Scott Joftus appointed to District 3 seat

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Anonymous wrote:And here I thought it was something scandalous. The kid museum, really?

$1.6m to the wife of a Board of Education member.

To the museum, you dolt. Find me one thinking person who doesn't support its educational objectives. I'll wait.

And of course his new position had nothing to do with this prior allocation. So long as it doesn't increase wildly, there is exactly zero problem.

Then why didn’t he disclose the conflict of interest?

How do you know he didn't? They said the background check would be happening during this time, before he's sworn in on Dec. 14th. That's when things like potential conflicts of interest will be evaluated.

The Board of Education vote on his appointment was yesterday and he did not disclose before the vote.

Is this true? I would like to see non-biased reporting on this.

Do you own research. Resumes of applicants are public and the board interviews are public.

Do my own research? Sure I can Google his résumé but I’m not going have inside knowledge of what they disclosed on their application or what they said in their interview. That’s what real reporters are for. They have sources and connections.

The interviews are public (video you can watch) and the resumes are posted. The Board conducted an open, transparent process.

[Anonymous]

I recall him mentioning his wife by name during the interview. I don't remember if he mentioned Kid Museum.

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Anonymous wrote:And here I thought it was something scandalous. The kid museum, really?

$1.6m to the wife of a Board of Education member.

To the museum, you dolt. Find me one thinking person who doesn't support its educational objectives. I'll wait.

And of course his new position had nothing to do with this prior allocation. So long as it doesn't increase wildly, there is exactly zero problem.

Then why didn’t he disclose the conflict of interest?

How do you know he didn't? They said the background check would be happening during this time, before he's sworn in on Dec. 14th. That's when things like potential conflicts of interest will be evaluated.

The Board of Education vote on his appointment was yesterday and he did not disclose before the vote.

Is this true? I would like to see non-biased reporting on this.

Do you own research. Resumes of applicants are public and the board interviews are public.

Do my own research? Sure I can Google his résumé but I’m not going have inside knowledge of what they disclosed on their application or what they said in their interview. That’s what real reporters are for. They have sources and connections.

+1 The onus is on the accuser. So link or lie.

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Why would he put anything to do with his wife's business on his resume? Anyway, this is well known info and not in any way disqualifying. As a PP said, so long as there isn't a sudden large allocation to her museum from MCPS, it is a non-issue. I know one of the people who interviewed and they hadn't done any disclosure paperwork in advance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I recall him mentioning his wife by name during the interview. I don't remember if he mentioned Kid Museum.

He only said her name and nothing else.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would he put anything to do with his wife's business on his resume? Anyway, this is well known info and not in any way disqualifying. As a PP said, so long as there isn't a sudden large allocation to her museum from MCPS, it is a non-issue. I know one of the people who interviewed and they hadn't done any disclosure paperwork in advance.

Well known? Then why didn’t he mention it.

Good try covering up what is very clearly stated in the Board of Education’s ethics policy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why would he put anything to do with his wife's business on his resume? Anyway, this is well known info and not in any way disqualifying. As a PP said, so long as there isn't a sudden large allocation to her museum from MCPS, it is a non-issue. I know one of the people who interviewed and they hadn't done any disclosure paperwork in advance.

Well known? Then why didn’t he mention it.

Good try covering up what is very clearly stated in the Board of Education’s ethics policy.

Just let the troll keep spinning, let's not feed it anymore.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why would he put anything to do with his wife's business on his resume? Anyway, this is well known info and not in any way disqualifying. As a PP said, so long as there isn't a sudden large allocation to her museum from MCPS, it is a non-issue. I know one of the people who interviewed and they hadn't done any disclosure paperwork in advance.

Well known? Then why didn’t he mention it.

Good try covering up what is very clearly stated in the Board of Education’s ethics policy.

Just let the troll keep spinning, let's not feed it anymore.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why would he put anything to do with his wife's business on his resume? Anyway, this is well known info and not in any way disqualifying. As a PP said, so long as there isn't a sudden large allocation to her museum from MCPS, it is a non-issue. I know one of the people who interviewed and they hadn't done any disclosure paperwork in advance.

Well known? Then why didn’t he mention it.

Good try covering up what is very clearly stated in the Board of Education’s ethics policy.

Just let the troll keep spinning, let's not feed it anymore.

+1

Who is behind the Joftus appointment?

[Anonymous]

They are a “by the book” family for sure. Maybe even annoyingly so . I have absolute confidence in him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are a “by the book” family for sure. Maybe even annoyingly so . I have absolute confidence in him.

Yes. They are total give back to the community types. Really solid, kind, even folks. I'm relieved they went with such a reasonable and logical choice.

[Anonymous]

Has Dr. Joftus indicated if he plans to run for a full term on the board in the 2022 election? I understand candidates need to file for the primary by February.

[Anonymous]

Expanded strategic partnerships (e.g. STEM opportunities with the KID Museum) was listed as "applied for grant but not yet awarded" in May.
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/Resources/Files/agenda/col/2021/20210514/20210514_3.pdf

As of June, it seems to have been awarded as part of a $112,233,764 MCPS COVID-19 Relief Funding budget, but didn't list the contract amount?
https://kid-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/KID-Museum-Expansion-Announcement_FINAL.pdf

See also:
https://news.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/tv/mcps-moment-kid-museum-partnership/
https://www.localdvm.com/news/maryland/mcps-and-kid-museum-expand-partnership-with-a-new-maker-learning-curriculum/

How the heck does Kid Museum count as COVID funding???

[Anonymous]

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Expanded strategic partnerships (e.g. STEM opportunities with the KID Museum) was listed as "applied for grant but not yet awarded" in May.
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/Resources/Files/agenda/col/2021/20210514/20210514_3.pdf

As of June, it seems to have been awarded as part of a $112,233,764 MCPS COVID-19 Relief Funding budget, but didn't list the contract amount?
https://kid-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/KID-Museum-Expansion-Announcement_FINAL.pdf

See also:
https://news.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/tv/mcps-moment-kid-museum-partnership/
https://www.localdvm.com/news/maryland/mcps-and-kid-museum-expand-partnership-with-a-new-maker-learning-curriculum/

How the heck does Kid Museum count as COVID funding???

Because attendance fell drastically during COVID so they had virtually no revenue. Is it not completely obvious??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Expanded strategic partnerships (e.g. STEM opportunities with the KID Museum) was listed as "applied for grant but not yet awarded" in May.
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/Resources/Files/agenda/col/2021/20210514/20210514_3.pdf

As of June, it seems to have been awarded as part of a $112,233,764 MCPS COVID-19 Relief Funding budget, but didn't list the contract amount?
https://kid-museum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/KID-Museum-Expansion-Announcement_FINAL.pdf

See also:
https://news.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/tv/mcps-moment-kid-museum-partnership/
https://www.localdvm.com/news/maryland/mcps-and-kid-museum-expand-partnership-with-a-new-maker-learning-curriculum/

How the heck does Kid Museum count as COVID funding???

Because attendance fell drastically during COVID so they had virtually no revenue. Is it not completely obvious??

Then why do they get their funding from MCPS? Get their own covid cash!