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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think MCPS's high priced lawyers could give them solutions on how to fix this procurement issue properly.  A conflict of interest isn't great, but can be repaired with proper steps, and not affect the substance.   But delaying the roll out of a better curriculum on account of a conflict of interest in contracting is HORRIBLE for our kids.  [/quote]

It’s not clear what happened in this case, but it can be hard to fix a tainted procurement process.  Maybe they could accelerate a replacement process (shorter turnaround times), but I don’t know whether MCPS bylaws would permi that.[/quote]

It's also nearly impossible to fix the perception that the process is tainted.  
Given there are 4+ pages of comments on this in about 3 hours, clearly there is distrust is already there.  No matter what happened or happens DCUM won't be happy.. and there will be a "cloud" over the process.

I hope this process is thought out.  With the speed things were moving it seemed likely we'd jump out of the frying pan of 2.0 and into the "fire" of whatever was new.  Although we all know change is needed, if the change is implemented too quickly it won't be implemented well... teaching is about more than the curriculum.  Training and becoming familiar with materials takes time for teachers and the groups reviewing the materials need time to consider how the materials/curriculum meets the needs of all learners across the spectrum. [/quote]

Doesn’t matter when there is this much incompetency. [/quote]

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