Karla Silvestre joins Julie Yang in jumping ship from the BOE in favor of County Council

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Silvestre was a member of the BOE that hired Monifa McKnight. She was the BOE president during the Beidleman scandal. How does anyone get elected after that?

I think she'll have no trouble getting elected to the council. She was the president who got McKnight to step down and hired Taylor, which are largely viewed as positive developments.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is great news. Frees up spots that new candidates can take with fresh ideas. Look at the success of newcomers like Laura Stewart so far for a preview of what's possible once the old timers step down!

What “success,” praytell, has Laura Stewart had???

+1

I admit I've only seen one board meeting online, but she didn't say more than five words in that meeting. And they weren't memorable ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Silvestre was a member of the BOE that hired Monifa McKnight. She was the BOE president during the Beidleman scandal. How does anyone get elected after that?

I think she'll have no trouble getting elected to the council. She was the president who got McKnight to step down and hired Taylor, which are largely viewed as positive developments.

There are a lot of people who are not in love with Taylor, so not sure why you're seeing his appointment as a victory:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/08/06/grading-thomas-taylor-part-two/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Silvestre was a member of the BOE that hired Monifa McKnight. She was the BOE president during the Beidleman scandal. How does anyone get elected after that?

I think she'll have no trouble getting elected to the council. She was the president who got McKnight to step down and hired Taylor, which are largely viewed as positive developments.

There are a lot of people who are not in love with Taylor, so not sure why you're seeing his appointment as a victory:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/08/06/grading-thomas-taylor-part-two/

Now here is the final distribution of Taylor’s grades from my network with the number of sources who assigned each of them.

A+: 2

A: 6

A-: 6

B+: 15

B: 12

B-: 4

C+: 1

C: 4

C-: 4

D: 1

Overall Grade: B.

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/08/12/grading-thomas-taylor-part-five/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Silvestre was a member of the BOE that hired Monifa McKnight. She was the BOE president during the Beidleman scandal. How does anyone get elected after that?

I think she'll have no trouble getting elected to the council. She was the president who got McKnight to step down and hired Taylor, which are largely viewed as positive developments.

There are a lot of people who are not in love with Taylor, so not sure why you're seeing his appointment as a victory:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/08/06/grading-thomas-taylor-part-two/

Now here is the final distribution of Taylor’s grades from my network with the number of sources who assigned each of them.

A+: 2

A: 6

A-: 6

B+: 15

B: 12

B-: 4

C+: 1

C: 4

C-: 4

D: 1

Overall Grade: B.

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/08/12/grading-thomas-taylor-part-five/

I never said that the people who disapprove of him was the majority. But there's a significant portion who are not impressed and I'm seeing that number grow as more parents complain about the Boundary and Program studies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is great news. Frees up spots that new candidates can take with fresh ideas. Look at the success of newcomers like Laura Stewart so far for a preview of what's possible once the old timers step down!

What “success,” praytell, has Laura Stewart had???

+1

I admit I've only seen one board meeting online, but she didn't say more than five words in that meeting. And they weren't memorable ones.

I’m surprised because shebis normally very rambling. She cannot effectively communicate her thoughts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Silvestre was a member of the BOE that hired Monifa McKnight. She was the BOE president during the Beidleman scandal. How does anyone get elected after that?

I think she'll have no trouble getting elected to the council. She was the president who got McKnight to step down and hired Taylor, which are largely viewed as positive developments.

There are a lot of people who are not in love with Taylor, so not sure why you're seeing his appointment as a victory:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/08/06/grading-thomas-taylor-part-two/

Now here is the final distribution of Taylor’s grades from my network with the number of sources who assigned each of them.

A+: 2

A: 6

A-: 6

B+: 15

B: 12

B-: 4

C+: 1

C: 4

C-: 4

D: 1

Overall Grade: B.

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/08/12/grading-thomas-taylor-part-five/

But with MCPS grade inflation that is actually a D!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Silvestre was a member of the BOE that hired Monifa McKnight. She was the BOE president during the Beidleman scandal. How does anyone get elected after that?

I think she'll have no trouble getting elected to the council. She was the president who got McKnight to step down and hired Taylor, which are largely viewed as positive developments.

People will remember the executive hires & packages, Biedelman and cronyinsm, the bowing to diversionary answers from staff instead of incisive question follow-up, the settlement payouts, the ongoing CIP disaster, the elimiation of the VA, the case they lost at the supreme court, the overall academic struggles & resistance to advanced curricula, the push for MC as a panacea and the like over the positives she brought.

That said, she'd fit right in on the council

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Silvestre was a member of the BOE that hired Monifa McKnight. She was the BOE president during the Beidleman scandal. How does anyone get elected after that?

I think she'll have no trouble getting elected to the council. She was the president who got McKnight to step down and hired Taylor, which are largely viewed as positive developments.

Nope, lets talk about all the scandals she was involved in and how she failed to repair the schools, how she created terrible budget issues, how she shut down the MVA leaving the most vulnerable students without an education, the bus and other issues...

She's incompetent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Silvestre was a member of the BOE that hired Monifa McKnight. She was the BOE president during the Beidleman scandal. How does anyone get elected after that?

I think she'll have no trouble getting elected to the council. She was the president who got McKnight to step down and hired Taylor, which are largely viewed as positive developments.

People will remember the executive hires & packages, Biedelman and cronyinsm, the bowing to diversionary answers from staff instead of incisive question follow-up, the settlement payouts, the ongoing CIP disaster, the elimiation of the VA, the case they lost at the supreme court, the overall academic struggles & resistance to advanced curricula, the push for MC as a panacea and the like over the positives she brought.

That said, she'd fit right in on the council

The payout to McKnight. The buses, etc...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Silvestre was a member of the BOE that hired Monifa McKnight. She was the BOE president during the Beidleman scandal. How does anyone get elected after that?

I think she'll have no trouble getting elected to the council. She was the president who got McKnight to step down and hired Taylor, which are largely viewed as positive developments.

There are a lot of people who are not in love with Taylor, so not sure why you're seeing his appointment as a victory:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/08/06/grading-thomas-taylor-part-two/

Now here is the final distribution of Taylor’s grades from my network with the number of sources who assigned each of them.

A+: 2

A: 6

A-: 6

B+: 15

B: 12

B-: 4

C+: 1

C: 4

C-: 4

D: 1

Overall Grade: B.

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/08/12/grading-thomas-taylor-part-five/

But with MCPS grade inflation that is actually a D!