BOE/MCPS is a mess

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if it will backfire that she gave the principals all those extra paid vacation days. Yes, I'm sure that pleased the principals, but their teachers are incredibly resentful now and it's going to hurt their relationships with the people THEY supervise. It's like using cotton balls to plug a broken water pipe.

They did not get extra paid vacation days.

DP

Of course it’s extra paid vacation days. What else do you want to call it?

There were days that admin was required to work previously. Now, they are no longer required to work them, with this new schedule. Pay remains the same.

It’s extra paid vacation days.

+1,000,000 The MCPS public relations peeps are working overtime this weekend trying to cover for the idiot BOE.

Really? I wouldn't get worked up over something like this, and seems like a smart move by the BoE. The posts here mostly seem like the same set of angry malcontents that like to complain about everything.

Smart move to waste your money. Don’t need any subs at your school,eh?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if it will backfire that she gave the principals all those extra paid vacation days. Yes, I'm sure that pleased the principals, but their teachers are incredibly resentful now and it's going to hurt their relationships with the people THEY supervise. It's like using cotton balls to plug a broken water pipe.

They did not get extra paid vacation days.

DP

Of course it’s extra paid vacation days. What else do you want to call it?

There were days that admin was required to work previously. Now, they are no longer required to work them, with this new schedule. Pay remains the same.

It’s extra paid vacation days.

+1,000,000 The MCPS public relations peeps are working overtime this weekend trying to cover for the idiot BOE.

Really? I wouldn't get worked up over something like this, and seems like a smart move by the BoE. The posts here mostly seem like the same set of angry malcontents that like to complain about everything.

Yep, really.

It’s fine if you wouldn’t ‘get worked up’ about it. But it’s also fine for some taxpayers to be concerned about where their tax money is going. Also fair to point out that admin is getting a bunch of extra paid vacation days.

I mean, if the BOE is going to make adjustments, they should be able to defend those decisions.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That meeting was an utter embarrassment. The BOE has no idea what it is doing. And it is so clearly rubber-stamping whatever MCPS wants.

When does the Board ever question MCPS? At least some on the Board questioned why MCPS didn’t provide the normal notice for the request. But rubber stamping is what the Board always tends to do and it seems like some on the Board were surprised by the challenge and need to discuss an agenda item.

No more extra half days and full days off. MCPS is an embarrassment.

Pretty clear from the transcript of the exchange that the president of the BOE is working in cahoots with the interim Supt. This is very bad for the future of MCPS.

Have to disagree. This made perfect sense. You nutjobs just hate public education.

Let's be real. The BoE says yes to what MCPS wants and MCPS says yes to what the teachers union wants. And the teachers union and MoCo politicians are in bed together. It's a huge system that works to protect adults with their own political agenda. No one here is really working for the kids.

This.

You know what’s really bad for public education? A corrupt, mess of a school system that doesn’t put kids first.

That was brought to light last year due to Covid and continues to be an issue.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if it will backfire that she gave the principals all those extra paid vacation days. Yes, I'm sure that pleased the principals, but their teachers are incredibly resentful now and it's going to hurt their relationships with the people THEY supervise. It's like using cotton balls to plug a broken water pipe.

They did not get extra paid vacation days.

DP

Of course it’s extra paid vacation days. What else do you want to call it?

There were days that admin was required to work previously. Now, they are no longer required to work them, with this new schedule. Pay remains the same.

It’s extra paid vacation days.

+1,000,000 The MCPS public relations peeps are working overtime this weekend trying to cover for the idiot BOE.

Really? I wouldn't get worked up over something like this, and seems like a smart move by the BoE. The posts here mostly seem like the same set of angry malcontents that like to complain about everything.

Smart move to waste your money. Don’t need any subs at your school,eh?

It's not going to cost them more money to declare those days systemwide closure days. It should even save money because all the 12-month staff won't be in the buildings.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if it will backfire that she gave the principals all those extra paid vacation days. Yes, I'm sure that pleased the principals, but their teachers are incredibly resentful now and it's going to hurt their relationships with the people THEY supervise. It's like using cotton balls to plug a broken water pipe.

They did not get extra paid vacation days.

DP

Of course it’s extra paid vacation days. What else do you want to call it?

There were days that admin was required to work previously. Now, they are no longer required to work them, with this new schedule. Pay remains the same.

It’s extra paid vacation days.

+1,000,000 The MCPS public relations peeps are working overtime this weekend trying to cover for the idiot BOE.

