We are NEVER going back until covid is 100% gone - MCPS has no leadership

[Anonymous]

Real courage? We are Trumpsters because we want our children properly educated? You sound like a childless freak who has no dog in this fight. I like to assume things too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to article in Bethesda Beat, MCPS hasn't even started planning for returning to school. Since March, they have not made any effort to make schools safe.

MCPS NEVER had an intention to bring kids back. it's just too hard so we aren't going to do it.
Smith makes 300k with the sweetest benefits packet. We have hundreds of overpaid staff in central office. And none of them have the leadership skills to get the kids back in school.

Other districts here in the US and in other countries are moving forward. They have real leaders who aren't going to let the desires and special requests from each individual in the district stop them from meeting the educational needs of the larger population of kids.

They know how this is affecting kids mentally, they just hired more counselors!! They know that a lot of teachers are realizing this isn't working, parents realize this isn't working. And I am not talking the small percentage of kids who are doing ok with DL, I am talking of the majority of kids. But they still haven't started outlining the plan for return.

How hard is it to make few calls to other superintendents to get some guidance since no one has any clue what to do?
Secure PPE, set up schools/classrooms with social distance desks with partitions, set out sanitizer stations throughout school, survey parents to find out who will be returning and who needs bus transportation, require masks and handwashing breaks (make these MANDATORY), work with building services to sanitize high touch areas, set up isolation room, involve school nurse, establish DL program for those who can't abide by rules and don't want to come into the school. Select DL teachers and assign kids to them from the entire county population.. A kid might not get a teacher from their school, but we all must make sacrifices.
Unless you ask parents what option they want, you can't really plan, and they haven't even done that.

There are so many staff who aren't working, but getting paid...assign jobs to them, there is plenty for everyone to do.

At the end of the day, you will not please anyone, but you will have attempted to do what you are supposed to do...educate the kids.

It takes real courage and leadership to do the right thing and keep the schools closed in a pandemic. Sorry Trumper go peddle this nonsense somewhere else.

Yes, it takes real courage to keep the bars and malls open.

Why don't you volunteer in the lunch room or being a sub.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to article in Bethesda Beat, MCPS hasn't even started planning for returning to school. Since March, they have not made any effort to make schools safe.

MCPS NEVER had an intention to bring kids back. it's just too hard so we aren't going to do it.
Smith makes 300k with the sweetest benefits packet. We have hundreds of overpaid staff in central office. And none of them have the leadership skills to get the kids back in school.

Other districts here in the US and in other countries are moving forward. They have real leaders who aren't going to let the desires and special requests from each individual in the district stop them from meeting the educational needs of the larger population of kids.

They know how this is affecting kids mentally, they just hired more counselors!! They know that a lot of teachers are realizing this isn't working, parents realize this isn't working. And I am not talking the small percentage of kids who are doing ok with DL, I am talking of the majority of kids. But they still haven't started outlining the plan for return.

How hard is it to make few calls to other superintendents to get some guidance since no one has any clue what to do?
Secure PPE, set up schools/classrooms with social distance desks with partitions, set out sanitizer stations throughout school, survey parents to find out who will be returning and who needs bus transportation, require masks and handwashing breaks (make these MANDATORY), work with building services to sanitize high touch areas, set up isolation room, involve school nurse, establish DL program for those who can't abide by rules and don't want to come into the school. Select DL teachers and assign kids to them from the entire county population.. A kid might not get a teacher from their school, but we all must make sacrifices.
Unless you ask parents what option they want, you can't really plan, and they haven't even done that.

There are so many staff who aren't working, but getting paid...assign jobs to them, there is plenty for everyone to do.

At the end of the day, you will not please anyone, but you will have attempted to do what you are supposed to do...educate the kids.

It takes real courage and leadership to do the right thing and keep the schools closed in a pandemic. Sorry Trumper go peddle this nonsense somewhere else.

Yes, it takes real courage to keep the bars and malls open.

Why don't you volunteer in the lunch room or being a sub.

