BOE election candidates 2024

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a no on Laura Stewart.
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Too much of a far left zealot for me. I'd prefer at least some semblance of non partisan moderation for the school board.

I don't know how much of that you're going to get.

Those of us who say we want moderate voices on the school board are gonna have to get off the sidelines and enter the race. No one is coming to save us. We have to roll up our sleeves and get in the fight.

The reason school boards become so extreme is because those extremists are the ones who are motivated enough to run and campaign and win. If we want more moderates, it's time to enter the race. Otherwise, stop complaining.

As someone who is probably "far left" according to the the PP's definition, I'd actually agree with this. The Board of Education needs to take up its oversight responsibilities, and do so with a sober and persistent approach to asking hard questions and then pressing for answers.

We are not in a place, as a district, where we can afford to get caught up in culture war nonsense. We need the BoE to focus on righting the ship, within their mandate. So, even as someone who agrees with Stewart and other "far left" candidates on the issues, I'm not voting on that basis. I'm voting for the folks who look willing to buckle down and do the hard work, even when it is uncomfortable.

The BoE does not have the resources it would need to do this, no matter who is on it.

The council has committed to fund more board staff, but the board shouldn’t be a second central office because it doesn’t need to be. The board can leverage existing staff by, for example, giving the head of compliance a dual reporting line to the superintendent and the board and making sure the head of compliance has a direct communication channel to the board and can brief the board in closed session without the superintendent present.

Great idea. Asking follow-up questions also does not require additional resources. For example, when Dr. McKnight testified that she "heard rumors swirling" about JB, she could have been asked for more information. Now, it turns out that she'd heard much more than rumors, but letting that kind of clear lie of omission go without follow-up is a serious missed opportunity.

That was the council, for anyone thinking a full-time board would result in better members.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:First candidate to file for District 4: Laura Stewart

It'll be interesting to see if Shebra Evans files again too, or if she's going to leave the board.

I know Laura a little bit. She definitely has a lot of enthusiasm but I feel like she's a bit redundant in terms of her POV with Lynn Harris.

All you need to know about her is see who is listed as her treasure. Glen Orlin who works for the county council and has worked there for decades. He's all in on covering up MCPS issues.

Glen retired, but yes he’s all in on covering up MCPS problems.

And is back working part-time for the council. Double dipping.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a no on Laura Stewart.
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Too much of a far left zealot for me. I'd prefer at least some semblance of non partisan moderation for the school board.

I don't know how much of that you're going to get.

Those of us who say we want moderate voices on the school board are gonna have to get off the sidelines and enter the race. No one is coming to save us. We have to roll up our sleeves and get in the fight.

The reason school boards become so extreme is because those extremists are the ones who are motivated enough to run and campaign and win. If we want more moderates, it's time to enter the race. Otherwise, stop complaining.

As someone who is probably "far left" according to the the PP's definition, I'd actually agree with this. The Board of Education needs to take up its oversight responsibilities, and do so with a sober and persistent approach to asking hard questions and then pressing for answers.

We are not in a place, as a district, where we can afford to get caught up in culture war nonsense. We need the BoE to focus on righting the ship, within their mandate. So, even as someone who agrees with Stewart and other "far left" candidates on the issues, I'm not voting on that basis. I'm voting for the folks who look willing to buckle down and do the hard work, even when it is uncomfortable.

The BoE does not have the resources it would need to do this, no matter who is on it.

The council has committed to fund more board staff, but the board shouldn’t be a second central office because it doesn’t need to be. The board can leverage existing staff by, for example, giving the head of compliance a dual reporting line to the superintendent and the board and making sure the head of compliance has a direct communication channel to the board and can brief the board in closed session without the superintendent present.

Great idea. Asking follow-up questions also does not require additional resources. For example, when Dr. McKnight testified that she "heard rumors swirling" about JB, she could have been asked for more information. Now, it turns out that she'd heard much more than rumors, but letting that kind of clear lie of omission go without follow-up is a serious missed opportunity.

