Anonymous
Post 05/06/2026 17:36     Subject: May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

Oh how sneaky. They just updated the agenda to add a note that the acceleration discussion is an “oral discussion” circumventing the need to post materials. That’s so not okay.

Clearly they see this thread and see that we’re waiting. MCPS and the Board, jerking people around like this and not telling us or even the GEC what’s happening with compacted math is not okay. Not in the slightest.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2026 16:48     Subject: May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So we're really not going to get the materials ahead of time. This does not bode well.


Yeah, unless there really are some last minute details they're still ironing out, this is them hiding the ball until the last minute so people have no time to email Board members about it before the meeting starts or adjust their testimony to address it


You are giving them way too much benefit of the doubt. There is a clear pattern of them posting materials only during or after the agenda item comes up during the meeting. At that point the materials have clearly been ready and we're being held to prevent the public from seeing them ahead of time.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2026 16:40     Subject: May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

Anonymous wrote:So we're really not going to get the materials ahead of time. This does not bode well.


Yeah, unless there really are some last minute details they're still ironing out, this is them hiding the ball until the last minute so people have no time to email Board members about it before the meeting starts or adjust their testimony to address it
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2026 15:58     Subject: May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

So we're really not going to get the materials ahead of time. This does not bode well.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2026 13:45     Subject: May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:GEC posted their testimony to the Facebook group.

Is it possible to copy or link here? I am not in the GEC for group, and it's private, but potential changes to math acceleration are extremely concerning to me so I'm following closely


https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DTTJWC4F1DCA/$file/GEC%20-%20Compacted%20Math%20Testimony.pdf


Oh this sounds very alarming...
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2026 13:29     Subject: May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Tick Tock MCPS, we're officially less than 24 hours out from the public meeting.


I assure you neither Taylor nor the BOE GAF


+1
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2026 12:15     Subject: May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Tick Tock MCPS, we're officially less than 24 hours out from the public meeting.


I assure you neither Taylor nor the BOE GAF


That's obvious given they clearly don't care how many kids they will screw over with whatever they're planning with this acceleration and enrichment plan... they just care about keeping the info locked down so they can limit how much parents can push back.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2026 12:06     Subject: May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

Anonymous wrote:Tick Tock MCPS, we're officially less than 24 hours out from the public meeting.


I assure you neither Taylor nor the BOE GAF
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2026 12:03     Subject: May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

Tick Tock MCPS, we're officially less than 24 hours out from the public meeting.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2026 10:52     Subject: May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:GEC posted their testimony to the Facebook group.

Is it possible to copy or link here? I am not in the GEC for group, and it's private, but potential changes to math acceleration are extremely concerning to me so I'm following closely


https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DTTJWC4F1DCA/$file/GEC%20-%20Compacted%20Math%20Testimony.pdf

Thank you!
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2026 10:48     Subject: May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:GEC posted their testimony to the Facebook group.

Is it possible to copy or link here? I am not in the GEC for group, and it's private, but potential changes to math acceleration are extremely concerning to me so I'm following closely


https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DTTJWC4F1DCA/$file/GEC%20-%20Compacted%20Math%20Testimony.pdf
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2026 10:36     Subject: May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

Anonymous wrote:GEC posted their testimony to the Facebook group.

Is it possible to copy or link here? I am not in the GEC for group, and it's private, but potential changes to math acceleration are extremely concerning to me so I'm following closely
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2026 10:33     Subject: May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

Anonymous wrote:GEC posted their testimony to the Facebook group.


Yea I saw that and its posted on BoardSource now too... still waiting for MCPS to post its own documents.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2026 10:23     Subject: May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

GEC posted their testimony to the Facebook group.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2026 09:39     Subject: May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

They've posted the list of those signed up to testify but still no materials. They're determined to not have people call them out on this