Really? I wouldn't get worked up over something like this, and seems like a smart move by the BoE. The posts here mostly seem like the same set of angry malcontents that like to complain about everything.

Smart move to waste your money. Don’t need any subs at your school,eh?

It's not going to cost them more money to declare those days systemwide closure days. It should even save money because all the 12-month staff won't be in the buildings.

But they are paying staff to not work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if it will backfire that she gave the principals all those extra paid vacation days. Yes, I'm sure that pleased the principals, but their teachers are incredibly resentful now and it's going to hurt their relationships with the people THEY supervise. It's like using cotton balls to plug a broken water pipe.

They did not get extra paid vacation days.

DP

Of course it’s extra paid vacation days. What else do you want to call it?

There were days that admin was required to work previously. Now, they are no longer required to work them, with this new schedule. Pay remains the same.

It’s extra paid vacation days.

+1,000,000 The MCPS public relations peeps are working overtime this weekend trying to cover for the idiot BOE.

Really? I wouldn't get worked up over something like this, and seems like a smart move by the BoE. The posts here mostly seem like the same set of angry malcontents that like to complain about everything.

Smart move to waste your money. Don’t need any subs at your school,eh?

It's not going to cost them more money to declare those days systemwide closure days. It should even save money because all the 12-month staff won't be in the buildings.

But they are paying staff to not work.

They're salaried employees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That meeting was an utter embarrassment. The BOE has no idea what it is doing. And it is so clearly rubber-stamping whatever MCPS wants.

When does the Board ever question MCPS? At least some on the Board questioned why MCPS didn’t provide the normal notice for the request. But rubber stamping is what the Board always tends to do and it seems like some on the Board were surprised by the challenge and need to discuss an agenda item.

No more extra half days and full days off. MCPS is an embarrassment.

Pretty clear from the transcript of the exchange that the president of the BOE is working in cahoots with the interim Supt. This is very bad for the future of MCPS.

Have to disagree. This made perfect sense. You nutjobs just hate public education.

Let's be real. The BoE says yes to what MCPS wants and MCPS says yes to what the teachers union wants. And the teachers union and MoCo politicians are in bed together. It's a huge system that works to protect adults with their own political agenda. No one here is really working for the kids.

This.

You know what’s really bad for public education? A corrupt, mess of a school system that doesn’t put kids first.

That was brought to light last year due to Covid and continues to be an issue.

Its always been a hot mess. You just weren't paying attention as kids were in person and you couldn't see what was going on nor cared.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if it will backfire that she gave the principals all those extra paid vacation days. Yes, I'm sure that pleased the principals, but their teachers are incredibly resentful now and it's going to hurt their relationships with the people THEY supervise. It's like using cotton balls to plug a broken water pipe.

They did not get extra paid vacation days.

DP

Of course it’s extra paid vacation days. What else do you want to call it?

There were days that admin was required to work previously. Now, they are no longer required to work them, with this new schedule. Pay remains the same.

It’s extra paid vacation days.

+1,000,000 The MCPS public relations peeps are working overtime this weekend trying to cover for the idiot BOE.

Really? I wouldn't get worked up over something like this, and seems like a smart move by the BoE. The posts here mostly seem like the same set of angry malcontents that like to complain about everything.

Smart move to waste your money. Don’t need any subs at your school,eh?

It's not going to cost them more money to declare those days systemwide closure days. It should even save money because all the 12-month staff won't be in the buildings.

But they are paying staff to not work.

They're salaried employees.

OK, so either they don't have enough work for a full time salary and missing few days is meaningless. Or stuff will not get done.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if it will backfire that she gave the principals all those extra paid vacation days. Yes, I'm sure that pleased the principals, but their teachers are incredibly resentful now and it's going to hurt their relationships with the people THEY supervise. It's like using cotton balls to plug a broken water pipe.

They did not get extra paid vacation days.

DP

Of course it’s extra paid vacation days. What else do you want to call it?

There were days that admin was required to work previously. Now, they are no longer required to work them, with this new schedule. Pay remains the same.

It’s extra paid vacation days.

+1,000,000 The MCPS public relations peeps are working overtime this weekend trying to cover for the idiot BOE.

Really? I wouldn't get worked up over something like this, and seems like a smart move by the BoE. The posts here mostly seem like the same set of angry malcontents that like to complain about everything.

Smart move to waste your money. Don’t need any subs at your school,eh?

It's not going to cost them more money to declare those days systemwide closure days. It should even save money because all the 12-month staff won't be in the buildings.

But they are paying staff to not work.

