What are the real facts about MCPS inequities?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s sad that any child that has the aptitude to be accelerated is held back by MCPS. Math is a particular hurdle because some MCPS high schools don’t offer anything beyond BC Calculus.

This is why I think MCPS leadership needs to be completely replaced, starting with voting out the board of education.

The sup has 21-22 years of MCPS experience and already a few years at the top. If she hasn't figured out how to fix MCPS by now, she needs to be replaced by someone who can handle the job. The board of education seems to be just egging her on?

Leadership messed up and if we want to stop the slide, we need to do it now before things get even worse.

[Anonymous]

I am no fan of Dr. McKnight, but you are assuming that that someone better than her applied for the job and fit the criteria the board was looking for.

This attitude of "burn it all down and start fresh" feels appealing but is too disruptive. It is often pushed by people that don't even have kids in public school and might have agendas outside of public education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s sad that any child that has the aptitude to be accelerated is held back by MCPS. Math is a particular hurdle because some MCPS high schools don’t offer anything beyond BC Calculus.

This is why I think MCPS leadership needs to be completely replaced, starting with voting out the board of education.

The sup has 21-22 years of MCPS experience and already a few years at the top. If she hasn't figured out how to fix MCPS by now, she needs to be replaced by someone who can handle the job. The board of education seems to be just egging her on?

Leadership messed up and if we want to stop the slide, we need to do it now before things get even worse.

I think it's funny the right-wing astroturfers chime in whenever any problem is surfaced that we need to replace the board. Their efforts to pull a Youngkin in MD are so transparent that it's laughable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am no fan of Dr. McKnight, but you are assuming that that someone better than her applied for the job and fit the criteria the board was looking for.

This attitude of "burn it all down and start fresh" feels appealing but is too disruptive. It is often pushed by people that don't even have kids in public school and might have agendas outside of public education.

If no one better applied for the job then the Board should have kept looking. The Board members want the notoriety of being on the Board but they don’t invest their time into making MCPS a better school system. Standards at our school are so low now that my child still has to the end of a marking period to turn in assignments. What would have been a C paper years ago is now a low A. No final exams. It’s let’s pass every child through without actually holding them accountable for real life skills and learning the curriculum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am no fan of Dr. McKnight, but you are assuming that that someone better than her applied for the job and fit the criteria the board was looking for.

This attitude of "burn it all down and start fresh" feels appealing but is too disruptive. It is often pushed by people that don't even have kids in public school and might have agendas outside of public education.

If no one better applied for the job then the Board should have kept looking. The Board members want the notoriety of being on the Board but they don’t invest their time into making MCPS a better school system. Standards at our school are so low now that my child still has to the end of a marking period to turn in assignments. What would have been a C paper years ago is now a low A. No final exams. It’s let’s pass every child through without actually holding them accountable for real life skills and learning the curriculum.

I keep hearing this but find it hard to reconcile with the schools my kids attend. I think this is a popular myth that some buy into, but meanwhile, my kid has over 12 APs and received 5s on 8 of them. People today just don't like tot ake any personal responsibility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am no fan of Dr. McKnight, but you are assuming that that someone better than her applied for the job and fit the criteria the board was looking for.

This attitude of "burn it all down and start fresh" feels appealing but is too disruptive. It is often pushed by people that don't even have kids in public school and might have agendas outside of public education.

If no one better applied for the job then the Board should have kept looking. The Board members want the notoriety of being on the Board but they don’t invest their time into making MCPS a better school system. Standards at our school are so low now that my child still has to the end of a marking period to turn in assignments. What would have been a C paper years ago is now a low A. No final exams. It’s let’s pass every child through without actually holding them accountable for real life skills and learning the curriculum.

I keep hearing this but find it hard to reconcile with the schools my kids attend. I think this is a popular myth that some buy into, but meanwhile, my kid has over 12 APs and received 5s on 8 of them. People today just don't like tot ake any personal responsibility.

