Increased class sizes--what can I do?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I got an email yesterday asking me to fight against stopping the roll out of more chromebooks. I would rather have more teachers...

Teachers come out of the operating budget. Chromebooks come out of the capital budget. (Or at least the previous Chromebooks did.) You usually can't use capital money for operating costs, and it's almost never a good idea.

Why? You absolutely can use capital money for operating costs. And in some circumstances, you should.

How?

In any case, MCPS is already recommending a delay in the Chromebook roll-out.

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2015/Montgomery-County-Public-Schools-Prepares-to-Cut-380-Staff-Positions-Delay-Chromebook-Rollout/

What do you mean, how? You reallocate the funds. Organizations do it all the time.

[Anonymous]

The only reason for having Chromebooks was to take PARCC tests. The tests turned out to be a disaster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only reason for having Chromebooks was to take PARCC tests. The tests turned out to be a disaster.

In what way did they turn out to be a disaster?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

What do you mean, how? You reallocate the funds. Organizations do it all the time.

Not government organizations. Or at least, not legally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only reason for having Chromebooks was to take PARCC tests. The tests turned out to be a disaster.

In what way did they turn out to be a disaster?

You're kidding, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only reason for having Chromebooks was to take PARCC tests. The tests turned out to be a disaster.

In what way did they turn out to be a disaster?

You're kidding, right?

No, I am sincere. As far as I have heard, PARCC testing went smoothly overall in MCPS. Please explain in what way you think the PARCC tests turned out to be a disaster.