OMG how many times are you going to post this on this thread? I'd be happy to do either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to article in Bethesda Beat, MCPS hasn't even started planning for returning to school. Since March, they have not made any effort to make schools safe.

MCPS NEVER had an intention to bring kids back. it's just too hard so we aren't going to do it.
Smith makes 300k with the sweetest benefits packet. We have hundreds of overpaid staff in central office. And none of them have the leadership skills to get the kids back in school.

Other districts here in the US and in other countries are moving forward. They have real leaders who aren't going to let the desires and special requests from each individual in the district stop them from meeting the educational needs of the larger population of kids.

They know how this is affecting kids mentally, they just hired more counselors!! They know that a lot of teachers are realizing this isn't working, parents realize this isn't working. And I am not talking the small percentage of kids who are doing ok with DL, I am talking of the majority of kids. But they still haven't started outlining the plan for return.

How hard is it to make few calls to other superintendents to get some guidance since no one has any clue what to do?
Secure PPE, set up schools/classrooms with social distance desks with partitions, set out sanitizer stations throughout school, survey parents to find out who will be returning and who needs bus transportation, require masks and handwashing breaks (make these MANDATORY), work with building services to sanitize high touch areas, set up isolation room, involve school nurse, establish DL program for those who can't abide by rules and don't want to come into the school. Select DL teachers and assign kids to them from the entire county population.. A kid might not get a teacher from their school, but we all must make sacrifices.
Unless you ask parents what option they want, you can't really plan, and they haven't even done that.

There are so many staff who aren't working, but getting paid...assign jobs to them, there is plenty for everyone to do.

At the end of the day, you will not please anyone, but you will have attempted to do what you are supposed to do...educate the kids.

It takes real courage and leadership to do the right thing and keep the schools closed in a pandemic. Sorry Trumper go peddle this nonsense somewhere else.

Yes, it takes real courage to keep the bars and malls open.

Why don't you volunteer in the lunch room or being a sub.

Honestly, what makes you think we don't? If you're on DCUM, you're a committed parent.

In my family, my wife would be in the school 2-3 days a week. She was the class mom for 2 rooms, and organized all the holiday activities. There were weeks when she was there 5 days a week, and around more of the student population that the teachers.

and I, the dad, coach 2 teams. I'm out there, talking to the kids, who ar e breathing heavy from running. I know its not exact comparison, but teachers keep suggesting that parents aren't doing their part, or willng to take the risks. We are. Hell, I'm taking more risks by being around 40 kids 4 days a week.

and if school opened back up, I know my wife would return to her regular duties in a heartbeat. Because she knows how low the risk is, and how high the benefit is too the kids.

We need to show a little backbone. We've become a nation of cowards.

God help us if we are ever faced with a real challenge or threat

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Why don't you volunteer in the lunch room or being a sub.

Honestly, what makes you think we don't? If you're on DCUM, you're a committed parent.

In my family, my wife would be in the school 2-3 days a week. She was the class mom for 2 rooms, and organized all the holiday activities. There were weeks when she was there 5 days a week, and around more of the student population that the teachers.

and I, the dad, coach 2 teams. I'm out there, talking to the kids, who ar e breathing heavy from running. I know its not exact comparison, but teachers keep suggesting that parents aren't doing their part, or willng to take the risks. We are. Hell, I'm taking more risks by being around 40 kids 4 days a week.

and if school opened back up, I know my wife would return to her regular duties in a heartbeat. Because she knows how low the risk is, and how high the benefit is too the kids.

We need to show a little backbone. We've become a nation of cowards.

God help us if we are ever faced with a real challenge or threat

PP thinks they're being clever by saying that parents are asking teachers to take a risk that they aren't willing to. It's just a (really) dumb point in general. Pretty much every other aspect of society is back to normal with the exception of school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Real courage? We are Trumpsters because we want our children properly educated? You sound like a childless freak who has no dog in this fight. I like to assume things too!

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
1. Mask enforcement.

