Does Scott Joftus deserve a full term?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, he deserves a full term. I think he has a lot of knowledge and perspective about public school systems, and has a different kind of background than any of the other board members.

So where is the evidence that he has applied any of that during his time on the Board?

I think it's quite evident in many of his questions and comments at the board meetings. He regularly pushes for additional information to be shared, or conveyed in an improved way. I have never dealt with him personally, but other posters here have said he's been very responsive when they've contacted him with questions. I feel like Ms. Yang received the Apple Ballot endorsement mainly because she's a former MCPS staff member.

He seems fine as long as you're fine with the status quo. Many feel we need to shake up the board and get some fresh blood.

How would installing a former MCPS staff member "shake up the board"?

If you think mcps staff are happy with the way things are going, you’re in for a big surprise. It’d be amazing to have someone who knows how bad it actually is on the board.

Judy Docca and Lynne Harris are former MCPS employees, as were Jeanette Dixon and Mike Durso before them. How were they able to shake up the board?

It is more of a shake down https://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2022/09/breaking-another-237m-to-company-of.html?m=1

Can someone explain to me in a mostly unbiased way why the kid museum needs millions of dollars from the public school system? In all seriousness. It has all kinds of wealthy private donors and what looks like a very detailed development campaign. My own kids went to camp there one summer and it cost $$$, and they have always (and continue to) charge a not-insignificant admission fee. I haven’t heard of numerous mcps schools getting to go there for field trips, which could certainly be a way the partnership could be justified. And of schools that wanted to have field trips, I have heard that the students would still have to pay a not-insignificant fee to them per child. Admittedly I have no idea what it costs to run a museum. But it seems to me that this museum is already well funded and well situated without mcps, not offering mcps students very much in the first place (field trips, stem programming, etc.), and skimming taxpayer funds away from the schools at a time that they are obviously needed. Maybe my perception is wrong. But what the heck? Make it make sense. I have two kids who are the perfect age to visit this museum and who are mcps students. If there are no plans for my children to have any connection, then what are we doing here?

Our school takes the kids there at least one or more times each year. It's such a wonderful resource!

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, he deserves a full term. I think he has a lot of knowledge and perspective about public school systems, and has a different kind of background than any of the other board members.

So where is the evidence that he has applied any of that during his time on the Board?

I think it's quite evident in many of his questions and comments at the board meetings. He regularly pushes for additional information to be shared, or conveyed in an improved way. I have never dealt with him personally, but other posters here have said he's been very responsive when they've contacted him with questions. I feel like Ms. Yang received the Apple Ballot endorsement mainly because she's a former MCPS staff member.

He seems fine as long as you're fine with the status quo. Many feel we need to shake up the board and get some fresh blood.

How would installing a former MCPS staff member "shake up the board"?

If you think mcps staff are happy with the way things are going, you’re in for a big surprise. It’d be amazing to have someone who knows how bad it actually is on the board.

1 or 2 times a year? That’s all the STEM education you want?



Judy Docca and Lynne Harris are former MCPS employees, as were Jeanette Dixon and Mike Durso before them. How were they able to shake up the board?

It is more of a shake down https://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2022/09/breaking-another-237m-to-company-of.html?m=1

Can someone explain to me in a mostly unbiased way why the kid museum needs millions of dollars from the public school system? In all seriousness. It has all kinds of wealthy private donors and what looks like a very detailed development campaign. My own kids went to camp there one summer and it cost $$$, and they have always (and continue to) charge a not-insignificant admission fee. I haven’t heard of numerous mcps schools getting to go there for field trips, which could certainly be a way the partnership could be justified. And of schools that wanted to have field trips, I have heard that the students would still have to pay a not-insignificant fee to them per child. Admittedly I have no idea what it costs to run a museum. But it seems to me that this museum is already well funded and well situated without mcps, not offering mcps students very much in the first place (field trips, stem programming, etc.), and skimming taxpayer funds away from the schools at a time that they are obviously needed. Maybe my perception is wrong. But what the heck? Make it make sense. I have two kids who are the perfect age to visit this museum and who are mcps students. If there are no plans for my children to have any connection, then what are we doing here?

Our school takes the kids there at least one or more times each year. It's such a wonderful resource!

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, he deserves a full term. I think he has a lot of knowledge and perspective about public school systems, and has a different kind of background than any of the other board members.

So where is the evidence that he has applied any of that during his time on the Board?

I think it's quite evident in many of his questions and comments at the board meetings. He regularly pushes for additional information to be shared, or conveyed in an improved way. I have never dealt with him personally, but other posters here have said he's been very responsive when they've contacted him with questions. I feel like Ms. Yang received the Apple Ballot endorsement mainly because she's a former MCPS staff member.

