BOE - who are people voting for?

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Anonymous wrote:Candidates answering a question about the boundary study RFP:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/10/22/general-election-school-board-questionnaire-boundary-review/

Thanks. Man, Montoya's answer sure shows that she is a lawyer, doesn't it?

Betweeen Montoya and Harris, who is the preferred candidate if you'd like to see high school and middle school boundaries changed as little as possible? I support redistricting to deal with overcrowding, but not to achieve some big realignment in FARMS and demographic distribution in the name of equity (as that would be more likely to lead to busing). The priority should be geographic proximity to a school, when possible.

Harris. I know people are anti-incumbent but Lynne is the only one who has been a teacher recently. She's also a lawyer and a nurse and is the only BOE member I see posting about being involved with student activities. She always asks the good questions at board meetings and will often vote on her own rather than just voting to go along. She's smart and a kind person from what I have seen. She deserves a second term. Not Shebra though.

+1. Harris is the right choice. Montoya would be lost I the woods on the BOE.

What a joke. The only person lost is Lynne.
Nonsense. The budget shortfall falls squarely on Lynne and her budget committed. Lynne is the biggest champion of electric buses, which has been a disaster. A vote for Lynne is a vote for fiscal irresponsibility. Instead of going schools, maybe she should spend her time reading contracts and budgets.

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Anonymous wrote:Candidates answering a question about the boundary study RFP:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/10/22/general-election-school-board-questionnaire-boundary-review/

Thanks. Man, Montoya's answer sure shows that she is a lawyer, doesn't it?

Betweeen Montoya and Harris, who is the preferred candidate if you'd like to see high school and middle school boundaries changed as little as possible? I support redistricting to deal with overcrowding, but not to achieve some big realignment in FARMS and demographic distribution in the name of equity (as that would be more likely to lead to busing). The priority should be geographic proximity to a school, when possible.

Harris. I know people are anti-incumbent but Lynne is the only one who has been a teacher recently. She's also a lawyer and a nurse and is the only BOE member I see posting about being involved with student activities. She always asks the good questions at board meetings and will often vote on her own rather than just voting to go along. She's smart and a kind person from what I have seen. She deserves a second term. Not Shebra though.

+1. Harris is the right choice. Montoya would be lost I the woods on the BOE.

What a joke. The only person lost is Lynne.
Nonsense. The budget shortfall falls squarely on Lynne and her budget committed. Lynne is the biggest champion of electric buses, which has been a disaster. A vote for Lynne is a vote for fiscal irresponsibility. Instead of going schools, maybe she should spend her time reading contracts and budgets.

That's wild. You think the Apple Ballot candidates are going to be fiscally conservative? Cutting programs is unpopular with parents. Limiting pay increases is unpopular with MCEA. Stewart/Montoya/Zimmerman are the last people that you'd find reigning in spending. They're going to let MCPS admin do the dirty work.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Candidates answering a question about the boundary study RFP:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/10/22/general-election-school-board-questionnaire-boundary-review/

Thanks. Man, Montoya's answer sure shows that she is a lawyer, doesn't it?

Betweeen Montoya and Harris, who is the preferred candidate if you'd like to see high school and middle school boundaries changed as little as possible? I support redistricting to deal with overcrowding, but not to achieve some big realignment in FARMS and demographic distribution in the name of equity (as that would be more likely to lead to busing). The priority should be geographic proximity to a school, when possible.

Harris. I know people are anti-incumbent but Lynne is the only one who has been a teacher recently. She's also a lawyer and a nurse and is the only BOE member I see posting about being involved with student activities. She always asks the good questions at board meetings and will often vote on her own rather than just voting to go along. She's smart and a kind person from what I have seen. She deserves a second term. Not Shebra though.

+1. Harris is the right choice. Montoya would be lost I the woods on the BOE.

What a joke. The only person lost is Lynne.
Nonsense. The budget shortfall falls squarely on Lynne and her budget committed. Lynne is the biggest champion of electric buses, which has been a disaster. A vote for Lynne is a vote for fiscal irresponsibility. Instead of going schools, maybe she should spend her time reading contracts and budgets.