2. Air filtration.

3. Overcrowding at many schools, particularly high schools.

4. Second wave in our area due to White House.


For all these reasons, we cannot return right now.

#3 isn't going away- ever. Guess your kid is never returning to in person learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
1. Mask enforcement.

2. Air filtration.

3. Overcrowding at many schools, particularly high schools.

4. Second wave in our area due to White House.


For all these reasons, we cannot return right now.

#3 isn't going away- ever. Guess your kid is never returning to in person learning.

#4 is irrelevant as well. It’s clear metrics don’t actually matter to any decision makers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:According to article in Bethesda Beat, MCPS hasn't even started planning for returning to school. Since March, they have not made any effort to make schools safe.

MCPS NEVER had an intention to bring kids back. it's just too hard so we aren't going to do it.
Smith makes 300k with the sweetest benefits packet. We have hundreds of overpaid staff in central office. And none of them have the leadership skills to get the kids back in school.

Other districts here in the US and in other countries are moving forward. They have real leaders who aren't going to let the desires and special requests from each individual in the district stop them from meeting the educational needs of the larger population of kids.

They know how this is affecting kids mentally, they just hired more counselors!! They know that a lot of teachers are realizing this isn't working, parents realize this isn't working. And I am not talking the small percentage of kids who are doing ok with DL, I am talking of the majority of kids. But they still haven't started outlining the plan for return.

How hard is it to make few calls to other superintendents to get some guidance since no one has any clue what to do?
Secure PPE, set up schools/classrooms with social distance desks with partitions, set out sanitizer stations throughout school, survey parents to find out who will be returning and who needs bus transportation, require masks and handwashing breaks (make these MANDATORY), work with building services to sanitize high touch areas, set up isolation room, involve school nurse, establish DL program for those who can't abide by rules and don't want to come into the school. Select DL teachers and assign kids to them from the entire county population.. A kid might not get a teacher from their school, but we all must make sacrifices.
Unless you ask parents what option they want, you can't really plan, and they haven't even done that.

There are so many staff who aren't working, but getting paid...assign jobs to them, there is plenty for everyone to do.

At the end of the day, you will not please anyone, but you will have attempted to do what you are supposed to do...educate the kids.

I hope you're right. It seems stupid at this point to go back until this virus has been vanquished.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Real courage? We are Trumpsters because we want our children properly educated? You sound like a childless freak who has no dog in this fight. I like to assume things too!

Right on & MAGA!

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t pin this entirely on MCPS. Yes they should be putting reopening plans in place, but ultimately the county makes the call. When attempting to explain his rationale for not letting Montgomery county daycares to return to full capacity as allowed by the state, Gayles says he’s looking for 10-35 new cases per day. That is extremely low and there is no path to get there. With restrictions on dining and concert venues further relaxed, I just don’t see the numbers going down enough to meet the criteria. It won’t happen until an extremely effective vaccine is available. MCPS likely recognizes this, why put so much effort into plans that will never be used?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to article in Bethesda Beat, MCPS hasn't even started planning for returning to school. Since March, they have not made any effort to make schools safe.

MCPS NEVER had an intention to bring kids back. it's just too hard so we aren't going to do it.
Smith makes 300k with the sweetest benefits packet. We have hundreds of overpaid staff in central office. And none of them have the leadership skills to get the kids back in school.

Other districts here in the US and in other countries are moving forward. They have real leaders who aren't going to let the desires and special requests from each individual in the district stop them from meeting the educational needs of the larger population of kids.

They know how this is affecting kids mentally, they just hired more counselors!! They know that a lot of teachers are realizing this isn't working, parents realize this isn't working. And I am not talking the small percentage of kids who are doing ok with DL, I am talking of the majority of kids. But they still haven't started outlining the plan for return.