Great your child attends a school that offers opportunities but many PPs are pointing out that some clusters discourage accelerating kids because of the lack of opportunities to advance at the same pace in high school.

Also when the Board has a policy that promotes students turning in work late and teachers support the practice then that is the low expectations students will follow. Parentvue lags weeks behind and not all teachers indicate an assignment is late so it’s near impossible for parents to know when assignments are late in real time.

As far as grading standards, I am an involved parent and have been for years. That’s how I know the curriculum and standards have been lowered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am no fan of Dr. McKnight, but you are assuming that that someone better than her applied for the job and fit the criteria the board was looking for.

This attitude of "burn it all down and start fresh" feels appealing but is too disruptive. It is often pushed by people that don't even have kids in public school and might have agendas outside of public education.

If no one better applied for the job then the Board should have kept looking. The Board members want the notoriety of being on the Board but they don’t invest their time into making MCPS a better school system. Standards at our school are so low now that my child still has to the end of a marking period to turn in assignments. What would have been a C paper years ago is now a low A. No final exams. It’s let’s pass every child through without actually holding them accountable for real life skills and learning the curriculum.

I keep hearing this but find it hard to reconcile with the schools my kids attend. I think this is a popular myth that some buy into, but meanwhile, my kid has over 12 APs and received 5s on 8 of them. People today just don't like tot ake any personal responsibility.

Great your child attends a school that offers opportunities but many PPs are pointing out that some clusters discourage accelerating kids because of the lack of opportunities to advance at the same pace in high school.

Also when the Board has a policy that promotes students turning in work late and teachers support the practice then that is the low expectations students will follow. Parentvue lags weeks behind and not all teachers indicate an assignment is late so it’s near impossible for parents to know when assignments are late in real time.

As far as grading standards, I am an involved parent and have been for years. That’s how I know the curriculum and standards have been lowered.

Yes, it's a high FARMS rate DCC school but offers the same APs that all MCPS schools have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am no fan of Dr. McKnight, but you are assuming that that someone better than her applied for the job and fit the criteria the board was looking for.

This attitude of "burn it all down and start fresh" feels appealing but is too disruptive. It is often pushed by people that don't even have kids in public school and might have agendas outside of public education.

If no one better applied for the job then the Board should have kept looking. The Board members want the notoriety of being on the Board but they don’t invest their time into making MCPS a better school system. Standards at our school are so low now that my child still has to the end of a marking period to turn in assignments. What would have been a C paper years ago is now a low A. No final exams. It’s let’s pass every child through without actually holding them accountable for real life skills and learning the curriculum.

I keep hearing this but find it hard to reconcile with the schools my kids attend. I think this is a popular myth that some buy into, but meanwhile, my kid has over 12 APs and received 5s on 8 of them. People today just don't like tot ake any personal responsibility.

Great your child attends a school that offers opportunities but many PPs are pointing out that some clusters discourage accelerating kids because of the lack of opportunities to advance at the same pace in high school.

Also when the Board has a policy that promotes students turning in work late and teachers support the practice then that is the low expectations students will follow. Parentvue lags weeks behind and not all teachers indicate an assignment is late so it’s near impossible for parents to know when assignments are late in real time.

As far as grading standards, I am an involved parent and have been for years. That’s how I know the curriculum and standards have been lowered.

The reason that standards are lower is the same parents who complain about falling standards also complain bloody murder whenever their precious gets a B or C. They don't seem to grasp that you can't have it both ways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s sad that any child that has the aptitude to be accelerated is held back by MCPS. Math is a particular hurdle because some MCPS high schools don’t offer anything beyond BC Calculus.

This is why I think MCPS leadership needs to be completely replaced, starting with voting out the board of education.

The sup has 21-22 years of MCPS experience and already a few years at the top. If she hasn't figured out how to fix MCPS by now, she needs to be replaced by someone who can handle the job. The board of education seems to be just egging her on?

Leadership messed up and if we want to stop the slide, we need to do it now before things get even worse.