He seems fine as long as you're fine with the status quo. Many feel we need to shake up the board and get some fresh blood.

How would installing a former MCPS staff member "shake up the board"?

If you think mcps staff are happy with the way things are going, you’re in for a big surprise. It’d be amazing to have someone who knows how bad it actually is on the board.

Judy Docca and Lynne Harris are former MCPS employees, as were Jeanette Dixon and Mike Durso before them. How were they able to shake up the board?

It is more of a shake down https://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2022/09/breaking-another-237m-to-company-of.html?m=1

Can someone explain to me in a mostly unbiased way why the kid museum needs millions of dollars from the public school system? In all seriousness. It has all kinds of wealthy private donors and what looks like a very detailed development campaign. My own kids went to camp there one summer and it cost $$$, and they have always (and continue to) charge a not-insignificant admission fee. I haven’t heard of numerous mcps schools getting to go there for field trips, which could certainly be a way the partnership could be justified. And of schools that wanted to have field trips, I have heard that the students would still have to pay a not-insignificant fee to them per child. Admittedly I have no idea what it costs to run a museum. But it seems to me that this museum is already well funded and well situated without mcps, not offering mcps students very much in the first place (field trips, stem programming, etc.), and skimming taxpayer funds away from the schools at a time that they are obviously needed. Maybe my perception is wrong. But what the heck? Make it make sense. I have two kids who are the perfect age to visit this museum and who are mcps students. If there are no plans for my children to have any connection, then what are we doing here?

Our school takes the kids there at least one or more times each year. It's such a wonderful resource!

Really? How much did you have to pay for the field trips?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, he deserves a full term. I think he has a lot of knowledge and perspective about public school systems, and has a different kind of background than any of the other board members.

So where is the evidence that he has applied any of that during his time on the Board?

I think it's quite evident in many of his questions and comments at the board meetings. He regularly pushes for additional information to be shared, or conveyed in an improved way. I have never dealt with him personally, but other posters here have said he's been very responsive when they've contacted him with questions. I feel like Ms. Yang received the Apple Ballot endorsement mainly because she's a former MCPS staff member.

He seems fine as long as you're fine with the status quo. Many feel we need to shake up the board and get some fresh blood.

How would installing a former MCPS staff member "shake up the board"?

If you think mcps staff are happy with the way things are going, you’re in for a big surprise. It’d be amazing to have someone who knows how bad it actually is on the board.

Judy Docca and Lynne Harris are former MCPS employees, as were Jeanette Dixon and Mike Durso before them. How were they able to shake up the board?

It is more of a shake down https://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2022/09/breaking-another-237m-to-company-of.html?m=1

Can someone explain to me in a mostly unbiased way why the kid museum needs millions of dollars from the public school system? In all seriousness. It has all kinds of wealthy private donors and what looks like a very detailed development campaign. My own kids went to camp there one summer and it cost $$$, and they have always (and continue to) charge a not-insignificant admission fee. I haven’t heard of numerous mcps schools getting to go there for field trips, which could certainly be a way the partnership could be justified. And of schools that wanted to have field trips, I have heard that the students would still have to pay a not-insignificant fee to them per child. Admittedly I have no idea what it costs to run a museum. But it seems to me that this museum is already well funded and well situated without mcps, not offering mcps students very much in the first place (field trips, stem programming, etc.), and skimming taxpayer funds away from the schools at a time that they are obviously needed. Maybe my perception is wrong. But what the heck? Make it make sense. I have two kids who are the perfect age to visit this museum and who are mcps students. If there are no plans for my children to have any connection, then what are we doing here?

Our school takes the kids there at least one or more times each year. It's such a wonderful resource!

Really? How much did you have to pay for the field trips?

Nothing!

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, he deserves a full term. I think he has a lot of knowledge and perspective about public school systems, and has a different kind of background than any of the other board members.

So where is the evidence that he has applied any of that during his time on the Board?

I think it's quite evident in many of his questions and comments at the board meetings. He regularly pushes for additional information to be shared, or conveyed in an improved way. I have never dealt with him personally, but other posters here have said he's been very responsive when they've contacted him with questions. I feel like Ms. Yang received the Apple Ballot endorsement mainly because she's a former MCPS staff member.

He seems fine as long as you're fine with the status quo. Many feel we need to shake up the board and get some fresh blood.

How would installing a former MCPS staff member "shake up the board"?

If you think mcps staff are happy with the way things are going, you’re in for a big surprise. It’d be amazing to have someone who knows how bad it actually is on the board.