How hard is it to make few calls to other superintendents to get some guidance since no one has any clue what to do?
Secure PPE, set up schools/classrooms with social distance desks with partitions, set out sanitizer stations throughout school, survey parents to find out who will be returning and who needs bus transportation, require masks and handwashing breaks (make these MANDATORY), work with building services to sanitize high touch areas, set up isolation room, involve school nurse, establish DL program for those who can't abide by rules and don't want to come into the school. Select DL teachers and assign kids to them from the entire county population.. A kid might not get a teacher from their school, but we all must make sacrifices.
Unless you ask parents what option they want, you can't really plan, and they haven't even done that.

There are so many staff who aren't working, but getting paid...assign jobs to them, there is plenty for everyone to do.

At the end of the day, you will not please anyone, but you will have attempted to do what you are supposed to do...educate the kids.

It takes real courage and leadership to do the right thing and keep the schools closed in a pandemic. Sorry Trumper go peddle this nonsense somewhere else.

Yes, it takes real courage to keep the bars and malls open.

Why don't you volunteer in the lunch room or being a sub.

Honestly, what makes you think we don't? If you're on DCUM, you're a committed parent.

In my family, my wife would be in the school 2-3 days a week. She was the class mom for 2 rooms, and organized all the holiday activities. There were weeks when she was there 5 days a week, and around more of the student population that the teachers.

and I, the dad, coach 2 teams. I'm out there, talking to the kids, who ar e breathing heavy from running. I know its not exact comparison, but teachers keep suggesting that parents aren't doing their part, or willng to take the risks. We are. Hell, I'm taking more risks by being around 40 kids 4 days a week.

and if school opened back up, I know my wife would return to her regular duties in a heartbeat. Because she knows how low the risk is, and how high the benefit is too the kids.

We need to show a little backbone. We've become a nation of cowards.

God help us if we are ever faced with a real challenge or threat

212k people dead and counting. How many have to die before you consider COVID-19 "a real challenge or threat"?

[Anonymous]

I am interested if there is school or not in person in 2021-2022!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Why don't you volunteer in the lunch room or being a sub.

Honestly, what makes you think we don't? If you're on DCUM, you're a committed parent.

In my family, my wife would be in the school 2-3 days a week. She was the class mom for 2 rooms, and organized all the holiday activities. There were weeks when she was there 5 days a week, and around more of the student population that the teachers.

and I, the dad, coach 2 teams. I'm out there, talking to the kids, who ar e breathing heavy from running. I know its not exact comparison, but teachers keep suggesting that parents aren't doing their part, or willng to take the risks. We are. Hell, I'm taking more risks by being around 40 kids 4 days a week.

and if school opened back up, I know my wife would return to her regular duties in a heartbeat. Because she knows how low the risk is, and how high the benefit is too the kids.

We need to show a little backbone. We've become a nation of cowards.

God help us if we are ever faced with a real challenge or threat

PP thinks they're being clever by saying that parents are asking teachers to take a risk that they aren't willing to. It's just a (really) dumb point in general. Pretty much every other aspect of society is back to normal with the exception of school.

Wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Why don't you volunteer in the lunch room or being a sub.

Honestly, what makes you think we don't? If you're on DCUM, you're a committed parent.

In my family, my wife would be in the school 2-3 days a week. She was the class mom for 2 rooms, and organized all the holiday activities. There were weeks when she was there 5 days a week, and around more of the student population that the teachers.

and I, the dad, coach 2 teams. I'm out there, talking to the kids, who ar e breathing heavy from running. I know its not exact comparison, but teachers keep suggesting that parents aren't doing their part, or willng to take the risks. We are. Hell, I'm taking more risks by being around 40 kids 4 days a week.

and if school opened back up, I know my wife would return to her regular duties in a heartbeat. Because she knows how low the risk is, and how high the benefit is too the kids.

We need to show a little backbone. We've become a nation of cowards.

God help us if we are ever faced with a real challenge or threat

PP thinks they're being clever by saying that parents are asking teachers to take a risk that they aren't willing to. It's just a (really) dumb point in general. Pretty much every other aspect of society is back to normal with the exception of school.

Wrong.

Right.