BOE election candidates 2024

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Anonymous wrote:Stewart has worked tirelessly to secure funding for MCPS schools, particularly for renovations, rebuilds, and new buildings. It is absolute drudgery and “grunt” work. If you think someone who has volunteered for years to learn the ins and outs of school funding, and to lobby for adequate funding, is an “insider” so be it. But as I look at the list of individuals challenging the incumbents I see nobody else who knows the system as well as Stewart. Given the state of affairs, I’d like to have somebody on the board who isn’t a complete novice.

I see someone who knows the system very well, didn’t speak up for any of the victims, and continues to be mild in her criticism of the BOE. Funny how much that sounds like the current members.

What has Shebra Evans done?

Or do you prefer the candidate who wants to dismantle the public school system altogether?

Shebra Evans does a lot, and she’s the only BOE member who’s ever followed up on a note that I sent. I’m open to someone different but Laura Stewart isn’t different enough to make it worth it to get rid of an experienced member.

That’s where my head is at. Laura Stewart is just another Lynn Harris and Jill Ortman Fouse and on and on goes the MCCPTA pipeline.

Shebra Evans is also part of the MCCPTA pipeline, not that she did a lot in MCCPTA at the time. She is a very pleasant person, but is not a dynamic leader. Who was it that said 95% of life is showing up? That's what Shebra does, she just shows up, with her rubber stamp handy. For D4, you have a choice to make. You can choose a pleasant incumbent who shows up at meetings. Laura Stewart I find to be a more active advocate - whether you agree with everything she advocates is up to you, but she is working hard on understanding issues and proposing solutions. She has a handle of how the $3.2 billion budget is organized and what the problems are. Bethany Mandel seems to be a one-note candidate for D4 - interested in banning books. She homeschools her children so doesn't have a sense of how schools are organized.

Not sure why Laura Stewart gets all this credit for "experience" with MCPS or "deep knowledge" of things like the budget. in her capacity as an MCCPTA lifer, she basically assembles talking points from the various schools/clusters and regurgitates those to the BOE in testimony. I don't see a lot of original thought or cutting edge ideas coming from her. I'm thankful that she volunteers her time with MCCPTA, but I don't see how this role somehow qualifies her to be on the Board. I really wish an outsider ran for District 4. But as between Laura Stewart and Evans, I'd rather have Evans because she seems less focused on the social issues and distractions that bog down the BOE. Stewart is more of a middle-aged white progressive busy-body. With Lynn Harris already on the board to assume that mantle I think Evans' perspective is more valuable as one of only 2 black members of the BOE.

You'll never guess what Shebra Evans did before she was elected.

I think you just proved my point. Evan’s is largely invisible and shows that MCCPTA experience doesn’t necessarily make one a good BOE member. But she actually has years of experience on the board now. And a perspective that I think is needed more than middle aged white social justice warrior.

Years of experience doing what? Sitting there at the table and not asking questions? Not challenging anything central office says? Signing off on McKnight's hiring of all her friends?

This in a nutshell is why I’m not voting for Laura Stewart.

Despite your strange attempts to suggest otherwise, Laura Stewart is not the incumbent. Shebra Evans is.

Laura Stewart has spent as much time at that table as anyone and the description of not challenging the central office could fit either one.

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Anonymous wrote:Stewart has worked tirelessly to secure funding for MCPS schools, particularly for renovations, rebuilds, and new buildings. It is absolute drudgery and “grunt” work. If you think someone who has volunteered for years to learn the ins and outs of school funding, and to lobby for adequate funding, is an “insider” so be it. But as I look at the list of individuals challenging the incumbents I see nobody else who knows the system as well as Stewart. Given the state of affairs, I’d like to have somebody on the board who isn’t a complete novice.

I see someone who knows the system very well, didn’t speak up for any of the victims, and continues to be mild in her criticism of the BOE. Funny how much that sounds like the current members.

What has Shebra Evans done?

Or do you prefer the candidate who wants to dismantle the public school system altogether?

Shebra Evans does a lot, and she’s the only BOE member who’s ever followed up on a note that I sent. I’m open to someone different but Laura Stewart isn’t different enough to make it worth it to get rid of an experienced member.

That’s where my head is at. Laura Stewart is just another Lynn Harris and Jill Ortman Fouse and on and on goes the MCCPTA pipeline.

Shebra Evans is also part of the MCCPTA pipeline, not that she did a lot in MCCPTA at the time. She is a very pleasant person, but is not a dynamic leader. Who was it that said 95% of life is showing up? That's what Shebra does, she just shows up, with her rubber stamp handy. For D4, you have a choice to make. You can choose a pleasant incumbent who shows up at meetings. Laura Stewart I find to be a more active advocate - whether you agree with everything she advocates is up to you, but she is working hard on understanding issues and proposing solutions. She has a handle of how the $3.2 billion budget is organized and what the problems are. Bethany Mandel seems to be a one-note candidate for D4 - interested in banning books. She homeschools her children so doesn't have a sense of how schools are organized.

Not sure why Laura Stewart gets all this credit for "experience" with MCPS or "deep knowledge" of things like the budget. in her capacity as an MCCPTA lifer, she basically assembles talking points from the various schools/clusters and regurgitates those to the BOE in testimony. I don't see a lot of original thought or cutting edge ideas coming from her. I'm thankful that she volunteers her time with MCCPTA, but I don't see how this role somehow qualifies her to be on the Board. I really wish an outsider ran for District 4. But as between Laura Stewart and Evans, I'd rather have Evans because she seems less focused on the social issues and distractions that bog down the BOE. Stewart is more of a middle-aged white progressive busy-body. With Lynn Harris already on the board to assume that mantle I think Evans' perspective is more valuable as one of only 2 black members of the BOE.

You'll never guess what Shebra Evans did before she was elected.

I think you just proved my point. Evan’s is largely invisible and shows that MCCPTA experience doesn’t necessarily make one a good BOE member. But she actually has years of experience on the board now. And a perspective that I think is needed more than middle aged white social justice warrior.

Years of experience doing what? Sitting there at the table and not asking questions? Not challenging anything central office says? Signing off on McKnight's hiring of all her friends?

