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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get McKnight out of there.  She cares nothing for academics.  It's all about "social justice. "  Yes, in quotes. 
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[b]That is the general feeling among majority of parents[/b]. Vote incumbent board members out. That is the best way to bring positive change that benefits all students. Right now, resources are used for political and PR. That money should go towards education.[/quote]

Says who?[/quote]

I’m a DP, but this is also what I hear as both a parent and teacher. I think it stems from the insane amount of requests for filling out the anti-racist survey that were sent out while the system was falling apart.

I am certainly hopeful that things can improve because it’s hard to imagine another year like this past one. However, I have not seen any initiatives to get new teachers such as incentives. Instead, the county continues to focus on more new social initiatives. Personally it seems more important to fill the jobs![/quote]

Hear from who?  How many parents have you heard from to feel it’s a majority?  And if you’re a teacher, I’m surprised you’ve narrowed down the BoE or Super’s focus to only social justice initiatives, since clearly they mention and followup on LOTS of other things every board meeting.  To name a few:

3rd grade reading rates
New LETRS program
Maryland Blueprint
Construction of new schools
Principal Appointments 
Wellness centers
Recruitment
Financial Literacy[/quote]
Don't forget Bocce Ball!  :mrgreen: [/quote]

I don't understand the obsession with bocce ball. I'm sure that whatever mcps spent on bocce fraction of what they will spend on basketball and baseball and football[/quote]
It's because it's aimed at special needs kids, and some people want to keep them out of sight, out of mind.[/quote]

On the contrary.   This was not a new program at all.  The high schools were already playing bocce ball using $50 sets and PVC pipes.  It's shameful, since the federal covid money could have been used for teacher incentives or other disabled programs.

Think about this. Instead of hiring more support staff or funding more disabled treatment programs, MCPS spent federal covid money on bocce ball?  It is very much like "keep them out of sight, out of mind" by doing that.  It's like telling the disabled, "go play with the balls instead of getting supports".

Has anyone seen the 40 bocce ball courts set up at middle schools? Well guess what.  MCPS requested federal covid grant money to build bocce ball courts at 40 locations, so where did that money go?

[b]I don't know who you are pp, but if you're involved in this, I hope you are someday charged with waste fraud and abuse.  From the bottom of my heart, I really, really do.  [/b] Any scum who hides behind the disabled doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt.[/quote]

You know that the people who disagree with you don’t work for the schools in an administrative or leadership role, right? And that you’re embarrassing yourself every time you assert they do?[/quote]

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