That was the council, for anyone thinking a full-time board would result in better members.

I think things are getting mixed up. I don’t remember her saying this to the council. Not to excuse them at all - I was frustrated at how little they punched her and the BOE president at that hearing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a no on Laura Stewart.
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Too much of a far left zealot for me. I'd prefer at least some semblance of non partisan moderation for the school board.

I don't know how much of that you're going to get.

Those of us who say we want moderate voices on the school board are gonna have to get off the sidelines and enter the race. No one is coming to save us. We have to roll up our sleeves and get in the fight.

The reason school boards become so extreme is because those extremists are the ones who are motivated enough to run and campaign and win. If we want more moderates, it's time to enter the race. Otherwise, stop complaining.

As someone who is probably "far left" according to the the PP's definition, I'd actually agree with this. The Board of Education needs to take up its oversight responsibilities, and do so with a sober and persistent approach to asking hard questions and then pressing for answers.

We are not in a place, as a district, where we can afford to get caught up in culture war nonsense. We need the BoE to focus on righting the ship, within their mandate. So, even as someone who agrees with Stewart and other "far left" candidates on the issues, I'm not voting on that basis. I'm voting for the folks who look willing to buckle down and do the hard work, even when it is uncomfortable.

The BoE does not have the resources it would need to do this, no matter who is on it.

The council has committed to fund more board staff, but the board shouldn’t be a second central office because it doesn’t need to be. The board can leverage existing staff by, for example, giving the head of compliance a dual reporting line to the superintendent and the board and making sure the head of compliance has a direct communication channel to the board and can brief the board in closed session without the superintendent present.

Great idea. Asking follow-up questions also does not require additional resources. For example, when Dr. McKnight testified that she "heard rumors swirling" about JB, she could have been asked for more information. Now, it turns out that she'd heard much more than rumors, but letting that kind of clear lie of omission go without follow-up is a serious missed opportunity.

That was the council, for anyone thinking a full-time board would result in better members.

I think things are getting mixed up. I don’t remember her saying this to the council. Not to excuse them at all - I was frustrated at how little they punched her and the BOE president at that hearing.

*pushed, not punched.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:First candidate to file for District 4: Laura Stewart

It'll be interesting to see if Shebra Evans files again too, or if she's going to leave the board.

I know Laura a little bit. She definitely has a lot of enthusiasm but I feel like she's a bit redundant in terms of her POV with Lynn Harris.

All you need to know about her is see who is listed as her treasure. Glen Orlin who works for the county council and has worked there for decades. He's all in on covering up MCPS issues.

Glen retired, but yes he’s all in on covering up MCPS problems.

And is back working part-time for the council. Double dipping.

No, he retired again.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:First candidate to file for District 4: Laura Stewart

It'll be interesting to see if Shebra Evans files again too, or if she's going to leave the board.

I know Laura a little bit. She definitely has a lot of enthusiasm but I feel like she's a bit redundant in terms of her POV with Lynn Harris.

All you need to know about her is see who is listed as her treasure. Glen Orlin who works for the county council and has worked there for decades. He's all in on covering up MCPS issues.

Glen retired, but yes he’s all in on covering up MCPS problems.

And is back working part-time for the council. Double dipping.

No, he retired again.

And consulting

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Laura would be a great Board member. She is active and involved, will call MCPS out on their bullsh*t, and, knows where the bodies are buried. I used to work with her on MCCPTA stuff, but my kids have been out of MCPS for a while now. She will definitely have my vote!

If she knows where the bodies are buried, why hasn’t she been more vocal about cleaning things up? She is an insider’s insider and more of the same.

Can't seem to escape this around here!

[Anonymous]

Y’all are grasping at straws here. Glenn Orlin is universally respected for his deep knowledge of the budget and every other county political process there is over the past thirty years. I think it says a lot—positively—that he’s Laura Stewart’s treasurer.

