MoCo BOE primary election results

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Really? Sunil Dasgupta is towards the front of the pack? I haven't followed it that closely, but his comments about establishing a commission to make binding boundary decisions seemed extreme enough to disqualify him.

Establishing a commission to make a recommendation isn't a bad idea. But it doesn't speak much for your leadership if you're not willing to stand behind the commission's recommendation (or come up with alternative one) by voting for it.

He was endorsed the by teacher's union, and they paid to have a flyer with his name and photo on it send to every voter in the county. I'm surprised he only came in second, with that kind of big money backing him!

I'm a MoCo voter, have voted in every primary and general since moving here in 2004, and did not receive a flier with Dasgupta's face on it. Or anything from the Apple Ballot, for that matter. Maybe they figure my vote's in the bag already since I'm on the east side.

I also didn't receive a flyer in Rockville. I don't believe Apple Ballot flyers were mailed out.

[Anonymous]

Point of fact. According to Great Schools (the bible for DCUM).

Urbana
English proficiency 84%
Algebra 1 74%
Algebra 2 93%

Sherwood
English proficiency 50%
Algebra 1 13%
Nothing listed for Algebra 2

Let me guess your next response: ‘all the schools are great in MoCo.’ And I said in a few years if the policies continue the way Lynne Harris would like. If you can work at home and the schools are actually focused on education and not ‘wokeness’ then Frederick is viable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Point of fact. According to Great Schools (the bible for DCUM).

Urbana
English proficiency 84%
Algebra 1 74%
Algebra 2 93%

Sherwood
English proficiency 50%
Algebra 1 13%
Nothing listed for Algebra 2

Let me guess your next response: ‘all the schools are great in MoCo.’ And I said in a few years if the policies continue the way Lynne Harris would like. If you can work at home and the schools are actually focused on education and not ‘wokeness’ then Frederick is viable.

Actually the next response would be "If you move to Urbana, you are racist. If you have a smart kid , then MCPS will move you to Sherwood, so that the scores can be raised by your kid's presence

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really? Sunil Dasgupta is towards the front of the pack? I haven't followed it that closely, but his comments about establishing a commission to make binding boundary decisions seemed extreme enough to disqualify him.

Establishing a commission to make a recommendation isn't a bad idea. But it doesn't speak much for your leadership if you're not willing to stand behind the commission's recommendation (or come up with alternative one) by voting for it.

He was endorsed the by teacher's union, and they paid to have a flyer with his name and photo on it send to every voter in the county. I'm surprised he only came in second, with that kind of big money backing him!

I'm a MoCo voter, have voted in every primary and general since moving here in 2004, and did not receive a flier with Dasgupta's face on it. Or anything from the Apple Ballot, for that matter. Maybe they figure my vote's in the bag already since I'm on the east side.

I also didn't receive a flyer in Rockville. I don't believe Apple Ballot flyers were mailed out.

I live in Silver Spring and did get an Apple Ballot flyer with Sunil’s face on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another resident eyeing Frederick. They actually take care of special ed students (particularly dyslexia better) and teachers can afford to live in the community. The real issue now with MC is a teacher is either a class above (Silver Spring) or a class below (Bethesda). They aren’t invested in the success of MC anymore. Urbana will beat Wootton in the next several years once ‘bright flight’ rolls even more. The smart are not being served in MC. (Magnet schools will be on the block next if Harris gets in). Too much politics and not enough algebra.

Agree. Too much of a focus on ‘progressive’ politics and not enough focus on education in MCPS.

Will absolutely see ‘Bright Flight’ out of MCPS by people of all races.

Plus there will be some major budget cuts coming. Our Principal already talked about then. Lots of programs will need to be cut. It will lead to a greater decline of an already declining school system.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Another resident eyeing Frederick. They actually take care of special ed students (particularly dyslexia better) and teachers can afford to live in the community. The real issue now with MC is a teacher is either a class above (Silver Spring) or a class below (Bethesda). They aren’t invested in the success of MC anymore. Urbana will beat Wootton in the next several years once ‘bright flight’ rolls even more. The smart are not being served in MC. (Magnet schools will be on the block next if Harris gets in). Too much politics and not enough algebra.

Agree. Too much of a focus on ‘progressive’ politics and not enough focus on education in MCPS.

Will absolutely see ‘Bright Flight’ out of MCPS by people of all races.

Plus there will be some major budget cuts coming. Our Principal already talked about then. Lots of programs will need to be cut. It will lead to a greater decline of an already declining school system.

I'm always tickled by people who assume that, because you're middle-class and have a college degree, that means you're bright - and, conversely, because you don't, you're not.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh, of course Harris is in the lead. Because another middle aged white woman is just what the BOE needs.

Please list the names of the middle-aged white women currently on the BoE.

Not that PP, but nearly 50% of them - Silvestre, O'Neill, Smondrowki...

Karla Silvestre is Latina. Pat O'Neill graduated from high school in 1968, which means she's about 70. That leaves one: Rebecca Smondrowski. If Lynne Harris gets elected and Rebecca Smondrowski gets re-elected, then there will be two.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another resident eyeing Frederick. They actually take care of special ed students (particularly dyslexia better) and teachers can afford to live in the community. The real issue now with MC is a teacher is either a class above (Silver Spring) or a class below (Bethesda). They aren’t invested in the success of MC anymore. Urbana will beat Wootton in the next several years once ‘bright flight’ rolls even more. The smart are not being served in MC. (Magnet schools will be on the block next if Harris gets in). Too much politics and not enough algebra.

