School board - who to vote for

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Anonymous wrote:Please no incumbents, they are awful. All you Silvestre fans, please point out something she has done that you are impressed with, or even happy with? I find she, along with the other incumbents, rubber stamp whatever the MCPS staff tells her to.

The rogues are crazies - wouldn't touch them with a 10-foot pole.

My votes happily going to (meaning voting FOR these candidates, rather than just voting against incumbants):

At Large - J. Domenica Giandomenico
1 - Grace Rivera-Owen
3 - Julie Yang
5 - Valerie Coll

I don't really consider myself a "fan," but in watching the meetings I have seen Silvestre will often try to dig deeper with central office staff, seeking additional details beyond what had been included in their presentations. Here is a recent example of a question she asked, and the data that was shared as a result:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/boe/meetings/memorandum/220629%20Newcomer%20Enroll%20Data%2003-24-2022-02-D%20BD.pdf

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Do not vote for Micheal frayar

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Anonymous wrote:This is the first year I may consider supporting the Apple Ballot. The Apple Ballot is a list of who the teacher union supports and this time they are not endorsing any incumbents.

The BOE did a horrible job keeping schools closed for 18 months for most students, there’s been a lack of resources at the school level to address the pandemic learning loss, there’s been no plan to address the shortages for in school and substitute positions, and the BOE gave a contract to a Superintendent that had two votes of no confidence by the union members underneath her.

My kid missed 3 months in 2019-20 and 7 months in 2020-21 before going biweekly hybrid for a couple more. How does that add up to 18 months?

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Anonymous wrote:This is the first year I may consider supporting the Apple Ballot. The Apple Ballot is a list of who the teacher union supports and this time they are not endorsing any incumbents.

The BOE did a horrible job keeping schools closed for 18 months for most students, there’s been a lack of resources at the school level to address the pandemic learning loss, there’s been no plan to address the shortages for in school and substitute positions, and the BOE gave a contract to a Superintendent that had two votes of no confidence by the union members underneath her.

My kid missed 3 months in 2019-20 and 7 months in 2020-21 before going biweekly hybrid for a couple more. How does that add up to 18 months?

It doesn't and the rogues running love to claim it's been two full years. Anyone that can do math, see people need basic human rights (fryar is against this but he sure does love guns), and know Dawn lies to get whatever she needs to will not vote for them.

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Anonymous wrote:This is the first year I may consider supporting the Apple Ballot. The Apple Ballot is a list of who the teacher union supports and this time they are not endorsing any incumbents.

The BOE did a horrible job keeping schools closed for 18 months for most students, there’s been a lack of resources at the school level to address the pandemic learning loss, there’s been no plan to address the shortages for in school and substitute positions, and the BOE gave a contract to a Superintendent that had two votes of no confidence by the union members underneath her.

My kid missed 3 months in 2019-20 and 7 months in 2020-21 before going biweekly hybrid for a couple more. How does that add up to 18 months?

It doesn't and the rogues running love to claim it's been two full years. Anyone that can do math, see people need basic human rights (fryar is against this but he sure does love guns), and know Dawn lies to get whatever she needs to will not vote for them.

The rogues consider any and all safety measures as closure. Schools closed March of 2020. All restrictions were lifted in March of 2022.

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Anonymous wrote:This is the first year I may consider supporting the Apple Ballot. The Apple Ballot is a list of who the teacher union supports and this time they are not endorsing any incumbents.

The BOE did a horrible job keeping schools closed for 18 months for most students, there’s been a lack of resources at the school level to address the pandemic learning loss, there’s been no plan to address the shortages for in school and substitute positions, and the BOE gave a contract to a Superintendent that had two votes of no confidence by the union members underneath her.

My kid missed 3 months in 2019-20 and 7 months in 2020-21 before going biweekly hybrid for a couple more. How does that add up to 18 months?

It doesn't and the rogues running love to claim it's been two full years. Anyone that can do math, see people need basic human rights (fryar is against this but he sure does love guns), and know Dawn lies to get whatever she needs to will not vote for them.

Dawn also has some insane sycophants.. "People are elsewhere to live..." then move, Kara. You've said this for two years. I'm glad being Dawn's treasurer made you feel special. She also is so desperate on every single post. You're sponsored by right wing nutjob Bethany Mandel who you claim you've never met, but you still moderate her group...she still supports you. You didn't need to know someone to know their support isn't favorable. Do you understand that? What about your own own social media accounts since you love to bash teachers for theirs? It would resemble you need some serious help.

Kara is definitely "special." Her reply to Biden is: Absolutely false. The pandemic didn’t do this. You did.....Well he wasn't the president until 2021...I don't even like Biden and this obviously wasn't his fault.

That reopening group is full of such idiots who do nothing but pat each other's backs. As a parent, they are the absolute stain on the history of MoCo and I'm always embarrassed to be a parent here because I want nothing to do with them.

Kara wants me to vote education..okay, I'll definitely vote for anyone not on that moronic slate. Thanks for the tip!

