When do you think Taylor will no longer be superintendent?

[Anonymous]

*transportation costs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Taylor will be gone as soon as Moran and company complete their mutiny.

WTH does this even mean? They are best buddies.

Everyone is TT's best friend, until Taylor stumbles...

He stumbled today. Big time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Taylor will be gone as soon as Moran and company complete their mutiny.

WTH does this even mean? They are best buddies.

Everyone is TT's best friend, until Taylor stumbles...

He stumbled today. Big time.

How so? I have been out of the loop today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't see anything wrong with the job he is doing. Why would he be fired?

Making decisions that some people dislike is part and parcel of leadership. If he didn't make anyone unhappy, it would mean that he was avoiding the big decisions.

The thing with top jobs is that almost every decision they are faced with is a tough one. The easy decisions are made at lower levels. If something rises to the superintendent's level it almost by definition is controversial or otherwise difficult.

I also think he is doing a fine job.

[Anonymous]

Whenever it is, it cannot be soon enough. The boundary study and program realignment are the biggest cluster-f*cks since Curriculum 2.0, and that's saying something

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doubt it will be that soon. This Board does not care, and I have no faith more competent Board members will be elected.

None of them should be speaking at any of the graduation ceremonies. Cut out the guest speaker portion of the ceremony or make sure to bring in someone who is not with MCPS. Students need inspiratiom and to hear from leaders!

[Anonymous]

During yesterday's session with the Council there was a discussion about the proposed bus depot sites. Friedson and Balcombe highlighted the lack of outreach to the affected communities.

Taylor responded by implying that it is impossible to do community outreach before the project is funded. That is utterly preposterous. That is what facility planning funding is for - you do studies and community outreach to determine whether and how to move forward on specific projects and how much they will cost.

Taylor is right that this has been a really difficult issue. There is no location in the County where residents will be happy to have an MCPS bus depot at. I'm glad I don't have to deal with it. But his response to questions about community outreach was fundamentally dishonest and frankly quite condescending to members of the public who aren't being paid to sift through CIP documents that are written in very technical ways. And that I think kind of epitomizes his approach to engaging with stakeholders. To him, he is always right and above the politics and everyone else is dumb, uninformed and selfish.

Below is the description of MCPS Facility Planning which is a project funded in the CIP:

"This project serves as the transition stage from the conceptual stage to inclusion of a stand-alone project in the CIP. There is a continuing need for the development of accurate cost estimates and an exploration of alternatives for proposed projects. Implementation of the facility planning process results in realistic cost estimates, fewer and less significant cost overruns, fewer project delays, and improved life-cycle costing of projects. In the past, this project was funded solely by current revenue; however, as a result of new environmental regulation changes, design of site development concept plans must be done during the facility planning phase in order to obtain necessary site permits in time for the construction phase."

https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/BASISCAPITAL/Common/Project.aspx?ID=P966553&CID=15&SCID=50

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing his days are numbered by Fall 2027, when regional programs/transportation take effect and the community sees all the pitfalls.

omg just shut up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:During yesterday's session with the Council there was a discussion about the proposed bus depot sites. Friedson and Balcombe highlighted the lack of outreach to the affected communities.

Taylor responded by implying that it is impossible to do community outreach before the project is funded. That is utterly preposterous. That is what facility planning funding is for - you do studies and community outreach to determine whether and how to move forward on specific projects and how much they will cost.

Taylor is right that this has been a really difficult issue. There is no location in the County where residents will be happy to have an MCPS bus depot at. I'm glad I don't have to deal with it. But his response to questions about community outreach was fundamentally dishonest and frankly quite condescending to members of the public who aren't being paid to sift through CIP documents that are written in very technical ways. And that I think kind of epitomizes his approach to engaging with stakeholders. To him, he is always right and above the politics and everyone else is dumb, uninformed and selfish.

Below is the description of MCPS Facility Planning which is a project funded in the CIP:

"This project serves as the transition stage from the conceptual stage to inclusion of a stand-alone project in the CIP. There is a continuing need for the development of accurate cost estimates and an exploration of alternatives for proposed projects. Implementation of the facility planning process results in realistic cost estimates, fewer and less significant cost overruns, fewer project delays, and improved life-cycle costing of projects. In the past, this project was funded solely by current revenue; however, as a result of new environmental regulation changes, design of site development concept plans must be done during the facility planning phase in order to obtain necessary site permits in time for the construction phase."

https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/BASISCAPITAL/Common/Project.aspx?ID=P966553&CID=15&SCID=50

Watching this now and you are 100% right about Taylor's responses. They are disingenuous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:During yesterday's session with the Council there was a discussion about the proposed bus depot sites. Friedson and Balcombe highlighted the lack of outreach to the affected communities.

