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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Montoya has her flaws, but I’m super glad she mentioned all the unpopular things MCPS is doing and how it’s affecting enrollment. [/quote]

She’s also the only one that seems to understand board members have a role in this and can break the cycle by intervening where needed. [/quote]

Some people said on this board said she has a kid in compacted math. She has skin in the game, and can see how frustrating some MCPS decisions are first hand.[/quote]

She voted to destroy high school magnets. I wonder if her kid was in HS at the time of the vote, what would have been her vote? Do board members care only about their kids?[/quote]

In some ways it's not wrong.  Where you have to very first advocate for yourself and your family.  If you don't like how things are, then being willing to step up the plate and run for the BOE.

But if I recall correctly, Montoya's kids would currently go to BCC, which should be a decent school.  And maybe they're not magnet material.  So she has no interest or care about the current magnet programs.[/quote]

Many of the Board members care only about certain groups. Natalie, Grace and Brenda come to mind. I think Montoya is just not at the stage yet to have understood all the high school program implications, and was misled by MCPS folks into thinking the plan will expand access and be more equitable. Just as if she only had a kindergartner she would not be at the stage yet to fully grasp what compacted math involves, and would take what MCPS staff say at face value without the necessary skepticism to get real info and clarity.

I really appreciated her points yesterday that this is an unacceptable pattern that staff provide their materials to board members and the public way too late, and that there is a history of presenting ideas to be voted on without reasons, data, fleshed out plans, costs, etc. There always seems to be a shadow agenda. This is what everyone means when we say MCPS is not transparent and why there continues to be a lack of trust.

Also, Rita is right that Grace is rude and short with her and respects other folks more. It is visibly uncomfortable watching Grace habitually cut off Rita and lets everyone else speak. [/quote]

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