Wasps on Monifa McKnights new gig

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you don't like the hire, write to the dean, the president, the chancellor, or even the governor:

https://education.umd.edu/about-college/office-dean/meet-dean
[e-mail]

https://president.umd.edu/administration/staff/pines
[e-mail]

https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/25univ/system/html/msa15286.html
https://x.com/jayperman
https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/profiles/perman-jay/
[e-mail]

https://governor.maryland.gov/contact-us/Pages/default.aspx
https://x.com/iamwesmoore

This is merely a stepping stone for her bigger ambitions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Petition to stop it

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-university-of-maryland-from-hiring-monifa-mcknight?source_location=search

This is the dumbest petition I have ever seen. You all can’t stand to see black people in charge of anything until benefits you.

Not at all. It's that we can't stand to see incompetent people in charge of anything.

Regardless of the impetus for the petition, it's dumb because people in leadership who prompted this hiring decision don't care about petitions from the public.

Correct. If they cared about public sentiment and perception, they wouldn't have dared made the hire, but they don't and so they did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Petition to stop it

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-university-of-maryland-from-hiring-monifa-mcknight?source_location=search

This is the dumbest petition I have ever seen. You all can’t stand to see black people in charge of anything until benefits you.

Not at all. It's that we can't stand to see incompetent people in charge of anything.

Regardless of the impetus for the petition, it's dumb because people in leadership who prompted this hiring decision don't care about petitions from the public.

Correct. If they cared about public sentiment and perception, they wouldn't have dared made the hire, but they don't and so they did.

It's because she's a Rockstar despite all the haters.

[Anonymous]

Don't worry it won't impact MCPS because April Key cut the university partnerships position in HR.

[Anonymous]

This is an OUTRAGE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Petition to stop it

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-university-of-maryland-from-hiring-monifa-mcknight?source_location=search

This is the dumbest petition I have ever seen. You all can’t stand to see black people in charge of anything until benefits you.

Not at all. It's that we can't stand to see incompetent people in charge of anything.

Regardless of the impetus for the petition, it's dumb because people in leadership who prompted this hiring decision don't care about petitions from the public.

Correct. If they cared about public sentiment and perception, they wouldn't have dared made the hire, but they don't and so they did.

It's because she's a Rockstar despite all the haters.

She was such a rockstar that she lost the confidence of teachers, parents and BOE members. Yup, rockstar!

[Anonymous]

Rockstar is a bad analogy. I would say disgraced politician like a mix of trump and marion barry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Petition to stop it

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-university-of-maryland-from-hiring-monifa-mcknight?source_location=search

This is the dumbest petition I have ever seen. You all can’t stand to see black people in charge of anything until benefits you.

Give a rest. This is the most progressive district outside of California. No one has said a negative word about Dr. Felder or any of the other poc on the board or in central office.
We are a group of people who are incredibly tired of the shenanigans at mcps and she proved herself to be the clown in charge when it came to those shenanigans.
I'm not signing the petition but umd just came off the potential list for both of my students. I couldn't stand to have their academic careers continue in an mcps-like environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Petition to stop it

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-university-of-maryland-from-hiring-monifa-mcknight?source_location=search

This is the dumbest petition I have ever seen. You all can’t stand to see black people in charge of anything until benefits you.

Give a rest. This is the most progressive district outside of California. No one has said a negative word about Dr. Felder or any of the other poc on the board or in central office.
We are a group of people who are incredibly tired of the shenanigans at mcps and she proved herself to be the clown in charge when it came to those shenanigans.
I'm not signing the petition but umd just came off the potential list for both of my students. I couldn't stand to have their academic careers continue in an mcps-like environment.

+1 don't care about skin color. Care about competence.

My kid is currently at UMD. My only consolation is that she was hired in the College of Education. My kid is in CMNS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Petition to stop it

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-university-of-maryland-from-hiring-monifa-mcknight?source_location=search

This is the dumbest petition I have ever seen. You all can’t stand to see black people in charge of anything until benefits you.

Not at all. It's that we can't stand to see incompetent people in charge of anything.

Regardless of the impetus for the petition, it's dumb because people in leadership who prompted this hiring decision don't care about petitions from the public.

Correct. If they cared about public sentiment and perception, they wouldn't have dared made the hire, but they don't and so they did.

It's because she's a Rockstar despite all the haters.

Haha

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Petition to stop it

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-university-of-maryland-from-hiring-monifa-mcknight?source_location=search

This is the dumbest petition I have ever seen. You all can’t stand to see black people in charge of anything until benefits you.

I believe this is what’s called “pulling the race card.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you don't like the hire, write to the dean, the president, the chancellor, or even the governor:

https://education.umd.edu/about-college/office-dean/meet-dean
[e-mail]

https://president.umd.edu/administration/staff/pines
[e-mail]

https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/25univ/system/html/msa15286.html
https://x.com/jayperman
https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/profiles/perman-jay/
[e-mail]

https://governor.maryland.gov/contact-us/Pages/default.aspx
https://x.com/iamwesmoore

This is merely a stepping stone for her bigger ambitions.

What? To become State Superintendent of Schools? That would be a big mistake on the part of the state. It's one thing to create a do-nothing, well-paying position for her at UMD's College of Education. It would be quite another to put her into any position of authority ever again. She was fired by the state's largest school district, for well-known reasons. If she has any smarts, she'll be satisfied with what she's got.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Petition to stop it

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-university-of-maryland-from-hiring-monifa-mcknight?source_location=search

This is the dumbest petition I have ever seen. You all can’t stand to see black people in charge of anything until benefits you.

Give a rest. This is the most progressive district outside of California. No one has said a negative word about Dr. Felder or any of the other poc on the board or in central office.
We are a group of people who are incredibly tired of the shenanigans at mcps and she proved herself to be the clown in charge when it came to those shenanigans.
I'm not signing the petition but umd just came off the potential list for both of my students. I couldn't stand to have their academic careers continue in an mcps-like environment.

^^ 100% this. MD is off my DD’s list. Sounds extreme but hiring this person with her very public shortcomings was just plain stupid. I do got to hand it to her though. Millions from MCPS and a Cush well paying job now at the university. I would love to know what the thought process was for this hire and what she is expected to do, if anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Petition to stop it

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-university-of-maryland-from-hiring-monifa-mcknight?source_location=search

This is the dumbest petition I have ever seen. You all can’t stand to see black people in charge of anything until benefits you.

I believe this is what’s called “pulling the race card.”

Well yes, I prefer to have Anyone in charge that can provide a benefit to me. Don’t we all? Don’t care what their skin tone is but McKnight was terrible and she happens to be black.

[Anonymous]

Even in her bio, there's truth-stretching/lying: "McKnight brings more than 25 years of experience in school administration and instructional leadership."

https://education.umd.edu/news/07-08-24-monifa-mcknight-serve-inaugural-deans-fellow

How is it "more than 25 years" when she got her first job as a teacher in 1999, and her first job as an administrator in 2005/2006?