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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cite your reason for thinking MCCPTA is defending McKnight. Just because they haven’t released a statement like MCEA just did?[/quote]

Cathy Stocker, the Vice President of Education at the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (MCCPTA) said the news of McKnight fighting her ouster came as a big surprise. While the school board has the right to hire and fire superintendents, Stocker said the MCCPTA is concerned that the decision was made without consulting major stakeholder groups.

“They also have another very important responsibility which is to clearly articulate expectations and deadlines and consequences to the executive leading the school system,” Stocker said. “And if the Board of Education did not, in fact, offer feedback and directly express to the superintendent the concerns of constituents or their own concerns, this kind of action runs the risk of looking politically expedient instead of a necessary action that serves their long term strategic plan and vision.”

“Our preference is that our collective time energy and money and money should be focused on the needs of our students,” she added. “And this kind of public spat between the Board of Education and the superintendent of schools is not serving our students.” [/quote]

If MCCPTA doesn't want to have a public spat, it should talk with McKnight, who is choosing to publicly fight being dismissed. More information will be forthcoming on why McKnight is being terminated. Whatever else can be said about the BOE, members have likely reflected and consulted with legal counsel on this step and it's likely that McKnight is being terminated for cause. The Moco 360 story indicated that McKnight lied to the board about not knowing about Beidleman's years-long misconduct prior to his promotion to HS principal at Paint Branch. Whoops.

As for MCCPTA, its VP of Education Cathy Stoker seems first concerned about other stakeholders not being consulted on the matter. Legally, the BOE can't consult with outside groups, no matter how much another group wants it to, on its personnel issue with the superintendent.

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