This in a nutshell is why I’m not voting for Laura Stewart.

Despite your strange attempts to suggest otherwise, Laura Stewart is not the incumbent. Shebra Evans is.

Laura Stewart has spent as much time at that table as anyone and the description of not challenging the central office could fit either one.

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Anonymous wrote:Stewart has worked tirelessly to secure funding for MCPS schools, particularly for renovations, rebuilds, and new buildings. It is absolute drudgery and “grunt” work. If you think someone who has volunteered for years to learn the ins and outs of school funding, and to lobby for adequate funding, is an “insider” so be it. But as I look at the list of individuals challenging the incumbents I see nobody else who knows the system as well as Stewart. Given the state of affairs, I’d like to have somebody on the board who isn’t a complete novice.

I see someone who knows the system very well, didn’t speak up for any of the victims, and continues to be mild in her criticism of the BOE. Funny how much that sounds like the current members.

What has Shebra Evans done?

Or do you prefer the candidate who wants to dismantle the public school system altogether?

Shebra Evans does a lot, and she’s the only BOE member who’s ever followed up on a note that I sent. I’m open to someone different but Laura Stewart isn’t different enough to make it worth it to get rid of an experienced member.

That’s where my head is at. Laura Stewart is just another Lynn Harris and Jill Ortman Fouse and on and on goes the MCCPTA pipeline.

Shebra Evans is also part of the MCCPTA pipeline, not that she did a lot in MCCPTA at the time. She is a very pleasant person, but is not a dynamic leader. Who was it that said 95% of life is showing up? That's what Shebra does, she just shows up, with her rubber stamp handy. For D4, you have a choice to make. You can choose a pleasant incumbent who shows up at meetings. Laura Stewart I find to be a more active advocate - whether you agree with everything she advocates is up to you, but she is working hard on understanding issues and proposing solutions. She has a handle of how the $3.2 billion budget is organized and what the problems are. Bethany Mandel seems to be a one-note candidate for D4 - interested in banning books. She homeschools her children so doesn't have a sense of how schools are organized.

Not sure why Laura Stewart gets all this credit for "experience" with MCPS or "deep knowledge" of things like the budget. in her capacity as an MCCPTA lifer, she basically assembles talking points from the various schools/clusters and regurgitates those to the BOE in testimony. I don't see a lot of original thought or cutting edge ideas coming from her. I'm thankful that she volunteers her time with MCCPTA, but I don't see how this role somehow qualifies her to be on the Board. I really wish an outsider ran for District 4. But as between Laura Stewart and Evans, I'd rather have Evans because she seems less focused on the social issues and distractions that bog down the BOE. Stewart is more of a middle-aged white progressive busy-body. With Lynn Harris already on the board to assume that mantle I think Evans' perspective is more valuable as one of only 2 black members of the BOE.

You'll never guess what Shebra Evans did before she was elected.

I think you just proved my point. Evan’s is largely invisible and shows that MCCPTA experience doesn’t necessarily make one a good BOE member. But she actually has years of experience on the board now. And a perspective that I think is needed more than middle aged white social justice warrior.

Years of experience doing what? Sitting there at the table and not asking questions? Not challenging anything central office says? Signing off on McKnight's hiring of all her friends?

This in a nutshell is why I’m not voting for Laura Stewart.

Despite your strange attempts to suggest otherwise, Laura Stewart is not the incumbent. Shebra Evans is.

Laura Stewart has spent as much time at that table as anyone and the description of not challenging the central office could fit either one.

Fact: Shebra Evans is a member of the Board of Education.
Fact: Laura Stewart is not a member of the Board of Education and has never been a member of the Board of Education.

You're entitled to your own opinions, but you're not entitled to your own facts.

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Anonymous wrote:Stewart has worked tirelessly to secure funding for MCPS schools, particularly for renovations, rebuilds, and new buildings. It is absolute drudgery and “grunt” work. If you think someone who has volunteered for years to learn the ins and outs of school funding, and to lobby for adequate funding, is an “insider” so be it. But as I look at the list of individuals challenging the incumbents I see nobody else who knows the system as well as Stewart. Given the state of affairs, I’d like to have somebody on the board who isn’t a complete novice.

I see someone who knows the system very well, didn’t speak up for any of the victims, and continues to be mild in her criticism of the BOE. Funny how much that sounds like the current members.

What has Shebra Evans done?

Or do you prefer the candidate who wants to dismantle the public school system altogether?

Shebra Evans does a lot, and she’s the only BOE member who’s ever followed up on a note that I sent. I’m open to someone different but Laura Stewart isn’t different enough to make it worth it to get rid of an experienced member.

That’s where my head is at. Laura Stewart is just another Lynn Harris and Jill Ortman Fouse and on and on goes the MCCPTA pipeline.

Shebra Evans is also part of the MCCPTA pipeline, not that she did a lot in MCCPTA at the time. She is a very pleasant person, but is not a dynamic leader. Who was it that said 95% of life is showing up? That's what Shebra does, she just shows up, with her rubber stamp handy. For D4, you have a choice to make. You can choose a pleasant incumbent who shows up at meetings. Laura Stewart I find to be a more active advocate - whether you agree with everything she advocates is up to you, but she is working hard on understanding issues and proposing solutions. She has a handle of how the $3.2 billion budget is organized and what the problems are. Bethany Mandel seems to be a one-note candidate for D4 - interested in banning books. She homeschools her children so doesn't have a sense of how schools are organized.

Not sure why Laura Stewart gets all this credit for "experience" with MCPS or "deep knowledge" of things like the budget. in her capacity as an MCCPTA lifer, she basically assembles talking points from the various schools/clusters and regurgitates those to the BOE in testimony. I don't see a lot of original thought or cutting edge ideas coming from her. I'm thankful that she volunteers her time with MCCPTA, but I don't see how this role somehow qualifies her to be on the Board. I really wish an outsider ran for District 4. But as between Laura Stewart and Evans, I'd rather have Evans because she seems less focused on the social issues and distractions that bog down the BOE. Stewart is more of a middle-aged white progressive busy-body. With Lynn Harris already on the board to assume that mantle I think Evans' perspective is more valuable as one of only 2 black members of the BOE.