Judy Docca and Lynne Harris are former MCPS employees, as were Jeanette Dixon and Mike Durso before them. How were they able to shake up the board?

It is more of a shake down https://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2022/09/breaking-another-237m-to-company-of.html?m=1

Can someone explain to me in a mostly unbiased way why the kid museum needs millions of dollars from the public school system? In all seriousness. It has all kinds of wealthy private donors and what looks like a very detailed development campaign. My own kids went to camp there one summer and it cost $$$, and they have always (and continue to) charge a not-insignificant admission fee. I haven’t heard of numerous mcps schools getting to go there for field trips, which could certainly be a way the partnership could be justified. And of schools that wanted to have field trips, I have heard that the students would still have to pay a not-insignificant fee to them per child. Admittedly I have no idea what it costs to run a museum. But it seems to me that this museum is already well funded and well situated without mcps, not offering mcps students very much in the first place (field trips, stem programming, etc.), and skimming taxpayer funds away from the schools at a time that they are obviously needed. Maybe my perception is wrong. But what the heck? Make it make sense. I have two kids who are the perfect age to visit this museum and who are mcps students. If there are no plans for my children to have any connection, then what are we doing here?

Our school takes the kids there at least one or more times each year. It's such a wonderful resource!

Really? How much did you have to pay for the field trips?

Nothing!

Name your school. Very, very few schools ever go to this place. That puts the cost to the MCPS budget at about $500 per kid. Sure, you love a $500 field trip. But for the rest of the 159,999 students in MCPS it's a loss of teachers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, he deserves a full term. I think he has a lot of knowledge and perspective about public school systems, and has a different kind of background than any of the other board members.

So where is the evidence that he has applied any of that during his time on the Board?

I think it's quite evident in many of his questions and comments at the board meetings. He regularly pushes for additional information to be shared, or conveyed in an improved way. I have never dealt with him personally, but other posters here have said he's been very responsive when they've contacted him with questions. I feel like Ms. Yang received the Apple Ballot endorsement mainly because she's a former MCPS staff member.

He seems fine as long as you're fine with the status quo. Many feel we need to shake up the board and get some fresh blood.

How would installing a former MCPS staff member "shake up the board"?

If you think mcps staff are happy with the way things are going, you’re in for a big surprise. It’d be amazing to have someone who knows how bad it actually is on the board.

MCPS staff have union representation. If it’s so bad then why the hell don’t they do something about it?

Lol first you all moan about the union, now you think the union is good? Unbelievable

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Thank god no one voted for dawn. She really showed her true (drunk) colors. She supported Esther Wells doesn’t even know how to spell basic words and doesn’t know how MCPS runs, but sure! Vote for her bc Margery smelkinson told you to.

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Anonymous wrote:Thank god no one voted for dawn. She really showed her true (drunk) colors. She supported Esther Wells doesn’t even know how to spell basic words and doesn’t know how MCPS runs, but sure! Vote for her bc Margery smelkinson told you to.

lol Margery is a joke. She’s out there pretending Florida is a good state to live. She’s still living in 2020 and refuses to move until she receives an apology. Everyone else has moved on. Sorry no one wants to publish your boring op-eds anymore. Looks like it’s time to deal with the fact you’re a mediocre microscopist.

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Anonymous wrote:Thank god no one voted for dawn. She really showed her true (drunk) colors. She supported Esther Wells doesn’t even know how to spell basic words and doesn’t know how MCPS runs, but sure! Vote for her bc Margery smelkinson told you to.

Joftus' wife on the Kid Museum board should have been reason enough to either not award 4 million dollars of federal covid money to kid museum, or Joftus should never have been appointed (not voted in) into Pat's vacant position. 4 million should have been enough funding for every age-eligible child in MCPS to receive an annual pass (without a discount), so where did all the money go?

People need to wake up and realize what's going on here. There is no way I will vote for any of these BOE incumbents ever again.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thank god no one voted for dawn. She really showed her true (drunk) colors. She supported Esther Wells doesn’t even know how to spell basic words and doesn’t know how MCPS runs, but sure! Vote for her bc Margery smelkinson told you to.

Joftus' wife on the Kid Museum board should have been reason enough to either not award 4 million dollars of federal covid money to kid museum, or Joftus should never have been appointed (not voted in) into Pat's vacant position. 4 million should have been enough funding for every age-eligible child in MCPS to receive an annual pass (without a discount), so where did all the money go?

People need to wake up and realize what's going on here. There is no way I will vote for any of these BOE incumbents ever again.

Pretty much everyone was aware once he got the job. You’re cute but you’re not helping by simply not voting people in because status quo.

