Board wants Monifa to step down

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Anonymous wrote:Hopefully Robbins fact checks the QO principal and Munsey…
Kimball let a lot slide with that one.
Where is Diane Morris?


Diane Morris is no longer employed by MCPS.


Thought she was still on paid administrative leave, no?


Correct. She's on admin leave. She hasn't been let go yet.


Who else is still on administrative leave?
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Anonymous wrote:Keep up the great work, Alexandra!
https://moco360.media/2024/02/01/principals-administrators-depart-as-mcps-faces-cronyism-accountability-concerns/


This is great journalism.

She is doing to McKnight/MCPS what Woodward/Bernstein did to Nixon via Watergate.
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By the time McKnight is gone MCPS will have no staff left. JFC.
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Principals are leaving because they know now a teacher can make accusations and their jobs will be on the line.
“This is how it is today: The teachers are afraid of the principals. The principals are afraid of the superintendents. The superintendents are afraid of the board of education. The board is afraid of the parents.”
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Did the principals have their meeting or not? Was MM there?


Why wouldn’t she be there? She hasn’t been terminated and may not be.

Today’s Moco360 article was rough. It’s easy to see how MCPS imploded and how all of the misconduct happened. McKnight probably didn’t have to order anyone to do anything to protect her because they were all her friends, so they knew that had to be done without being told. This is all on her. I know she inherited a mess, and if she had warned the board even once about the messes, I would say she should stay on. But she didn’t, and then she hired in such a way that made the CO even more dysfunctional and made more messes. The BOE needs to terminate her tomorrow, which they should have done weeks if not months ago.
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Who on the Board will actually do so? Wolff? Evans? Exactly.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Keep up the great work, Alexandra!
https://moco360.media/2024/02/01/principals-administrators-depart-as-mcps-faces-cronyism-accountability-concerns/


This is great journalism.

She is doing to McKnight/MCPS what Woodward/Bernstein did to Nixon via Watergate.


It’s sad that MCPS is so bad that this is a just comparison
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Anonymous wrote:Did the principals have their meeting or not? Was MM there?


Why wouldn’t she be there? She hasn’t been terminated and may not be.

Today’s Moco360 article was rough. It’s easy to see how MCPS imploded and how all of the misconduct happened. McKnight probably didn’t have to order anyone to do anything to protect her because they were all her friends, so they knew that had to be done without being told. This is all on her. I know she inherited a mess, and if she had warned the board even once about the messes, I would say she should stay on. But she didn’t, and then she hired in such a way that made the CO even more dysfunctional and made more messes. The BOE needs to terminate her tomorrow, which they should have done weeks if not months ago.


The BOE was in closed session again about an employment issue yesterday, so it's likely the termination is going forward, regardless of Evans and Wolff's support of McKnight.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Who on the Board will actually do so? Wolff? Evans? Exactly.


Don't they just need 5 out of 7 to vote for her to go for her to be fired? Seems like they got their five without Evans and Wolff.
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Anonymous wrote:Who on the Board will actually do so? Wolff? Evans? Exactly.


Don't they just need 5 out of 7 to vote for her to go for her to be fired? Seems like they got their five without Evans and Wolff.


I think they only need 4 out of 7.
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I hope the MoCo360 journalists add some graphics showing org charts over time and a guide to who is on admin leave / when/ position/who replaced them
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Anonymous wrote:I hope the MoCo360 journalists add some graphics showing org charts over time and a guide to who is on admin leave / when/ position/who replaced them

And how much money was/is spent on all these corrupt actors on admin leave…while we are $50 mill in the red and there’s a spending freeze hurting morale even more when it comes to staff actually employed inside of schools teaching kids…
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Anonymous wrote:I hope the MoCo360 journalists add some graphics showing org charts over time and a guide to who is on admin leave / when/ position/who replaced them

And how much money was/is spent on all these corrupt actors on admin leave…while we are $50 mill in the red and there’s a spending freeze hurting morale even more when it comes to staff actually employed inside of schools teaching kids…


Hey all subscribe to MoCo360. Our local government desperately needs the 4th estate! They can’t do this critical work for free.
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Anonymous wrote:The Moco 360 article is alarming on a number of fronts. We have a school district that is at least $50 million in the red this fiscal year (maybe more, probably) and a superintendent focused on negotiating her separation agreement with the BOE. Many leaders appointed by the superintendent are problematic, per the article.

Who does the board appoint as interim superintendent when the time comes?


Honestly, this is the biggest conundrum we face. Brian Hull, who was named acting sup when Monifa was out on sick leave is not a good option, since he's at the heart of many of the scandals rocking MCPS including:

- Massive safety and security failures
- The Khalid Walker retaliation and meddling
- The budget deficits

And now, Stephanie Sheron has been implicated as being a McKnight acolyte so she's tainted too. I don't know who's up next. The bench is nonexistent.


You need new leadership to build up the bench. McKnight will just continue to hire her buddies.


What if the board brought back Scott Joftus for an interim super appointment? He actually has expertise in this field. (Yes, I know the Kid Museum-haters will not go for this idea.)


+1M; would love it if Joftus were appointed for this role & know he cares deeply about the district. Would be a great play.
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Anonymous wrote:The Moco 360 article is alarming on a number of fronts. We have a school district that is at least $50 million in the red this fiscal year (maybe more, probably) and a superintendent focused on negotiating her separation agreement with the BOE. Many leaders appointed by the superintendent are problematic, per the article.

Who does the board appoint as interim superintendent when the time comes?


Honestly, this is the biggest conundrum we face. Brian Hull, who was named acting sup when Monifa was out on sick leave is not a good option, since he's at the heart of many of the scandals rocking MCPS including:

- Massive safety and security failures
- The Khalid Walker retaliation and meddling
- The budget deficits

And now, Stephanie Sheron has been implicated as being a McKnight acolyte so she's tainted too. I don't know who's up next. The bench is nonexistent.


You need new leadership to build up the bench. McKnight will just continue to hire her buddies.


What if the board brought back Scott Joftus for an interim super appointment? He actually has expertise in this field. (Yes, I know the Kid Museum-haters will not go for this idea.)


+1M; would love it if Joftus were appointed for this role & know he cares deeply about the district. Would be a great play.


I remember him losing his election but what was his platform and position on things generally?
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