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Anonymous wrote:More complaining by people likely not doing anything to produce change. Those who want change will actively be advocating for county, state, and district policy that moves change, and aligning expectation appropriately.

For example, if they want correct oversight then they will pay the BOE members a salary worthy of the time to do so, thus attracting more candidates. They will also provide the funding so those persons have the appropriate staff to be able to ensure said oversight.

They will be actively paying attention to MSDE policy that is going to then drive policy and operations in districts. They will be paying attention to budget from a position of analyzing needs, tradeoffs, and wants.

But what we have is people complaining about getting a new school.

Oversight isn't a full time job. What corporate board of directors put anything remotely close to full time in?

The school board professional staff need to be pulled outside the superintendent's sphere of influence. Elected positions need to be truly part time, facilitating working parents to have those roles.

How many people know the people who serve who a corporate board of directors? How many average people are reaching out and wanting FaceTime with a corporate board of directors? MCPS from a facility and people perspective is bigger than some colleges. People don't want to pay the BOE, but they also don't want there to be a number of people in CO. They also don't want to fund the full staff needed for proper auditing and assessment. They also don't to have an honest discussion about what it would really cost to get all the people, services, programs, and facilities they want.

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Anonymous wrote:More complaining by people likely not doing anything to produce change. Those who want change will actively be advocating for county, state, and district policy that moves change, and aligning expectation appropriately.

For example, if they want correct oversight then they will pay the BOE members a salary worthy of the time to do so, thus attracting more candidates. They will also provide the funding so those persons have the appropriate staff to be able to ensure said oversight.

They will be actively paying attention to MSDE policy that is going to then drive policy and operations in districts. They will be paying attention to budget from a position of analyzing needs, tradeoffs, and wants.

But what we have is people complaining about getting a new school.

Oversight isn't a full time job. What corporate board of directors put anything remotely close to full time in?

The school board professional staff need to be pulled outside the superintendent's sphere of influence. Elected positions need to be truly part time, facilitating working parents to have those roles.

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Anonymous wrote:Sadly, no one any good will want the superintendent job.

Naw, we can get a better superintendent (bar is low, I admit). The school board just needs to fire him on a timely basis, so they have enough time to attract more candidates and vet them properly.

You're under the impression that the school board is the reason why we can't attract more candidates. Its not them that good candidates are avoiding.

They and their mismanagement are a big factor.

Schools boards don't provide management. They provide oversight. You're confused about the fundamental roles.

On one good is going to want to be a MCPS superintendent. There's no way to do the job without pissing people off enough to get you fired in two years. All you can do is change who you decide to piss off. Regardless, no one is going to last more than two years.

+100 is not the BOE that good candidates don't want to deal with. Its the parents and the politics of me, me, me, and more, more,more, with no understanding of dollars & cents, law, and market conditions.

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Anonymous wrote:Sadly, no one any good will want the superintendent job.

Naw, we can get a better superintendent (bar is low, I admit). The school board just needs to fire him on a timely basis, so they have enough time to attract more candidates and vet them properly.

You're under the impression that the school board is the reason why we can't attract more candidates. Its not them that good candidates are avoiding.

They and their mismanagement are a big factor.

Schools boards don't provide management. They provide oversight. You're confused about the fundamental roles.

On one good is going to want to be a MCPS superintendent. There's no way to do the job without pissing people off enough to get you fired in two years. All you can do is change who you decide to piss off. Regardless, no one is going to last more than two years.

Anonymous wrote:More complaining by people likely not doing anything to produce change. Those who want change will actively be advocating for county, state, and district policy that moves change, and aligning expectation appropriately.

For example, if they want correct oversight then they will pay the BOE members a salary worthy of the time to do so, thus attracting more candidates. They will also provide the funding so those persons have the appropriate staff to be able to ensure said oversight.

They will be actively paying attention to MSDE policy that is going to then drive policy and operations in districts. They will be paying attention to budget from a position of analyzing needs, tradeoffs, and wants.

But what we have is people complaining about getting a new school.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, no one any good will want the superintendent job.

Naw, we can get a better superintendent (bar is low, I admit). The school board just needs to fire him on a timely basis, so they have enough time to attract more candidates and vet them properly.

You're under the impression that the school board is the reason why we can't attract more candidates. Its not them that good candidates are avoiding.

They and their mismanagement are a big factor.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, no one any good will want the superintendent job.

Naw, we can get a better superintendent (bar is low, I admit). The school board just needs to fire him on a timely basis, so they have enough time to attract more candidates and vet them properly.

You're under the impression that the school board is the reason why we can't attract more candidates. Its not them that good candidates are avoiding.

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Anonymous wrote:I also love counting things from previous years as "this year" and not even trying to make a comparison to previous years.

+1. This whole thread is pointless.

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Anonymous wrote:Sadly, no one any good will want the superintendent job.

Naw, we can get a better superintendent (bar is low, I admit). The school board just needs to fire him on a timely basis, so they have enough time to attract more candidates and vet them properly.

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Anonymous wrote:I saw on Facebook that the poor boy in the Odessa Shannon attack is back in surgery today.

He was supposed to have more surgeries. This was way more than bullying. This was an attack.

It was backlash from bullying.

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Anonymous wrote:I saw on Facebook that the poor boy in the Odessa Shannon attack is back in surgery today.

He was supposed to have more surgeries. This was way more than bullying. This was an attack.

It was backlash from bullying.

Just stop it. The boy could have died. That is not backlash.

You don’t know what happened leading up to this incident. It’s horrible and unacceptable what happened to this particular student but this highlights another huge issue with MCPS - no real consequences for bullying or violent behavior.

Yes, poor Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. They were also forced into what they did.

It’s not even remotely comparable and you should be deeply ashamed at using the victims of a mass murder to further your goals. You are sickening.

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Anonymous wrote:I saw on Facebook that the poor boy in the Odessa Shannon attack is back in surgery today.

He was supposed to have more surgeries. This was way more than bullying. This was an attack.

It was backlash from bullying.

Just stop it. The boy could have died. That is not backlash.

You don’t know what happened leading up to this incident. It’s horrible and unacceptable what happened to this particular student but this highlights another huge issue with MCPS - no real consequences for bullying or violent behavior.

Yes, poor Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. They were also forced into what they did.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I saw on Facebook that the poor boy in the Odessa Shannon attack is back in surgery today.

He was supposed to have more surgeries. This was way more than bullying. This was an attack.

It was backlash from bullying.

Just stop it. The boy could have died. That is not backlash.

You don’t know what happened leading up to this incident. It’s horrible and unacceptable what happened to this particular student but this highlights another huge issue with MCPS - no real consequences for bullying or violent behavior.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I saw on Facebook that the poor boy in the Odessa Shannon attack is back in surgery today.

He was supposed to have more surgeries. This was way more than bullying. This was an attack.

It was backlash from bullying.

Just stop it. The boy could have died. That is not backlash.

You don’t know what happened leading up to this incident. It’s horrible and unacceptable what happened to this particular student but this highlights another huge issue with MCPS - no real consequences for bullying or violent behavior.