Anonymous
11/14/2024 14:19
Subject: Is Taylor Cleaning House????
The salaries of these positions are way too high in my opinion. I know MCPS started paying all these folks like this under Dr. McKnight but the experience and responsibilities needed to do these jobs does not require people paid this much.
Anonymous
11/14/2024 13:58
Subject: Re:Is Taylor Cleaning House????
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:He’s paring down. He told the principals today that student enrollment has gone down but they’ve greatly expanded central office positions, when the one type of job that’s actually under-staffed is special ed. So everyone at and above the director level has to reapply for their jobs. I think this is a good thing, and I’m impressed that he’s doing it mid year. He wants staff in schools, not 11 bloated layers of bureaucracy. The principals are happy, from what I can tell.
Enrollment has not gone down. It went up.
It’s really annoying when folks make people reapply for their jobs. It waste time, especially HR’s, creates unnecessary resentment, and prolongs the process. Just downsize whatever position(s) you don’t feel are necessary. It’s a weak leadership move.
No in fact it is a test to test HR, can those in HR do their jobs.
Actually it’s not. It just makes HR go through a bunch of paperwork and then sourcing, interviewing, negotiation, potential on-boarding,etc. Particularly if you mostly satisfied with some of the people doing the job. And that doesn’t deal with the tension it creates in staff who also won’t feel that their jobs are safe from the same.
boo hoo. We need to restructure and eliminate waste. We have a shrinking budget, and may shrink even more with Trump in office.
Kids should always come first. Those getting cut can always take teacher positions.
Anonymous
11/14/2024 13:56
Subject: Is Taylor Cleaning House????
Anonymous wrote:My supervisor spoke to us about this and is in favor of the restructuring even though their job could be on the line. If my supervisor has any issues or has to report something, the chain of command is so long that it takes forever. Taylor sees this and wants to eliminate that. If I remember correctly, he is starting to cut positions now and then after the restructure, certain positions that are left will have to reapply.
Apparently he got a bit political and is preparing for the next White House. He wants to pour the extra money into the schools/teachers and he won't accept federal funding if there is a choice to not accept undocumented children.
smart play. So far, I'm liking the new supe. Better than the last one. I hope the new BOE is also more effective and efficient than the last one.
Anonymous
11/14/2024 13:28
Subject: Re:Is Taylor Cleaning House????
I'm so happy General Counsel will be replaced. That has been a functional area with unforgivable failures, in my opinion.
Anonymous
11/14/2024 13:20
Subject: Is Taylor Cleaning House????
Nobody could be mostly satisfied by the work of any of those chiefs. Nobody.
Anonymous
11/14/2024 13:14
Subject: Re:Is Taylor Cleaning House????
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:He’s paring down. He told the principals today that student enrollment has gone down but they’ve greatly expanded central office positions, when the one type of job that’s actually under-staffed is special ed. So everyone at and above the director level has to reapply for their jobs. I think this is a good thing, and I’m impressed that he’s doing it mid year. He wants staff in schools, not 11 bloated layers of bureaucracy. The principals are happy, from what I can tell.
Enrollment has not gone down. It went up.
It’s really annoying when folks make people reapply for their jobs. It waste time, especially HR’s, creates unnecessary resentment, and prolongs the process. Just downsize whatever position(s) you don’t feel are necessary. It’s a weak leadership move.
No in fact it is a test to test HR, can those in HR do their jobs.
Actually it’s not. It just makes HR go through a bunch of paperwork and then sourcing, interviewing, negotiation, potential on-boarding,etc. Particularly if you mostly satisfied with some of the people doing the job. And that doesn’t deal with the tension it creates in staff who also won’t feel that their jobs are safe from the same.
Anonymous
11/14/2024 10:13
Subject: Is Taylor Cleaning House????
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It looks like every single chief position, in addition to the general counsel position, is suddenly posted on the careers section of the MCPS website as of today.
LOL Essie Mcguire is not cleaning house. She is old news. She lies, covers up and withholds information. Taylor is not cleaning up anything. This week he could not even answer direct questions fron councilmembers.
What are you talking about? I watched the hearing and Taylor received positive remarks from several councilmembers for his candor, transparency and forthrightness.
They were pretty much
fawning over him.
No go back and listen ti what he actually said. When asked direct questions he gave word salads and did not answer.
I'll have to rewatch. What I saw the first time was councilmember after councilmember applauding Taylor for the change in energy, openness and communication.
Anonymous
11/14/2024 10:13
Subject: Re:Is Taylor Cleaning House????