You'll never guess what Shebra Evans did before she was elected.

I think you just proved my point. Evan’s is largely invisible and shows that MCCPTA experience doesn’t necessarily make one a good BOE member. But she actually has years of experience on the board now. And a perspective that I think is needed more than middle aged white social justice warrior.

Years of experience doing what? Sitting there at the table and not asking questions? Not challenging anything central office says? Signing off on McKnight's hiring of all her friends?

This in a nutshell is why I’m not voting for Laura Stewart.

Despite your strange attempts to suggest otherwise, Laura Stewart is not the incumbent. Shebra Evans is.

Laura Stewart has spent as much time at that table as anyone and the description of not challenging the central office could fit either one.

Fact: Shebra Evans is a member of the Board of Education.
Fact: Laura Stewart is not a member of the Board of Education and has never been a member of the Board of Education.

You're entitled to your own opinions, but you're not entitled to your own facts.

Friends of Stewart, we're tired of you on this thread. Enough.

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Anonymous wrote:Stewart has worked tirelessly to secure funding for MCPS schools, particularly for renovations, rebuilds, and new buildings. It is absolute drudgery and “grunt” work. If you think someone who has volunteered for years to learn the ins and outs of school funding, and to lobby for adequate funding, is an “insider” so be it. But as I look at the list of individuals challenging the incumbents I see nobody else who knows the system as well as Stewart. Given the state of affairs, I’d like to have somebody on the board who isn’t a complete novice.

I see someone who knows the system very well, didn’t speak up for any of the victims, and continues to be mild in her criticism of the BOE. Funny how much that sounds like the current members.

What has Shebra Evans done?

Or do you prefer the candidate who wants to dismantle the public school system altogether?

Shebra Evans does a lot, and she’s the only BOE member who’s ever followed up on a note that I sent. I’m open to someone different but Laura Stewart isn’t different enough to make it worth it to get rid of an experienced member.

That’s where my head is at. Laura Stewart is just another Lynn Harris and Jill Ortman Fouse and on and on goes the MCCPTA pipeline.

Shebra Evans is also part of the MCCPTA pipeline, not that she did a lot in MCCPTA at the time. She is a very pleasant person, but is not a dynamic leader. Who was it that said 95% of life is showing up? That's what Shebra does, she just shows up, with her rubber stamp handy. For D4, you have a choice to make. You can choose a pleasant incumbent who shows up at meetings. Laura Stewart I find to be a more active advocate - whether you agree with everything she advocates is up to you, but she is working hard on understanding issues and proposing solutions. She has a handle of how the $3.2 billion budget is organized and what the problems are. Bethany Mandel seems to be a one-note candidate for D4 - interested in banning books. She homeschools her children so doesn't have a sense of how schools are organized.

Not sure why Laura Stewart gets all this credit for "experience" with MCPS or "deep knowledge" of things like the budget. in her capacity as an MCCPTA lifer, she basically assembles talking points from the various schools/clusters and regurgitates those to the BOE in testimony. I don't see a lot of original thought or cutting edge ideas coming from her. I'm thankful that she volunteers her time with MCCPTA, but I don't see how this role somehow qualifies her to be on the Board. I really wish an outsider ran for District 4. But as between Laura Stewart and Evans, I'd rather have Evans because she seems less focused on the social issues and distractions that bog down the BOE. Stewart is more of a middle-aged white progressive busy-body. With Lynn Harris already on the board to assume that mantle I think Evans' perspective is more valuable as one of only 2 black members of the BOE.

You'll never guess what Shebra Evans did before she was elected.

I think you just proved my point. Evan’s is largely invisible and shows that MCCPTA experience doesn’t necessarily make one a good BOE member. But she actually has years of experience on the board now. And a perspective that I think is needed more than middle aged white social justice warrior.

Years of experience doing what? Sitting there at the table and not asking questions? Not challenging anything central office says? Signing off on McKnight's hiring of all her friends?

This in a nutshell is why I’m not voting for Laura Stewart.

Despite your strange attempts to suggest otherwise, Laura Stewart is not the incumbent. Shebra Evans is.

Laura Stewart has spent as much time at that table as anyone and the description of not challenging the central office could fit either one.

Fact: Shebra Evans is a member of the Board of Education.
Fact: Laura Stewart is not a member of the Board of Education and has never been a member of the Board of Education.

You're entitled to your own opinions, but you're not entitled to your own facts.

Laura Stewart is not a member but she is an insider (knows where the bodies are buried remember?). There is no evidence she is interested in questioning central office any more than the rubber stamp board she has championed and been close to

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Anonymous wrote:Stewart has worked tirelessly to secure funding for MCPS schools, particularly for renovations, rebuilds, and new buildings. It is absolute drudgery and “grunt” work. If you think someone who has volunteered for years to learn the ins and outs of school funding, and to lobby for adequate funding, is an “insider” so be it. But as I look at the list of individuals challenging the incumbents I see nobody else who knows the system as well as Stewart. Given the state of affairs, I’d like to have somebody on the board who isn’t a complete novice.

I see someone who knows the system very well, didn’t speak up for any of the victims, and continues to be mild in her criticism of the BOE. Funny how much that sounds like the current members.

What has Shebra Evans done?

Or do you prefer the candidate who wants to dismantle the public school system altogether?

Shebra Evans does a lot, and she’s the only BOE member who’s ever followed up on a note that I sent. I’m open to someone different but Laura Stewart isn’t different enough to make it worth it to get rid of an experienced member.

That’s where my head is at. Laura Stewart is just another Lynn Harris and Jill Ortman Fouse and on and on goes the MCCPTA pipeline.

Shebra Evans is also part of the MCCPTA pipeline, not that she did a lot in MCCPTA at the time. She is a very pleasant person, but is not a dynamic leader. Who was it that said 95% of life is showing up? That's what Shebra does, she just shows up, with her rubber stamp handy. For D4, you have a choice to make. You can choose a pleasant incumbent who shows up at meetings. Laura Stewart I find to be a more active advocate - whether you agree with everything she advocates is up to you, but she is working hard on understanding issues and proposing solutions. She has a handle of how the $3.2 billion budget is organized and what the problems are. Bethany Mandel seems to be a one-note candidate for D4 - interested in banning books. She homeschools her children so doesn't have a sense of how schools are organized.