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Anonymous wrote:This is the first year I may consider supporting the Apple Ballot. The Apple Ballot is a list of who the teacher union supports and this time they are not endorsing any incumbents.

The BOE did a horrible job keeping schools closed for 18 months for most students, there’s been a lack of resources at the school level to address the pandemic learning loss, there’s been no plan to address the shortages for in school and substitute positions, and the BOE gave a contract to a Superintendent that had two votes of no confidence by the union members underneath her.

My kid missed 3 months in 2019-20 and 7 months in 2020-21 before going biweekly hybrid for a couple more. How does that add up to 18 months?

NP here. I'm not saying it adds up to 18 months, but I will say this.... the 2020-2021 school year was less than 20 days on in-person learning for my DC.

The hybrid schedule was horrendous for my DC. I'm glad your kids had it better. I actually entered the dates in my Google calendar because it was so confusing on when DC would be in the building vs. not. Here goes:

One week, every other week, starting the last week of April (based on DC's grade in their HS); DC had 4 weeks in-person learning, which was maxed out at 4 days a week. Even though DC was in school, one teacher was at home, so that class was still 100% distance learning. One of the weeks was only 3 days due to graduation, so the kids had Wednesday off and the graduation day was another "asynchronous learning" day. This schedule totals 19 days in the building.

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Anonymous wrote:This is the first year I may consider supporting the Apple Ballot. The Apple Ballot is a list of who the teacher union supports and this time they are not endorsing any incumbents.

The BOE did a horrible job keeping schools closed for 18 months for most students, there’s been a lack of resources at the school level to address the pandemic learning loss, there’s been no plan to address the shortages for in school and substitute positions, and the BOE gave a contract to a Superintendent that had two votes of no confidence by the union members underneath her.

My kid missed 3 months in 2019-20 and 7 months in 2020-21 before going biweekly hybrid for a couple more. How does that add up to 18 months?

NP here. I'm not saying it adds up to 18 months, but I will say this.... the 2020-2021 school year was less than 20 days on in-person learning for my DC.

The hybrid schedule was horrendous for my DC. I'm glad your kids had it better. I actually entered the dates in my Google calendar because it was so confusing on when DC would be in the building vs. not. Here goes:

One week, every other week, starting the last week of April (based on DC's grade in their HS); DC had 4 weeks in-person learning, which was maxed out at 4 days a week. Even though DC was in school, one teacher was at home, so that class was still 100% distance learning. One of the weeks was only 3 days due to graduation, so the kids had Wednesday off and the graduation day was another "asynchronous learning" day. This schedule totals 19 days in the building.

So as a parent...you had to input a calendar due to a global pandemic...I can't imagine your hardship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please no incumbents, they are awful. All you Silvestre fans, please point out something she has done that you are impressed with, or even happy with? I find she, along with the other incumbents, rubber stamp whatever the MCPS staff tells her to.

The rogues are crazies - wouldn't touch them with a 10-foot pole.

My votes happily going to (meaning voting FOR these candidates, rather than just voting against incumbants):

At Large - J. Domenica Giandomenico
1 - Grace Rivera-Owen
3 - Julie Yang
5 - Valerie Coll

Same.

Valerie Coll is fantastic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is the first year I may consider supporting the Apple Ballot. The Apple Ballot is a list of who the teacher union supports and this time they are not endorsing any incumbents.

The BOE did a horrible job keeping schools closed for 18 months for most students, there’s been a lack of resources at the school level to address the pandemic learning loss, there’s been no plan to address the shortages for in school and substitute positions, and the BOE gave a contract to a Superintendent that had two votes of no confidence by the union members underneath her.

One quick note, while we're discussing incumbents and pandemic - Scott Joftus was appointed to the BoE in December, to fill the seat vacated by Patricia O'Neill's passing. So while he is technically an incumbent he does not bear any responsibility for the Board's handling of the first 18 months of pandemic. I'd urge people to keep this in mind before chucking him out with the rest of the incumbents.

For those who aren't aware of Joftus's background, he has a very different profile / background than the average BoE member and is in my view much more qualified:
https://joftus4boe.com/about/

And his wife gets $2M from the Board of Education in a no bid procurement! So please keep his wife happy and keep him on the Board of Education so she can bring home the education dollars!

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I’m not a fan of Coll because she is anti gifted/magnet programs.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not a fan of Coll because she is anti gifted/magnet programs.

Citation?

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Anonymous wrote:This is the first year I may consider supporting the Apple Ballot. The Apple Ballot is a list of who the teacher union supports and this time they are not endorsing any incumbents.

The BOE did a horrible job keeping schools closed for 18 months for most students, there’s been a lack of resources at the school level to address the pandemic learning loss, there’s been no plan to address the shortages for in school and substitute positions, and the BOE gave a contract to a Superintendent that had two votes of no confidence by the union members underneath her.

My kid missed 3 months in 2019-20 and 7 months in 2020-21 before going biweekly hybrid for a couple more. How does that add up to 18 months?

