What are the list of MCPS positions set to be laid off (assuming the budget cuts go through)?

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Anonymous wrote:What are the dual enrollment cuts? My daughter took 2 free classes at MC. Are they going to take away the free classes?

Yes, did he say specifically what cuts in dual enrollment? Hoping my kid can apply for Early College program next year.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Social workers are important but they should be part of a different agency rather than MCPS. Health and human services, etc. MCPS cannot be in charge of such disparate functions as clearly central office does a terrible job of effectively managing all these different services and responsibilities. MCPS should focus on education. Other stuff should be moved elsewhere. I feel bad for families who are struggling and need a ppw to support them but is that even effective? The absentee rate is still horrendous. These families need to access support through social service agencies not MCPS

I would love to see an OLO report on all the money that Identity (run by Black and Brown Coalition leader Diego Uriburu) makes operating Wellness Centers at multiple high schools in the county. Uriburu does Taylor's bidding in order to succor favor to keep the money coming in. What evidence is there that these programs are having favorable outcomes? Could the money be better spent on PPWs and licensed social workers, instead of the untrained peer counseling provided by 23 year olds employed by Identity.

Good point. I don’t know if there have been any studies showing how effective these programs are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the dual enrollment cuts? My daughter took 2 free classes at MC. Are they going to take away the free classes?

Yes, did he say specifically what cuts in dual enrollment? Hoping my kid can apply for Early College program next year.

This is a good place to cut. If your kid wants to take DE classes, that’s great but you should directly pay MC their regular registration fees. Why would MCPS subsidize it

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not that it makes it better but it reads as if the security positions cut were new positions. Does not sound like schools would be losing any….unless I am reading it incorrectly.


Are all PPWs gone?

Not all PPW's, just 27 of them. But that will be felt. The PPW at my school does a lot. They do home visits and build invaluable relationships with families that need the most support.

How many PPWs left?

[Anonymous]

A summary from Bethesda Today

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/06/02/mcps-position-cut-recommendation/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Social workers are important but they should be part of a different agency rather than MCPS. Health and human services, etc. MCPS cannot be in charge of such disparate functions as clearly central office does a terrible job of effectively managing all these different services and responsibilities. MCPS should focus on education. Other stuff should be moved elsewhere. I feel bad for families who are struggling and need a ppw to support them but is that even effective? The absentee rate is still horrendous. These families need to access support through social service agencies not MCPS

I would love to see an OLO report on all the money that Identity (run by Black and Brown Coalition leader Diego Uriburu) makes operating Wellness Centers at multiple high schools in the county. Uriburu does Taylor's bidding in order to succor favor to keep the money coming in. What evidence is there that these programs are having favorable outcomes? Could the money be better spent on PPWs and licensed social workers, instead of the untrained peer counseling provided by 23 year olds employed by Identity.

What are HS wellness centers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the dual enrollment cuts? My daughter took 2 free classes at MC. Are they going to take away the free classes?

Yes, did he say specifically what cuts in dual enrollment? Hoping my kid can apply for Early College program next year.

This is a good place to cut. If your kid wants to take DE classes, that’s great but you should directly pay MC their regular registration fees. Why would MCPS subsidize it

Because not all schools offer the upper level clases students want/need. If they stop, they should offer the same classes at every school.

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Board docs has the recommendation:

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DUNSSR741E9C/$file/Final%20Adoption%20FY2027%20Op%20Bdgt%20260604.pdf

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DUNSSS741FA8/$file/Final%20Adoption%20FY2027%20Op%20Bdgt%20260604%20PPT.pdf

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Anonymous wrote:For some reason they decided to save high school SDTs. HS and MS SDT roles should have been first on the chopping block.

SDT saves over the literacy specialists is a slap in the face to education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Social workers are important but they should be part of a different agency rather than MCPS. Health and human services, etc. MCPS cannot be in charge of such disparate functions as clearly central office does a terrible job of effectively managing all these different services and responsibilities. MCPS should focus on education. Other stuff should be moved elsewhere. I feel bad for families who are struggling and need a ppw to support them but is that even effective? The absentee rate is still horrendous. These families need to access support through social service agencies not MCPS

I would love to see an OLO report on all the money that Identity (run by Black and Brown Coalition leader Diego Uriburu) makes operating Wellness Centers at multiple high schools in the county. Uriburu does Taylor's bidding in order to succor favor to keep the money coming in. What evidence is there that these programs are having favorable outcomes? Could the money be better spent on PPWs and licensed social workers, instead of the untrained peer counseling provided by 23 year olds employed by Identity.

What are HS wellness centers?

Identity operates School-Based Wellness Centers in several Montgomery County public high schools, These centers create a safe, culturally responsive space for youth to recharge and access wraparound services. Identity manages or supports Wellness Centers and programs at several Montgomery County high schools:
1) John F. Kennedy High School;
2) Seneca Valley High School;
3) Gaithersburg High School;
4) Northwood High School
5) Watkins Mill High School;
6) Wheaton High School

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For some reason they decided to save high school SDTs. HS and MS SDT roles should have been first on the chopping block.

SDT saves over the literacy specialists is a slap in the face to education.

Yes, to suggest that SDT provide meaningful professional development for teachers is a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For some reason they decided to save high school SDTs. HS and MS SDT roles should have been first on the chopping block.

SDT saves over the literacy specialists is a slap in the face to education.

Yes, to suggest that SDT provide meaningful professional development for teachers is a joke.

+1 Like a pp wrote they should have been first to go. They are really good at gaslighting admin and CO that they are needed. It’s crazy- making.

[Anonymous]

PPW and Social Workers provide very meaningful services. My guess is that the positions that are being cut are in schools that offer outsourced services, from Wellness Centers to the schools that have Bridge to Wellness and YMCA contractors in the school all day. These services will begin to actually do some work instead of MCPS paying for redundant services.

As others have said, SDT cuts make the most sense. Even when structured as intended, these positions are staff support (instead of direct student support). But at many schools, the Principal essentially just makes them a quasi Admin/Admin Asst - basically a chief of staff. Even though they are allocated at less than 1.0 SDT and are supposed to teach a few periods, the Principals value their assistance in the main office and often grant them full release as SDT. Principals probably advocated strongly for their jobs because they essentially serve to their needs and make their jobs easier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PPW and Social Workers provide very meaningful services. My guess is that the positions that are being cut are in schools that offer outsourced services, from Wellness Centers to the schools that have Bridge to Wellness and YMCA contractors in the school all day. These services will begin to actually do some work instead of MCPS paying for redundant services.

As others have said, SDT cuts make the most sense. Even when structured as intended, these positions are staff support (instead of direct student support). But at many schools, the Principal essentially just makes them a quasi Admin/Admin Asst - basically a chief of staff. Even though they are allocated at less than 1.0 SDT and are supposed to teach a few periods, the Principals value their assistance in the main office and often grant them full release as SDT. Principals probably advocated strongly for their jobs because they essentially serve to their needs and make their jobs easier.

Are ES and MS SDTs cut?

What about English Composition Assistants?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For some reason they decided to save high school SDTs. HS and MS SDT roles should have been first on the chopping block.

SDT saves over the literacy specialists is a slap in the face to education.

Yes, to suggest that SDT provide meaningful professional development for teachers is a joke.

In a regular school, may be. In Thomas Edison where teachers are actually professionals in their career first and teacher second, SDT is a very valuable resource. Or so I have been told by DC that attends Edison and is worried about the cuts.