Taylor responded by implying that it is impossible to do community outreach before the project is funded. That is utterly preposterous. That is what facility planning funding is for - you do studies and community outreach to determine whether and how to move forward on specific projects and how much they will cost.

Taylor is right that this has been a really difficult issue. There is no location in the County where residents will be happy to have an MCPS bus depot at. I'm glad I don't have to deal with it. But his response to questions about community outreach was fundamentally dishonest and frankly quite condescending to members of the public who aren't being paid to sift through CIP documents that are written in very technical ways. And that I think kind of epitomizes his approach to engaging with stakeholders. To him, he is always right and above the politics and everyone else is dumb, uninformed and selfish.

Below is the description of MCPS Facility Planning which is a project funded in the CIP:

"This project serves as the transition stage from the conceptual stage to inclusion of a stand-alone project in the CIP. There is a continuing need for the development of accurate cost estimates and an exploration of alternatives for proposed projects. Implementation of the facility planning process results in realistic cost estimates, fewer and less significant cost overruns, fewer project delays, and improved life-cycle costing of projects. In the past, this project was funded solely by current revenue; however, as a result of new environmental regulation changes, design of site development concept plans must be done during the facility planning phase in order to obtain necessary site permits in time for the construction phase."

https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/BASISCAPITAL/Common/Project.aspx?ID=P966553&CID=15&SCID=50

Watching this now and you are 100% right about Taylor's responses. They are disingenuous.

He loves lying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:During yesterday's session with the Council there was a discussion about the proposed bus depot sites. Friedson and Balcombe highlighted the lack of outreach to the affected communities.

Taylor responded by implying that it is impossible to do community outreach before the project is funded. That is utterly preposterous. That is what facility planning funding is for - you do studies and community outreach to determine whether and how to move forward on specific projects and how much they will cost.

Taylor is right that this has been a really difficult issue. There is no location in the County where residents will be happy to have an MCPS bus depot at. I'm glad I don't have to deal with it. But his response to questions about community outreach was fundamentally dishonest and frankly quite condescending to members of the public who aren't being paid to sift through CIP documents that are written in very technical ways. And that I think kind of epitomizes his approach to engaging with stakeholders. To him, he is always right and above the politics and everyone else is dumb, uninformed and selfish.

Below is the description of MCPS Facility Planning which is a project funded in the CIP:

"This project serves as the transition stage from the conceptual stage to inclusion of a stand-alone project in the CIP. There is a continuing need for the development of accurate cost estimates and an exploration of alternatives for proposed projects. Implementation of the facility planning process results in realistic cost estimates, fewer and less significant cost overruns, fewer project delays, and improved life-cycle costing of projects. In the past, this project was funded solely by current revenue; however, as a result of new environmental regulation changes, design of site development concept plans must be done during the facility planning phase in order to obtain necessary site permits in time for the construction phase."

https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/BASISCAPITAL/Common/Project.aspx?ID=P966553&CID=15&SCID=50

Watching this now and you are 100% right about Taylor's responses. They are disingenuous.

He loves lying.

He's a not so slicky sales guy with an MBA.

[Anonymous]

He seems good to me. I saw part of a video of an event he attended and he actually gets that standards should not be so low for behavior etc. Plus MCPS grad who remembers when people could actually attend their schools without fear of death

We need someone to stand up to entitlement and bs, I hope he stays

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't see anything wrong with the job he is doing. Why would he be fired?

Making decisions that some people dislike is part and parcel of leadership. If he didn't make anyone unhappy, it would mean that he was avoiding the big decisions.

The thing with top jobs is that almost every decision they are faced with is a tough one. The easy decisions are made at lower levels. If something rises to the superintendent's level it almost by definition is controversial or otherwise difficult.

I also think he is doing a fine job.

The reality is that most of the last few were doing a fine job. And any scandal in the district, whether inherently caused by them or not could end their tenure. It’s a tough job and it means picking priorities and moving them forward. Most people only focus on their own issues/ thoughts and not those of an entire school district like MCPS.

[Anonymous]

Hell last longer than Monifa or what ever her name was

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doubt it will be that soon. This Board does not care, and I have no faith more competent Board members will be elected.

None of them should be speaking at any of the graduation ceremonies. Cut out the guest speaker portion of the ceremony or make sure to bring in someone who is not with MCPS. Students need inspiratiom and to hear from leaders!

+1, they have done nothing inspirational or even good for these kids.