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Ahh, so that's why MCPS can't even come up with a phased reopening plan or metrics. Because they lack the funding to be able to write a plan.

Now do it for Anne Arundel, Baltimore County, Howard, Garrett, and Allegany. They all have plans and have started doing in-person schooling or will in a few weeks.

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MCPS is one of the top per-student in spending. Washington County is near the bottom.

https://conduitstreet.mdcounties.org/2019/02/20/funding-per-pupil-charts-for-2019/

MCPS $16,859 vs WCPS $14,289 - 18% more.

The Economic Policy Institute family budget calculator ("the income a family needs in order to attain a modest yet adequate standard of living") for 2 adults and 2 children per month calculates Montgomery County $8,705 vs Washington County $6,357 - 37% more.

https://www.epi.org/resources/budget/

IOW, it costs much more to live in this area, which means MCPS has to pay teachers more, which means per-student spending (total budget divided by total number of students) is higher.

So much for the idea that MCPS has more money to fling around, compared to WCPS.

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Poor parenting, poor values... the president sets a bad example but as adults and parents and as a community we can and should do better.

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Anonymous wrote:You can jump up and down. Scream and shout. Post away.
Nothing is going to change with our schools they will be virtual until Trump is gone.

While Trump doesn't make those decisions his complete lack of being human creates a chaos like no other.

Trump wins in November no more schools as we know it. If you think this is not going to get worse all over the country you are not paying attention.

This makes no sense. I don't support Trump but he has stated that he wants schools open. Biden has said repeatedly that he wants the country back in lockdown. I don't see how that translates to schools opening.

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Anonymous wrote:You can jump up and down. Scream and shout. Post away.
Nothing is going to change with our schools they will be virtual until Trump is gone.

While Trump doesn't make those decisions his complete lack of being human creates a chaos like no other.

Trump wins in November no more schools as we know it. If you think this is not going to get worse all over the country you are not paying attention.

This makes no sense. I don't support Trump but he has stated that he wants schools open. Biden has said repeatedly that he wants the country back in lockdown. I don't see how that translates to schools opening.

Anonymous wrote:You can jump up and down. Scream and shout. Post away.
Nothing is going to change with our schools they will be virtual until Trump is gone.

While Trump doesn't make those decisions his complete lack of being human creates a chaos like no other.

Trump wins in November no more schools as we know it. If you think this is not going to get worse all over the country you are not paying attention.

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Anonymous wrote:Excuses, excuses. Click on page 11 of this thread and read the 10/09/2020 19:45 post.

Washington County, MD is already partially open. They've managed to figure out how to safely transport kids on buses, fit the kids in classrooms, etc.

They're not Germany. They're an hour away from MCPS, in the same state. Similar infection rate, same governor, same president. The only difference: county leadership.

We are one of the largest school districts in the country and the largest in the state. You cannot compare what a smaller county is doing. Almost all our schools are over capacity and some haven't been fixed in 40 years. Small classrooms, small hallways, 25-35 kids per class. Some classrooms doing have working heat/ac. Some classrooms don't have windows. Many teachers don't even have their own classrooms.

And just like the PP said, the blame for this falls squarely on the shoulders of Montgomery County leadership.

Montgomery County voters and Montgomery County leaders have allowed this county to get to this position. Overcrowded schools and overcrowded classrooms. Promoting irresponsible overdevelopment (without calling for appropriate infrastructure) is partly to blame, as well as so many other factors.

But you can’t blame the Governor and you can’t blame the President for a completely dysfunctional county school system and an inept county leadership.

I can blame the president for a completely dysfunctional federal response to the pandemic. And I do. This is not an MCPS issue, because all of the big school districts are having the same problems. The issue is that the federal response was a failure.

In New Zealand, they're playing sports games in full stadiums. Meanwhile here you're trying to spread the idea that the closed schools are somehow Marc Elrich's and Jack Smith's fault. They're not. They're Trump's fault.

Also, no, the county school system is not completely dysfunctional, so that's some more disinformation you're spreading.

I blame individuals who have no common sense and zero feelings of personal responsibility.

It's odd that there are so many more people like this in the US than elsewhere in the world, though, don't you think? How do you think that came about?

