Employee background checks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Taylor seems to follow Beidleman’s lead with deflect-self promote-deflate as his game strategy.

He may be thinking that commute to Stafford wasn't so bad after all? Huh, Sue? How's it going?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Given the ongoing fiscal mismanagement and their apparent inability to conduct even a basic background check, it’s clear that MCPS can no longer function as a self-sufficient entity. At this point, state oversight is not just warranted—it’s necessary.

As a teacher, I 100% welcome that and also agree it is completely necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Given the ongoing fiscal mismanagement and their apparent inability to conduct even a basic background check, it’s clear that MCPS can no longer function as a self-sufficient entity. At this point, state oversight is not just warranted—it’s necessary.

As a teacher, I 100% welcome that and also agree it is completely necessary.

What does teacher's union say?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Given the ongoing fiscal mismanagement and their apparent inability to conduct even a basic background check, it’s clear that MCPS can no longer function as a self-sufficient entity. At this point, state oversight is not just warranted—it’s necessary.

As a teacher, I 100% welcome that and also agree it is completely necessary.

What does teacher's union say?

I don’t know.

[Anonymous]

Parents - what's the plan?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A background check only reports on what you’ve been caught at doing before the date the check is done. It’s not going to catch most bad behavior.

Unless they check more often

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A background check only reports on what you’ve been caught at doing before the date the check is done. It’s not going to catch most bad behavior.

Unless they check more often

How often do they run the background checks?

[Anonymous]

It is a completely toxic organization.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is a completely toxic organization.

That sounds like an understatement?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A background check only reports on what you’ve been caught at doing before the date the check is done. It’s not going to catch most bad behavior.

Unless they check more often

How often do they run the background checks?

Only upon hire. It should be done at least every two years

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A background check only reports on what you’ve been caught at doing before the date the check is done. It’s not going to catch most bad behavior.

Unless they check more often

How often do they run the background checks?

Only upon hire. It should be done at least every two years

Nope, yearly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how involved April Key was in this mess. Aren’t background checks a key part of the hiring process?

From this it doesn't look like those were happening: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1224061.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where is Chief Safety Officer Marcus Jones in all of this?

Did you forget? he was of course out searching for metal detectors and touring schools that have them to plan bringing metal detectors to MCP HSs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Taylor seems to follow Beidleman’s lead with deflect-self promote-deflate as his game strategy.

Deflect is #1 priority in mcps, you ask them a question all they care is "who said that, who told you...? Answer the damn question so no one has to be chasing answers and contacting your supervisor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In past 5 years

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1024787.page

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/996186.page

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1054207.page

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1166498.page

Trying to bury the story with all these links?

Taylor is crying and still claims he is new.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1224061.page

https://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2025/08/breakiinginspector-general-actions-of.html

singing "cruel cruel summer..."
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