What's your plan?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s sad that any child that has the aptitude to be accelerated is held back by MCPS. Math is a particular hurdle because some MCPS high schools don’t offer anything beyond BC Calculus.

This is why I think MCPS leadership needs to be completely replaced, starting with voting out the board of education.

The sup has 21-22 years of MCPS experience and already a few years at the top. If she hasn't figured out how to fix MCPS by now, she needs to be replaced by someone who can handle the job. The board of education seems to be just egging her on?

Leadership messed up and if we want to stop the slide, we need to do it now before things get even worse.

What's your plan?

Unfortunately, there's nothing that can be changed or done until the MC Board of Education is completely swapped out.

The Primary to vote on four of the MC Board of Education seats is on July 19th, with Early Voting July 7th. Here is the candidate list: https://www.elections.maryland.gov/elections/2022/primary_candidates/gen_cand_lists_2022_1_by_county_16.html

I don't know any of the candidates personally, but will cross my fingers and hope the MCEA knows what they're doing. They didn't endorse a single encumbent, which is good enough for me. https://www.mceanea.org/political-action-community-engagement-pace/apple-ballot/

Grace Rivera-Oven - District 1
Julie Yang - District 2
Valerie Coll - District 5

MCEA didn't endorse an At-Large candidate, but I'm going with Fryar. I liked his questions and positions more so than any of the other candidates. Plus, you need at least one person to ask the hard questions and I think Fryar can do it. Of course, I'd be pleasantly surprised if the others do as well - I just like Fryar's openness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why I applaud the BOE's efforts to analyze cluster boundaries and to bus the W kids away to other schools so that other kids can have these opportunities regardless of where their parents can afford to buy a home.

The BOE has not made any efforts "to bus the W kids away to other schools."

This never happened. If it happened families in the W schools would throw their kids right in private school or they’d simply move out of the district. But no, W Students have not been bussed out of their clusters to other schools. Not sure where you got that from. The W school parents would light MCPS on fire before they let that happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why I applaud the BOE's efforts to analyze cluster boundaries and to bus the W kids away to other schools so that other kids can have these opportunities regardless of where their parents can afford to buy a home.

I had read that diversity which I assume refers to economic diversity was the number one criteria when redrawing the boundaries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why I applaud the BOE's efforts to analyze cluster boundaries and to bus the W kids away to other schools so that other kids can have these opportunities regardless of where their parents can afford to buy a home.

I had read that diversity which I assume refers to economic diversity was the number one criteria when redrawing the boundaries.

You may have read that here on DCUM, but no, that is not accurate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why I applaud the BOE's efforts to analyze cluster boundaries and to bus the W kids away to other schools so that other kids can have these opportunities regardless of where their parents can afford to buy a home.

I had read that diversity which I assume refers to economic diversity was the number one criteria when redrawing the boundaries.

You may have read that here on DCUM, but no, that is not accurate.

+1. The amount of disinformation that is spread specifically about redrawing boundaries is appalling. Nobody in MCPS has ever said that "diversity" is the number one criteria when redrawing boundaries. Only fear mongers (and I am an mcps-hater who moved my kids to private pre-covid) continue to spread this nonsense. MCPS published a pre-boundary study before COVID I think, looking at different scenarios for redrawing cluster boundaries. All of these scenarios (one of which was economic diversity) included a walk zone around every school that could not be "drawn away". If you want your kids in a particular school, buy a house close to it. You will not be moved out of it if you are in the walk zone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s sad that any child that has the aptitude to be accelerated is held back by MCPS. Math is a particular hurdle because some MCPS high schools don’t offer anything beyond BC Calculus.

This is why I think MCPS leadership needs to be completely replaced, starting with voting out the board of education.

The sup has 21-22 years of MCPS experience and already a few years at the top. If she hasn't figured out how to fix MCPS by now, she needs to be replaced by someone who can handle the job. The board of education seems to be just egging her on?

Leadership messed up and if we want to stop the slide, we need to do it now before things get even worse.

**ASTROTURFER ALERT**

Your agenda is obvious. We get it.