Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:50     Subject: [Live stream] County Council Education Working Session
Anonymous wrote:Mink, Fani-Gonzalez, and Jawando all did a really strong job of holding MCPS accountable and asking tough questions. It is so freaking refreshing after watching so many Board of Ed meetings. And I'm really glad they're going to bring MCPS back on this in December.


Seriously. I hope Laura Stewart took notes!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:49     Subject: [Live stream] County Council Education Working Session
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsLH90Gzv3k

I'm leaving to run some errands soon, but want to keep this post alive so people tuned in can share their thoughts.

First, kudos to parents, especially the ones in the front row. Your banners are strong and clearly visible from the screen.
Second, Laura Stuart is attending. At least she shows some care.

I just heard Mrs. Potter lying bluntly in front of the public that they "had been collecting community feedbacks since September", and "updating the plan according to community feedback".


She's a full-time volunteer. She has nothing but time.

And showing up to listen is one thing, taking action and speaking out is another. While she does lots of the former, I have yet to see her do the latter.


Well if you do not like Laura Stewart, then you are sadly disappointed in the entire school system. Laura works hard, she pays attention to schools typically ignored by central office, and she and Julie Yang are the two on the BOE that actually know what is going on.

I appreciate that she stood with the parents today at the council hearing. Where are the rest of the BOE??
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:49     Subject: [Live stream] County Council Education Working Session
Mink, Fani-Gonzalez, and Jawando all did a really strong job of holding MCPS accountable and asking tough questions. It is so freaking refreshing after watching so many Board of Ed meetings. And I'm really glad they're going to bring MCPS back on this in December.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:48     Subject: [Live stream] County Council Education Working Session
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When is the presentation to the BOE? It’s not clear to me from the BOE website (acknowledging that I could be missing something obvious)


The next one is next Thursday Oct 16th. The final presentation is I guess in December.


Thank you! I saw that there’s a meeting in a week, but couldn’t find the agenda. I’ll keep an eye out.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:46     Subject: Re:[Live stream] County Council Education Working Session
The defensiveness from Jeannie and Essie to councilmembers is unreal here! You can tell they're angry that they're being held accountable.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:44     Subject: Re:[Live stream] County Council Education Working Session
Essie's point about WANTING the Boundary and Program models to line up is ideal, but in order to DO THAT, the investigative and planning work should have commenced MUCH sooner if that was the goal!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:40     Subject: [Live stream] County Council Education Working Session
Anonymous wrote:When is the presentation to the BOE? It’s not clear to me from the BOE website (acknowledging that I could be missing something obvious)


The next one is next Thursday Oct 16th. The final presentation is I guess in December.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:39     Subject: [Live stream] County Council Education Working Session
When is the presentation to the BOE? It’s not clear to me from the BOE website (acknowledging that I could be missing something obvious)
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:37     Subject: Re:[Live stream] County Council Education Working Session
I have no idea why Taylor picked Essie as his Chief of Staff. I know he thought he was getting insurance as a MoCo insider, but she's a horrible presenter and speaker. She is not persuasive in the least.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:36     Subject: [Live stream] County Council Education Working Session
Anonymous wrote:Essie claiming that the regional programs has been on the same timeline as the boundary changes is a blatant lie. We found out about the former, when, this summer? The boundary changes have been in the making for 5+ years.


Yup. Lyin' Essie McGuire!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:36     Subject: [Live stream] County Council Education Working Session
Anonymous wrote:Fani-Gonzalez is harsh and right on point 👍

+1,000
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:35     Subject: [Live stream] County Council Education Working Session
Essie claiming that the regional programs has been on the same timeline as the boundary changes is a blatant lie. We found out about the former, when, this summer? The boundary changes have been in the making for 5+ years.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:33     Subject: Re:[Live stream] County Council Education Working Session
Essie DID NOT answer Mink's question. She rudely reiterated, "We told you we're working on it!"
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:33     Subject: Re:[Live stream] County Council Education Working Session
Wow. Essie is getting an attitude with Kristin Mink?? Unreal!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 15:29     Subject: Re:[Live stream] County Council Education Working Session
Does Jeannie think she works for Chris Cram in PR?

She would be a lot more credible if she wasn't constantly trying to put a positive spin on everything.