They're salaried employees.

OK, so either they don't have enough work for a full time salary and missing few days is meaningless. Or stuff will not get done.

I thought subs / temps and a few others are all hourly, so yes, you are paying for those people.

Love it! Using the phrase "the same set of angry malcontents that like to complain about everything" tells me that you really have no clue. I really didn't look into the board's activities until recently and if Kid Museum is any indication, these are not just "trivial matters" to sweep under the rug. Now I'm wondering what a full budget audit would reveal? How many millions in crumbs from the billion dollar budget fell off the table? That would be interesting.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if it will backfire that she gave the principals all those extra paid vacation days. Yes, I'm sure that pleased the principals, but their teachers are incredibly resentful now and it's going to hurt their relationships with the people THEY supervise. It's like using cotton balls to plug a broken water pipe.

They did not get extra paid vacation days.

DP

Of course it’s extra paid vacation days. What else do you want to call it?

There were days that admin was required to work previously. Now, they are no longer required to work them, with this new schedule. Pay remains the same.

It’s extra paid vacation days.

+1,000,000 The MCPS public relations peeps are working overtime this weekend trying to cover for the idiot BOE.

Really? I wouldn't get worked up over something like this, and seems like a smart move by the BoE. The posts here mostly seem like the same set of angry malcontents that like to complain about everything.

Smart move to waste your money. Don’t need any subs at your school,eh?

It's not going to cost them more money to declare those days systemwide closure days. It should even save money because all the 12-month staff won't be in the buildings.

But they are paying staff to not work.

They're salaried employees.

Are they taking away vacation days they earn to account for the increased time off? If not, this will be an increase in overall compensation.

[Anonymous]

I don't care one way or the other on the parents coalition. The video doesn't lie. The board is unprofessional and disorganized when it came to handling the calendar issue. You don't keep bringing up for vote agian and agian. They admit it themselves -- that's why they have a revote this week -- they messed it up the first time.

[Anonymous]

Subs and temps wouldn't be at work during winter break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Subs and temps wouldn't be at work during winter break.

Right, but admin staff now don’t have to take their vacation days then and can take them on other days if the year. That’s the point.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if it will backfire that she gave the principals all those extra paid vacation days. Yes, I'm sure that pleased the principals, but their teachers are incredibly resentful now and it's going to hurt their relationships with the people THEY supervise. It's like using cotton balls to plug a broken water pipe.

They did not get extra paid vacation days.

DP

Of course it’s extra paid vacation days. What else do you want to call it?

There were days that admin was required to work previously. Now, they are no longer required to work them, with this new schedule. Pay remains the same.

It’s extra paid vacation days.

+1,000,000 The MCPS public relations peeps are working overtime this weekend trying to cover for the idiot BOE.

Really? I wouldn't get worked up over something like this, and seems like a smart move by the BoE. The posts here mostly seem like the same set of angry malcontents that like to complain about everything.

Yep, really.

It’s fine if you wouldn’t ‘get worked up’ about it. But it’s also fine for some taxpayers to be concerned about where their tax money is going. Also fair to point out that admin is getting a bunch of extra paid vacation days.

I mean, if the BOE is going to make adjustments, they should be able to defend those decisions.

MCPS sock puppets are so easy to spot. No parent wants half days, not one. Why? Because it’s the worst of both worlds. Have to take time off work anyway but still get the kids to school in the morning.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if it will backfire that she gave the principals all those extra paid vacation days. Yes, I'm sure that pleased the principals, but their teachers are incredibly resentful now and it's going to hurt their relationships with the people THEY supervise. It's like using cotton balls to plug a broken water pipe.

They did not get extra paid vacation days.

DP

Of course it’s extra paid vacation days. What else do you want to call it?

There were days that admin was required to work previously. Now, they are no longer required to work them, with this new schedule. Pay remains the same.

It’s extra paid vacation days.

+1,000,000 The MCPS public relations peeps are working overtime this weekend trying to cover for the idiot BOE.

Really? I wouldn't get worked up over something like this, and seems like a smart move by the BoE. The posts here mostly seem like the same set of angry malcontents that like to complain about everything.

Smart move to waste your money. Don’t need any subs at your school,eh?

It's not going to cost them more money to declare those days systemwide closure days. It should even save money because all the 12-month staff won't be in the buildings.

But they are paying staff to not work.

They're salaried employees.

Are they taking away vacation days they earn to account for the increased time off? If not, this will be an increase in overall compensation.

Yup. It’s a back door increase in compensation.