That's wild. You think the Apple Ballot candidates are going to be fiscally conservative? Cutting programs is unpopular with parents. Limiting pay increases is unpopular with MCEA. Stewart/Montoya/Zimmerman are the last people that you'd find reigning in spending. They're going to let MCPS admin do the dirty work.

There’s a difference between reigning in spending versus financial ineptitude. Lynne exemplifies the latter. The facts are simple. MCPS has a budget shortfall because of a mistake. Lynne is in charge of the fiscal committee on the Board. And before you naysayers say that the central office staff is responsible for budgets, the board’s jobs, and in particular Lynne’s committee, is responsible for oversight of the staff’s product.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Candidates answering a question about the boundary study RFP:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/10/22/general-election-school-board-questionnaire-boundary-review/

Thanks. Man, Montoya's answer sure shows that she is a lawyer, doesn't it?

Betweeen Montoya and Harris, who is the preferred candidate if you'd like to see high school and middle school boundaries changed as little as possible? I support redistricting to deal with overcrowding, but not to achieve some big realignment in FARMS and demographic distribution in the name of equity (as that would be more likely to lead to busing). The priority should be geographic proximity to a school, when possible.

Harris. I know people are anti-incumbent but Lynne is the only one who has been a teacher recently. She's also a lawyer and a nurse and is the only BOE member I see posting about being involved with student activities. She always asks the good questions at board meetings and will often vote on her own rather than just voting to go along. She's smart and a kind person from what I have seen. She deserves a second term. Not Shebra though.

+1. Harris is the right choice. Montoya would be lost I the woods on the BOE.

What a joke. The only person lost is Lynne.
Nonsense. The budget shortfall falls squarely on Lynne and her budget committed. Lynne is the biggest champion of electric buses, which has been a disaster. A vote for Lynne is a vote for fiscal irresponsibility. Instead of going schools, maybe she should spend her time reading contracts and budgets.

That's wild. You think the Apple Ballot candidates are going to be fiscally conservative? Cutting programs is unpopular with parents. Limiting pay increases is unpopular with MCEA. Stewart/Montoya/Zimmerman are the last people that you'd find reigning in spending. They're going to let MCPS admin do the dirty work.

There’s a difference between reigning in spending versus financial ineptitude. Lynne exemplifies the latter. The facts are simple. MCPS has a budget shortfall because of a mistake. Lynne is in charge of the fiscal committee on the Board. And before you naysayers say that the central office staff is responsible for budgets, the board’s jobs, and in particular Lynne’s committee, is responsible for oversight of the staff’s product.

They wanted to get more money from the council. They clearly already knew what they were going to cut based on how quickly that went down. I wouldn't call that a "shortfall." Would you call it a "shortfall" when federal agencies submit budget requests that ultimately aren't fully funded by Congress?

The only true "shortfall" was with employee healthcare costs. Public institutions probably shouldn't self-insure. There's too much of a conflict of interest, since people are effectively deciding what themselves are going to have to pay. You can bet someone like Zimmerman isn't going to be pushing back on lowballing MCEA health insurance premiums.

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Anonymous wrote:They're not running to be your friend guys. Put the personal gripes aside and vote for who you think will best serve the school district.

You miss the point about Montoya. Her brief experience as president of the NCC PTA showed she is all about promoting herself. Montoya effectively bailed on that job a few months in, to run for the BOE. No one at the school wanted to work with her and several key organizational positions sat empty during her time as the PTA president.

When you sit on a governmental board, you have to know how to get along with others. If you have taken the time to understand the system you are leading (which Montoya has not done), you have an informed approach to persuading others on the board to understand your point of view.

Montoya is totally unprepared to be on the board, and her disposition shows she is unlikely to have success if she is elected.

Apple ballot begs to differ. She's one of their top picks. I trust the Apple ballot more than some internet rando.

Montoya hit the lotto to get the MCEA endorsement. There are those in MCEA leadership that regret this endorsement now that they have gotten to know Montoya, and her limitations, better. MCEA does not always choose the best people.

If people in MCEA leadership regret their endorsement it says a few things:

1. MCEA sucks at vetting candidates they endorse and therefore, their endorsements shouldn't carry as much weight as they do.

