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[quote=Anonymous]I suspect that, with that pittance of compensation and lack of direct staff, the BOE had only a smattering of information, given mostly in closed session by MCPS staff reporting to McKnight, herself, with which to determine any cause against her.  Unsurprising, then, that it was difficult for them to construe a proper legal basis for termination, given her contract, which probably, itself, suffered from that same one-sided construction in her favor.

This is on the County Council, folks.  Sure, the BOE, probaly some members more than others, failed to provide oversight.  Sure, many of them should be replaced.  But it is the County Council that is responsible for the lack of funding that might make for an effective MCPS BOE under the structure/auspices of MSDE/the MD state BOE, and they've been aware of that handicap for many years.

Compare that to the rather generous compensation given to their own assistants & certain County appointees, not to mention their own hefty pay.  The Council likes to maintain control for their own political purposes, and a weak BOE, which is a relatively independent body, is one way they do that, both by limiting effectiveness in office with under-resourcing and by discouraging more viable candidacies with the same in the first place.[/quote]

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