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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That will be a huge loss. Julie is the only good member of the BOE. [/quote]

I think she's good, but I think there are others that are good as well-- particularly impressed with Montoya so far.

I feel like the culture on the board is slowly shifting towards questioning and pushing back on MCPS more... shifting far too slowly, for sure, but moving in the right direction. I think folks ought to give them a ton of positive feedback from us every time they do-- obviously they "shouldn't" need if, but realistically there is a lot of discomfort inherent in challenging MCPS and flexing their power, they are only human, and getting praise and appreciation from the community will stiffen their spines whereas if they feel like no one notices they will be more inclined to just go with the flow. I'd urge people who care about MCPS to watch Board meetings (and committee meetings) from time to time, take note of when Board members ask tough questions and particularly when they withhold approval of things or make clear they will withhold approval without answers.  You can do this even if you support MCPS decisions (i.e. I thought the new middle school ELA curriculum was the right choice but I still appreciated that the Board refused to approve it initially based on what MCPS originally presented and demanded more info before doing so-- you can thank them for asking questions and demanding a better process, independent of the substance.)

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I disagree. Montoya has been a huge disappointment. She talked a big game about holding MCPS accountable during the campaign and too often, she wastes time fumbling through procedural things she's clearly not up to speed on or performative niceties, like profusely "thanking" MCPS staff for "their hard work."[/quote]

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