Not sure why Laura Stewart gets all this credit for "experience" with MCPS or "deep knowledge" of things like the budget. in her capacity as an MCCPTA lifer, she basically assembles talking points from the various schools/clusters and regurgitates those to the BOE in testimony. I don't see a lot of original thought or cutting edge ideas coming from her. I'm thankful that she volunteers her time with MCCPTA, but I don't see how this role somehow qualifies her to be on the Board. I really wish an outsider ran for District 4. But as between Laura Stewart and Evans, I'd rather have Evans because she seems less focused on the social issues and distractions that bog down the BOE. Stewart is more of a middle-aged white progressive busy-body. With Lynn Harris already on the board to assume that mantle I think Evans' perspective is more valuable as one of only 2 black members of the BOE.

You'll never guess what Shebra Evans did before she was elected.

I think you just proved my point. Evan’s is largely invisible and shows that MCCPTA experience doesn’t necessarily make one a good BOE member. But she actually has years of experience on the board now. And a perspective that I think is needed more than middle aged white social justice warrior.

Years of experience doing what? Sitting there at the table and not asking questions? Not challenging anything central office says? Signing off on McKnight's hiring of all her friends?

This in a nutshell is why I’m not voting for Laura Stewart.

Despite your strange attempts to suggest otherwise, Laura Stewart is not the incumbent. Shebra Evans is.

Laura Stewart has spent as much time at that table as anyone and the description of not challenging the central office could fit either one.

Fact: Shebra Evans is a member of the Board of Education.
Fact: Laura Stewart is not a member of the Board of Education and has never been a member of the Board of Education.

You're entitled to your own opinions, but you're not entitled to your own facts.

Friends of Stewart, we're tired of you on this thread. Enough.

DP. I'm not a friend of Stewart, but it's ridiculous to act like she's the incumbent. For people who want a change in membership on the BOE, Stewart is the only reasonable option in this race.

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Anonymous wrote:Stewart has worked tirelessly to secure funding for MCPS schools, particularly for renovations, rebuilds, and new buildings. It is absolute drudgery and “grunt” work. If you think someone who has volunteered for years to learn the ins and outs of school funding, and to lobby for adequate funding, is an “insider” so be it. But as I look at the list of individuals challenging the incumbents I see nobody else who knows the system as well as Stewart. Given the state of affairs, I’d like to have somebody on the board who isn’t a complete novice.

I see someone who knows the system very well, didn’t speak up for any of the victims, and continues to be mild in her criticism of the BOE. Funny how much that sounds like the current members.

What has Shebra Evans done?

Or do you prefer the candidate who wants to dismantle the public school system altogether?

Shebra Evans does a lot, and she’s the only BOE member who’s ever followed up on a note that I sent. I’m open to someone different but Laura Stewart isn’t different enough to make it worth it to get rid of an experienced member.

That’s where my head is at. Laura Stewart is just another Lynn Harris and Jill Ortman Fouse and on and on goes the MCCPTA pipeline.

Shebra Evans is also part of the MCCPTA pipeline, not that she did a lot in MCCPTA at the time. She is a very pleasant person, but is not a dynamic leader. Who was it that said 95% of life is showing up? That's what Shebra does, she just shows up, with her rubber stamp handy. For D4, you have a choice to make. You can choose a pleasant incumbent who shows up at meetings. Laura Stewart I find to be a more active advocate - whether you agree with everything she advocates is up to you, but she is working hard on understanding issues and proposing solutions. She has a handle of how the $3.2 billion budget is organized and what the problems are. Bethany Mandel seems to be a one-note candidate for D4 - interested in banning books. She homeschools her children so doesn't have a sense of how schools are organized.

Not sure why Laura Stewart gets all this credit for "experience" with MCPS or "deep knowledge" of things like the budget. in her capacity as an MCCPTA lifer, she basically assembles talking points from the various schools/clusters and regurgitates those to the BOE in testimony. I don't see a lot of original thought or cutting edge ideas coming from her. I'm thankful that she volunteers her time with MCCPTA, but I don't see how this role somehow qualifies her to be on the Board. I really wish an outsider ran for District 4. But as between Laura Stewart and Evans, I'd rather have Evans because she seems less focused on the social issues and distractions that bog down the BOE. Stewart is more of a middle-aged white progressive busy-body. With Lynn Harris already on the board to assume that mantle I think Evans' perspective is more valuable as one of only 2 black members of the BOE.

You'll never guess what Shebra Evans did before she was elected.

I think you just proved my point. Evan’s is largely invisible and shows that MCCPTA experience doesn’t necessarily make one a good BOE member. But she actually has years of experience on the board now. And a perspective that I think is needed more than middle aged white social justice warrior.

Years of experience doing what? Sitting there at the table and not asking questions? Not challenging anything central office says? Signing off on McKnight's hiring of all her friends?

This in a nutshell is why I’m not voting for Laura Stewart.

Despite your strange attempts to suggest otherwise, Laura Stewart is not the incumbent. Shebra Evans is.

Laura Stewart has spent as much time at that table as anyone and the description of not challenging the central office could fit either one.

Fact: Shebra Evans is a member of the Board of Education.
Fact: Laura Stewart is not a member of the Board of Education and has never been a member of the Board of Education.

You're entitled to your own opinions, but you're not entitled to your own facts.

Friends of Stewart, we're tired of you on this thread. Enough.

DP. I'm not a friend of Stewart, but it's ridiculous to act like she's the incumbent. For people who want a change in membership on the BOE, Stewart is the only reasonable option in this race.

Agree. I don’t know Laura Stewart, but she’s not an incumbent and she’s not a crazy homeschooler. She likely has my vote (but will wait to watch the candidates’ forum to finalize my choice).

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Anonymous wrote:Stewart has worked tirelessly to secure funding for MCPS schools, particularly for renovations, rebuilds, and new buildings. It is absolute drudgery and “grunt” work. If you think someone who has volunteered for years to learn the ins and outs of school funding, and to lobby for adequate funding, is an “insider” so be it. But as I look at the list of individuals challenging the incumbents I see nobody else who knows the system as well as Stewart. Given the state of affairs, I’d like to have somebody on the board who isn’t a complete novice.

