Anonymous
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 22:29     Subject: Employee background checks

Anonymous wrote:Taylor seems to follow Beidleman’s lead with deflect-self promote-deflate as his game strategy.


Deflect is #1 priority in mcps, you ask them a question all they care is "who said that, who told you...? Answer the damn question so no one has to be chasing answers and contacting your supervisor.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 22:19     Subject: Re:Employee background checks

Anonymous wrote:Where is Chief Safety Officer Marcus Jones in all of this?


Did you forget? he was of course out searching for metal detectors and touring schools that have them to plan bringing metal detectors to MCP HSs
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 22:11     Subject: Employee background checks

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how involved April Key was in this mess. Aren’t background checks a key part of the hiring process?


From this it doesn't look like those were happening: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1224061.page
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 22:02     Subject: Re:Employee background checks

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A background check only reports on what you’ve been caught at doing before the date the check is done. It’s not going to catch most bad behavior.


Unless they check more often


How often do they run the background checks?


Only upon hire. It should be done at least every two years


Nope, yearly.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 21:56     Subject: Re:Employee background checks

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A background check only reports on what you’ve been caught at doing before the date the check is done. It’s not going to catch most bad behavior.


Unless they check more often


How often do they run the background checks?


Only upon hire. It should be done at least every two years
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 21:53     Subject: Employee background checks

Anonymous wrote:It is a completely toxic organization.


That sounds like an understatement?
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 21:34     Subject: Employee background checks

It is a completely toxic organization.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 19:34     Subject: Re:Employee background checks

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A background check only reports on what you’ve been caught at doing before the date the check is done. It’s not going to catch most bad behavior.


Unless they check more often


How often do they run the background checks?
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 19:20     Subject: Re:Employee background checks

Anonymous wrote:A background check only reports on what you’ve been caught at doing before the date the check is done. It’s not going to catch most bad behavior.


Unless they check more often
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 19:04     Subject: Employee background checks

Parents - what's the plan?
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 18:12     Subject: Employee background checks

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Given the ongoing fiscal mismanagement and their apparent inability to conduct even a basic background check, it’s clear that MCPS can no longer function as a self-sufficient entity. At this point, state oversight is not just warranted—it’s necessary.


As a teacher, I 100% welcome that and also agree it is completely necessary.


What does teacher's union say?


I don’t know.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 17:48     Subject: Employee background checks

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Given the ongoing fiscal mismanagement and their apparent inability to conduct even a basic background check, it’s clear that MCPS can no longer function as a self-sufficient entity. At this point, state oversight is not just warranted—it’s necessary.


As a teacher, I 100% welcome that and also agree it is completely necessary.


What does teacher's union say?
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 17:23     Subject: Employee background checks

Anonymous wrote:Given the ongoing fiscal mismanagement and their apparent inability to conduct even a basic background check, it’s clear that MCPS can no longer function as a self-sufficient entity. At this point, state oversight is not just warranted—it’s necessary.


As a teacher, I 100% welcome that and also agree it is completely necessary.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2025 17:20     Subject: Employee background checks

Anonymous wrote:Taylor seems to follow Beidleman’s lead with deflect-self promote-deflate as his game strategy.


He may be thinking that commute to Stafford wasn't so bad after all? Huh, Sue? How's it going?