2. If they regret their endorsement and aren't saying so publically, but instead doing so behind closed doors so you can come on anonymous forums and claim so, then they are cowards and poor leaders.

Either way, this reflects more poorly on MCEA leadership than it does on Montoya.

MCEA was blindly furious about McKnight and was determined not to endorse any incumbents because of that. Period. In the at-large race, they could have endorsed Melissa Kim, a highly experienced educator in the DC system. But, they went with Montoya, probably because MCEA anticipated they would have greater influence with a candidate highly beholden to MCEA for a victory. But now, MCEA has had enough time to see the problems with Montoya, Montoya's inability to collaborate, and Montoya's inability to run a substantive campaign. So, yeah, MCEA leaders have regrets about Montoya. Fortunately, the Apple Ballot isn't what it used to be. Not as many voters rely on the Apple Ballot and choose instead to do some homework on the candidates. And that would lead them away from Montoya.

Melissa Kim would have been fantastic. Really disappointed with the current choices.

Montoya is a hard no given what we have seen.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Candidates answering a question about the boundary study RFP:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/10/22/general-election-school-board-questionnaire-boundary-review/

Thanks. Man, Montoya's answer sure shows that she is a lawyer, doesn't it?

Betweeen Montoya and Harris, who is the preferred candidate if you'd like to see high school and middle school boundaries changed as little as possible? I support redistricting to deal with overcrowding, but not to achieve some big realignment in FARMS and demographic distribution in the name of equity (as that would be more likely to lead to busing). The priority should be geographic proximity to a school, when possible.

Harris. I know people are anti-incumbent but Lynne is the only one who has been a teacher recently. She's also a lawyer and a nurse and is the only BOE member I see posting about being involved with student activities. She always asks the good questions at board meetings and will often vote on her own rather than just voting to go along. She's smart and a kind person from what I have seen. She deserves a second term. Not Shebra though.

+1. Harris is the right choice. Montoya would be lost I the woods on the BOE.

What a joke. The only person lost is Lynne.
Nonsense. The budget shortfall falls squarely on Lynne and her budget committed. Lynne is the biggest champion of electric buses, which has been a disaster. A vote for Lynne is a vote for fiscal irresponsibility. Instead of going schools, maybe she should spend her time reading contracts and budgets.

Not to mention the BOE and Taylor are continuing to use the same bus company who has caused these issues and delivered unsafe buses.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Candidates answering a question about the boundary study RFP:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/10/22/general-election-school-board-questionnaire-boundary-review/

Thanks. Man, Montoya's answer sure shows that she is a lawyer, doesn't it?

Betweeen Montoya and Harris, who is the preferred candidate if you'd like to see high school and middle school boundaries changed as little as possible? I support redistricting to deal with overcrowding, but not to achieve some big realignment in FARMS and demographic distribution in the name of equity (as that would be more likely to lead to busing). The priority should be geographic proximity to a school, when possible.

Harris. I know people are anti-incumbent but Lynne is the only one who has been a teacher recently. She's also a lawyer and a nurse and is the only BOE member I see posting about being involved with student activities. She always asks the good questions at board meetings and will often vote on her own rather than just voting to go along. She's smart and a kind person from what I have seen. She deserves a second term. Not Shebra though.

+1. Harris is the right choice. Montoya would be lost I the woods on the BOE.

What a joke. The only person lost is Lynne.
Nonsense. The budget shortfall falls squarely on Lynne and her budget committed. Lynne is the biggest champion of electric buses, which has been a disaster. A vote for Lynne is a vote for fiscal irresponsibility. Instead of going schools, maybe she should spend her time reading contracts and budgets.

That's wild. You think the Apple Ballot candidates are going to be fiscally conservative? Cutting programs is unpopular with parents. Limiting pay increases is unpopular with MCEA. Stewart/Montoya/Zimmerman are the last people that you'd find reigning in spending. They're going to let MCPS admin do the dirty work.

So, you mean they will basically be the same as the current BOE members who failed us? Probably but I'm still willing to give them a chance given they are our only real option.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Candidates answering a question about the boundary study RFP:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/10/22/general-election-school-board-questionnaire-boundary-review/

Thanks. Man, Montoya's answer sure shows that she is a lawyer, doesn't it?

