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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New poster who was also on the design team. I wish I could have those hours back.

And I do not appreciate the scolding tone of staff emails.[/quote]can you all draft a joint letter? At minimum, to ask them to respect community if they want to take people's time without compensating them?[/quote]

I am on the design team and would love to see and sign a letter like this.  I am tired of MCPS using our names to the Board of Ed  pretending that we are part of some real process of community feedback, and that everyone who opposes the way they're doing this are opposed to the regional approach as a whole or afraid of change or an unrealistic perfectionist.  Most of us think there is a lot of promise in this model but both the process and the current outcomes are infuriating.  If the Board is going to pass this, they should at least understand how deeply resistant and honestly almost hostile Taylor and MCPS staff have been to gathering feedback and considering the opinions of others besides themselves.

I'm just a nobody so it doesn't mKe sense for me to start it-- I would suggest that some of the somebodies who know eachother work together on something and then use their networks (which I do not have) to get other design team members onboard-- but I would love to sign something if it's created.[/quote]

There are ways to go around the people who are not providing the feedback you request and ask for the information from others.

For example, email the shared accountability team and ask if they have or know where specific data can be found and reviewed.  cc the BOE and all external design team members.

Send an e-mail with all of the design team members copied asking for a new meeting to review the most recent documents such as the pathways to discuss concerns and provide suggestions for improvement.  The Director is relatively new so she would be someone to contact directly.  Copy the BOE.

Organize a series of meeting with MCEA HS representatives to review the pathways and gather feedback(concerns, questions, recommendations).

Reach out to the Gifted Ed and Curriculum committees for MCCPTA to garner support for some meetings that are chaired by them so that the format is more open and illicits and publishes feedback.

The Program Analysis team will either come around or be embarrassed when the data is presented without them and is more thorough.[/quote]

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