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Anonymous wrote:First candidate to file for District 4: Laura Stewart

It'll be interesting to see if Shebra Evans files again too, or if she's going to leave the board.

I know Laura a little bit. She definitely has a lot of enthusiasm but I feel like she's a bit redundant in terms of her POV with Lynn Harris.

All you need to know about her is see who is listed as her treasure. Glen Orlin who works for the county council and has worked there for decades. He's all in on covering up MCPS issues.

Glen retired, but yes he’s all in on covering up MCPS problems.

And is back working part-time for the council. Double dipping.

No, he retired again.

And consulting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a no on Laura Stewart.
'
Too much of a far left zealot for me. I'd prefer at least some semblance of non partisan moderation for the school board.

I don't know how much of that you're going to get.

Those of us who say we want moderate voices on the school board are gonna have to get off the sidelines and enter the race. No one is coming to save us. We have to roll up our sleeves and get in the fight.

The reason school boards become so extreme is because those extremists are the ones who are motivated enough to run and campaign and win. If we want more moderates, it's time to enter the race. Otherwise, stop complaining.

As someone who is probably "far left" according to the the PP's definition, I'd actually agree with this. The Board of Education needs to take up its oversight responsibilities, and do so with a sober and persistent approach to asking hard questions and then pressing for answers.

We are not in a place, as a district, where we can afford to get caught up in culture war nonsense. We need the BoE to focus on righting the ship, within their mandate. So, even as someone who agrees with Stewart and other "far left" candidates on the issues, I'm not voting on that basis. I'm voting for the folks who look willing to buckle down and do the hard work, even when it is uncomfortable.

The BoE does not have the resources it would need to do this, no matter who is on it.

The council has committed to fund more board staff, but the board shouldn’t be a second central office because it doesn’t need to be. The board can leverage existing staff by, for example, giving the head of compliance a dual reporting line to the superintendent and the board and making sure the head of compliance has a direct communication channel to the board and can brief the board in closed session without the superintendent present.

Great idea. Asking follow-up questions also does not require additional resources. For example, when Dr. McKnight testified that she "heard rumors swirling" about JB, she could have been asked for more information. Now, it turns out that she'd heard much more than rumors, but letting that kind of clear lie of omission go without follow-up is a serious missed opportunity.

That was the council, for anyone thinking a full-time board would result in better members.

I think things are getting mixed up. I don’t remember her saying this to the council. Not to excuse them at all - I was frustrated at how little they punched her and the BOE president at that hearing.

+1. I thought the "swirling" line came from the Jackson Lewis report.

[Anonymous]

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Y’all are grasping at straws here. Glenn Orlin is universally respected for his deep knowledge of the budget and every other county political process there is over the past thirty years. I think it says a lot—positively—that he’s Laura Stewart’s treasurer.

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Anonymous wrote:First candidate to file for District 4: Laura Stewart

It'll be interesting to see if Shebra Evans files again too, or if she's going to leave the board.

I know Laura a little bit. She definitely has a lot of enthusiasm but I feel like she's a bit redundant in terms of her POV with Lynn Harris.

All you need to know about her is see who is listed as her treasure. Glen Orlin who works for the county council and has worked there for decades. He's all in on covering up MCPS issues.

Glen retired, but yes he’s all in on covering up MCPS problems.

And is back working part-time for the council. Double dipping.

No, he retired again.

And consulting

Keepin it in the family

[Anonymous]

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Y’all are grasping at straws here. Glenn Orlin is universally respected for his deep knowledge of the budget and every other county political process there is over the past thirty years. I think it says a lot—positively—that he’s Laura Stewart’s treasurer.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First candidate to file for District 4: Laura Stewart

It'll be interesting to see if Shebra Evans files again too, or if she's going to leave the board.

I know Laura a little bit. She definitely has a lot of enthusiasm but I feel like she's a bit redundant in terms of her POV with Lynn Harris.