I see someone who knows the system very well, didn’t speak up for any of the victims, and continues to be mild in her criticism of the BOE. Funny how much that sounds like the current members.

What has Shebra Evans done?

Or do you prefer the candidate who wants to dismantle the public school system altogether?

Shebra Evans does a lot, and she’s the only BOE member who’s ever followed up on a note that I sent. I’m open to someone different but Laura Stewart isn’t different enough to make it worth it to get rid of an experienced member.

That’s where my head is at. Laura Stewart is just another Lynn Harris and Jill Ortman Fouse and on and on goes the MCCPTA pipeline.

Shebra Evans is also part of the MCCPTA pipeline, not that she did a lot in MCCPTA at the time. She is a very pleasant person, but is not a dynamic leader. Who was it that said 95% of life is showing up? That's what Shebra does, she just shows up, with her rubber stamp handy. For D4, you have a choice to make. You can choose a pleasant incumbent who shows up at meetings. Laura Stewart I find to be a more active advocate - whether you agree with everything she advocates is up to you, but she is working hard on understanding issues and proposing solutions. She has a handle of how the $3.2 billion budget is organized and what the problems are. Bethany Mandel seems to be a one-note candidate for D4 - interested in banning books. She homeschools her children so doesn't have a sense of how schools are organized.

Not sure why Laura Stewart gets all this credit for "experience" with MCPS or "deep knowledge" of things like the budget. in her capacity as an MCCPTA lifer, she basically assembles talking points from the various schools/clusters and regurgitates those to the BOE in testimony. I don't see a lot of original thought or cutting edge ideas coming from her. I'm thankful that she volunteers her time with MCCPTA, but I don't see how this role somehow qualifies her to be on the Board. I really wish an outsider ran for District 4. But as between Laura Stewart and Evans, I'd rather have Evans because she seems less focused on the social issues and distractions that bog down the BOE. Stewart is more of a middle-aged white progressive busy-body. With Lynn Harris already on the board to assume that mantle I think Evans' perspective is more valuable as one of only 2 black members of the BOE.

You'll never guess what Shebra Evans did before she was elected.

I think you just proved my point. Evan’s is largely invisible and shows that MCCPTA experience doesn’t necessarily make one a good BOE member. But she actually has years of experience on the board now. And a perspective that I think is needed more than middle aged white social justice warrior.

Years of experience doing what? Sitting there at the table and not asking questions? Not challenging anything central office says? Signing off on McKnight's hiring of all her friends?

This in a nutshell is why I’m not voting for Laura Stewart.

Despite your strange attempts to suggest otherwise, Laura Stewart is not the incumbent. Shebra Evans is.

Laura Stewart has spent as much time at that table as anyone and the description of not challenging the central office could fit either one.

Fact: Shebra Evans is a member of the Board of Education.
Fact: Laura Stewart is not a member of the Board of Education and has never been a member of the Board of Education.

You're entitled to your own opinions, but you're not entitled to your own facts.

Friends of Stewart, we're tired of you on this thread. Enough.

DP. I'm not a friend of Stewart, but it's ridiculous to act like she's the incumbent. For people who want a change in membership on the BOE, Stewart is the only reasonable option in this race.

Agree. I don’t know Laura Stewart, but she’s not an incumbent and she’s not a crazy homeschooler. She likely has my vote (but will wait to watch the candidates’ forum to finalize my choice).

Laura Stewart is a buddy of Jill Ortman-Fouse. Voting for Laura Steward is like voting for Jill Ortman-Fouse.

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Please any one, about N Zimmerman who is she?!

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Anonymous wrote:Stewart has worked tirelessly to secure funding for MCPS schools, particularly for renovations, rebuilds, and new buildings. It is absolute drudgery and “grunt” work. If you think someone who has volunteered for years to learn the ins and outs of school funding, and to lobby for adequate funding, is an “insider” so be it. But as I look at the list of individuals challenging the incumbents I see nobody else who knows the system as well as Stewart. Given the state of affairs, I’d like to have somebody on the board who isn’t a complete novice.

I see someone who knows the system very well, didn’t speak up for any of the victims, and continues to be mild in her criticism of the BOE. Funny how much that sounds like the current members.

What has Shebra Evans done?

Or do you prefer the candidate who wants to dismantle the public school system altogether?

Shebra Evans does a lot, and she’s the only BOE member who’s ever followed up on a note that I sent. I’m open to someone different but Laura Stewart isn’t different enough to make it worth it to get rid of an experienced member.

That’s where my head is at. Laura Stewart is just another Lynn Harris and Jill Ortman Fouse and on and on goes the MCCPTA pipeline.

Shebra Evans is also part of the MCCPTA pipeline, not that she did a lot in MCCPTA at the time. She is a very pleasant person, but is not a dynamic leader. Who was it that said 95% of life is showing up? That's what Shebra does, she just shows up, with her rubber stamp handy. For D4, you have a choice to make. You can choose a pleasant incumbent who shows up at meetings. Laura Stewart I find to be a more active advocate - whether you agree with everything she advocates is up to you, but she is working hard on understanding issues and proposing solutions. She has a handle of how the $3.2 billion budget is organized and what the problems are. Bethany Mandel seems to be a one-note candidate for D4 - interested in banning books. She homeschools her children so doesn't have a sense of how schools are organized.

Not sure why Laura Stewart gets all this credit for "experience" with MCPS or "deep knowledge" of things like the budget. in her capacity as an MCCPTA lifer, she basically assembles talking points from the various schools/clusters and regurgitates those to the BOE in testimony. I don't see a lot of original thought or cutting edge ideas coming from her. I'm thankful that she volunteers her time with MCCPTA, but I don't see how this role somehow qualifies her to be on the Board. I really wish an outsider ran for District 4. But as between Laura Stewart and Evans, I'd rather have Evans because she seems less focused on the social issues and distractions that bog down the BOE. Stewart is more of a middle-aged white progressive busy-body. With Lynn Harris already on the board to assume that mantle I think Evans' perspective is more valuable as one of only 2 black members of the BOE.