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:He’s paring down. He told the principals today that student enrollment has gone down but they’ve greatly expanded central office positions, when the one type of job that’s actually under-staffed is special ed. So everyone at and above the director level has to reapply for their jobs. I think this is a good thing, and I’m impressed that he’s doing it mid year. He wants staff in schools, not 11 bloated layers of bureaucracy. The principals are happy, from what I can tell.
Enrollment has not gone down. It went up.
It’s really annoying when folks make people reapply for their jobs. It waste time, especially HR’s, creates unnecessary resentment, and prolongs the process. Just downsize whatever position(s) you don’t feel are necessary. It’s a weak leadership move.
No in fact it is a test to test HR, can those in HR do their jobs.
The obvious answer to that question is no. I'll be glad to see April Key gone from the system.
Anonymous
11/14/2024 10:08
Subject: Re:Is Taylor Cleaning House????
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:He’s paring down. He told the principals today that student enrollment has gone down but they’ve greatly expanded central office positions, when the one type of job that’s actually under-staffed is special ed. So everyone at and above the director level has to reapply for their jobs. I think this is a good thing, and I’m impressed that he’s doing it mid year. He wants staff in schools, not 11 bloated layers of bureaucracy. The principals are happy, from what I can tell.
Enrollment has not gone down. It went up.
It’s really annoying when folks make people reapply for their jobs. It waste time, especially HR’s, creates unnecessary resentment, and prolongs the process. Just downsize whatever position(s) you don’t feel are necessary. It’s a weak leadership move.
No in fact it is a test to test HR, can those in HR do their jobs.
Anonymous
11/14/2024 09:45
Subject: Is Taylor Cleaning House????
Anonymous wrote:Make admin and desk job co trolls go back to teaching. Also, fire the people who were involved in broomstick rape cover ups who got promoted under the previous regimes.
+1,000,000,000,000,000
Anonymous
11/14/2024 09:42
Subject: Is Taylor Cleaning House????
We cannot have an honest school system with any of the dishonest chiefs remaining in their roles. Everyone in the system knows how dishonest they are. Bringing them back undermines the entire school system. Whatever's left of it anyway.
Anonymous
11/14/2024 09:30
Subject: Is Taylor Cleaning House????
Make admin and desk job co trolls go back to teaching. Also, fire the people who were involved in broomstick rape cover ups who got promoted under the previous regimes.
Anonymous
11/14/2024 08:57
Subject: Is Taylor Cleaning House????
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It looks like every single chief position, in addition to the general counsel position, is suddenly posted on the careers section of the MCPS website as of today.
LOL Essie Mcguire is not cleaning house. She is old news. She lies, covers up and withholds information. Taylor is not cleaning up anything. This week he could not even answer direct questions fron councilmembers.
What are you talking about? I watched the hearing and Taylor received positive remarks from several councilmembers for his candor, transparency and forthrightness.
They were pretty much
fawning over him.
No go back and listen ti what he actually said. When asked direct questions he gave word salads and did not answer.
Anonymous
11/14/2024 08:52
Subject: Is Taylor Cleaning House????
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It looks like every single chief position, in addition to the general counsel position, is suddenly posted on the careers section of the MCPS website as of today.
LOL Essie Mcguire is not cleaning house. She is old news. She lies, covers up and withholds information. Taylor is not cleaning up anything. This week he could not even answer direct questions fron councilmembers.
What are you talking about? I watched the hearing and Taylor received positive remarks from several councilmembers for his candor, transparency and forthrightness.
They were pretty much fawning over him.
Anonymous
11/14/2024 08:24
Subject: Re:Is Taylor Cleaning House????
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:He’s paring down. He told the principals today that student enrollment has gone down but they’ve greatly expanded central office positions, when the one type of job that’s actually under-staffed is special ed. So everyone at and above the director level has to reapply for their jobs. I think this is a good thing, and I’m impressed that he’s doing it mid year. He wants staff in schools, not 11 bloated layers of bureaucracy. The principals are happy, from what I can tell.
Enrollment has not gone down. It went up.
It’s really annoying when folks make people reapply for their jobs. It waste time, especially HR’s, creates unnecessary resentment, and prolongs the process. Just downsize whatever position(s) you don’t feel are necessary. It’s a weak leadership move.
He can’t just fire people because of MCAAP. So this is the only way around that.
He can downsize because of budget reasons and move people to different positions. Especially when central office was put on notice in October to find reductions in their budgets.