It doesn't and the rogues running love to claim it's been two full years. Anyone that can do math, see people need basic human rights (fryar is against this but he sure does love guns), and know Dawn lies to get whatever she needs to will not vote for them.

Dawn also has some insane sycophants.. "People are elsewhere to live..." then move, Kara. You've said this for two years. I'm glad being Dawn's treasurer made you feel special. She also is so desperate on every single post. You're sponsored by right wing nutjob Bethany Mandel who you claim you've never met, but you still moderate her group...she still supports you. You didn't need to know someone to know their support isn't favorable. Do you understand that? What about your own own social media accounts since you love to bash teachers for theirs? It would resemble you need some serious help.

Kara is definitely "special." Her reply to Biden is: Absolutely false. The pandemic didn’t do this. You did.....Well he wasn't the president until 2021...I don't even like Biden and this obviously wasn't his fault.

That reopening group is full of such idiots who do nothing but pat each other's backs. As a parent, they are the absolute stain on the history of MoCo and I'm always embarrassed to be a parent here because I want nothing to do with them.

Kara wants me to vote education..okay, I'll definitely vote for anyone not on that moronic slate. Thanks for the tip!

Who is Kara?

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Anonymous wrote:This is the first year I may consider supporting the Apple Ballot. The Apple Ballot is a list of who the teacher union supports and this time they are not endorsing any incumbents.

The BOE did a horrible job keeping schools closed for 18 months for most students, there’s been a lack of resources at the school level to address the pandemic learning loss, there’s been no plan to address the shortages for in school and substitute positions, and the BOE gave a contract to a Superintendent that had two votes of no confidence by the union members underneath her.

My kid missed 3 months in 2019-20 and 7 months in 2020-21 before going biweekly hybrid for a couple more. How does that add up to 18 months?

It doesn't and the rogues running love to claim it's been two full years. Anyone that can do math, see people need basic human rights (fryar is against this but he sure does love guns), and know Dawn lies to get whatever she needs to will not vote for them.

Dawn also has some insane sycophants.. "People are elsewhere to live..." then move, Kara. You've said this for two years. I'm glad being Dawn's treasurer made you feel special. She also is so desperate on every single post. You're sponsored by right wing nutjob Bethany Mandel who you claim you've never met, but you still moderate her group...she still supports you. You didn't need to know someone to know their support isn't favorable. Do you understand that? What about your own own social media accounts since you love to bash teachers for theirs? It would resemble you need some serious help.

Kara is definitely "special." Her reply to Biden is: Absolutely false. The pandemic didn’t do this. You did.....Well he wasn't the president until 2021...I don't even like Biden and this obviously wasn't his fault.

That reopening group is full of such idiots who do nothing but pat each other's backs. As a parent, they are the absolute stain on the history of MoCo and I'm always embarrassed to be a parent here because I want nothing to do with them.

Kara wants me to vote education..okay, I'll definitely vote for anyone not on that moronic slate. Thanks for the tip!

Who is Kara?

Is Kara the new name we are using for Karen? Because otherwise I don’t know WTF these people are taking about either!

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Anonymous wrote:This is the first year I may consider supporting the Apple Ballot. The Apple Ballot is a list of who the teacher union supports and this time they are not endorsing any incumbents.

The BOE did a horrible job keeping schools closed for 18 months for most students, there’s been a lack of resources at the school level to address the pandemic learning loss, there’s been no plan to address the shortages for in school and substitute positions, and the BOE gave a contract to a Superintendent that had two votes of no confidence by the union members underneath her.

My kid missed 3 months in 2019-20 and 7 months in 2020-21 before going biweekly hybrid for a couple more. How does that add up to 18 months?

It doesn't and the rogues running love to claim it's been two full years. Anyone that can do math, see people need basic human rights (fryar is against this but he sure does love guns), and know Dawn lies to get whatever she needs to will not vote for them.

Dawn also has some insane sycophants.. "People are elsewhere to live..." then move, Kara. You've said this for two years. I'm glad being Dawn's treasurer made you feel special. She also is so desperate on every single post. You're sponsored by right wing nutjob Bethany Mandel who you claim you've never met, but you still moderate her group...she still supports you. You didn't need to know someone to know their support isn't favorable. Do you understand that? What about your own own social media accounts since you love to bash teachers for theirs? It would resemble you need some serious help.

Kara is definitely "special." Her reply to Biden is: Absolutely false. The pandemic didn’t do this. You did.....Well he wasn't the president until 2021...I don't even like Biden and this obviously wasn't his fault.

That reopening group is full of such idiots who do nothing but pat each other's backs. As a parent, they are the absolute stain on the history of MoCo and I'm always embarrassed to be a parent here because I want nothing to do with them.

Kara wants me to vote education..okay, I'll definitely vote for anyone not on that moronic slate. Thanks for the tip!

Who is Kara?

Is Kara the new name we are using for Karen? Because otherwise I don’t know WTF these people are taking about either!

Might want to pay attention to the people who constantly testify at school board meetings.