Anonymous
07/15/2025 08:44
Subject: Taylor's first year
Anonymous wrote:Not impressed. He made no real changes and the upcoming ones are all for show.
The new secondary grading policy isn't "for show." That's a significant change that's been needed for a long time.
Anonymous
07/15/2025 08:40
Subject: Taylor's first year
Be it black, white, women or other, Central Office employees are never gonna be happy with the Super. AI will take over most of the jobs soon enough, enjoy it while you can.
Anonymous
07/15/2025 08:40
Subject: Taylor's first year
Anonymous wrote:This thread simply proves that there is literally not a single superintendent who would make the crazy parents on this thread happy.
Seriously - what could a superintendent do to get a good grade on the DCUM report card? Wave a magic wand and bridge the equity gap while simultaneously never busing a single student? Find hundreds of qualified people who are willing to take on brutal special education positions at salary that doesn't reflect the amount of work that is needed so that programs can be fully staffed?
It is a thankless, thankless job.
He is easily the best since Josh Starr.
+1
Anonymous
07/15/2025 08:37
Subject: Taylor's first year
Anonymous wrote:This thread simply proves that there is literally not a single superintendent who would make the crazy parents on this thread happy.
Seriously - what could a superintendent do to get a good grade on the DCUM report card? Wave a magic wand and bridge the equity gap while simultaneously never busing a single student? Find hundreds of qualified people who are willing to take on brutal special education positions at salary that doesn't reflect the amount of work that is needed so that programs can be fully staffed?
It is a thankless, thankless job.
He is easily the best since Josh Starr.
You incorrectly used the word parents, instead of staff and/or CentralOffice (CO). There are plenty of MCPS CO and MCPS staff lurking on here who are vocal of any Super and their own peers at CO (take a look at some threads from when McKnight was Super and after she exited).
Anonymous
07/15/2025 07:58
Subject: Taylor's first year
This thread simply proves that there is literally not a single superintendent who would make the crazy parents on this thread happy.
Seriously - what could a superintendent do to get a good grade on the DCUM report card? Wave a magic wand and bridge the equity gap while simultaneously never busing a single student? Find hundreds of qualified people who are willing to take on brutal special education positions at salary that doesn't reflect the amount of work that is needed so that programs can be fully staffed?
It is a thankless, thankless job.
He is easily the best since Josh Starr.
Seriously - what could a superintendent do to get a good grade on the DCUM report card? Wave a magic wand and bridge the equity gap while simultaneously never busing a single student? Find hundreds of qualified people who are willing to take on brutal special education positions at salary that doesn't reflect the amount of work that is needed so that programs can be fully staffed?
It is a thankless, thankless job.
He is easily the best since Josh Starr.
Anonymous
07/15/2025 06:47
Subject: Taylor's first year
Anonymous wrote:Do the admin still retaliate on staff for having misbehaved kids who don't know how to use brooms.
Poor taste comment
Anonymous
07/15/2025 04:42
Subject: Taylor's first year
Do the admin still retaliate on staff for having misbehaved kids who don't know how to use brooms.
Anonymous
07/14/2025 23:41
Subject: Taylor's first year
Anonymous wrote:I feel like he is not just deferring to whatever the longtime Central Office staff want to do, which I think is really important.
But I'm not sure how much I like what he comes up with himself...
What has he come up with besides a new senior leadership team, increase staff to Special Ed, and dealing with the budget woes?
Oh that's right the cross-functional teams for school support, which we'll have to wait till this year to see if there is any improvement.
Anonymous
07/14/2025 23:13
Subject: Taylor's first year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Well Taylor's first year at MCPS is complete. What's the verdict? Will this Superintendent be around for awhile or is MCPS going to continuing burning and churning?
I got to congratulate the man because he somehow managed to be worse than McKnight
Not even close
Anonymous
07/14/2025 22:43
Subject: Taylor's first year
Not impressed. He made no real changes and the upcoming ones are all for show.
Anonymous
07/14/2025 22:39
Subject: Taylor's first year
Anonymous wrote:I feel like he is not just deferring to whatever the longtime Central Office staff want to do, which I think is really important.
But I'm not sure how much I like what he comes up with himself...
Broccoli budget! Cringey, lipsynched rap videos!!! Cross-Functional Teams!!! Reorgs that aren't really reorgs!!!!
Are we having fun yet?
Anonymous
07/14/2025 22:17
Subject: Re:Taylor's first year
I think he'll stick around because of the massive budget increase he just scored.
Anonymous
07/14/2025 22:16
Subject: Taylor's first year
I feel like he is not just deferring to whatever the longtime Central Office staff want to do, which I think is really important.
But I'm not sure how much I like what he comes up with himself...
But I'm not sure how much I like what he comes up with himself...
Anonymous
07/14/2025 22:12
Subject: Taylor's first year
Anonymous wrote:Well Taylor's first year at MCPS is complete. What's the verdict? Will this Superintendent be around for awhile or is MCPS going to continuing burning and churning?
I got to congratulate the man because he somehow managed to be worse than McKnight
Anonymous
07/14/2025 21:34
Subject: Taylor's first year
Well Taylor's first year at MCPS is complete. What's the verdict? Will this Superintendent be around for awhile or is MCPS going to continuing burning and churning?