Board wants Monifa to step down

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s happening! She is out tomorrow

I will believe it when I see it. I guarantee you there are lots of attorneys involved and she won’t go quietly, so I think this is going to take several more months.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s happening! She is out tomorrow

Yas queen!

Although I don't agree with much that has gone on, I don't wish any ill will toward her. This whole situation is sad on many complex levels. It feels like a horrible reality TV show but sadly it is real life.

We'll see what happens tomorrow. Praying for us all!

I don't wish any ill will on her either. But as someone whose kids are about to graduate, it'll be fun to watch MCPS's death spiral and progressive attempts to save it by implementing more insanity.

Because other people's kids aren't our society's future?

Because, like an alcoholic, MCPS needs to hit rock bottom before changes will be made. The sooner that happens the better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s happening! She is out tomorrow

I will believe it when I see it. I guarantee you there are lots of attorneys involved and she won’t go quietly, so I think this is going to take several more months.

She’s fighting for about $400,000 in severance that will serve as liquidated damages and the max she can recover. Her strategy of fighting back publicly to maintain her reputation has backfired, as she has zero support apart from some friends. Every day that goes by when she’s in the headlines kills her chances even more of getting another job in education. I can’t see this going months unless she’s willing to open up herself to discovery, sworn statements, legal fees etc. to get that $400k. She has no leverage over the BoE. At worst, they’re out $400k in severance and whatever fees they incur to defend a lawsuit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s happening! She is out tomorrow

I will believe it when I see it. I guarantee you there are lots of attorneys involved and she won’t go quietly, so I think this is going to take several more months.

She’s fighting for about $400,000 in severance that will serve as liquidated damages and the max she can recover. Her strategy of fighting back publicly to maintain her reputation has backfired, as she has zero support apart from some friends. Every day that goes by when she’s in the headlines kills her chances even more of getting another job in education. I can’t see this going months unless she’s willing to open up herself to discovery, sworn statements, legal fees etc. to get that $400k. She has no leverage over the BoE. At worst, they’re out $400k in severance and whatever fees they incur to defend a lawsuit.

She already has her next job. Education pays no attention to these spats.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s happening! She is out tomorrow

I will believe it when I see it. I guarantee you there are lots of attorneys involved and she won’t go quietly, so I think this is going to take several more months.

This is a hard one for the board. The NAACP has been very vocal and MCCPTA backed the superintendent’s position after she went public with the resignation request. Both of these organizations can influence voters in the school board race. On the other side, there’s MCEA and a disorganized public with a short memory.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s happening! She is out tomorrow

I will believe it when I see it. I guarantee you there are lots of attorneys involved and she won’t go quietly, so I think this is going to take several more months.

This is a hard one for the board. The NAACP has been very vocal and MCCPTA backed the superintendent’s position after she went public with the resignation request. Both of these organizations can influence voters in the school board race. On the other side, there’s MCEA and a disorganized public with a short memory.

And this is why she’s staying. If they eliminate her, the NAACP is going to make this into a race issue and not a performance issue. The voters, MCPs parents have very short memories. They won’t even vote out inefficient Board of Education members. They get told things will change and they believe them and this is why we’re in this situation today.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s happening! She is out tomorrow

I will believe it when I see it. I guarantee you there are lots of attorneys involved and she won’t go quietly, so I think this is going to take several more months.

This is a hard one for the board. The NAACP has been very vocal and MCCPTA backed the superintendent’s position after she went public with the resignation request. Both of these organizations can influence voters in the school board race. On the other side, there’s MCEA and a disorganized public with a short memory.

Neither the NAACP or MCCPTA influence BOE elections.

[Anonymous]

I really am hard pressed to think that what some organizations might think or do would have any impact in the board decisions, if any. After all, if this continues the risk that more questionable behavior or actions comes out is far more worrisome and the legal issues could be mounting dramatically. And if you want to stop the bleeding, you have to remove McKnight quickly, along with her cronies. (Who may, upon seeing the writing on the wall, resign themselves ahead of the shitstorm.) Beyond that, a lot of people know where the bodies are hidden. Take away the fear of retaliation and there may much more relevations just waiting to be reported on.

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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.

This. And bring in some good principals who left this year to help him. I would love to see Dr. Cohen who left Seneca Valley a few months ago to help out.

[Anonymous]

I think her career is over. What school system will want to hire someone who brought down all kinds of unwanted attention, never mind legal issues? She's too much of a hot potato, right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think her career is over. What school system will want to hire someone who brought down all kinds of unwanted attention, never mind legal issues? She's too much of a hot potato, right now.

You are not familiar with the world of superintendents. They get a job, get caught in a scandal, even go to jail, and go right on to their next gig.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s happening! She is out tomorrow

I will believe it when I see it. I guarantee you there are lots of attorneys involved and she won’t go quietly, so I think this is going to take several more months.

She’s fighting for about $400,000 in severance that will serve as liquidated damages and the max she can recover. Her strategy of fighting back publicly to maintain her reputation has backfired, as she has zero support apart from some friends. Every day that goes by when she’s in the headlines kills her chances even more of getting another job in education. I can’t see this going months unless she’s willing to open up herself to discovery, sworn statements, legal fees etc. to get that $400k. She has no leverage over the BoE. At worst, they’re out $400k in severance and whatever fees they incur to defend a lawsuit.

She’s a black woman in education who was Super of a large school district. She will easily be able to find a job elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

They definitely got what was coming to them. Dana Edwards, then Dana Davison was a well known bully when she was principal at Martin Luther King MS. She bullied her teachers constantly. She completely ignored ADA accommodations and would retaliate against them by placing them on PAR. Several complaints were made with the union and the county. What did the county do instead of firing her? They keep on promoting her...That's why she thought she could get away with the Beidleman mess, her best friend! Pathetic!

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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.

This. And bring in some good principals who left this year to help him. I would love to see Dr. Cohen who left Seneca Valley a few months ago to help out.

The same Joftus who was on the board of ed previously? I thought he lost his election by 70 points. Why would the BOE have confidence that he’s the right person for the job when he had such a low level of confidence from the public? They picked him once to fill a vacancy and he did such a poor job that voters threw him out. You think they’d run it back with him and pick him again for another position?

[Anonymous]

Her career as a superintendent, anywhere, though, I think is over. Sure, you have convicted supers who have moved on, and still work in the industry in other positions, but not usually in a supervisory role.