Agree. Too much of a focus on ‘progressive’ politics and not enough focus on education in MCPS.

Will absolutely see ‘Bright Flight’ out of MCPS by people of all races.

Plus there will be some major budget cuts coming. Our Principal already talked about then. Lots of programs will need to be cut. It will lead to a greater decline of an already declining school system.

I'm always tickled by people who assume that, because you're middle-class and have a college degree, that means you're bright - and, conversely, because you don't, you're not.

I’m the PP.

I never said that. I said nothing about being middle class or having a college degree. You are projecting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another resident eyeing Frederick. They actually take care of special ed students (particularly dyslexia better) and teachers can afford to live in the community. The real issue now with MC is a teacher is either a class above (Silver Spring) or a class below (Bethesda). They aren’t invested in the success of MC anymore. Urbana will beat Wootton in the next several years once ‘bright flight’ rolls even more. The smart are not being served in MC. (Magnet schools will be on the block next if Harris gets in). Too much politics and not enough algebra.

Agree. Too much of a focus on ‘progressive’ politics and not enough focus on education in MCPS.

Will absolutely see ‘Bright Flight’ out of MCPS by people of all races.

Plus there will be some major budget cuts coming. Our Principal already talked about then. Lots of programs will need to be cut. It will lead to a greater decline of an already declining school system.

I'm always tickled by people who assume that, because you're middle-class and have a college degree, that means you're bright - and, conversely, because you don't, you're not.

I’m the PP.

I never said that. I said nothing about being middle class or having a college degree. You are projecting.

Then please explain who the "bright" people are, who will be engaging in this "bright flight" - and how you know that these people are bright.

[Anonymous]

There won't be any "bright flight". This is Washington, DC after all. Power and money will keep people here, though it's possible that private schools will see an increase in enrollment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There won't be any "bright flight". This is Washington, DC after all. Power and money will keep people here, though it's possible that private schools will see an increase in enrollment.

more tax money per mcps student, I guess, and less crowded schools. I'm not worried that all the smart kids will go private. They won't. Most people can't afford living in a high col area and paying for private school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Another resident eyeing Frederick. They actually take care of special ed students (particularly dyslexia better) and teachers can afford to live in the community. The real issue now with MC is a teacher is either a class above (Silver Spring) or a class below (Bethesda). They aren’t invested in the success of MC anymore. Urbana will beat Wootton in the next several years once ‘bright flight’ rolls even more. The smart are not being served in MC. (Magnet schools will be on the block next if Harris gets in). Too much politics and not enough algebra.

Agree. Too much of a focus on ‘progressive’ politics and not enough focus on education in MCPS.

Will absolutely see ‘Bright Flight’ out of MCPS by people of all races.

Plus there will be some major budget cuts coming. Our Principal already talked about then. Lots of programs will need to be cut. It will lead to a greater decline of an already declining school system.

YES! I completely agree with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, poor showing for Guan, and Harris is doing better than expected. Looks like it's somewhat close between Dasgupta and Austin, though Dasgupta has a strong lead.

I'm surprised Dasgupta trails Harris so far, given he had the Apple Ballot (teachers union) endorsement. Guess they are losing clout.

Looks like votes in represent about 10% of registered voters so far. Lower than I expected.

I was one of many people who abandoned Guan last week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Point of fact. According to Great Schools (the bible for DCUM).

Urbana
English proficiency 84%
Algebra 1 74%
Algebra 2 93%

Sherwood
English proficiency 50%
Algebra 1 13%
Nothing listed for Algebra 2

Let me guess your next response: ‘all the schools are great in MoCo.’ And I said in a few years if the policies continue the way Lynne Harris would like. If you can work at home and the schools are actually focused on education and not ‘wokeness’ then Frederick is viable.


Translation: if you are afraid to go into DC for entertainment, and don’t care about how school policies impact low income whites, LGBTQ, black, or brown kids, Frederick is viable

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Point of fact. According to Great Schools (the bible for DCUM).

Urbana
English proficiency 84%
Algebra 1 74%
Algebra 2 93%

Sherwood
English proficiency 50%
Algebra 1 13%
Nothing listed for Algebra 2

Let me guess your next response: ‘all the schools are great in MoCo.’ And I said in a few years if the policies continue the way Lynne Harris would like. If you can work at home and the schools are actually focused on education and not ‘wokeness’ then Frederick is viable.

Data doesn’t always mean what you think it means.

In mcps, the standard for algebra I is 8th grade. The advanced students take it in 7th. The only students who take it in high school are students who have fallen significantly behind, so those are the only students whose scores are being measured on the Algebra I test in high school.

Another point of fact for you: at Montgomery Blair, home of the math/science magnet and the communications magnet and a heck of a lot of bright kids, the Algebra I pass rate is 6%. That is because a significant majority of the kids took and passed it in 7th and 8th grades and thus did not take it in high school.

It looks like maybe the standard for Algebra I in Frederick County is a little later.