Montgomery County BOE election results

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the first time since 1990 that voters have elected three new people to the BOE.

It's a shot across the bow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stewart won't need to get up to speed - she's been testifying for change before the BOE for decades, and knows the budget inside and out from her days with MCCPTA. Thank goodness for common sense, Zimmerman over Diaz, but that was too close for comfort. Montoya is a dud, but the rest of the Board will find this out as they try to work with her

Montoya might be ok, but we'll see. I'm more concerned about Steward as she can either do a lot of good or harm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stewart won't need to get up to speed - she's been testifying for change before the BOE for decades, and knows the budget inside and out from her days with MCCPTA. Thank goodness for common sense, Zimmerman over Diaz, but that was too close for comfort. Montoya is a dud, but the rest of the Board will find this out as they try to work with her

The role of a Board member is completely different than that of an advocate. And she's never demonstrated any real understanding of the budget or the budget process. She's going to be completely lost when she has to actually make a decision involving balancing equities. You can't fund everything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stewart won't need to get up to speed - she's been testifying for change before the BOE for decades, and knows the budget inside and out from her days with MCCPTA. Thank goodness for common sense, Zimmerman over Diaz, but that was too close for comfort. Montoya is a dud, but the rest of the Board will find this out as they try to work with her

Montoya might be ok, but we'll see. I'm more concerned about Steward as she can either do a lot of good or harm.

I don't see any possible upside for Stewart.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it will mean further craziness as the new BOE members will need to get up to speed. We already have a new Superintendent, so this means he just got three new bosses midway thru his first year.

Yes, and Yang and Rivera-Oven are pretty new and still getting up to speed too. Only Silvestre and Wolff will have been there more than 2 years.

Silvestere and Wolff need to go next.

The problem is that you could end up with someone worse, like Zimmerman. Hopefully voters learn from the disaster of this election.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it will mean further craziness as the new BOE members will need to get up to speed. We already have a new Superintendent, so this means he just got three new bosses midway thru his first year.

Yes, and Yang and Rivera-Oven are pretty new and still getting up to speed too. Only Silvestre and Wolff will have been there more than 2 years.

Silvestere and Wolff need to go next.

The problem is that you could end up with someone worse, like Zimmerman. Hopefully voters learn from the disaster of this election.

So you hope the new board is a disaster, such that people will be discouraged from voting for Apple Ballot candidates next time? Strange priorities. I choose to wish the new members well, regardless of how my votes were cast, and hope that they will succeed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it will mean further craziness as the new BOE members will need to get up to speed. We already have a new Superintendent, so this means he just got three new bosses midway thru his first year.

Yes, and Yang and Rivera-Oven are pretty new and still getting up to speed too. Only Silvestre and Wolff will have been there more than 2 years.

Silvestere and Wolff need to go next.

The problem is that you could end up with someone worse, like Zimmerman. Hopefully voters learn from the disaster of this election.

We don't know how Zimmerman will be. Silvestere is the worst.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stewart won't need to get up to speed - she's been testifying for change before the BOE for decades, and knows the budget inside and out from her days with MCCPTA. Thank goodness for common sense, Zimmerman over Diaz, but that was too close for comfort. Montoya is a dud, but the rest of the Board will find this out as they try to work with her

Montoya might be ok, but we'll see. I'm more concerned about Steward as she can either do a lot of good or harm.

I don't see any possible upside for Stewart.

The upside is she defeated a sitting board member who needs to be replaced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stewart won't need to get up to speed - she's been testifying for change before the BOE for decades, and knows the budget inside and out from her days with MCCPTA. Thank goodness for common sense, Zimmerman over Diaz, but that was too close for comfort. Montoya is a dud, but the rest of the Board will find this out as they try to work with her

The role of a Board member is completely different than that of an advocate. And she's never demonstrated any real understanding of the budget or the budget process. She's going to be completely lost when she has to actually make a decision involving balancing equities. You can't fund everything.

I assure you, Laura Stewart is more knowledgeable about the MCPS budget than Montoya or Zimmerman. She knows what needs to be funded, as opposed to the loudest squeaky wheel - talking about you Poolesville, who snuck in for renovations before Wootton, Damascus, or Eastern

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stewart won't need to get up to speed - she's been testifying for change before the BOE for decades, and knows the budget inside and out from her days with MCCPTA. Thank goodness for common sense, Zimmerman over Diaz, but that was too close for comfort. Montoya is a dud, but the rest of the Board will find this out as they try to work with her

Montoya might be ok, but we'll see. I'm more concerned about Steward as she can either do a lot of good or harm.

I don't see any possible upside for Stewart.

The upside is she defeated a sitting board member who needs to be replaced.

That doesn't help when you replace them with someone worse!

Voters are clearly idiots.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stewart won't need to get up to speed - she's been testifying for change before the BOE for decades, and knows the budget inside and out from her days with MCCPTA. Thank goodness for common sense, Zimmerman over Diaz, but that was too close for comfort. Montoya is a dud, but the rest of the Board will find this out as they try to work with her

The role of a Board member is completely different than that of an advocate. And she's never demonstrated any real understanding of the budget or the budget process. She's going to be completely lost when she has to actually make a decision involving balancing equities. You can't fund everything.

I assure you, Laura Stewart is more knowledgeable about the MCPS budget than Montoya or Zimmerman. She knows what needs to be funded, as opposed to the loudest squeaky wheel - talking about you Poolesville, who snuck in for renovations before Wootton, Damascus, or Eastern

You just named the two least qualified Board members MCPS has had in recent times. That's hardly a selling point for Stewart, who has never demonstrated any ability to make decisions.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it will mean further craziness as the new BOE members will need to get up to speed. We already have a new Superintendent, so this means he just got three new bosses midway thru his first year.

Yes, and Yang and Rivera-Oven are pretty new and still getting up to speed too. Only Silvestre and Wolff will have been there more than 2 years.

Silvestere and Wolff need to go next.

The problem is that you could end up with someone worse, like Zimmerman. Hopefully voters learn from the disaster of this election.

We don't know how Zimmerman will be. Silvestere is the worst.

No, she's certainly not the worst. And people are going to learn the hard way over the next two years that someone different doesn't mean someone better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it will mean further craziness as the new BOE members will need to get up to speed. We already have a new Superintendent, so this means he just got three new bosses midway thru his first year.

Yes, and Yang and Rivera-Oven are pretty new and still getting up to speed too. Only Silvestre and Wolff will have been there more than 2 years.

Silvestere and Wolff need to go next.

The problem is that you could end up with someone worse, like Zimmerman. Hopefully voters learn from the disaster of this election.

We don't know how Zimmerman will be. Silvestere is the worst.

No, she's certainly not the worst. And people are going to learn the hard way over the next two years that someone different doesn't mean someone better.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it will mean further craziness as the new BOE members will need to get up to speed. We already have a new Superintendent, so this means he just got three new bosses midway thru his first year.

Yes, and Yang and Rivera-Oven are pretty new and still getting up to speed too. Only Silvestre and Wolff will have been there more than 2 years.

Silvestere and Wolff need to go next.

I wonder if Coll will run again- I was really hoping she'd win last time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Montoya, Zimmerman and Stewart all won with comfortable margins.

Looks like the people have spoken. Evans, two-term incumbent, lost by a shocking 16 points.

How are we feeling about this shakeup?

Great! Good to see people trust the Apple ballot and support our teachers.