Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 16:16     Subject: Thomas taylor youtube "staff" video 5/12
Anonymous wrote:Some “afterschool activity buses, clubs, and sports” are actually covered by federal funds / state funds, so I doubt getting rid of them necessarily would impact the budget.


Interesting. I wonder why other counties don't get those services/ funds?
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 16:10     Subject: Thomas taylor youtube "staff" video 5/12
Some “afterschool activity buses, clubs, and sports” are actually covered by federal funds / state funds, so I doubt getting rid of them necessarily would impact the budget.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 16:09     Subject: Thomas taylor youtube "staff" video 5/12
Anonymous wrote:I wonder how much could be saved by cutting afterschool activity buses, clubs, and sports in middle schools. Surrounding counties go without those things.

It would be a loss, but it's better to lose after school activities than lose staff that affect the school day.


I agree but so many of our schools are Community Schools now that have EBB services. Do those services come from county, state, or federal funding? I honestly don't know so I am asking.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 16:02     Subject: Thomas taylor youtube "staff" video 5/12
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I wonder how much could be saved by cutting afterschool activity buses, clubs, and sports in middle schools. Surrounding counties go without those things.

It would be a loss, but it's better to lose after school activities than lose staff that affect the school day.


Agreed. Some of these cuts are painful, but necessary.


What tranche includes Taylor’s swag budget?
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 15:54     Subject: Thomas taylor youtube "staff" video 5/12
Anonymous wrote:I wonder how much could be saved by cutting afterschool activity buses, clubs, and sports in middle schools. Surrounding counties go without those things.

It would be a loss, but it's better to lose after school activities than lose staff that affect the school day.


Agreed. Some of these cuts are painful, but necessary.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 15:50     Subject: Thomas taylor youtube "staff" video 5/12
I wonder how much could be saved by cutting afterschool activity buses, clubs, and sports in middle schools. Surrounding counties go without those things.

It would be a loss, but it's better to lose after school activities than lose staff that affect the school day.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 15:33     Subject: Thomas taylor youtube "staff" video 5/12
Anonymous wrote:Middle school is the one place where cuts should never happen. Having more than 20 preteens in a single classroom is a powder keg waiting to blow up in a fury of racism, sexism, and aggression.


I have multiple middle school history classes with 35 so I can only imagine how much larger it’s going to get.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 15:22     Subject: Thomas taylor youtube "staff" video 5/12
Anonymous wrote:my guess is that cutting middle school teachers is part of the idea to consolidate some middle schools so maybe it wont affect much?


These budget cuts are for this coming year (2026-2027) and any middle and elementary school closures/consolidations won't happen until the 2029-2030 school year.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 15:22     Subject: Thomas taylor youtube "staff" video 5/12
Anonymous wrote:my guess is that cutting middle school teachers is part of the idea to consolidate some middle schools so maybe it wont affect much?


I guess this includes laying off a significant number of SSIMS teachers, since Taylor is drastically reducing the size of the school population.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 14:33     Subject: Thomas taylor youtube "staff" video 5/12
Montgomery Perspective has a good article that includes all the links (written by Adam Pagano, Former Council Member Hans Reimer's former Chief of Staff)

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2026/05/12/taylor-to-council-please-dont-do-this/
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 13:42     Subject: Thomas taylor youtube "staff" video 5/12
my guess is that cutting middle school teachers is part of the idea to consolidate some middle schools so maybe it wont affect much?
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 13:31     Subject: Thomas taylor youtube "staff" video 5/12
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Middle school is the one place where cuts should never happen. Having more than 20 preteens in a single classroom is a powder keg waiting to blow up in a fury of racism, sexism, and aggression.


Yeah, I wonder why they picked middle school for the teacher cuts? Is there something in particular they're looking at for cost savings in middle school? Maybe getting rid of electives?


Getting rid of electives would easily be the dumbest thing they could do. Some kids only go to school because of electives.


The state math minutes mandate is likely going to require them to cut back to one elective per kid-- they should really use those positions to increase the number of math teachers to cover the extra math minutes, but maybe they'll just cut them and increase math class sizes instead?


The state of MD is delusional to think 15 extra minutes of math per daily is more beneficial than the arts and what they do for kids. Everything is falling apart and no one is doing anything about it.


Yeah, it's nuts, I don't understand why more people aren't contacting the state Board of Ed, their state legislators, and the governor to complain about this stupid minutes requirement. Pretty soon it's going to be set in stone.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 13:25     Subject: Thomas taylor youtube "staff" video 5/12
Time to move.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 13:23     Subject: Thomas taylor youtube "staff" video 5/12
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Middle school is the one place where cuts should never happen. Having more than 20 preteens in a single classroom is a powder keg waiting to blow up in a fury of racism, sexism, and aggression.


Yeah, I wonder why they picked middle school for the teacher cuts? Is there something in particular they're looking at for cost savings in middle school? Maybe getting rid of electives?


Getting rid of electives would easily be the dumbest thing they could do. Some kids only go to school because of electives.


The state math minutes mandate is likely going to require them to cut back to one elective per kid-- they should really use those positions to increase the number of math teachers to cover the extra math minutes, but maybe they'll just cut them and increase math class sizes instead?


The state of MD is delusional to think 15 extra minutes of math per daily is more beneficial than the arts and what they do for kids. Everything is falling apart and no one is doing anything about it.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2026 13:05     Subject: Thomas taylor youtube "staff" video 5/12
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Middle school is the one place where cuts should never happen. Having more than 20 preteens in a single classroom is a powder keg waiting to blow up in a fury of racism, sexism, and aggression.


Yeah, I wonder why they picked middle school for the teacher cuts? Is there something in particular they're looking at for cost savings in middle school? Maybe getting rid of electives?


Getting rid of electives would easily be the dumbest thing they could do. Some kids only go to school because of electives.


The state math minutes mandate is likely going to require them to cut back to one elective per kid-- they should really use those positions to increase the number of math teachers to cover the extra math minutes, but maybe they'll just cut them and increase math class sizes instead?