Betweeen Montoya and Harris, who is the preferred candidate if you'd like to see high school and middle school boundaries changed as little as possible? I support redistricting to deal with overcrowding, but not to achieve some big realignment in FARMS and demographic distribution in the name of equity (as that would be more likely to lead to busing). The priority should be geographic proximity to a school, when possible.

Harris. I know people are anti-incumbent but Lynne is the only one who has been a teacher recently. She's also a lawyer and a nurse and is the only BOE member I see posting about being involved with student activities. She always asks the good questions at board meetings and will often vote on her own rather than just voting to go along. She's smart and a kind person from what I have seen. She deserves a second term. Not Shebra though.

Saying she is a teacher, nurse and lawyer means she doesn't stick with anything for long. She is extremely nasty, deceitful. I'd rather see Evans reelected over her. Evans might be ok with diffent BOE members, but Harris needs to go. She's all for show.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Candidates answering a question about the boundary study RFP:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/10/22/general-election-school-board-questionnaire-boundary-review/

Thanks. Man, Montoya's answer sure shows that she is a lawyer, doesn't it?

Betweeen Montoya and Harris, who is the preferred candidate if you'd like to see high school and middle school boundaries changed as little as possible? I support redistricting to deal with overcrowding, but not to achieve some big realignment in FARMS and demographic distribution in the name of equity (as that would be more likely to lead to busing). The priority should be geographic proximity to a school, when possible.

Harris. I know people are anti-incumbent but Lynne is the only one who has been a teacher recently. She's also a lawyer and a nurse and is the only BOE member I see posting about being involved with student activities. She always asks the good questions at board meetings and will often vote on her own rather than just voting to go along. She's smart and a kind person from what I have seen. She deserves a second term. Not Shebra though.

Saying she is a teacher, nurse and lawyer means she doesn't stick with anything for long. She is extremely nasty, deceitful. I'd rather see Evans reelected over her. Evans might be ok with diffent BOE members, but Harris needs to go. She's all for show.

And, as a lawyer she should have been reviewing all these contracts she is approving.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Candidates answering a question about the boundary study RFP:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/10/22/general-election-school-board-questionnaire-boundary-review/

Thanks. Man, Montoya's answer sure shows that she is a lawyer, doesn't it?

Betweeen Montoya and Harris, who is the preferred candidate if you'd like to see high school and middle school boundaries changed as little as possible? I support redistricting to deal with overcrowding, but not to achieve some big realignment in FARMS and demographic distribution in the name of equity (as that would be more likely to lead to busing). The priority should be geographic proximity to a school, when possible.

Harris. I know people are anti-incumbent but Lynne is the only one who has been a teacher recently. She's also a lawyer and a nurse and is the only BOE member I see posting about being involved with student activities. She always asks the good questions at board meetings and will often vote on her own rather than just voting to go along. She's smart and a kind person from what I have seen. She deserves a second term. Not Shebra though.

+1. Harris is the right choice. Montoya would be lost I the woods on the BOE.

What a joke. The only person lost is Lynne.
Nonsense. The budget shortfall falls squarely on Lynne and her budget committed. Lynne is the biggest champion of electric buses, which has been a disaster. A vote for Lynne is a vote for fiscal irresponsibility. Instead of going schools, maybe she should spend her time reading contracts and budgets.

That's wild. You think the Apple Ballot candidates are going to be fiscally conservative? Cutting programs is unpopular with parents. Limiting pay increases is unpopular with MCEA. Stewart/Montoya/Zimmerman are the last people that you'd find reigning in spending. They're going to let MCPS admin do the dirty work.

There’s a difference between reigning in spending versus financial ineptitude. Lynne exemplifies the latter. The facts are simple. MCPS has a budget shortfall because of a mistake. Lynne is in charge of the fiscal committee on the Board. And before you naysayers say that the central office staff is responsible for budgets, the board’s jobs, and in particular Lynne’s committee, is responsible for oversight of the staff’s product.