You'll never guess what Shebra Evans did before she was elected.

I think you just proved my point. Evan’s is largely invisible and shows that MCCPTA experience doesn’t necessarily make one a good BOE member. But she actually has years of experience on the board now. And a perspective that I think is needed more than middle aged white social justice warrior.

Years of experience doing what? Sitting there at the table and not asking questions? Not challenging anything central office says? Signing off on McKnight's hiring of all her friends?

This in a nutshell is why I’m not voting for Laura Stewart.

Despite your strange attempts to suggest otherwise, Laura Stewart is not the incumbent. Shebra Evans is.

Laura Stewart has spent as much time at that table as anyone and the description of not challenging the central office could fit either one.

Fact: Shebra Evans is a member of the Board of Education.
Fact: Laura Stewart is not a member of the Board of Education and has never been a member of the Board of Education.

You're entitled to your own opinions, but you're not entitled to your own facts.

Friends of Stewart, we're tired of you on this thread. Enough.

DP. I'm not a friend of Stewart, but it's ridiculous to act like she's the incumbent. For people who want a change in membership on the BOE, Stewart is the only reasonable option in this race.

Agree. I don’t know Laura Stewart, but she’s not an incumbent and she’s not a crazy homeschooler. She likely has my vote (but will wait to watch the candidates’ forum to finalize my choice).

Laura Stewart is a buddy of Jill Ortman-Fouse. Voting for Laura Steward is like voting for Jill Ortman-Fouse.

Person A is a friend of Person B, therefore voting for Person A is like voting for Person B? Hoo boy.

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The only Natalie Zimmerman I could find in Montgomery County is a 94 year old grandmother. I’m not sure whether that’s the same one.

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Anonymous wrote:Stewart has worked tirelessly to secure funding for MCPS schools, particularly for renovations, rebuilds, and new buildings. It is absolute drudgery and “grunt” work. If you think someone who has volunteered for years to learn the ins and outs of school funding, and to lobby for adequate funding, is an “insider” so be it. But as I look at the list of individuals challenging the incumbents I see nobody else who knows the system as well as Stewart. Given the state of affairs, I’d like to have somebody on the board who isn’t a complete novice.

I see someone who knows the system very well, didn’t speak up for any of the victims, and continues to be mild in her criticism of the BOE. Funny how much that sounds like the current members.

What has Shebra Evans done?

Or do you prefer the candidate who wants to dismantle the public school system altogether?

Shebra Evans does a lot, and she’s the only BOE member who’s ever followed up on a note that I sent. I’m open to someone different but Laura Stewart isn’t different enough to make it worth it to get rid of an experienced member.

That’s where my head is at. Laura Stewart is just another Lynn Harris and Jill Ortman Fouse and on and on goes the MCCPTA pipeline.

Shebra Evans is also part of the MCCPTA pipeline, not that she did a lot in MCCPTA at the time. She is a very pleasant person, but is not a dynamic leader. Who was it that said 95% of life is showing up? That's what Shebra does, she just shows up, with her rubber stamp handy. For D4, you have a choice to make. You can choose a pleasant incumbent who shows up at meetings. Laura Stewart I find to be a more active advocate - whether you agree with everything she advocates is up to you, but she is working hard on understanding issues and proposing solutions. She has a handle of how the $3.2 billion budget is organized and what the problems are. Bethany Mandel seems to be a one-note candidate for D4 - interested in banning books. She homeschools her children so doesn't have a sense of how schools are organized.

Not sure why Laura Stewart gets all this credit for "experience" with MCPS or "deep knowledge" of things like the budget. in her capacity as an MCCPTA lifer, she basically assembles talking points from the various schools/clusters and regurgitates those to the BOE in testimony. I don't see a lot of original thought or cutting edge ideas coming from her. I'm thankful that she volunteers her time with MCCPTA, but I don't see how this role somehow qualifies her to be on the Board. I really wish an outsider ran for District 4. But as between Laura Stewart and Evans, I'd rather have Evans because she seems less focused on the social issues and distractions that bog down the BOE. Stewart is more of a middle-aged white progressive busy-body. With Lynn Harris already on the board to assume that mantle I think Evans' perspective is more valuable as one of only 2 black members of the BOE.

You'll never guess what Shebra Evans did before she was elected.

I think you just proved my point. Evan’s is largely invisible and shows that MCCPTA experience doesn’t necessarily make one a good BOE member. But she actually has years of experience on the board now. And a perspective that I think is needed more than middle aged white social justice warrior.

Years of experience doing what? Sitting there at the table and not asking questions? Not challenging anything central office says? Signing off on McKnight's hiring of all her friends?

This in a nutshell is why I’m not voting for Laura Stewart.

Despite your strange attempts to suggest otherwise, Laura Stewart is not the incumbent. Shebra Evans is.

Laura Stewart has spent as much time at that table as anyone and the description of not challenging the central office could fit either one.

Fact: Shebra Evans is a member of the Board of Education.
Fact: Laura Stewart is not a member of the Board of Education and has never been a member of the Board of Education.

You're entitled to your own opinions, but you're not entitled to your own facts.

Friends of Stewart, we're tired of you on this thread. Enough.

DP. I'm not a friend of Stewart, but it's ridiculous to act like she's the incumbent. For people who want a change in membership on the BOE, Stewart is the only reasonable option in this race.

Agree. I don’t know Laura Stewart, but she’s not an incumbent and she’s not a crazy homeschooler. She likely has my vote (but will wait to watch the candidates’ forum to finalize my choice).

Laura Stewart is a buddy of Jill Ortman-Fouse. Voting for Laura Steward is like voting for Jill Ortman-Fouse.

Person A is a friend of Person B, therefore voting for Person A is like voting for Person B? Hoo boy.

Laura Stewart is a carbon copy of Jill Ortman Fouse and Lynne Harris. Shell be no better and no worse than them. So if voters want to run it back with Jill or double down on Harris is doing, they have their candidate.

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Anonymous wrote:Stewart has worked tirelessly to secure funding for MCPS schools, particularly for renovations, rebuilds, and new buildings. It is absolute drudgery and “grunt” work. If you think someone who has volunteered for years to learn the ins and outs of school funding, and to lobby for adequate funding, is an “insider” so be it. But as I look at the list of individuals challenging the incumbents I see nobody else who knows the system as well as Stewart. Given the state of affairs, I’d like to have somebody on the board who isn’t a complete novice.

