MCPS has Plans!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If we want the next generation to make a better country, we need them to learn from the mistakes of the past, including state sponsored, systemic racism.

But, even if they know something about systemic racism, it will not do them or anyone else any good if they can’t articulate what they know, especially in coherent written English, and form persuasive, organized arguments to support their beliefs. Schools should be very focused on training students to understand and make good arguments and much less focused on what to fill those arguments with. Content is important and some examination of what that content is might be helpful, but MCPS isn’t balancing it very well with a strong program in skills development right now.

The students may know systemic racism in the US well but they cannot balance a check book, budget their monthly expanse, find a job that pays rent and meals.

Which they will then blame this outcome upon systemic racism.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Adorable. Please teach my kids to read and do math at grade level and give them some balls and equipment at recess without masks and we’ll be good. No fancy word game necessary.

With parents like you, I hope they keep virtual.

And, if your kids aren't grade level, you have all summer to work with them.

And I hope you pick DL virtual academy all smug and realize your kid will never catch up socially or academically once it’s too late.

It's really sad and pathetic that just bc DL didn't work for your kid, you assume every child will fail like yours did. Education needs a major overhaul. Staying stuck in the past just because a normal 5 days a week worked for you doesn't help as the rest of the world moves on and evolves.

You must be one of the 500 families who selected virtual academy out of a district of 160,000 kids. This isn’t up for debate anymore. The people have spoken and they don’t want virtual school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Adorable. Please teach my kids to read and do math at grade level and give them some balls and equipment at recess without masks and we’ll be good. No fancy word game necessary.

With parents like you, I hope they keep virtual.

And, if your kids aren't grade level, you have all summer to work with them.

And I hope you pick DL virtual academy all smug and realize your kid will never catch up socially or academically once it’s too late.

It's really sad and pathetic that just bc DL didn't work for your kid, you assume every child will fail like yours did. Education needs a major overhaul. Staying stuck in the past just because a normal 5 days a week worked for you doesn't help as the rest of the world moves on and evolves.

It's really sad and pathetic that your kid is a social misfit.
FWIW, mine didn't 'fail' in DL but, like everyone with half a brain, I can see that virtual schooling is a poor substitute for the real thing.

[Anonymous]

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You must be one of the 500 families who selected virtual academy out of a district of 160,000 kids. This isn’t up for debate anymore. The people have spoken and they don’t want virtual school.

What are the 1,300 students (so far) signed up for the Virtual Academy, chopped liver?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we want the next generation to make a better country, we need them to learn from the mistakes of the past, including state sponsored, systemic racism.

But, even if they know something about systemic racism, it will not do them or anyone else any good if they can’t articulate what they know, especially in coherent written English, and form persuasive, organized arguments to support their beliefs. Schools should be very focused on training students to understand and make good arguments and much less focused on what to fill those arguments with. Content is important and some examination of what that content is might be helpful, but MCPS isn’t balancing it very well with a strong program in skills development right now.

The students may know systemic racism in the US well but they cannot balance a check book, budget their monthly expanse, find a job that pays rent and meals.

Well, it's still an improvement over when I graduated from high school - I didn't know how to balance a checkbook or budget my monthly expenses, I certainly couldn't find a job that paid rent and meals (I went to college instead), AND I didn't know about systemic racism in the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FY2021
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/globalContent/MCPS-Organization-FY2020.pdf

There was a Deputy Superintendent (Monifa McKnight).
The Equity Initiatives Unit was directly under the Dep. Superintendent
3 "Chief of ....": Chief of Staff MCPS, Chief of Engagement, Innovation, and Operation, and Chief of Teaching, Learning and School
11 " Associate Superintendent of ....."


FY2022
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/publicinfo/FY_2022_MCPS_StrategicOrgLeadershipStructure_OrgChart%20FINAL.pdf

No Deputy Superintendent.
The Equity Initiatives is under Chief of Strategic Initiatives.
6 "Chief of ....": Chief of Staff MCPS, Chief of Strategic Initiatives, Chief of Districtwide Services and Supports, Chief of Finance and Operations, Chief of Human Resources and Development, and Chief of Teaching, Learning and School
2 "Assistant Chief of......"
10 "Associate Superintendent of ...."

