Anonymous
Post 08/20/2024 14:54     Subject: 8/20 2024 BOE meeting
Anonymous wrote:Away All Day Pilot Program (Finally, is this having phones away all day??)

Social Media restrictions for devices connected to the MCPS Network






What's their plan for kids who access those sites via cellular data rather than Wi-Fi?

Also, there are legit use cases to access social media during school, such as doing online research on an organization, school or company, which might include accessing and reviewing their social media accounts
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2024 14:54     Subject: 8/20 2024 BOE meeting
No social media access for HS if they are connected to the school network.

YES!!!
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2024 14:53     Subject: 8/20 2024 BOE meeting
Anonymous wrote:Away All Day Pilot Program (Finally, is this having phones away all day??)

Social Media restrictions for devices connected to the MCPS Network





What's their plan for kids who access those sites on mobile devices?

Also, there is legit use cases to access social media during school, such as doing online research on an organization, school or company, which might include accessing and reviewing their social media accounts.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2024 14:53     Subject: 8/20 2024 BOE meeting
Anonymous wrote:As of August 1, students will not be able to connect to youtube, facebook and one other site through the MCPS network.


That's good, but they can just hotspot from phones.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2024 14:52     Subject: 8/20 2024 BOE meeting
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Anonymous wrote:Probably will hear from many many heartbroken and disappointed mva families.


MVA will be at each and every BOE meeting until the MVA is restored. But, otherwise nothing will come of the BOE meeting. The BOE is a joke.


I don't know why the BOE is still allowing MVA testimonies when they clearly have the ability to screen and filter out testimonies based on topics that aren't on the BOE's agenda for that meeting.


Why screen it? MVA famlies have a right to speak and will continue.


They've already spoken. Now they're just wasting everyone's time.


They are working on funding for next school year. They can easily reopen it. Its not a waste of time if its important to them. Why are you so hateful and bitter to the MVA? What experience do you have with it?


They're not. The BoE and council had opportunities to fund it, and they chose not to. The budget situation is likely to get worse before it gets better. If Courtney and Sterling were serious about finding a long-term solution to virtual school, they'd be lobbying the state to create a program, rather than continuing to whine to the people that already told them no.


Even if the state created a program, MCPS would have to pay for it. Are you really that clueless? All the state can do is approve a private program, which will cost more than the MVA. Why the obsession with the state doing it? States only approve programs, they do not run programs.


But two BOE members are virtual because they want that option.


That's intereting isn't it. They also are known to work virtually regularly. But, some are working two jobs, not sure how they can work full time, lets say at MC and the BOE. More interesting given they are working full-time at another job, they are asking for a pay raise.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2024 14:52     Subject: 8/20 2024 BOE meeting
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Anonymous wrote:Wolff asks if there is a breakdown of the data by school and demographics to see if there is a pattern, repeated offenders. Dana Edwards Chief of District Operations responds


Is Rivera oven accusing Marcus jones of lying about numbers? I could be misinterpreting it.


No, they are all clearly saying principals underreport incidents because they think it'll hurt their performance evaluations.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2024 14:51     Subject: 8/20 2024 BOE meeting
As of August 1, students will not be able to connect to youtube, facebook and one other site through the MCPS network.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2024 14:50     Subject: 8/20 2024 BOE meeting
Away All Day Pilot Program (Finally, is this having phones away all day??)

Social Media restrictions for devices connected to the MCPS Network



Anonymous
Post 08/20/2024 14:42     Subject: 8/20 2024 BOE meeting
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Anonymous wrote:Btw, the security segment is a good segment that everyone should listen to.


Agreed. Recording should be available for those who can not attend or listen live.

It is. I am watching on YouTube and it will be here.

Harris is blathering on and on.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2024 14:39     Subject: 8/20 2024 BOE meeting
Is Harris leaving BOE soon? Should.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2024 14:38     Subject: Re:8/20 2024 BOE meeting
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2024 14:36     Subject: 8/20 2024 BOE meeting
Anonymous wrote:Btw, the security segment is a good segment that everyone should listen to.


Agreed. Recording should be available for those who can not attend or listen live.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2024 14:33     Subject: 8/20 2024 BOE meeting
Btw, the security segment is a good segment that everyone should listen to.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2024 14:33     Subject: 8/20 2024 BOE meeting
work with our communications department on how and when families are going to hear from mcps after or during a serious situation. who the F is leading communications, mcps???
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2024 14:32     Subject: 8/20 2024 BOE meeting
Anonymous wrote:Smondrowski asks if families can know of the consequences of disciplinary action that a student who makes threats gets when if they are caught/found. She may have forgotten there is FERPA.


If someone is in a fight and they are suspended can’t the school inform the community if the student is not named?