Is Boars trying to destroy McPS?

[Anonymous]

I’m not normally alarmist but I’m pretty alarmed. The regional HS model seems poorly thought through; eliminated compacted math and ELA seems like a terrible decision; and now this open lunch elimination that will destroy clubs at many HS and make it really hard for HS kids to take advanced classes. All of this is being pushed through so quickly with no real study or discussion and they are all radical changes. It’s like they are dismantling the entire system.

I am really dumbfounded at how bad Taylor is, and really astounded at the Board. I’m now really regretting not pushing my youngest to go to a private HS because at this point I’m not sure the system will still be viable in 2-3 years. It just seems like they are affirmatively trying to ruin it. And it’s not even a money issue — many of these changes will cost more money to implement.

[Anonymous]

Who is Boars?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who is Boars?

lol I had to open the thread to see what OP was going to talk about.

But they probably missed the d and typed s instead. (they probably meant Board)

[Anonymous]

No the top level pigs are destroying the school system all by themselves by not supporting teachers and firing teachers who report crime and decline to fraud the grades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not normally alarmist but I’m pretty alarmed. The regional HS model seems poorly thought through; eliminated compacted math and ELA seems like a terrible decision; and now this open lunch elimination that will destroy clubs at many HS and make it really hard for HS kids to take advanced classes. All of this is being pushed through so quickly with no real study or discussion and they are all radical changes. It’s like they are dismantling the entire system.

I am really dumbfounded at how bad Taylor is, and really astounded at the Board. I’m now really regretting not pushing my youngest to go to a private HS because at this point I’m not sure the system will still be viable in 2-3 years. It just seems like they are affirmatively trying to ruin it. And it’s not even a money issue — many of these changes will cost more money to implement.

How does eliminating open lunch destroy clubs and make it hard for HS kids to take advanced classes? Not everyone knows what you are talking about.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if the Board is actually up to date on the day-to-day happenings in high schools, how things actually function inside and around schools including high schools. Do they ask insightful questions? Do they understand the nuances? Or are they a group that pretty much agrees with whatever the superintendent no matter who the superintendent is says?

[Anonymous]

Does eliminating open lunch assist in:

safety and security?
save money?
fall election season...back to safety and security?
pleasing nearby neighbors and businesses?
fewer staff positions with budget cuts?
AI related?
Taylor doesn't want his kids going out for open lunch?
MCPD understaff?

shall we go on?

[Anonymous]

If your youngest is not in HS, it will not impact them but we have multiple good teachers leaving MCPS or to other schools, which makes me question our admin. If they treat the teachers just as bad as the parents, or worse, I can see why they'd leave.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not normally alarmist but I’m pretty alarmed. The regional HS model seems poorly thought through; eliminated compacted math and ELA seems like a terrible decision; and now this open lunch elimination that will destroy clubs at many HS and make it really hard for HS kids to take advanced classes. All of this is being pushed through so quickly with no real study or discussion and they are all radical changes. It’s like they are dismantling the entire system.

I am really dumbfounded at how bad Taylor is, and really astounded at the Board. I’m now really regretting not pushing my youngest to go to a private HS because at this point I’m not sure the system will still be viable in 2-3 years. It just seems like they are affirmatively trying to ruin it. And it’s not even a money issue — many of these changes will cost more money to implement.

How does eliminating open lunch destroy clubs and make it hard for HS kids to take advanced classes? Not everyone knows what you are talking about.

I am also confused by this. My child attends HS at a "closed" campus, and clubs meet at lunch, which is perfect. I have no idea why getting rid of open lunch would harm clubs, and in fact think it is probably the opposite because everyone is "free" at the same time and on campus.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not normally alarmist but I’m pretty alarmed. The regional HS model seems poorly thought through; eliminated compacted math and ELA seems like a terrible decision; and now this open lunch elimination that will destroy clubs at many HS and make it really hard for HS kids to take advanced classes. All of this is being pushed through so quickly with no real study or discussion and they are all radical changes. It’s like they are dismantling the entire system.

