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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schools are scrambling to use Covid funds, as it’s a lot of temporarily available money. The challenge is that the money will not be there in a few years. Maybe the central admin thought getting bocce equipment is a good use of funds because they’d be start up costs as opposed to something they’d need to sustain. That doesn’t mean it’s the best use, but that might be the reasoning. [/quote]

[b]There are lots of ways to spend that money responsibly[/b].    This was not one.  [/quote]

OK, well they actually did propose to spend the ESSER III funds in lots of ways. According to the grant application linked earlier, only $223,800 was specified for bocce. The overall total amount of the grant was $252.2 million:

• The requested funds will be used to provide for:
o Position salaries;
o Non-position salaries;
o Stipends;
o Associated employee benefits;
o Contractual services;
o Special education compensatory services;
o Instructional materials and technology support and resources.

• The requested grant funds will support a total of 271 additional positions. The positions to be
added include: 113 teachers; 32 paraeducators; 50 social workers; 40 counselors; and a range of
other positions. [/quote]
Ah. So bocce was less than 0.001 of the proposal.[/quote]

But please don't let facts get in the way of the false narrative of corruption and dereliction which these regular posters are pushing. [/quote]

Now discuss how much of the COVID-19 funding from the federal government MCPS actually spent to address the pandemic.  
List the funding that was spent on ventilation, evaluating classroom air quality, installing CO2 monitors, and fixing HVAC systems.  You know, like is actually needed right now.

We'll wait.  [/quote]

How about other things like windows in windowless classrooms, fixing leaking roofs that are causing mold, etc. as well.  Or, doing needed updates and repairs.

And, continue with things like additional cleanings.

Boccee has nothing to do with the proposal request.[/quote]

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