While I appreciate you going to the effort to pull specific quotes from these files to support your point, I don’t know what point you’re trying to make. Maybe I’m just oblivious, but if you could explicitly state it to give dense people like myself some context, I’d be interested in exploring your perspective.

I don't know either but that all looks like a waste of about $5,000,000 a year.

+1 I think getting class size numbers down by hiring more teachers would be a better use of $5,000,000 a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

You must be one of the 500 families who selected virtual academy out of a district of 160,000 kids. This isn’t up for debate anymore. The people have spoken and they don’t want virtual school.

What are the 1,300 students (so far) signed up for the Virtual Academy, chopped liver?

That’s about the size of 2 grade levels at 1 MCPS high school. Small potatoes. Not even big enough for a school and it’s K-12.

[Anonymous]

Alternately viewed, it's about 100 students per grade, though it's likely lumpier than that. 4 or 5 virtual classes per grade is manageable, and reasonable to allow for a meaningful pilot.

It's not going to be a preference for most in more normal times, but it does open up a lot of flexibility to those who might benefit from it, whether addressing a life condition, a risk preference or the feasibility of an offering across the county that couldn't be made available at an individual school (e.g., due to low enrollment/interest numbers that are widely dispersed).

Nobody should be chastised for pursuing it, and none should be chastised for eschewing it, either. We're not all in the same condition, even if we're in the same boat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

You must be one of the 500 families who selected virtual academy out of a district of 160,000 kids. This isn’t up for debate anymore. The people have spoken and they don’t want virtual school.

What are the 1,300 students (so far) signed up for the Virtual Academy, chopped liver?

That’s about the size of 2 grade levels at 1 MCPS high school. Small potatoes. Not even big enough for a school and it’s K-12.

1,300 people may not be a lot of people, but not nobody.

[Anonymous]

S - Still focusing on buzzwords and
Trends instead of making our
Children competitive academically.
H - help get these losers out by voting
I - I can't take this anymore
T - the end

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FY2021
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/globalContent/MCPS-Organization-FY2020.pdf

There was a Deputy Superintendent (Monifa McKnight).
The Equity Initiatives Unit was directly under the Dep. Superintendent
3 "Chief of ....": Chief of Staff MCPS, Chief of Engagement, Innovation, and Operation, and Chief of Teaching, Learning and School
11 " Associate Superintendent of ....."


FY2022
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/publicinfo/FY_2022_MCPS_StrategicOrgLeadershipStructure_OrgChart%20FINAL.pdf

No Deputy Superintendent.
The Equity Initiatives is under Chief of Strategic Initiatives.
6 "Chief of ....": Chief of Staff MCPS, Chief of Strategic Initiatives, Chief of Districtwide Services and Supports, Chief of Finance and Operations, Chief of Human Resources and Development, and Chief of Teaching, Learning and School
2 "Assistant Chief of......"
10 "Associate Superintendent of ...."

While I appreciate you going to the effort to pull specific quotes from these files to support your point, I don’t know what point you’re trying to make. Maybe I’m just oblivious, but if you could explicitly state it to give dense people like myself some context, I’d be interested in exploring your perspective.

I don't know either but that all looks like a waste of about $5,000,000 a year.

+1 I think getting class size numbers down by hiring more teachers would be a better use of $5,000,000 a year.

+1. Good analysis. This goes to show just how out-of-touch MCPS is. I would mind all Ops, HR, Strat etc. positions designated as "former teacher only" positions. Only if the top has been at the bottom, will MCPS really thrive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:S - Still focusing on buzzwords and
Trends instead of making our
Children competitive academically.
H - help get these losers out by voting
I - I can't take this anymore
T - the end

Perfect! Better than what MCPS comes up with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we want the next generation to make a better country, we need them to learn from the mistakes of the past, including state sponsored, systemic racism.