I see someone who knows the system very well, didn’t speak up for any of the victims, and continues to be mild in her criticism of the BOE. Funny how much that sounds like the current members.

What has Shebra Evans done?

Or do you prefer the candidate who wants to dismantle the public school system altogether?

Shebra Evans does a lot, and she’s the only BOE member who’s ever followed up on a note that I sent. I’m open to someone different but Laura Stewart isn’t different enough to make it worth it to get rid of an experienced member.

That’s where my head is at. Laura Stewart is just another Lynn Harris and Jill Ortman Fouse and on and on goes the MCCPTA pipeline.

Shebra Evans is also part of the MCCPTA pipeline, not that she did a lot in MCCPTA at the time. She is a very pleasant person, but is not a dynamic leader. Who was it that said 95% of life is showing up? That's what Shebra does, she just shows up, with her rubber stamp handy. For D4, you have a choice to make. You can choose a pleasant incumbent who shows up at meetings. Laura Stewart I find to be a more active advocate - whether you agree with everything she advocates is up to you, but she is working hard on understanding issues and proposing solutions. She has a handle of how the $3.2 billion budget is organized and what the problems are. Bethany Mandel seems to be a one-note candidate for D4 - interested in banning books. She homeschools her children so doesn't have a sense of how schools are organized.

Not sure why Laura Stewart gets all this credit for "experience" with MCPS or "deep knowledge" of things like the budget. in her capacity as an MCCPTA lifer, she basically assembles talking points from the various schools/clusters and regurgitates those to the BOE in testimony. I don't see a lot of original thought or cutting edge ideas coming from her. I'm thankful that she volunteers her time with MCCPTA, but I don't see how this role somehow qualifies her to be on the Board. I really wish an outsider ran for District 4. But as between Laura Stewart and Evans, I'd rather have Evans because she seems less focused on the social issues and distractions that bog down the BOE. Stewart is more of a middle-aged white progressive busy-body. With Lynn Harris already on the board to assume that mantle I think Evans' perspective is more valuable as one of only 2 black members of the BOE.

You'll never guess what Shebra Evans did before she was elected.

I think you just proved my point. Evan’s is largely invisible and shows that MCCPTA experience doesn’t necessarily make one a good BOE member. But she actually has years of experience on the board now. And a perspective that I think is needed more than middle aged white social justice warrior.

Years of experience doing what? Sitting there at the table and not asking questions? Not challenging anything central office says? Signing off on McKnight's hiring of all her friends?

This in a nutshell is why I’m not voting for Laura Stewart.

Despite your strange attempts to suggest otherwise, Laura Stewart is not the incumbent. Shebra Evans is.

Laura Stewart has spent as much time at that table as anyone and the description of not challenging the central office could fit either one.

Fact: Shebra Evans is a member of the Board of Education.
Fact: Laura Stewart is not a member of the Board of Education and has never been a member of the Board of Education.

You're entitled to your own opinions, but you're not entitled to your own facts.

Friends of Stewart, we're tired of you on this thread. Enough.

DP. I'm not a friend of Stewart, but it's ridiculous to act like she's the incumbent. For people who want a change in membership on the BOE, Stewart is the only reasonable option in this race.

Agree. I don’t know Laura Stewart, but she’s not an incumbent and she’s not a crazy homeschooler. She likely has my vote (but will wait to watch the candidates’ forum to finalize my choice).

Laura Stewart is a buddy of Jill Ortman-Fouse. Voting for Laura Steward is like voting for Jill Ortman-Fouse.

Person A is a friend of Person B, therefore voting for Person A is like voting for Person B? Hoo boy.

Laura Stewart is a carbon copy of Jill Ortman Fouse and Lynne Harris. Shell be no better and no worse than them. So if voters want to run it back with Jill or double down on Harris is doing, they have their candidate.

I, and I believe many others, will be voting for Stewart, but it has nothing to do with whether she will be like Ortman-Fouse or Harris. We are not voting for Evans again, and we are not voting for Mandel.

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Anonymous wrote:Stewart has worked tirelessly to secure funding for MCPS schools, particularly for renovations, rebuilds, and new buildings. It is absolute drudgery and “grunt” work. If you think someone who has volunteered for years to learn the ins and outs of school funding, and to lobby for adequate funding, is an “insider” so be it. But as I look at the list of individuals challenging the incumbents I see nobody else who knows the system as well as Stewart. Given the state of affairs, I’d like to have somebody on the board who isn’t a complete novice.

I see someone who knows the system very well, didn’t speak up for any of the victims, and continues to be mild in her criticism of the BOE. Funny how much that sounds like the current members.

What has Shebra Evans done?

Or do you prefer the candidate who wants to dismantle the public school system altogether?

Shebra Evans does a lot, and she’s the only BOE member who’s ever followed up on a note that I sent. I’m open to someone different but Laura Stewart isn’t different enough to make it worth it to get rid of an experienced member.

That’s where my head is at. Laura Stewart is just another Lynn Harris and Jill Ortman Fouse and on and on goes the MCCPTA pipeline.

Shebra Evans is also part of the MCCPTA pipeline, not that she did a lot in MCCPTA at the time. She is a very pleasant person, but is not a dynamic leader. Who was it that said 95% of life is showing up? That's what Shebra does, she just shows up, with her rubber stamp handy. For D4, you have a choice to make. You can choose a pleasant incumbent who shows up at meetings. Laura Stewart I find to be a more active advocate - whether you agree with everything she advocates is up to you, but she is working hard on understanding issues and proposing solutions. She has a handle of how the $3.2 billion budget is organized and what the problems are. Bethany Mandel seems to be a one-note candidate for D4 - interested in banning books. She homeschools her children so doesn't have a sense of how schools are organized.

