BOE Candidates for 2026 election

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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.

Then she votes on the final budget which includes the Montgomery College contracts.

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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.

It is de facto a full-time job. They just don't receive full-time pay for it.

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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.

Then she votes on the final budget which includes the Montgomery College contracts.

And, she can heavily influence the others, which she does.

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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.

It is de facto a full-time job. They just don't receive full-time pay for it.

MC is paying her full-time and how many hours does she actually work there.

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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.

It is de facto a full-time job. They just don't receive full-time pay for it.

MC is paying her full-time and how many hours does she actually work there.

Great point. Not sure if she's classified as a full-time employee or a part-timer....but could be a good investigative story for an enterprising local reporter!

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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.

It is de facto a full-time job. They just don't receive full-time pay for it.

Ya get what you pay for.

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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.

What's the inside on what's happening, is she wanting out or is she quietly being asked out? She asks questions and tries to get clarification. But it's like an open secret that you don't question mcps and don't followup in things. Over the decades, it's usually been the same. No wonder parent groups are heavily involved.

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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.

What's the inside on what's happening, is she wanting out or is she quietly being asked out? She asks questions and tries to get clarification. But it's like an open secret that you don't question mcps and don't followup in things. Over the decades, it's usually been the same. No wonder parent groups are heavily involved.

Not exactly quiet if she's issuing a press release about her new campaign.

[Anonymous]

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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.

That 25k is something when saving up for college for your kids. Buying another car. Grooming, hair and nails care and so on. It really is a show, ask a question or two but no followup. Should be a full time job and pay but that's not going to happen.

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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.

That 25k is something when saving up for college for your kids. Buying another car. Grooming, hair and nails care and so on. It really is a show, ask a question or two but no followup. Should be a full time job and pay but that's not going to happen.

Kind of a shame to have a 1billion dollar school district with no meaningful oversight (i.e. a crap Board).

[Anonymous]

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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.

That 25k is something when saving up for college for your kids. Buying another car. Grooming, hair and nails care and so on. It really is a show, ask a question or two but no followup. Should be a full time job and pay but that's not going to happen.

Theyve run MCPS into the ground, how much do you think they should be paid? The salary is set by the state.

[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.

That 25k is something when saving up for college for your kids. Buying another car. Grooming, hair and nails care and so on. It really is a show, ask a question or two but no followup. Should be a full time job and pay but that's not going to happen.

Theyve run MCPS into the ground, how much do you think they should be paid? The salary is set by the state.

Well, if it's set by the state, it is what it is. But personally, I wouldn't want to be a human punching bag for the PTA/DCUM crowd for 25K/year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

That 25k is something when saving up for college for your kids. Buying another car. Grooming, hair and nails care and so on. It really is a show, ask a question or two but no followup. Should be a full time job and pay but that's not going to happen.

Theyve run MCPS into the ground, how much do you think they should be paid? The salary is set by the state.

Well, if it's set by the state, it is what it is. But personally, I wouldn't want to be a human punching bag for the PTA/DCUM crowd for 25K/year.

If they'd done right by MCPS they wouldn't be.

[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.

That 25k is something when saving up for college for your kids. Buying another car. Grooming, hair and nails care and so on. It really is a show, ask a question or two but no followup. Should be a full time job and pay but that's not going to happen.

Theyve run MCPS into the ground, how much do you think they should be paid? The salary is set by the state.

It's a chicken and egg situation. If it paid like a real full-time job, you'd get way more good candidates running, and they'd treat it like a real job and give it their full-time attention and focus.

Long overdue that we lobby the state to change the salaries, and lobby our local electeds to call for it as well (practically speaking, this will likely be a key factor.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

That 25k is something when saving up for college for your kids. Buying another car. Grooming, hair and nails care and so on. It really is a show, ask a question or two but no followup. Should be a full time job and pay but that's not going to happen.

Theyve run MCPS into the ground, how much do you think they should be paid? The salary is set by the state.

It's a chicken and egg situation. If it paid like a real full-time job, you'd get way more good candidates running, and they'd treat it like a real job and give it their full-time attention and focus.

Long overdue that we lobby the state to change the salaries, and lobby our local electeds to call for it as well (practically speaking, this will likely be a key factor.)

Ah that's why trying for council which will be full time