Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 19:53     Subject: 3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread
Anonymous wrote:Strong testimony from Rebecca Kuschmider on the regional program model. I wish someone cared...


Thank you! I tried.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 19:51     Subject: Re:3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread
I appreciate Rita’s questions on this Wootton after-action report. This is good.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 19:49     Subject: 3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread
Anonymous wrote:Cold Spring Elementary goes to Crown or Churchill?


Churchill
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 19:47     Subject: Re:3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread
Anonymous wrote:Unanimous vote in favor of virtual learning plan despite serious questions and concerns about food distribution.


Was there any discussion about the concerns about shifting to 1:1 Chromebooks?
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 19:46     Subject: Re:3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread
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Anonymous wrote:Laura Stewart apologized to Dan Silva from Magruder and offered to have a long meeting with him.


Why did he get to speak at so many BOE meetings when many of us at other schools didn’t get picked in the lottery?

Stewart, if you’re reading this, please answer my emails!!!!!


I’ve had the same issue with her; she never responded to my emails. You have to find her at an event and talk in person. But she is also very uncomfortable with public speaking and critical questions. I recently saw her at an event where she talked about the boundary study, and you could have thought that she was an MCPS employee rather than an official with oversight.


I mean, in fairness, they get an insane number of emails. I think Zimmerman said she got something like 73 just between the hours of 1 and 7am today...
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 19:46     Subject: Re:3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread
Anonymous wrote:As expected MCPS is patting themselves on the back for their response for this Wootton incident. No serious criticism.

This is what happens when you ask MCPS to evaluate itself.


+1 why would any Wootton parent want to be there for that circle jerk after what they have been through?
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 19:43     Subject: Re:3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread
As expected MCPS is patting themselves on the back for their response for this Wootton incident. No serious criticism.

This is what happens when you ask MCPS to evaluate itself.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 19:42     Subject: 3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread
Cold Spring Elementary goes to Crown or Churchill?
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 19:41     Subject: 3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread
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Anonymous wrote:Did they pass Woodward yet?


It was all passed.


Huge win for WJ.


Honestly, this is true


And Quince Orchard. I know the Wootton parents are worried about MCPS decimating a "high-performing school" but this shift now leaves WJ and QO with likely huge improvements to come in rankings and Wootton with a minimal slide back.

Well I’m happy QO finally gets something.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 19:41     Subject: 3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread
Anonymous wrote:Omg someone (Montoya?) just said “lots of racism” into a hot mic when the crowd clapped for Julie’s vote!

Anybody have a timestamp for this? I've rewatched both clapping moments three times and still can't hear this. Might be my ears/headphones though.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 19:40     Subject: 3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread
enjoy your brand new construction and fashion design program woodward hahahaaaaaaa
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 19:39     Subject: 3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread
WJ here. My property value is preserved. It was always about property value! woohoooooo
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 19:39     Subject: 3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Did they pass Woodward yet?


It was all passed.


Huge win for WJ.


Honestly, this is true


And Quince Orchard. I know the Wootton parents are worried about MCPS decimating a "high-performing school" but this shift now leaves WJ and QO with likely huge improvements to come in rankings and Wootton with a minimal slide back.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 19:39     Subject: Re:3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread
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Anonymous wrote:Unanimous vote in favor of virtual learning plan despite serious questions and concerns about food distribution.


They provide food the day before or have central pick up points like they did before.


According to the conversation that was had in the meeting, central distribution would not be allowed according to state reimbursement rules. They threw the state under the bus pretty hard. No idea if that is warranted.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 19:39     Subject: 3/26 Board of Ed meeting live thread
So relieved I get WJ!!

Woodward is going to be a bad arts school!!!! BOE got what it wanted too. It will be majority-minority school. Sorry people of Farmland. LOL!!! I bet you wish you still had over crowded WJ!!!