Not sure why Laura Stewart gets all this credit for "experience" with MCPS or "deep knowledge" of things like the budget. in her capacity as an MCCPTA lifer, she basically assembles talking points from the various schools/clusters and regurgitates those to the BOE in testimony. I don't see a lot of original thought or cutting edge ideas coming from her. I'm thankful that she volunteers her time with MCCPTA, but I don't see how this role somehow qualifies her to be on the Board. I really wish an outsider ran for District 4. But as between Laura Stewart and Evans, I'd rather have Evans because she seems less focused on the social issues and distractions that bog down the BOE. Stewart is more of a middle-aged white progressive busy-body. With Lynn Harris already on the board to assume that mantle I think Evans' perspective is more valuable as one of only 2 black members of the BOE.

You'll never guess what Shebra Evans did before she was elected.

I think you just proved my point. Evan’s is largely invisible and shows that MCCPTA experience doesn’t necessarily make one a good BOE member. But she actually has years of experience on the board now. And a perspective that I think is needed more than middle aged white social justice warrior.

Years of experience doing what? Sitting there at the table and not asking questions? Not challenging anything central office says? Signing off on McKnight's hiring of all her friends?

This in a nutshell is why I’m not voting for Laura Stewart.

Despite your strange attempts to suggest otherwise, Laura Stewart is not the incumbent. Shebra Evans is.

Laura Stewart has spent as much time at that table as anyone and the description of not challenging the central office could fit either one.

Fact: Shebra Evans is a member of the Board of Education.
Fact: Laura Stewart is not a member of the Board of Education and has never been a member of the Board of Education.

You're entitled to your own opinions, but you're not entitled to your own facts.

Friends of Stewart, we're tired of you on this thread. Enough.

DP. I'm not a friend of Stewart, but it's ridiculous to act like she's the incumbent. For people who want a change in membership on the BOE, Stewart is the only reasonable option in this race.

Agree. I don’t know Laura Stewart, but she’s not an incumbent and she’s not a crazy homeschooler. She likely has my vote (but will wait to watch the candidates’ forum to finalize my choice).

Laura Stewart is a buddy of Jill Ortman-Fouse. Voting for Laura Steward is like voting for Jill Ortman-Fouse.

Person A is a friend of Person B, therefore voting for Person A is like voting for Person B? Hoo boy.

Laura Stewart is a carbon copy of Jill Ortman Fouse and Lynne Harris. Shell be no better and no worse than them. So if voters want to run it back with Jill or double down on Harris is doing, they have their candidate.

I, and I believe many others, will be voting for Stewart, but it has nothing to do with whether she will be like Ortman-Fouse or Harris. We are not voting for Evans again, and we are not voting for Mandel.

So is it Stewart’s unwavering support of tax increases on moco residents in lieu of real estate developers that separates her from Ortman Fouse and Harris enough to get your vote?

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Anonymous wrote:Stewart has worked tirelessly to secure funding for MCPS schools, particularly for renovations, rebuilds, and new buildings. It is absolute drudgery and “grunt” work. If you think someone who has volunteered for years to learn the ins and outs of school funding, and to lobby for adequate funding, is an “insider” so be it. But as I look at the list of individuals challenging the incumbents I see nobody else who knows the system as well as Stewart. Given the state of affairs, I’d like to have somebody on the board who isn’t a complete novice.

I see someone who knows the system very well, didn’t speak up for any of the victims, and continues to be mild in her criticism of the BOE. Funny how much that sounds like the current members.

What has Shebra Evans done?

Or do you prefer the candidate who wants to dismantle the public school system altogether?

Shebra Evans does a lot, and she’s the only BOE member who’s ever followed up on a note that I sent. I’m open to someone different but Laura Stewart isn’t different enough to make it worth it to get rid of an experienced member.

That’s where my head is at. Laura Stewart is just another Lynn Harris and Jill Ortman Fouse and on and on goes the MCCPTA pipeline.

Shebra Evans is also part of the MCCPTA pipeline, not that she did a lot in MCCPTA at the time. She is a very pleasant person, but is not a dynamic leader. Who was it that said 95% of life is showing up? That's what Shebra does, she just shows up, with her rubber stamp handy. For D4, you have a choice to make. You can choose a pleasant incumbent who shows up at meetings. Laura Stewart I find to be a more active advocate - whether you agree with everything she advocates is up to you, but she is working hard on understanding issues and proposing solutions. She has a handle of how the $3.2 billion budget is organized and what the problems are. Bethany Mandel seems to be a one-note candidate for D4 - interested in banning books. She homeschools her children so doesn't have a sense of how schools are organized.

Not sure why Laura Stewart gets all this credit for "experience" with MCPS or "deep knowledge" of things like the budget. in her capacity as an MCCPTA lifer, she basically assembles talking points from the various schools/clusters and regurgitates those to the BOE in testimony. I don't see a lot of original thought or cutting edge ideas coming from her. I'm thankful that she volunteers her time with MCCPTA, but I don't see how this role somehow qualifies her to be on the Board. I really wish an outsider ran for District 4. But as between Laura Stewart and Evans, I'd rather have Evans because she seems less focused on the social issues and distractions that bog down the BOE. Stewart is more of a middle-aged white progressive busy-body. With Lynn Harris already on the board to assume that mantle I think Evans' perspective is more valuable as one of only 2 black members of the BOE.

You'll never guess what Shebra Evans did before she was elected.

I think you just proved my point. Evan’s is largely invisible and shows that MCCPTA experience doesn’t necessarily make one a good BOE member. But she actually has years of experience on the board now. And a perspective that I think is needed more than middle aged white social justice warrior.

Years of experience doing what? Sitting there at the table and not asking questions? Not challenging anything central office says? Signing off on McKnight's hiring of all her friends?

This in a nutshell is why I’m not voting for Laura Stewart.

Despite your strange attempts to suggest otherwise, Laura Stewart is not the incumbent. Shebra Evans is.

Laura Stewart has spent as much time at that table as anyone and the description of not challenging the central office could fit either one.

Fact: Shebra Evans is a member of the Board of Education.
Fact: Laura Stewart is not a member of the Board of Education and has never been a member of the Board of Education.

You're entitled to your own opinions, but you're not entitled to your own facts.

Friends of Stewart, we're tired of you on this thread. Enough.

I'm not for or against either candidate. I do live in D4 so will vote for one of them, but what the PP said was true.