I agree with OP that some things in MCPS are horrifying, sexual assault cases in particular!

But I don't see the disgusting classrooms anywhere. Which school are you working in, OP? My kids have been in elementary, middle and high schools (different ones because they were in different programs), and apart from that one episode where the sprinkler system sprayed dirty water everywhere, the building are usually pretty clean. Then during the school year, the bathrooms get progressively more unkempt, and there might be rodents, but... nothing spectacular.

There are HVAC issues in multiple schools, where some classrooms are way to hot or way to cold. There are leaks, occasionally. Are you talking about that? Sadly, know that the list of repairs and maintenance is LOOONG, and that schools have to wait their turn. I'm sorry if you're in one of those problematic rooms. I agree that it's not a good look for Central Office to spend all this money on itself, while some teachers and students suffer in a 90F art room, like my friend's child at Woodlin ES years ago (hopefully they've fixed it).

Anonymous wrote:they spend too much or not enough... wtf are you saying

DP. They spend on the wrong things. This could not be more clear from the post. Why are you so confused by it?

MCPS chooses to put resources into central office which does very little to support learning rather than in teachers, paras, and classrooms to support learning. Agree it is inexcusable I don’t see it changing.
-Parent

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Anonymous wrote:What specifically are you worried about OP? Look at classrooms in NYC PS before complaining about MCPS

This is not a great response. The fact that classrooms in NYC are awful doesn't make it any better that classrooms in MCPS are terrible. The demise of our public schools - when they look back at how America collapsed - is going to be one of the biggest causes. Public schools made this country great - they gave us a unified understanding of what it means to be American. They taught the leaders and experts that helped this country grow strong. They are one of the reasons people are desperate to come to America - for the education.

Now many kids can't even read. Complete disaster for America's future.

School construction/renovation comes out of the capital budget, not the operating budget.

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/planning/cipmaster

Anonymous wrote:they spend too much or not enough... wtf are you saying

You know what OP is saying. Stop being purposefully obtuse.

Anonymous wrote:What specifically are you worried about OP? Look at classrooms in NYC PS before complaining about MCPS

This is not a great response. The fact that classrooms in NYC are awful doesn't make it any better that classrooms in MCPS are terrible. The demise of our public schools - when they look back at how America collapsed - is going to be one of the biggest causes. Public schools made this country great - they gave us a unified understanding of what it means to be American. They taught the leaders and experts that helped this country grow strong. They are one of the reasons people are desperate to come to America - for the education.

Now many kids can't even read. Complete disaster for America's future.

they spend too much or not enough... wtf are you saying

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Anonymous wrote:The $3.1 billion is for all of MCPS, for the operating budget. If you want to know what the money is spent on, you can look here: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/budget/fy2024/fy2024_summarybudget_final.pdf

Furniture+equipment occupies about 0.86% of the overall budget in 2023. That's indeed little.

It absolutely is. It’s inexcusable.

To the OP: I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this. Which school are you at?

Anonymous wrote:The $3.1 billion is for all of MCPS, for the operating budget. If you want to know what the money is spent on, you can look here: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/budget/fy2024/fy2024_summarybudget_final.pdf

Furniture+equipment occupies about 0.86% of the overall budget in 2023. That's indeed little.

The $3.1 billion is for all of MCPS, for the operating budget. If you want to know what the money is spent on, you can look here: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/budget/fy2024/fy2024_summarybudget_final.pdf

You have a week to make it look great OP. Do your best.

What specifically are you worried about OP? Look at classrooms in NYC PS before complaining about MCPS

Anonymous wrote:Buy-bye. Don’t let the door hit your backside!

You really told them! Meanwhile, you're somehow happy about this? People are so weird here.

Buy-bye. Don’t let the door hit your backside!

We already knew this but wow. I just saw my new classroom and central office has no business being that bloated, with a 3 BILLION dollar budget, yet classrooms are in decrepit conditions. Everything in here is so old, dirty, and disgusting, I'm about to walk out. The STUDENTS deserve better, not McKnight and her useless cronies who get paid to basically do nothing all day with nice salaries. I'm just so grossed out.