BOE Meeting today

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Now Jack Smith is claiming that the MD-state-provided metrics are not sufficient.

MoCo apparently needs different, special "complex" metrics.

Of course they are. If you don't like the metrics, demand other metrics while claiming there's a lack of guidance.

He clearly has no intention of reopening this school year. If the BoE isn't willing to step up (and there's no sign they will), cross your fingers for next fall. But by then we'll be dealing with the anti-vaxxers.

Smith did say they are developing a Dashboard with clear metrics or reopening-- I think that is progress.

It's been 6 months of schools closed and they are finally thinking of this now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now Jack Smith is claiming that the MD-state-provided metrics are not sufficient.

MoCo apparently needs different, special "complex" metrics.

Of course they are. If you don't like the metrics, demand other metrics while claiming there's a lack of guidance.

He clearly has no intention of reopening this school year. If the BoE isn't willing to step up (and there's no sign they will), cross your fingers for next fall. But by then we'll be dealing with the anti-vaxxers.

This entire situation has brought out all of the crazy extremists in America. First, the right-wing virus deniers and restriction/mask protesters. Now, the crazy left-wing politicians that just want to keep locked down to play politics with one of the most reasonable Republican governors. The third group will be the anti-vaxxers. Aren't there any sane people left in this world?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now Jack Smith is claiming that the MD-state-provided metrics are not sufficient.

MoCo apparently needs different, special "complex" metrics.

Of course they are. If you don't like the metrics, demand other metrics while claiming there's a lack of guidance.

He clearly has no intention of reopening this school year. If the BoE isn't willing to step up (and there's no sign they will), cross your fingers for next fall. But by then we'll be dealing with the anti-vaxxers.

Smith did say they are developing a Dashboard with clear metrics or reopening-- I think that is progress.

Greater transparency is progress, but it sounds like they're going to be cherry-picking their own metrics, beyond what the state developed, to justify whatever they want to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now Jack Smith is claiming that the MD-state-provided metrics are not sufficient.

MoCo apparently needs different, special "complex" metrics.

Hey, it's just like they needed their own curriculum then paid a company who hired former MCPS'ers to develop it. Because no existing curricula to each reading and math are good enough for MCPS!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now Jack Smith is claiming that the MD-state-provided metrics are not sufficient.

MoCo apparently needs different, special "complex" metrics.

Of course they are. If you don't like the metrics, demand other metrics while claiming there's a lack of guidance.

He clearly has no intention of reopening this school year. If the BoE isn't willing to step up (and there's no sign they will), cross your fingers for next fall. But by then we'll be dealing with the anti-vaxxers.

This entire situation has brought out all of the crazy extremists in America. First, the right-wing virus deniers and restriction/mask protesters. Now, the crazy left-wing politicians that just want to keep locked down to play politics with one of the most reasonable Republican governors. The third group will be the anti-vaxxers. Aren't there any sane people left in this world?

Based on my Facebook and Twitter feeds, nope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now Jack Smith is claiming that the MD-state-provided metrics are not sufficient.

MoCo apparently needs different, special "complex" metrics.

Of course they are. If you don't like the metrics, demand other metrics while claiming there's a lack of guidance.

He clearly has no intention of reopening this school year. If the BoE isn't willing to step up (and there's no sign they will), cross your fingers for next fall. But by then we'll be dealing with the anti-vaxxers.

Smith did say they are developing a Dashboard with clear metrics or reopening-- I think that is progress.

It's been 6 months of schools closed and they are finally thinking of this now?

Why do we need our own dashboard when the state has a task force consisting of renowned scientists from Hopkins and Maryland who have so far made reasonable and seemingly correct decisions about the pace of reopening? What does Smith and/or Gayles know that they don't?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now Jack Smith is claiming that the MD-state-provided metrics are not sufficient.

MoCo apparently needs different, special "complex" metrics.

Of course they are. If you don't like the metrics, demand other metrics while claiming there's a lack of guidance.

He clearly has no intention of reopening this school year. If the BoE isn't willing to step up (and there's no sign they will), cross your fingers for next fall. But by then we'll be dealing with the anti-vaxxers.

Smith did say they are developing a Dashboard with clear metrics or reopening-- I think that is progress.

It's been 6 months of schools closed and they are finally thinking of this now?

Why do we need our own dashboard when the state has a task force consisting of renowned scientists from Hopkins and Maryland who have so far made reasonable and seemingly correct decisions about the pace of reopening? What does Smith and/or Gayles know that they don't?

That they'll lose the support of MCEA if they try to reopen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There will be a meeting on Sept. 17th dedicated to the special education rotation into buildings.

On the 22nd, will discuss the diagnostic plan and tutoring.

Following meeting, other small group rotations.