All you need to know about her is see who is listed as her treasure. Glen Orlin who works for the county council and has worked there for decades. He's all in on covering up MCPS issues.

Glen retired, but yes he’s all in on covering up MCPS problems.

And is back working part-time for the council. Double dipping.

No, he retired again.

And consulting

Great. So you’re telling me Laura Stewart’s closest advisor is a MCPS lifer who has been part of the mess for 30+ years? What a way to get fresh perspective and turn the page to a new chapter.

[Anonymous]

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Y’all are grasping at straws here. Glenn Orlin is universally respected for his deep knowledge of the budget and every other county political process there is over the past thirty years. I think it says a lot—positively—that he’s Laura Stewart’s treasurer.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First candidate to file for District 4: Laura Stewart

It'll be interesting to see if Shebra Evans files again too, or if she's going to leave the board.

I know Laura a little bit. She definitely has a lot of enthusiasm but I feel like she's a bit redundant in terms of her POV with Lynn Harris.

All you need to know about her is see who is listed as her treasure. Glen Orlin who works for the county council and has worked there for decades. He's all in on covering up MCPS issues.

Glen retired, but yes he’s all in on covering up MCPS problems.

And is back working part-time for the council. Double dipping.

No, he retired again.

And consulting

Great. So you’re telling me Laura Stewart’s closest advisor is a MCPS lifer who has been part of the mess for 30+ years? What a way to get fresh perspective and turn the page to a new chapter.

DP. No. As far as I know, the person in question (Glenn Orlin) has never worked for MCPS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
Y’all are grasping at straws here. Glenn Orlin is universally respected for his deep knowledge of the budget and every other county political process there is over the past thirty years. I think it says a lot—positively—that he’s Laura Stewart’s treasurer.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First candidate to file for District 4: Laura Stewart

It'll be interesting to see if Shebra Evans files again too, or if she's going to leave the board.

I know Laura a little bit. She definitely has a lot of enthusiasm but I feel like she's a bit redundant in terms of her POV with Lynn Harris.

All you need to know about her is see who is listed as her treasure. Glen Orlin who works for the county council and has worked there for decades. He's all in on covering up MCPS issues.

Glen retired, but yes he’s all in on covering up MCPS problems.

And is back working part-time for the council. Double dipping.

No, he retired again.

And consulting

Great. So you’re telling me Laura Stewart’s closest advisor is a MCPS lifer who has been part of the mess for 30+ years? What a way to get fresh perspective and turn the page to a new chapter.

Council
Working with insiders like Essie McGuire to keep the cover ups going

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Y’all are grasping at straws here. Glenn Orlin is universally respected for his deep knowledge of the budget and every other county political process there is over the past thirty years. I think it says a lot—positively—that he’s Laura Stewart’s treasurer.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First candidate to file for District 4: Laura Stewart

It'll be interesting to see if Shebra Evans files again too, or if she's going to leave the board.

I know Laura a little bit. She definitely has a lot of enthusiasm but I feel like she's a bit redundant in terms of her POV with Lynn Harris.

All you need to know about her is see who is listed as her treasure. Glen Orlin who works for the county council and has worked there for decades. He's all in on covering up MCPS issues.

Glen retired, but yes he’s all in on covering up MCPS problems.

And is back working part-time for the council. Double dipping.

No, he retired again.

And consulting

Great. So you’re telling me Laura Stewart’s closest advisor is a MCPS lifer who has been part of the mess for 30+ years? What a way to get fresh perspective and turn the page to a new chapter.

Council
Working with insiders like Essie McGuire to keep the cover ups going

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a no on Laura Stewart.
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Too much of a far left zealot for me. I'd prefer at least some semblance of non partisan moderation for the school board.

And by far left zealot you mean standing up for vulnerable children. Got it.

Umm, no.

There are plenty of people willing to stand up for vulnerable children without her constant virtue signaling.

I want a BOE focused on the actual governing of schools. The basics of competence, safety, etc.