he seems to have held onto some people that are still running things the same old way.

He did hire a new head of HR, who just started this summer. It may be her arrival which led to this new awareness of the many problems.

No
Investigation started last year.

While Key was still in charge. Who knows what she was doing about it though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I found this bit interesting. I'm confused by what "attempts to alert previous leadership" means-- either you alert someone or you don't (if you tell them and they don't take action, you have still successfully "alerted" them.) Or does it mean that the lower-level staff tried to get their bosses to tell past superintendents and their bosses wouldn't?

"Contrary to assertions made by the Superintendent, OIG staff enjoyed an excellent working relationship with numerous MCPS staff involved in the background check process. We found
these staff members and their counterparts to be open and forthcoming about the challenges in
their work, including their attempts to alert previous leadership about the criminal history and
CPS check backlogs."

I think previous leadership means April Key, since as head of HR, she would have been the one overseeing the BSO.