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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As far as I can see, foot-dragging on this is a good thing. No one from the state has explained how anyone is supposed to fund and staff this pie-in-the-sky Blueprint mandate. The 25% funding release is probably about 2% of what would actually be needed. The legislature can tell everyone all it wants to have universal pre-K and class sizes of 15 and magically include every special education student in gen ed and make them achieve a diploma. The paper that's written on, and the paper the school systems are writing to claim how they'll achieve it by making 2+2 equal 5, are worthless.

The AIB can squawk all it wants and it won't change those facts. It's unrealistic and underfunded. People have been saying this for awhile. Now it'll magically be OK if we write some plans on paper? Uh-huh.[/quote]

You’re saying this but wasn’t the MCPS BOE in favor of overturning Hogan’s veto when the Blueprint was passed?

Hogan warned that the Blueprint was unsustainable and overly ambitious but MCPS BOE was all in on the Blueprint. MCPS can’t cry now that the bill is due, they voted for the Blueprint![/quote]

Where do you see MCPS crying?  MCPS like all LEAs have noted to the AIB the challenges of implementing Blueprint, but in the interim have been doing what is necessary.  They’ve been in support of the work but acknowledge it’s challenging.

And [b]given that they’ve also had other unexpected things to occur, that distract from this[/b].[/quote]

Selfi-inflicted wounds caused by MCPS management’s incompetence and dysfunction are not valid reasons to blow off compliance deadlines and obligations.

It’s time for MCPS leadership to start behaving like adults.[/quote]

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