BOE Candidates for 2026 election

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That will be a huge loss. Julie is the only good member of the BOE.

Yeah not sure why we keep electing others who are useless and just rubber stamp everything MCPS does

When has Julie Yang voted against something MCPS proposed?

But at least she’s the only one who questions MCPS. Others don’t even ask questions about these dramatic changes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That will be a huge loss. Julie is the only good member of the BOE.

The fact that she's the best on the BOE says a lot about the BOE. I think Julie is going to have a hard time winning her council seat.

Who else will run?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That will be a huge loss. Julie is the only good member of the BOE.

Yeah not sure why we keep electing others who are useless and just rubber stamp everything MCPS does

When has Julie Yang voted against something MCPS proposed?

But at least she’s the only one who questions MCPS. Others don’t even ask questions about these dramatic changes.

So they are trying to push her out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That will be a huge loss. Julie is the only good member of the BOE.

Yeah not sure why we keep electing others who are useless and just rubber stamp everything MCPS does

When has Julie Yang voted against something MCPS proposed?

But at least she’s the only one who questions MCPS. Others don’t even ask questions about these dramatic changes.

That's not what I've observed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those going in want to make changes little do they realize what happens when they are in, whether it's as a staff or a member of the BOE. #shutupandkeepimage

I definitely observe that is the outcome, but why is that the case? What leverage does MCPS/BOE have over newcomers that buys their silence and complicity in the ongoing dysfunction and failure?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That will be a huge loss. Julie is the only good member of the BOE.

Yeah not sure why we keep electing others who are useless and just rubber stamp everything MCPS does

When has Julie Yang voted against something MCPS proposed?

But at least she’s the only one who questions MCPS. Others don’t even ask questions about these dramatic changes.

She asks decent questions and then accepts whatever garbage answer MCPS staffers give her without holding them or Taylor truly accountable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That will be a huge loss. Julie is the only good member of the BOE.

Yeah not sure why we keep electing others who are useless and just rubber stamp everything MCPS does

When has Julie Yang voted against something MCPS proposed?

But at least she’s the only one who questions MCPS. Others don’t even ask questions about these dramatic changes.

Asking questions and then agreeing is putting on a show.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Brenda Wolff, Karla Silvestre, and Grace Rivera-Oven will run for reelection.

I hope not. They all need to go, especially Brenda and Karla. Karla should not be working at MC as an MCPS liaison as it’s a huge conflict of interest and probably why they push kids to Mc vs having classes at the schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Brenda Wolff, Karla Silvestre, and Grace Rivera-Oven will run for reelection.

I hope not. They all need to go, especially Brenda and Karla. Karla should not be working at MC as an MCPS liaison as it’s a huge conflict of interest and probably why they push kids to Mc vs having classes at the schools.

How is that even ethically possible for Karla Silvestre? I get that a salary of 25k as an McPs board member isn’t enough to make a living but that is a massive conflict of interest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Brenda Wolff, Karla Silvestre, and Grace Rivera-Oven will run for reelection.

I hope not. They all need to go, especially Brenda and Karla. Karla should not be working at MC as an MCPS liaison as it’s a huge conflict of interest and probably why they push kids to Mc vs having classes at the schools.

How is that even ethically possible for Karla Silvestre? I get that a salary of 25k as an McPs board member isn’t enough to make a living but that is a massive conflict of interest.

Silvestre recuses herself from any board votes relating to MC, and the relationship between MCPS and MC has been in place long before she was on the board. If voters disapprove, they are of course free to vote for her opponents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Brenda Wolff, Karla Silvestre, and Grace Rivera-Oven will run for reelection.

I hope not. They all need to go, especially Brenda and Karla. Karla should not be working at MC as an MCPS liaison as it’s a huge conflict of interest and probably why they push kids to Mc vs having classes at the schools.

How is that even ethically possible for Karla Silvestre? I get that a salary of 25k as an McPs board member isn’t enough to make a living but that is a massive conflict of interest.

Silvestre recuses herself from any board votes relating to MC, and the relationship between MCPS and MC has been in place long before she was on the board. If voters disapprove, they are of course free to vote for her opponents.

She recuses herself from voting on the operating budget? Really?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Brenda Wolff, Karla Silvestre, and Grace Rivera-Oven will run for reelection.

I hope not. They all need to go, especially Brenda and Karla. Karla should not be working at MC as an MCPS liaison as it’s a huge conflict of interest and probably why they push kids to Mc vs having classes at the schools.

How is that even ethically possible for Karla Silvestre? I get that a salary of 25k as an McPs board member isn’t enough to make a living but that is a massive conflict of interest.

Silvestre recuses herself from any board votes relating to MC, and the relationship between MCPS and MC has been in place long before she was on the board. If voters disapprove, they are of course free to vote for her opponents.

She recuses herself from voting on the operating budget? Really?

On contracts with MC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Brenda Wolff, Karla Silvestre, and Grace Rivera-Oven will run for reelection.

I hope not. They all need to go, especially Brenda and Karla. Karla should not be working at MC as an MCPS liaison as it’s a huge conflict of interest and probably why they push kids to Mc vs having classes at the schools.

How is that even ethically possible for Karla Silvestre? I get that a salary of 25k as an McPs board member isn’t enough to make a living but that is a massive conflict of interest.

It’s the actual job that’s the issue. And, how does she get that much time off to do board work during the day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Brenda Wolff, Karla Silvestre, and Grace Rivera-Oven will run for reelection.

I hope not. They all need to go, especially Brenda and Karla. Karla should not be working at MC as an MCPS liaison as it’s a huge conflict of interest and probably why they push kids to Mc vs having classes at the schools.

How is that even ethically possible for Karla Silvestre? I get that a salary of 25k as an McPs board member isn’t enough to make a living but that is a massive conflict of interest.

Silvestre recuses herself from any board votes relating to MC, and the relationship between MCPS and MC has been in place long before she was on the board. If voters disapprove, they are of course free to vote for her opponents.

She recuses herself from voting on the operating budget? Really?

Of course she doesn’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Brenda Wolff, Karla Silvestre, and Grace Rivera-Oven will run for reelection.

I hope not. They all need to go, especially Brenda and Karla. Karla should not be working at MC as an MCPS liaison as it’s a huge conflict of interest and probably why they push kids to Mc vs having classes at the schools.

How is that even ethically possible for Karla Silvestre? I get that a salary of 25k as an McPs board member isn’t enough to make a living but that is a massive conflict of interest.

It’s the actual job that’s the issue. And, how does she get that much time off to do board work during the day?

Is being a MCPS board member meant to be a full time job? Not at 25k a year to be sure.