So apparently, not even on the agenda for the next 3 meetings to discuss re-opening schools at any time if not in one of the special small groups.

Do small groups include elementary in general? Lots of little ones struggling (not sped).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now Jack Smith is claiming that the MD-state-provided metrics are not sufficient.

MoCo apparently needs different, special "complex" metrics.

Of course they are. If you don't like the metrics, demand other metrics while claiming there's a lack of guidance.

He clearly has no intention of reopening this school year. If the BoE isn't willing to step up (and there's no sign they will), cross your fingers for next fall. But by then we'll be dealing with the anti-vaxxers.

based on what? Smith literally said in the spring he can't imagine keeping schools closed for 6 months. I don't think he's the issue here.

[Anonymous]

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Why do we need our own dashboard when the state has a task force consisting of renowned scientists from Hopkins and Maryland who have so far made reasonable and seemingly correct decisions about the pace of reopening? What does Smith and/or Gayles know that they don't?

What? Who?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now Jack Smith is claiming that the MD-state-provided metrics are not sufficient.

MoCo apparently needs different, special "complex" metrics.

Of course they are. If you don't like the metrics, demand other metrics while claiming there's a lack of guidance.

He clearly has no intention of reopening this school year. If the BoE isn't willing to step up (and there's no sign they will), cross your fingers for next fall. But by then we'll be dealing with the anti-vaxxers.

This entire situation has brought out all of the crazy extremists in America. First, the right-wing virus deniers and restriction/mask protesters. Now, the crazy left-wing politicians that just want to keep locked down to play politics with one of the most reasonable Republican governors. The third group will be the anti-vaxxers. Aren't there any sane people left in this world?

That's a very low bar, these days.

[Anonymous]

Just for comparison, here's Washington County, MD public schools:

http://wcpsmd.com/news/wcboe-approves-superintendents-plan-return-person-instruction

Their board approved the opening plan on 9/1. They have 5 clear stages for opening in-person. They're currently on all distance learning, and the next stage will be pre-K and ESL going back to school in-person, next week.

They list the positivity rate metrics to enter each stage, who goes back to school in each stage, and so on.

Yes, this is a smaller district compared to MCPS, but they also have fewer staff and resources, and education isn't funded as well either. Yet their board is able to approve a plan, and they're able to implement it.

Meanwhile, MCPS has no plan and no metrics, despite being much better funded. I'm amazed our tax dollars are paying for this level of incompetence.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS slideshow quotes DCUM comment from "How's your kindergartner doing?" thread.

what did they say?

MCPS IF YOU ARE READING THIS OPEN THE SCHOOLS!!!!!

At least 6 Beautiful, caring, dedicated professionals dead forever. People with so many more years to live and gifts to share. No we should not open back up until we have the resources to ensure that our teachers, our students and our communities will be safe. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/10/coronavirus-teacher-deaths-fall/%3foutputType=amp

Unfortunately, some people exploit these deaths to push their agenda. Most probably, these were not due to any in-person school (wtop was also publishing similar title, but when you read the whole story you realize the teachers were actually doing DL, attending some church events where there was an outbreak, doing some outdoor activity etc.)

Typical denier reply. Always look for a way for it not to be true. Sure they weren't living in bubbles but show me the rate for people their ages in their towns. Betcha they are the outliers and the one difference was that they were in classrooms ALL DAY with children. The fact that you are so dismissive of our teachers and their well being is both base and repugnant. You can reteach math and reading you cannot bring people back to life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now Jack Smith is claiming that the MD-state-provided metrics are not sufficient.

MoCo apparently needs different, special "complex" metrics.

Of course they are. If you don't like the metrics, demand other metrics while claiming there's a lack of guidance.

He clearly has no intention of reopening this school year. If the BoE isn't willing to step up (and there's no sign they will), cross your fingers for next fall. But by then we'll be dealing with the anti-vaxxers.

based on what? Smith literally said in the spring he can't imagine keeping schools closed for 6 months. I don't think he's the issue here.

Did you even listen to him during the Board meeting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Why do we need our own dashboard when the state has a task force consisting of renowned scientists from Hopkins and Maryland who have so far made reasonable and seemingly correct decisions about the pace of reopening? What does Smith and/or Gayles know that they don't?

What? Who?

Coronavirus Recovery Team:

Dr. Wilbur Chen, Chief of the Adult Clinical Studies, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland Medical System
Dr. Stephen Evans, Chief Medical Officer, MedStar Health
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Dr. Tom Inglesby, Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security,
Dr. John Loome, Senior VP, Medical Affairs – Genesis Healthcare
Dr. Lisa Maragakis, Senior Director of Infection Prevention, Johns Hopkins Health System.
Dr. David Marcozzi, Assistant Chief Medical Officer for Acute Care, University of Maryland Medical System