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MCPS is one of the top per-student in spending. Washington County is near the bottom.

https://conduitstreet.mdcounties.org/2019/02/20/funding-per-pupil-charts-for-2019/

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Anonymous wrote:Excuses, excuses. Click on page 11 of this thread and read the 10/09/2020 19:45 post.

Washington County, MD is already partially open. They've managed to figure out how to safely transport kids on buses, fit the kids in classrooms, etc.

They're not Germany. They're an hour away from MCPS, in the same state. Similar infection rate, same governor, same president. The only difference: county leadership.

We are one of the largest school districts in the country and the largest in the state. You cannot compare what a smaller county is doing. Almost all our schools are over capacity and some haven't been fixed in 40 years. Small classrooms, small hallways, 25-35 kids per class. Some classrooms doing have working heat/ac. Some classrooms don't have windows. Many teachers don't even have their own classrooms.

And just like the PP said, the blame for this falls squarely on the shoulders of Montgomery County leadership.

Montgomery County voters and Montgomery County leaders have allowed this county to get to this position. Overcrowded schools and overcrowded classrooms. Promoting irresponsible overdevelopment (without calling for appropriate infrastructure) is partly to blame, as well as so many other factors.

But you can’t blame the Governor and you can’t blame the President for a completely dysfunctional county school system and an inept county leadership.

I can blame the president for a completely dysfunctional federal response to the pandemic. And I do. This is not an MCPS issue, because all of the big school districts are having the same problems. The issue is that the federal response was a failure.

In New Zealand, they're playing sports games in full stadiums. Meanwhile here you're trying to spread the idea that the closed schools are somehow Marc Elrich's and Jack Smith's fault. They're not. They're Trump's fault.

Also, no, the county school system is not completely dysfunctional, so that's some more disinformation you're spreading.

I blame individuals who have no common sense and zero feelings of personal responsibility.

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Anonymous wrote:Excuses, excuses. Click on page 11 of this thread and read the 10/09/2020 19:45 post.

Washington County, MD is already partially open. They've managed to figure out how to safely transport kids on buses, fit the kids in classrooms, etc.

They're not Germany. They're an hour away from MCPS, in the same state. Similar infection rate, same governor, same president. The only difference: county leadership.

We are one of the largest school districts in the country and the largest in the state. You cannot compare what a smaller county is doing. Almost all our schools are over capacity and some haven't been fixed in 40 years. Small classrooms, small hallways, 25-35 kids per class. Some classrooms doing have working heat/ac. Some classrooms don't have windows. Many teachers don't even have their own classrooms.

And just like the PP said, the blame for this falls squarely on the shoulders of Montgomery County leadership.

Montgomery County voters and Montgomery County leaders have allowed this county to get to this position. Overcrowded schools and overcrowded classrooms. Promoting irresponsible overdevelopment (without calling for appropriate infrastructure) is partly to blame, as well as so many other factors.

But you can’t blame the Governor and you can’t blame the President for a completely dysfunctional county school system and an inept county leadership.

I can blame the president for a completely dysfunctional federal response to the pandemic. And I do. This is not an MCPS issue, because all of the big school districts are having the same problems. The issue is that the federal response was a failure.

In New Zealand, they're playing sports games in full stadiums. Meanwhile here you're trying to spread the idea that the closed schools are somehow Marc Elrich's and Jack Smith's fault. They're not. They're Trump's fault.

Also, no, the county school system is not completely dysfunctional, so that's some more disinformation you're spreading.

MCPS is required by the CDC to improve heating, ventilation and filters in our school buildings and although they are seeking additional funding from the County Council to make it happen, the changes are non-optional and the funding will have to come from other places in the budget if they can’t convince the Council to give them more money.

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Stage 3 started today, including Kindergarten, students in vocational high school, and some additional students. Stage 2 was pre-K, special ed, and ESL students.

http://wcpsmd.com/news/wcps-announces-stage-3-start-october-12

MCPS doesn't even have a published phased plan for opening, while WCPS has already entered the next stage. Apparently they are able to figure out all the logistics, but it's just too difficult for MCPS.

It's weird how logistics are less complicated for a 22,000-student school district than for a 166,000-student school district.

NP I am going to assume that a 22000 district has fewer staff in central office and fewer staff in general. In addition, MCPS has a lot more money to go around per student.