I am really dumbfounded at how bad Taylor is, and really astounded at the Board. I’m now really regretting not pushing my youngest to go to a private HS because at this point I’m not sure the system will still be viable in 2-3 years. It just seems like they are affirmatively trying to ruin it. And it’s not even a money issue — many of these changes will cost more money to implement.

How does eliminating open lunch destroy clubs and make it hard for HS kids to take advanced classes? Not everyone knows what you are talking about.

I am also confused by this. My child attends HS at a "closed" campus, and clubs meet at lunch, which is perfect. I have no idea why getting rid of open lunch would harm clubs, and in fact think it is probably the opposite because everyone is "free" at the same time and on campus.

The schools that have open lunch are generally so large that it is not feasible to have one lunch for all students if lunch is closed. As a result, they will need to shift to multiple lunch periods which will destroy our vibrant system of student clubs, as well as making it much harder for students to take classes that are advanced or otherwise mixed-grade classes. Our HS has been doing open lunch for decades and it has served us well. No one at the HS wants this change and it will make things much, much more difficult for our students and teachers. If you are in one of these schools, you understand the issue. I suspect most board members have no kids in these schools and probably haven’t even set foot in them at lunch time. It’s so frustrating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your youngest is not in HS, it will not impact them but we have multiple good teachers leaving MCPS or to other schools, which makes me question our admin. If they treat the teachers just as bad as the parents, or worse, I can see why they'd leave.

The compacted math elimination will also drive teachers away, as they will be expected to cover all levels of learning in one class which is basically impossible. Again, teachers don’t want this, parents don’t want this — and the Board and Taylor are just shoving it down our throats.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not normally alarmist but I’m pretty alarmed. The regional HS model seems poorly thought through; eliminated compacted math and ELA seems like a terrible decision; and now this open lunch elimination that will destroy clubs at many HS and make it really hard for HS kids to take advanced classes. All of this is being pushed through so quickly with no real study or discussion and they are all radical changes. It’s like they are dismantling the entire system.

I am really dumbfounded at how bad Taylor is, and really astounded at the Board. I’m now really regretting not pushing my youngest to go to a private HS because at this point I’m not sure the system will still be viable in 2-3 years. It just seems like they are affirmatively trying to ruin it. And it’s not even a money issue — many of these changes will cost more money to implement.

How does eliminating open lunch destroy clubs and make it hard for HS kids to take advanced classes? Not everyone knows what you are talking about.

I am also confused by this. My child attends HS at a "closed" campus, and clubs meet at lunch, which is perfect. I have no idea why getting rid of open lunch would harm clubs, and in fact think it is probably the opposite because everyone is "free" at the same time and on campus.

There is concern that with little time to plan for the logistics the bureaucrats will force multiple lunch periods in order to implement closed lunch this fall. We are hearing that the principal has been directed to develop an option with multiple lunch periods.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not normally alarmist but I’m pretty alarmed. The regional HS model seems poorly thought through; eliminated compacted math and ELA seems like a terrible decision; and now this open lunch elimination that will destroy clubs at many HS and make it really hard for HS kids to take advanced classes. All of this is being pushed through so quickly with no real study or discussion and they are all radical changes. It’s like they are dismantling the entire system.

I am really dumbfounded at how bad Taylor is, and really astounded at the Board. I’m now really regretting not pushing my youngest to go to a private HS because at this point I’m not sure the system will still be viable in 2-3 years. It just seems like they are affirmatively trying to ruin it. And it’s not even a money issue — many of these changes will cost more money to implement.

How does eliminating open lunch destroy clubs and make it hard for HS kids to take advanced classes? Not everyone knows what you are talking about.

I am also confused by this. My child attends HS at a "closed" campus, and clubs meet at lunch, which is perfect. I have no idea why getting rid of open lunch would harm clubs, and in fact think it is probably the opposite because everyone is "free" at the same time and on campus.