But, even if they know something about systemic racism, it will not do them or anyone else any good if they can’t articulate what they know, especially in coherent written English, and form persuasive, organized arguments to support their beliefs. Schools should be very focused on training students to understand and make good arguments and much less focused on what to fill those arguments with. Content is important and some examination of what that content is might be helpful, but MCPS isn’t balancing it very well with a strong program in skills development right now.

The students may know systemic racism in the US well but they cannot balance a check book, budget their monthly expanse, find a job that pays rent and meals.

Well, it's still an improvement over when I graduated from high school - I didn't know how to balance a checkbook or budget my monthly expenses, I certainly couldn't find a job that paid rent and meals (I went to college instead), AND I didn't know about systemic racism in the US.

It is your parents responsibility to teach you about money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FY2021
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/globalContent/MCPS-Organization-FY2020.pdf

There was a Deputy Superintendent (Monifa McKnight).
The Equity Initiatives Unit was directly under the Dep. Superintendent
3 "Chief of ....": Chief of Staff MCPS, Chief of Engagement, Innovation, and Operation, and Chief of Teaching, Learning and School
11 " Associate Superintendent of ....."


FY2022
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/publicinfo/FY_2022_MCPS_StrategicOrgLeadershipStructure_OrgChart%20FINAL.pdf

No Deputy Superintendent.
The Equity Initiatives is under Chief of Strategic Initiatives.
6 "Chief of ....": Chief of Staff MCPS, Chief of Strategic Initiatives, Chief of Districtwide Services and Supports, Chief of Finance and Operations, Chief of Human Resources and Development, and Chief of Teaching, Learning and School
2 "Assistant Chief of......"
10 "Associate Superintendent of ...."

While I appreciate you going to the effort to pull specific quotes from these files to support your point, I don’t know what point you’re trying to make. Maybe I’m just oblivious, but if you could explicitly state it to give dense people like myself some context, I’d be interested in exploring your perspective.

I don't know either but that all looks like a waste of about $5,000,000 a year.

+1 I think getting class size numbers down by hiring more teachers would be a better use of $5,000,000 a year.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FY2021
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/globalContent/MCPS-Organization-FY2020.pdf

There was a Deputy Superintendent (Monifa McKnight).
The Equity Initiatives Unit was directly under the Dep. Superintendent
3 "Chief of ....": Chief of Staff MCPS, Chief of Engagement, Innovation, and Operation, and Chief of Teaching, Learning and School
11 " Associate Superintendent of ....."


FY2022
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/publicinfo/FY_2022_MCPS_StrategicOrgLeadershipStructure_OrgChart%20FINAL.pdf

No Deputy Superintendent.
The Equity Initiatives is under Chief of Strategic Initiatives.
6 "Chief of ....": Chief of Staff MCPS, Chief of Strategic Initiatives, Chief of Districtwide Services and Supports, Chief of Finance and Operations, Chief of Human Resources and Development, and Chief of Teaching, Learning and School
2 "Assistant Chief of......"
10 "Associate Superintendent of ...."

While I appreciate you going to the effort to pull specific quotes from these files to support your point, I don’t know what point you’re trying to make. Maybe I’m just oblivious, but if you could explicitly state it to give dense people like myself some context, I’d be interested in exploring your perspective.

I don't know either but that all looks like a waste of about $5,000,000 a year.

+1 I think getting class size numbers down by hiring more teachers would be a better use of $5,000,000 a year.

Exactly.

It’s not just general educators that MCPS is short of. MCPS is unable to properly serve special needs students because of the lack of special education teachers. This results in general educators responsible for an impossible list of support for students with special needs. This problem will be exponentially worse for FY 22 because special educators quit during the pandemic, MCPS has a long list of vacancies because they can’t rehire special educators at the rate they left, and special needs students fell behind at a greater rate than other students because they didn’t get services during pandemic.

$5,000,000 could help to pay general educators and special educators more to help with attracting new staff and retaining new staff. MCPS needs to stop wasting money.