DP but isn't Montoya the alternative to Harris? No thank you. She has zero experience and is not prepared to do anything to push back on MCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:Candidates answering a question about the boundary study RFP:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/10/22/general-election-school-board-questionnaire-boundary-review/

Thanks. Man, Montoya's answer sure shows that she is a lawyer, doesn't it?

Betweeen Montoya and Harris, who is the preferred candidate if you'd like to see high school and middle school boundaries changed as little as possible? I support redistricting to deal with overcrowding, but not to achieve some big realignment in FARMS and demographic distribution in the name of equity (as that would be more likely to lead to busing). The priority should be geographic proximity to a school, when possible.

Harris. I know people are anti-incumbent but Lynne is the only one who has been a teacher recently. She's also a lawyer and a nurse and is the only BOE member I see posting about being involved with student activities. She always asks the good questions at board meetings and will often vote on her own rather than just voting to go along. She's smart and a kind person from what I have seen. She deserves a second term. Not Shebra though.

+1. Harris is the right choice. Montoya would be lost I the woods on the BOE.

What a joke. The only person lost is Lynne.
Nonsense. The budget shortfall falls squarely on Lynne and her budget committed. Lynne is the biggest champion of electric buses, which has been a disaster. A vote for Lynne is a vote for fiscal irresponsibility. Instead of going schools, maybe she should spend her time reading contracts and budgets.

That's wild. You think the Apple Ballot candidates are going to be fiscally conservative? Cutting programs is unpopular with parents. Limiting pay increases is unpopular with MCEA. Stewart/Montoya/Zimmerman are the last people that you'd find reigning in spending. They're going to let MCPS admin do the dirty work.

So, you mean they will basically be the same as the current BOE members who failed us? Probably but I'm still willing to give them a chance given they are our only real option.

Things are never so bad that they can't get worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Candidates answering a question about the boundary study RFP:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/10/22/general-election-school-board-questionnaire-boundary-review/

Thanks. Man, Montoya's answer sure shows that she is a lawyer, doesn't it?

Betweeen Montoya and Harris, who is the preferred candidate if you'd like to see high school and middle school boundaries changed as little as possible? I support redistricting to deal with overcrowding, but not to achieve some big realignment in FARMS and demographic distribution in the name of equity (as that would be more likely to lead to busing). The priority should be geographic proximity to a school, when possible.

Harris. I know people are anti-incumbent but Lynne is the only one who has been a teacher recently. She's also a lawyer and a nurse and is the only BOE member I see posting about being involved with student activities. She always asks the good questions at board meetings and will often vote on her own rather than just voting to go along. She's smart and a kind person from what I have seen. She deserves a second term. Not Shebra though.

Saying she is a teacher, nurse and lawyer means she doesn't stick with anything for long. She is extremely nasty, deceitful. I'd rather see Evans reelected over her. Evans might be ok with diffent BOE members, but Harris needs to go. She's all for show.

If Harris is voted out, we at least have a shot with Stewart. I’d hate to not have a middle aged white pta-mom social justice warrior on the BOE.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Candidates answering a question about the boundary study RFP:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/10/22/general-election-school-board-questionnaire-boundary-review/

Thanks. Man, Montoya's answer sure shows that she is a lawyer, doesn't it?

Betweeen Montoya and Harris, who is the preferred candidate if you'd like to see high school and middle school boundaries changed as little as possible? I support redistricting to deal with overcrowding, but not to achieve some big realignment in FARMS and demographic distribution in the name of equity (as that would be more likely to lead to busing). The priority should be geographic proximity to a school, when possible.

Harris. I know people are anti-incumbent but Lynne is the only one who has been a teacher recently. She's also a lawyer and a nurse and is the only BOE member I see posting about being involved with student activities. She always asks the good questions at board meetings and will often vote on her own rather than just voting to go along. She's smart and a kind person from what I have seen. She deserves a second term. Not Shebra though.

+1. Harris is the right choice. Montoya would be lost I the woods on the BOE.

What a joke. The only person lost is Lynne.
Nonsense. The budget shortfall falls squarely on Lynne and her budget committed. Lynne is the biggest champion of electric buses, which has been a disaster. A vote for Lynne is a vote for fiscal irresponsibility. Instead of going schools, maybe she should spend her time reading contracts and budgets.

