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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s interesting because my neighbor works for MCPS, meaning she was hired by MCPS and gets her check/benefits from MCPS.  However, she works at a private religious school in Silver Spring.

It’s some sort of a program where MCPS provides staff to help the kids at these schools.

Seems like it’s blurring the lines.  Why does a teacher at a private school get paid by MCPS?  If someone knows, maybe they can clarify.  But it sounds very inappropriate to me.[/quote]

I don't know about the specific program your friend is in, but any grants MCPS receives from the state or the Feds has to serve schools public or private that meet the guidelines of the grant.  I worked on a grant that offered training to Title I elementary schools and provided training to the title I private (catholic) schools as well.  Grant funds come into MCPS but are earmarked for specific purposes, which sometimes include services in the county that are typically outside the school system.[/quote]

Thank you for that explanation.

Why doesn’t the private school get the grant directly then?  Why does the money funnel through MCPS?

It seems weird that she works for MCPS but never sets foot in an MCPS school.[/quote]

NP here, but I would think that using a teacher on the PS payroll provides more control over what is being done. If you just hand money to a private org there is less control and transparency, or it's less efficient to get those things via grant oversight. Assuming the PS has a specific goal to be accomplished in the school, it's simplest to use PS staff. [/quote]

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