3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow. They chickened out. No comments from the board after public comments. And they’re breezing through all of the consent items too.

Because they don’t and never did care.

[Anonymous]

Stewart would be a crucial vote for any change in the plan. Her support to vote yes pretty much sticks a nail in the coffin.

[Anonymous]

Thanking people for their engagement and you are making a decision you know they disagree with is such a dumb move.

Karla is speaking now. Looks like all of them decided to write (or have ChatGPT write) speeches. Not sure that was the best move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow. They chickened out. No comments from the board after public comments. And they’re breezing through all of the consent items too.

Okay, the Board annoys me too, but this criticism is silly. The whole point of the consent agenda is that it's a list of things to "breeze through" without discussion. Have you never been to any kind of board meeting before?

[Anonymous]

I’m dying to see how Julie spins this to her fellow Asian community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow. They chickened out. No comments from the board after public comments. And they’re breezing through all of the consent items too.

Okay, the Board annoys me too, but this criticism is silly. The whole point of the consent agenda is that it's a list of things to "breeze through" without discussion. Have you never been to any kind of board meeting before?

I watch almost every board meeting. Usually a few items are pulled during every board meeting.

The fact that they didn’t for this meeting is notable.

[Anonymous]

Julie Yang voted against the program model citing concerns about the rigor and quality and lack of meaningful data and budgets.

[Anonymous]

Whoever said the other day that they all agreed to give Julie Yang a pass on voting no (knowing it will pass anyway) to boost her political ambitions was on the money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Laura Stewart is fist with comments. Now she’s reciting her rehearsed speech.

She says she ran to make hard decisions. Acknowledges MCPS didn’t take care of its buildings or offer meaningful literacy instruction.

And now she’s defending the board’s process and decisions.

Claims she always leans into more engagement, not less.

It is her job as a populate the buildings that meet health standards. In my heart, I know that Wootton will be rebuilt in the future after Damascus and Woodward.

So “this hurts me more than it hurts you” kind of speech?

[Anonymous]

Julie Yang chose her political career over loyalty to the board. Smart for her.

[Anonymous]

Brenda is mad that people call MCPS and the board I complement and fraudulent. How laughable.

Also, she doubles down on the fact that she is not afraid to vote her conscience. Given that she’s not running for reelection, that’s a rich claim to make since she has nothing to lose now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Julie Yang chose her political career over loyalty to the board. Smart for her.

True.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whoever said the other day that they all agreed to give Julie Yang a pass on voting no (knowing it will pass anyway) to boost her political ambitions was on the money.

It was me. I knew they’d do that.

I do wonder if Karla will make the same move.

[Anonymous]

Grace keeps threatening to throw noisy Wootton parents out. I’d like to see her actually do it. She doesn’t have the guts to do it.

[Anonymous]

I wonder, does Wolff really not know how bad the regional program model is for equity? Or does she know and she's just BSing?