Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Glass: BOE requires full-time status. They need to be paid more than $25K per year - it's not a living wage. A 2019 recommendation recommended $60 K. We need the BOE to succeed in overseeing a $3.2 billion budget and we need adequate resources for this.

I’m all for a full-time board if they also get the authority to determine the schools portion of the property tax. Then the council won’t be able to claim they’re funding schools when they’re actually raising taxes for something else and people will take BOE elections more seriously.

That is not going to happen. It's not how local government in Maryland is structured. So does that mean you oppose a full-time board?

If they’re not going to have full responsibility it doesn’t need to be a full-time job. I don’t need to pay for them to get more briefings on the minutiae of third-grade math curriculum.

There’s no reason government has to keep the same structure. This isn’t working.

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Anonymous wrote:(Remember when, hundreds of minutes ago, posters were insisting that this was going to be a meaningless charade and the fix was in for MCPS?)

What do you think changed from this hearing?

Albornoz is on the council's education committee. I think he'll press forward. He's impressive. I wish he would run for county executive.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Glass: BOE requires full-time status. They need to be paid more than $25K per year - it's not a living wage. A 2019 recommendation recommended $60 K. We need the BOE to succeed in overseeing a $3.2 billion budget and we need adequate resources for this.

I’m all for a full-time board if they also get the authority to determine the schools portion of the property tax. Then the council won’t be able to claim they’re funding schools when they’re actually raising taxes for something else and people will take BOE elections more seriously.

That is not going to happen. It's not how local government in Maryland is structured. So does that mean you oppose a full-time board?

Anonymous wrote:Glass: BOE requires full-time status. They need to be paid more than $25K per year - it's not a living wage. A 2019 recommendation recommended $60 K. We need the BOE to succeed in overseeing a $3.2 billion budget and we need adequate resources for this.

I’m all for a full-time board if they also get the authority to determine the schools portion of the property tax. Then the council won’t be able to claim they’re funding schools when they’re actually raising taxes for something else and people will take BOE elections more seriously.

Anonymous wrote:How is that April Key still works in HR in light of the Walker allegations? Shouldn’t she be on leave now?

Could say the same about Hull.

Have we figured out who the numbered employees are in the “less” redacted report? I’m specifically curious about Employee 5 since they also received sexual advances from Beidleman but didn’t report anything.

And what about all these staff members engaging in sexual relationships with their boss? How are they still employed by MCPS? Is this not against a code of conduct?

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Anonymous wrote:Public: Why can’t you do the bare minimum in keeping our students and staff safe?

BOE: We’re only part time.

🤯

Albornoz brought this issue up at the hearing. He noted that while we are addressing a complaints and investigations system to enable safety for staff, we also need a parallel evaluation of how we track and address safety issues for our students. He noted we cannot assume that the current system is doing an adequate job of ensuring student wellbeing and safety.

As an McPS parent and teacher I don’t feel that the system is ensuring student wellbeing or safety.

Anonymous wrote:Public: Why can’t you do the bare minimum in keeping our students and staff safe?

BOE: We’re only part time.

🤯

Albornoz brought this issue up at the hearing. He noted that while we are addressing a complaints and investigations system to enable safety for staff, we also need a parallel evaluation of how we track and address safety issues for our students. He noted we cannot assume that the current system is doing an adequate job of ensuring student wellbeing and safety.

How is that April Key still works in HR in light of the Walker allegations? Shouldn’t she be on leave now?

Anonymous wrote:(Remember when, hundreds of minutes ago, posters were insisting that this was going to be a meaningless charade and the fix was in for MCPS?)

What do you think changed from this hearing?

Public: Why can’t you do the bare minimum in keeping our students and staff safe?

BOE: We’re only part time.

🤯

Hull: When someone is placed on administrative leave, the system, by default, shows that this person is placed in HR.

Friedson: I have screenshot from numerous people showing that Beidleman was in HR - he was on the MCPS website staff page.

Key: He was never in OHRD. He was unassigned.

Friedson: This kind of thing is the transparency issue we have discussed today. This is what (Luedtke) was asking about earlier. We have to do better. This should not be a question of people sending us screenshots of the webpage to show (Beidleman) was in HR and you having then clarify the matter.

Balcombe: Because employees have made complaints not followed through on, I hope people will resubmit complaints so that the system can now address these complaints. If you don't get a response, please contact the council.

Sayles: When a complaint is made against DCI, who investigates?

April Keys: HR oversees DCI. I deal with complaints that are about individuals. I have not received a complaint.

Sayles: How many DCI investigations closed since last October?

DCI acting director: I would have to get back to you on that.