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Anonymous wrote:Thank god no one voted for dawn. She really showed her true (drunk) colors. She supported Esther Wells doesn’t even know how to spell basic words and doesn’t know how MCPS runs, but sure! Vote for her bc Margery smelkinson told you to.

Joftus' wife on the Kid Museum board should have been reason enough to either not award 4 million dollars of federal covid money to kid museum, or Joftus should never have been appointed (not voted in) into Pat's vacant position. 4 million should have been enough funding for every age-eligible child in MCPS to receive an annual pass (without a discount), so where did all the money go?

People need to wake up and realize what's going on here. There is no way I will vote for any of these BOE incumbents ever again.

Does anyone know how many full time staff are employed? The range of the salary?

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Anonymous wrote:Thank god no one voted for dawn. She really showed her true (drunk) colors. She supported Esther Wells doesn’t even know how to spell basic words and doesn’t know how MCPS runs, but sure! Vote for her bc Margery smelkinson told you to.

Joftus' wife on the Kid Museum board should have been reason enough to either not award 4 million dollars of federal covid money to kid museum, or Joftus should never have been appointed (not voted in) into Pat's vacant position. 4 million should have been enough funding for every age-eligible child in MCPS to receive an annual pass (without a discount), so where did all the money go?

People need to wake up and realize what's going on here. There is no way I will vote for any of these BOE incumbents ever again.

Pretty much everyone was aware once he got the job. You’re cute but you’re not helping by simply not voting people in because status quo.

Pretty much everyone? Who? After he was appointed, but not before he was appointed? Why didn't he disclose the conflict of interest in his application?

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Anonymous wrote:Thank god no one voted for dawn. She really showed her true (drunk) colors. She supported Esther Wells doesn’t even know how to spell basic words and doesn’t know how MCPS runs, but sure! Vote for her bc Margery smelkinson told you to.

Joftus' wife on the Kid Museum board should have been reason enough to either not award 4 million dollars of federal covid money to kid museum, or Joftus should never have been appointed (not voted in) into Pat's vacant position. 4 million should have been enough funding for every age-eligible child in MCPS to receive an annual pass (without a discount), so where did all the money go?

People need to wake up and realize what's going on here. There is no way I will vote for any of these BOE incumbents ever again.

Does anyone know how many full time staff are employed? The range of the salary?

Of course not. It's a private company. Funded with public dollars, but you don't get to know anything how the money is spent and there's no audit. Have fun guessing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thank god no one voted for dawn. She really showed her true (drunk) colors. She supported Esther Wells doesn’t even know how to spell basic words and doesn’t know how MCPS runs, but sure! Vote for her bc Margery smelkinson told you to.

Joftus' wife on the Kid Museum board should have been reason enough to either not award 4 million dollars of federal covid money to kid museum, or Joftus should never have been appointed (not voted in) into Pat's vacant position. 4 million should have been enough funding for every age-eligible child in MCPS to receive an annual pass (without a discount), so where did all the money go?

People need to wake up and realize what's going on here. There is no way I will vote for any of these BOE incumbents ever again.

Pretty much everyone was aware once he got the job. You’re cute but you’re not helping by simply not voting people in because status quo.

Pretty much everyone? Who? After he was appointed, but not before he was appointed? Why didn't he disclose the conflict of interest in his application?

He did disclose it in his application to be on the board, and he verbally mentioned it in his interview, both of which were publicly available. He has recused himself from all votes relating to Kid Museum.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank god no one voted for dawn. She really showed her true (drunk) colors. She supported Esther Wells doesn’t even know how to spell basic words and doesn’t know how MCPS runs, but sure! Vote for her bc Margery smelkinson told you to.

Joftus' wife on the Kid Museum board should have been reason enough to either not award 4 million dollars of federal covid money to kid museum, or Joftus should never have been appointed (not voted in) into Pat's vacant position. 4 million should have been enough funding for every age-eligible child in MCPS to receive an annual pass (without a discount), so where did all the money go?

People need to wake up and realize what's going on here. There is no way I will vote for any of these BOE incumbents ever again.

Pretty much everyone was aware once he got the job. You’re cute but you’re not helping by simply not voting people in because status quo.

Pretty much everyone? Who? After he was appointed, but not before he was appointed? Why didn't he disclose the conflict of interest in his application?

He did disclose it in his application to be on the board, and he verbally mentioned it in his interview, both of which were publicly available. He has recused himself from all votes relating to Kid Museum.

Why would you lie about this when it is so easily fact checked.

Here's Scott Joftus' application to be on the Board of Education. There is no mention of his wife or her company.

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/C8LLTQ57A2D3/$file/Joftus%2C%20Scott.pdf