Scott Joftus appointed to District 3 seat

[Anonymous]

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]

Anonymous wrote:

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]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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]

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??

[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!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

+2 so illogical, just ignore them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Scott has integrity, as does his wife. She founded KID Museum and the org has funded programming around maker learning for kids in high poverty schools. Also in schools with more money. They both are thoughtful and smart and I'm sure Scott will recuse himself from decisions involving the KID museum. I was surprised he got it but pleased. I don't think he will yes the board to death, and I think he will actually think about the impact decisions have on schools.

How does founded a musuem = integrity? I see no connection between the two. It is also not sufficient to recuse himself, as his presence on the BOE will undoubtedly influence others decision making regarding funding for his wife's endeavors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

+2 so illogical, just ignore them.

I prefer to think for myself, thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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!

Is there a criteria for COVID funding? Doesn't it have to be related to COVID in some way? There's no way that Kid Museum would qualify. It's not even part of MCPS and there was no existing program pre-COVID, right?

I am so sick of the board wasting taxpayer money this way. Shouldn't the police or feds do something about this??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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!

Is there a criteria for COVID funding? Doesn't it have to be related to COVID in some way? There's no way that Kid Museum would qualify. It's not even part of MCPS and there was no existing program pre-COVID, right?

I am so sick of the board wasting taxpayer money this way. Shouldn't the police or feds do something about this??

The part that bothers me about this is what the money is paying for. If people are not going the COVID $ is funding leases and salaries (his wife and his own income) for a resource that no one is using. Why not just close up for a couple years and reopen later? Why do tax payers need to subsidize his family's income so his wife can effectively maintain a no-show job?