The schools that have open lunch are generally so large that it is not feasible to have one lunch for all students if lunch is closed. As a result, they will need to shift to multiple lunch periods which will destroy our vibrant system of student clubs, as well as making it much harder for students to take classes that are advanced or otherwise mixed-grade classes. Our HS has been doing open lunch for decades and it has served us well. No one at the HS wants this change and it will make things much, much more difficult for our students and teachers. If you are in one of these schools, you understand the issue. I suspect most board members have no kids in these schools and probably haven’t even set foot in them at lunch time. It’s so frustrating.

That’s not what happens. Lunch will still be at the same time for everyone, students just won’t be able to leave campus. The can eat in the cafeteria, halls, courtyard, teacher classes, library spaces, etc. Plenty of schools in the district have closed lunch currently. And yes, most of them also cannot fit everyone into the cafeteria and are over crowded.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not normally alarmist but I’m pretty alarmed. The regional HS model seems poorly thought through; eliminated compacted math and ELA seems like a terrible decision; and now this open lunch elimination that will destroy clubs at many HS and make it really hard for HS kids to take advanced classes. All of this is being pushed through so quickly with no real study or discussion and they are all radical changes. It’s like they are dismantling the entire system.

I am really dumbfounded at how bad Taylor is, and really astounded at the Board. I’m now really regretting not pushing my youngest to go to a private HS because at this point I’m not sure the system will still be viable in 2-3 years. It just seems like they are affirmatively trying to ruin it. And it’s not even a money issue — many of these changes will cost more money to implement.

How does eliminating open lunch destroy clubs and make it hard for HS kids to take advanced classes? Not everyone knows what you are talking about.

I know a lot of people are concerned about open lunch changes, but I think the real concern is how Brenda Wolff, who is leaving the board shortly, is trying to push through Taylor's desire to end open lunch, on an expedited schedule, leaving little opportunity for the usual community input. It's the bypassing of the established public process that is the concern, which is being enabled on behalf of Taylor by rubber-stamping members of the Board of Education. Taylor should be working for a hedge fund, with the way he operates. What is he doing in a public organization? He just tries to ram through whatever he wants, and he is a profligate spender with poorly conceived initiatives.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not normally alarmist but I’m pretty alarmed. The regional HS model seems poorly thought through; eliminated compacted math and ELA seems like a terrible decision; and now this open lunch elimination that will destroy clubs at many HS and make it really hard for HS kids to take advanced classes. All of this is being pushed through so quickly with no real study or discussion and they are all radical changes. It’s like they are dismantling the entire system.

I am really dumbfounded at how bad Taylor is, and really astounded at the Board. I’m now really regretting not pushing my youngest to go to a private HS because at this point I’m not sure the system will still be viable in 2-3 years. It just seems like they are affirmatively trying to ruin it. And it’s not even a money issue — many of these changes will cost more money to implement.

How does eliminating open lunch destroy clubs and make it hard for HS kids to take advanced classes? Not everyone knows what you are talking about.

I am also confused by this. My child attends HS at a "closed" campus, and clubs meet at lunch, which is perfect. I have no idea why getting rid of open lunch would harm clubs, and in fact think it is probably the opposite because everyone is "free" at the same time and on campus.

The schools that have open lunch are generally so large that it is not feasible to have one lunch for all students if lunch is closed. As a result, they will need to shift to multiple lunch periods which will destroy our vibrant system of student clubs, as well as making it much harder for students to take classes that are advanced or otherwise mixed-grade classes. Our HS has been doing open lunch for decades and it has served us well. No one at the HS wants this change and it will make things much, much more difficult for our students and teachers. If you are in one of these schools, you understand the issue. I suspect most board members have no kids in these schools and probably haven’t even set foot in them at lunch time. It’s so frustrating.

That’s not what happens. Lunch will still be at the same time for everyone, students just won’t be able to leave campus. The can eat in the cafeteria, halls, courtyard, teacher classes, library spaces, etc. Plenty of schools in the district have closed lunch currently. And yes, most of them also cannot fit everyone into the cafeteria and are over crowded.

That's Blair, with 3,200 students and closed lunch. Although, plenty of students leave campus, for Chipotle and other lunch places, across the street. The school took out lockers the students weren't using to make more room for students at lunch.