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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She’s just building her image, OP. She wants to be seen as close to the families she serves. A photo of her talking to families, a little buzz and press coverage, and she’s in clover. 
Unless the meetings turn contentious, and the media stories are about how communities are unhappy with her…

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Sounds like she is close to families and is putting students first. Why are you so threatened by her?[/quote]

Because I don’t like her. I didn’t like her predecessors either. I feel MCPS spends way too much money marketing themselves, creating ridiculous equity programs or socio-emotional support initiatives, changing curriculum every few years and paying boatloads to lawyers to fend off complaints from families of children with special needs. That money could be used to far greater effect on actual, rigorous instruction, for example, teaching phonetic-based reading, which has been shown to be very successful method for all reader types, particularly dyslexic children.

No amount of glad-handing and photo ops will compensate for misuse of funds.

I am grateful and happy with some of the teachers and programs in MCPS. But I feel they exist in despite of, not thanks to, top leadership. [/quote]

So you hate the idea of equity and especially can't stand a minority running MCPS. [/quote]

Funny how all you can do is scream race when someone does not share your thinking and raises valid points. [/quote]

And all you can do is spread hate and complain.[/quote]

If she was competent and did a good job, do you really think I would complain?  Do you think the stacks of CFPs and DOE OCR open case files are because she's awesome?  How about the qualified teacher, staff, bus driver gap?

Sorry but if you want a cheerleader, go join the NFL.  Her job is to EDUCATE, not travel around the country trying to find teachers because she screwed up.

I hope her replacement reaches out to teachers that left and hears their concerns.  Maybe some of them will come back then, and we won't have this revolving door anymore.[/quote]

Different poster, but Yes I do think you would complain.  Her job is not to educate, that is the job of teachers, and part of the mission of the school district.  Her job is to strategize and manage the district in such a way as to allow it to achieve that mission. As for the qualified teacher, staff, bus driver gap, I guess you missed the part where this was not unique to MCPS? And when you speak of McKnights replacement to whom are you referring since McKnight doesn’t even officially start the job as Superintendent until this coming July?[/quote]

And it's amazing how much damage she's done to MCPS before officially starting!!!!  Maybe we can call in the National Guard to help recruit more teachers and bus drivers?[/quote]

If the recruiters are doing a bad job they should be fired.  She should not be doing their job. [/quote]

I have to disagree. It is far more inspirational to have the person in charge take an interest than some generic recruiter and also has a much better chance of working.[/quote]

She turned the magnet program into a lottery system?  She's had two MCEA no confidence votes before she was even permanently appointed?  The January covid debacle?  Did any other county or school system in the entire U.S. ask for the National Guard to bus kids?  She's had 21 years at MCPS and didn't know better?  If you were a teacher, is that "inspirational"?

Yes, she does need to be replaced.[/quote]

Guess you missed the news all year.  But, ask and you shall receive:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/states-call-in-the-national-guard-to-mitigate-school-staffing-shortages

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/massachusetts-national-guard-school-districts-impacted-school-bus/story?id=80002735

https://www.michiganradio.org/health/2021-09-24/desperate-schools-turn-to-national-guard-for-testing-help

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