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So all budgets are equal, but some budgets are more equal than others?

So Austin isn't qualified to look at the MCPS budget because he doesn't have experience with MCPS?  As a parent with kids in MCPS, I'm sure he has first-hand experience with the effects of the BOE's actions.  In fact, perhaps having an "outsider's" view would be helpful?[/quote]

Use of e-mail, and understanding of budgets, are separate issues, aren't they?

It seems pretty obvious, to me, that when you try to understand the MCPS budget, it helps to have a general knowledge of the things the MCPS budget pays for. And the MCPS pays for a whole lot more things than just the schools Steve Austin's children attend. If I were running for a seat on the BoE, I would have the same doubts about my ability to understand the MCPS budget - except that Steve Austin's experience with MCPS as an MCPS parent and county resident is even less than mine. And except that I generally try to inform myself about a subject before I talk about it in public. Ignorance plus a loud voice, that's a dangerous combination.[/quote]

Lots of new CEOs and executives join companies with minimal knowledge of their day to day operations.  This is often seen as a good thing to shake things up.  The new CEO looks at the company's priorities, budget, staffing, etc... with a critical eye, asking uncomfortable questions that prior management could not or would not ask.  The same applies to a new commanding officer in the military.

This seems to be the real fear of many on this board.

If MCPS officials are confident that they are spending their budget correctly and 100% to support the education of our children, they should be proud to educate someone from the outside.  Let the PowerPoint presentations fly.[/quote]

I would love to attend a BOE meeting where an MCPS official was justifying his/her budget.[/quote]

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