That's wild. You think the Apple Ballot candidates are going to be fiscally conservative? Cutting programs is unpopular with parents. Limiting pay increases is unpopular with MCEA. Stewart/Montoya/Zimmerman are the last people that you'd find reigning in spending. They're going to let MCPS admin do the dirty work.

So, you mean they will basically be the same as the current BOE members who failed us? Probably but I'm still willing to give them a chance given they are our only real option.

Things are never so bad that they can't get worse.

They are very bad now... things need to change the current BOE members are part of the problem, not solution.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Candidates answering a question about the boundary study RFP:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/10/22/general-election-school-board-questionnaire-boundary-review/

Thanks. Man, Montoya's answer sure shows that she is a lawyer, doesn't it?

Betweeen Montoya and Harris, who is the preferred candidate if you'd like to see high school and middle school boundaries changed as little as possible? I support redistricting to deal with overcrowding, but not to achieve some big realignment in FARMS and demographic distribution in the name of equity (as that would be more likely to lead to busing). The priority should be geographic proximity to a school, when possible.

Harris. I know people are anti-incumbent but Lynne is the only one who has been a teacher recently. She's also a lawyer and a nurse and is the only BOE member I see posting about being involved with student activities. She always asks the good questions at board meetings and will often vote on her own rather than just voting to go along. She's smart and a kind person from what I have seen. She deserves a second term. Not Shebra though.

+1. Harris is the right choice. Montoya would be lost I the woods on the BOE.

What a joke. The only person lost is Lynne.
Nonsense. The budget shortfall falls squarely on Lynne and her budget committed. Lynne is the biggest champion of electric buses, which has been a disaster. A vote for Lynne is a vote for fiscal irresponsibility. Instead of going schools, maybe she should spend her time reading contracts and budgets.

That's wild. You think the Apple Ballot candidates are going to be fiscally conservative? Cutting programs is unpopular with parents. Limiting pay increases is unpopular with MCEA. Stewart/Montoya/Zimmerman are the last people that you'd find reigning in spending. They're going to let MCPS admin do the dirty work.

So, you mean they will basically be the same as the current BOE members who failed us? Probably but I'm still willing to give them a chance given they are our only real option.

Things are never so bad that they can't get worse.

They are very bad now... things need to change the current BOE members are part of the problem, not solution.

That attitude is how you end up with bigger problems.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Candidates answering a question about the boundary study RFP:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/10/22/general-election-school-board-questionnaire-boundary-review/

Thanks. Man, Montoya's answer sure shows that she is a lawyer, doesn't it?

Betweeen Montoya and Harris, who is the preferred candidate if you'd like to see high school and middle school boundaries changed as little as possible? I support redistricting to deal with overcrowding, but not to achieve some big realignment in FARMS and demographic distribution in the name of equity (as that would be more likely to lead to busing). The priority should be geographic proximity to a school, when possible.

Harris. I know people are anti-incumbent but Lynne is the only one who has been a teacher recently. She's also a lawyer and a nurse and is the only BOE member I see posting about being involved with student activities. She always asks the good questions at board meetings and will often vote on her own rather than just voting to go along. She's smart and a kind person from what I have seen. She deserves a second term. Not Shebra though.

+1. Harris is the right choice. Montoya would be lost I the woods on the BOE.

What a joke. The only person lost is Lynne.
Nonsense. The budget shortfall falls squarely on Lynne and her budget committed. Lynne is the biggest champion of electric buses, which has been a disaster. A vote for Lynne is a vote for fiscal irresponsibility. Instead of going schools, maybe she should spend her time reading contracts and budgets.

That's wild. You think the Apple Ballot candidates are going to be fiscally conservative? Cutting programs is unpopular with parents. Limiting pay increases is unpopular with MCEA. Stewart/Montoya/Zimmerman are the last people that you'd find reigning in spending. They're going to let MCPS admin do the dirty work.

So, you mean they will basically be the same as the current BOE members who failed us? Probably but I'm still willing to give them a chance given they are our only real option.

Things are never so bad that they can't get worse.

They are very bad now... things need to change the current BOE members are part of the problem, not solution.

That attitude is how you end up with bigger problems.

They are very bad now.