MCPS politics - Real Housewives Recap

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least as far back as 2012-13 school year the MS principals had wild happy hours where some were drunk and trying to take off their clothes. McKnight was in attendance along with Beidleman.

Fast forward to 2023 when the great reporting of Alex Robbins exposing the mess of MCPS and Beidleman, Walker and many other high level staff get placed on leave.

Not long after, Beidleman and Walker file their own complaints for hypocrisy and/or retaliation from MCPS.

January 2024 McPS realized they are 50mill in the hole and freeze all instructional and transportation funds. Copiers are unplugged at most schools and teachers freak out even more about being held to high standards for students success without the necessary resources.

BOE consults a lawyer, but not before McKnight starts her own PR campaign to play the victim.

Robbin’s releases another tell all to let taxpayers know what’s actually behind the curtain.

MCEA releases a statement saying “we told you so” while MCCPTA supports her.

The you know what has just hit the fan. There are only a few leaders left to put on leave and it’s the top 3. Can’t see how they will find their way out of this.

You forgot that Alexandra Robbins is an author who began substitute teaching to gather insider information for her book about teachers. She’s making money off of these stories.

I have a feeling that she's making a lot more money from the novels that she has actually published. I don't think being a substitute and writing for a small MOCO paper is paying her bills!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At least as far back as 2012-13 school year the MS principals had wild happy hours where some were drunk and trying to take off their clothes. McKnight was in attendance along with Beidleman.

Fast forward to 2023 when the great reporting of Alex Robbins exposing the mess of MCPS and Beidleman, Walker and many other high level staff get placed on leave.

Not long after, Beidleman and Walker file their own complaints for hypocrisy and/or retaliation from MCPS.

January 2024 McPS realized they are 50mill in the hole and freeze all instructional and transportation funds. Copiers are unplugged at most schools and teachers freak out even more about being held to high standards for students success without the necessary resources.

BOE consults a lawyer, but not before McKnight starts her own PR campaign to play the victim.

Robbin’s releases another tell all to let taxpayers know what’s actually behind the curtain.

MCEA releases a statement saying “we told you so” while MCCPTA supports her.

The you know what has just hit the fan. There are only a few leaders left to put on leave and it’s the top 3. Can’t see how they will find their way out of this.

LOL.
i’m not trying to shit on teachers here either, it’s mostly administrative decisions… but high standards? Really? C’mon. You literally have to be actively TRYING to fail if you’re student—to end up failing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: "January 2024 McPS realized they are 50mill in the hole and freeze all instructional and transportation funds. Copiers are unplugged at most schools and teachers freak out even more about being held to high standards for students success without the necessary resources."

$50M deficit? No wonder why they wanted a higher property tax. Not a good look whatsoever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least as far back as 2012-13 school year the MS principals had wild happy hours where some were drunk and trying to take off their clothes. McKnight was in attendance along with Beidleman.

Fast forward to 2023 when the great reporting of Alex Robbins exposing the mess of MCPS and Beidleman, Walker and many other high level staff get placed on leave.

Not long after, Beidleman and Walker file their own complaints for hypocrisy and/or retaliation from MCPS.

January 2024 McPS realized they are 50mill in the hole and freeze all instructional and transportation funds. Copiers are unplugged at most schools and teachers freak out even more about being held to high standards for students success without the necessary resources.

BOE consults a lawyer, but not before McKnight starts her own PR campaign to play the victim.

Robbin’s releases another tell all to let taxpayers know what’s actually behind the curtain.

MCEA releases a statement saying “we told you so” while MCCPTA supports her.

The you know what has just hit the fan. There are only a few leaders left to put on leave and it’s the top 3. Can’t see how they will find their way out of this.

You forgot that Alexandra Robbins is an author who began substitute teaching to gather insider information for her book about teachers. She’s making money off of these stories.

I have a feeling that she's making a lot more money from the novels that she has actually published. I don't think being a substitute and writing for a small MOCO paper is paying her bills!

Yeah writing for MoCo360 is hardly a money-maker I imagine. They do a fundraiser every few months because they are always on the brink of bankruptcy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Budgets have been slashed.

And the 10% property tax increase went….? (into the John). We have a spending problem in MCPS and need IG for MCPS desperately- and not one that works for county. Nearing 6 billion with both budgets combined. That’s quite a honeypot.

And if everything is important than really nothing is…

Well... the latest new MoCo capital budget includes half a billion (not joking) for bus rapid transit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Budgets have been slashed.

And the 10% property tax increase went….? (into the John). We have a spending problem in MCPS and need IG for MCPS desperately- and not one that works for county. Nearing 6 billion with both budgets combined. That’s quite a honeypot.

And if everything is important than really nothing is…

Both the county and mcps need full audits and accountability.

There have been a dozen audits this year alone. Please stop

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least as far back as 2012-13 school year the MS principals had wild happy hours where some were drunk and trying to take off their clothes. McKnight was in attendance along with Beidleman.

Fast forward to 2023 when the great reporting of Alex Robbins exposing the mess of MCPS and Beidleman, Walker and many other high level staff get placed on leave.

Not long after, Beidleman and Walker file their own complaints for hypocrisy and/or retaliation from MCPS.

January 2024 McPS realized they are 50mill in the hole and freeze all instructional and transportation funds. Copiers are unplugged at most schools and teachers freak out even more about being held to high standards for students success without the necessary resources.

BOE consults a lawyer, but not before McKnight starts her own PR campaign to play the victim.

Robbin’s releases another tell all to let taxpayers know what’s actually behind the curtain.

MCEA releases a statement saying “we told you so” while MCCPTA supports her.

The you know what has just hit the fan. There are only a few leaders left to put on leave and it’s the top 3. Can’t see how they will find their way out of this.

You forgot that Alexandra Robbins is an author who began substitute teaching to gather insider information for her book about teachers. She’s making money off of these stories.

I have a feeling that she's making a lot more money from the novels that she has actually published. I don't think being a substitute and writing for a small MOCO paper is paying her bills!

Yeah writing for MoCo360 is hardly a money-maker I imagine. They do a fundraiser every few months because they are always on the brink of bankruptcy.

She’s not making money from MoCo360. She’s elevating her profile by writing these stories and getting mentions from Washington Post. No one heard of her before this. Click on her profile links and you can find information about her being an author, subbing in MCPS, and writing a book. She’s making money from her book selling to people who love her articles.

This thread is titled Real Housewives. Just pointing out that Robbins isn’t exactly unbiased in this reporting. She has something to gain.

[Anonymous]

I’m not surprised. My kids were in MCPS. I saw the problems with leadership.

[Anonymous]

Is it this Alexandra Robbins? https://alexandrarobbins.com/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What other principles at other schools are involved with this?

QO Principal for starters. His former boss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least as far back as 2012-13 school year the MS principals had wild happy hours where some were drunk and trying to take off their clothes. McKnight was in attendance along with Beidleman.

Fast forward to 2023 when the great reporting of Alex Robbins exposing the mess of MCPS and Beidleman, Walker and many other high level staff get placed on leave.

Not long after, Beidleman and Walker file their own complaints for hypocrisy and/or retaliation from MCPS.

January 2024 McPS realized they are 50mill in the hole and freeze all instructional and transportation funds. Copiers are unplugged at most schools and teachers freak out even more about being held to high standards for students success without the necessary resources.

BOE consults a lawyer, but not before McKnight starts her own PR campaign to play the victim.

Robbin’s releases another tell all to let taxpayers know what’s actually behind the curtain.

MCEA releases a statement saying “we told you so” while MCCPTA supports her.

The you know what has just hit the fan. There are only a few leaders left to put on leave and it’s the top 3. Can’t see how they will find their way out of this.

You forgot that Alexandra Robbins is an author who began substitute teaching to gather insider information for her book about teachers. She’s making money off of these stories.

I have a feeling that she's making a lot more money from the novels that she has actually published. I don't think being a substitute and writing for a small MOCO paper is paying her bills!

Yeah writing for MoCo360 is hardly a money-maker I imagine. They do a fundraiser every few months because they are always on the brink of bankruptcy.

She’s not making money from MoCo360. She’s elevating her profile by writing these stories and getting mentions from Washington Post. No one heard of her before this. Click on her profile links and you can find information about her being an author, subbing in MCPS, and writing a book. She’s making money from her book selling to people who love her articles.

This thread is titled Real Housewives. Just pointing out that Robbins isn’t exactly unbiased in this reporting. She has something to gain.

She was well known before this.
She is being paid to write her stories. She is being funded from a grant. She discloses that in each article.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What other principles at other schools are involved with this?

QO Principal for starters. His former boss.

No one will listen to that though because that principal and many others who did similar offenses with no consequences are not black.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What other principles at other schools are involved with this?

QO Principal for starters. His former boss.

No one will listen to that though because that principal and many others who did similar offenses with no consequences are not black.

Did dozens of people submit complaints about these "similar offenses"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What other principles at other schools are involved with this?

QO Principal for starters. His former boss.

No one will listen to that though because that principal and many others who did similar offenses with no consequences are not black.

Did dozens of people submit complaints about these "similar offenses"?

Does it matter…
No one submits complaints about white leaders and it’s dealt with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least as far back as 2012-13 school year the MS principals had wild happy hours where some were drunk and trying to take off their clothes. McKnight was in attendance along with Beidleman.

Fast forward to 2023 when the great reporting of Alex Robbins exposing the mess of MCPS and Beidleman, Walker and many other high level staff get placed on leave.

Not long after, Beidleman and Walker file their own complaints for hypocrisy and/or retaliation from MCPS.

January 2024 McPS realized they are 50mill in the hole and freeze all instructional and transportation funds. Copiers are unplugged at most schools and teachers freak out even more about being held to high standards for students success without the necessary resources.

BOE consults a lawyer, but not before McKnight starts her own PR campaign to play the victim.

Robbin’s releases another tell all to let taxpayers know what’s actually behind the curtain.

MCEA releases a statement saying “we told you so” while MCCPTA supports her.

The you know what has just hit the fan. There are only a few leaders left to put on leave and it’s the top 3. Can’t see how they will find their way out of this.

LOL.
i’m not trying to shit on teachers here either, it’s mostly administrative decisions… but high standards? Really? C’mon. You literally have to be actively TRYING to fail if you’re student—to end up failing.

High in terms of unrealistic. Teachers are the ones held responsible when kids miss class, refuse or fail assignments, etc. Now we can’t even use the school copier after spending so much time creating individualized course materials?