Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 16:06     Subject: Re:DEI and magnet schools
Anonymous wrote:The Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery is an independent, nonprofit institution dedicated to promoting and preserving the contributions of Black people throughout the African diaspora. Sandy Spring is the first free Black community in Montgomery County, and it is our mission to share the stories of our ancestors.

As the co-director and a descendant of this community, I must call out your false statements and misrepresentation of our museum. We are an entirely volunteer run organization. If you are truly concerned about our continued existence, I invite you to support one of the best local independent museums in the area by making a donation.
Respectfully,
Dr. Troy E. Boddy
Co-Director



Respectfully,

Why do I have to pay an active MCPS administrator to access this museum? And why is it that if I don’t pay this active MCPS administrator, I can’t have access to the museum?

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Anonymous
Post 08/17/2025 09:34     Subject: DEI and magnet schools
I think people are forgetting why "magnet" programs were created in the first place. In essence, magnets ARE a DEI program because they were intended to pull in highly able learners into lower SES areas to reduce segregation (like how magnets' opposite poles attract).

If we want to talk about programs for highly able learners, we should probably not call them "Magnets" any more if they're not going to be located in lower SES areas and reduce integration.

I am all for programs for the highly able, but separating out the programs into the zones is the opposite of the intent of DEI from an SES perspective.
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2025 18:54     Subject: Re:DEI and magnet schools
Anonymous wrote:The MCPS operating budget has gone from $1 billion to $3.3 billion with almost flat enrollment.


In their defense, MCPS performance is not flat. Sadly it has gone down over the years. MCPS is a giant money sucking machine.
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2025 18:45     Subject: Re:DEI and magnet schools
Anonymous wrote:The Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery is an independent, nonprofit institution dedicated to promoting and preserving the contributions of Black people throughout the African diaspora. Sandy Spring is the first free Black community in Montgomery County, and it is our mission to share the stories of our ancestors.

As the co-director and a descendant of this community, I must call out your false statements and misrepresentation of our museum. We are an entirely volunteer run organization. If you are truly concerned about our continued existence, I invite you to support one of the best local independent museums in the area by making a donation.
Respectfully,
Dr. Troy E. Boddy
Co-Director


I really appreciate the museum and the work it does. I was there earlier this summer and plan to return in the future. Thank you.
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2025 16:06     Subject: DEI and magnet schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just wondering how the end of DEI will impact criteria based magnet school admissions. Anyone know anything?


DEI has not ended within MCPS.


DEI is MCPS. MCPS is DEI.

We advertise it.
Anonymous
Post 08/14/2025 21:32     Subject: DEI and magnet schools
Anonymous wrote:Just wondering how the end of DEI will impact criteria based magnet school admissions. Anyone know anything?


DEI has not ended within MCPS.
Anonymous
Post 08/14/2025 15:37     Subject: DEI and magnet schools
Anonymous wrote:How could anyone possible know. And further, the biggest DEI done for the magnet programs was to make the review done centrally for some so as to create inclusion. I suspect if things have to go back what you will see is the magnets start to become disbanded altogether.


Translation: "allowed MCPS to pick kids not merit based, if MCPS goes back merit based selection"

Kinda ironic because if anything magnet is the one thing that must be merit based... But we are talking about MCPS. Complete sh*t show at this point.
Anonymous
Post 08/14/2025 15:34     Subject: Re:DEI and magnet schools
The Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery is an independent, nonprofit institution dedicated to promoting and preserving the contributions of Black people throughout the African diaspora. Sandy Spring is the first free Black community in Montgomery County, and it is our mission to share the stories of our ancestors.

As the co-director and a descendant of this community, I must call out your false statements and misrepresentation of our museum. We are an entirely volunteer run organization. If you are truly concerned about our continued existence, I invite you to support one of the best local independent museums in the area by making a donation.
Respectfully,
Dr. Troy E. Boddy
Co-Director
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2025 12:51     Subject: DEI and magnet schools
Anonymous wrote:Where did the other MCPS cuts thread go?
Wondering how broadly the order will be applied. Would it apply to a girls business program?


It get's deleted every time it shows an improper relationship with the Sandi Spring Slave Museum. Pretty interesting how that keeps happening.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2025 09:32     Subject: DEI and magnet schools
Where did the other MCPS cuts thread go?
Wondering how broadly the order will be applied. Would it apply to a girls business program?
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 19:29     Subject: DEI and magnet schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What "end of DEI" are people talking about? Just because Trump and his people want to be racist doesn't mean MCPS has to or should..


I think many blue Marylanders think that DEI policies have gone too far and need to be reconsidered.


The issue is that in many homogenously white rural areas concepts like advanced math tracks are not a problem. It's here in Montgomery County where there are issues. There appear to be two issues. The classes end up being racially skewed, possibly even just randomly and the bigger issue that social elites don't get tracked for enrichment because their kids aren't good enough, so they created this byzantine system where they can balance the races in the classes but also allow elites to garner special advantages through cramming and tutoring with resources that many don't have or at least don't think to do. Basically, excluding your average white kids that are academically minded. It's totally artificial, because it really shouldn't take that much more resources to teach calculus than balancing a check book. Generally, teachers can handle it especially if you are talking about the top 15% of kids in a class who are generally open to and excited about learning. There is no excuse here. Many would consider teaching advanced kids easier than remedial kids. Way to go MCPS, way to put elitism in elite. Bravo bravo!


Talk about frustrated white superiority!

Take out your frustration in the Trump forums.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 18:17     Subject: DEI and magnet schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What "end of DEI" are people talking about? Just because Trump and his people want to be racist doesn't mean MCPS has to or should..


I think many blue Marylanders think that DEI policies have gone too far and need to be reconsidered.


The issue is that in many homogenously white rural areas concepts like advanced math tracks are not a problem. It's here in Montgomery County where there are issues. There appear to be two issues. The classes end up being racially skewed, possibly even just randomly and the bigger issue that social elites don't get tracked for enrichment because their kids aren't good enough, so they created this byzantine system where they can balance the races in the classes but also allow elites to garner special advantages through cramming and tutoring with resources that many don't have or at least don't think to do. Basically, excluding your average white kids that are academically minded. It's totally artificial, because it really shouldn't take that much more resources to teach calculus than balancing a check book. Generally, teachers can handle it especially if you are talking about the top 15% of kids in a class who are generally open to and excited about learning. There is no excuse here. Many would consider teaching advanced kids easier than remedial kids. Way to go MCPS, way to put elitism in elite. Bravo bravo!


You are hilarious. I assume that by elites you mean a two-fed family that can’t afford private school. No real elites are utilizing MCPS. Their kids are in private.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 13:58     Subject: DEI and magnet schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What "end of DEI" are people talking about? Just because Trump and his people want to be racist doesn't mean MCPS has to or should..


I think many blue Marylanders think that DEI policies have gone too far and need to be reconsidered.


I don't think any BOE or county council members would agree.


Which is why we need new BOE and city council members.


Well, the ones we have were elected by "many Blue Marylanders."
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 13:46     Subject: DEI and magnet schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What "end of DEI" are people talking about? Just because Trump and his people want to be racist doesn't mean MCPS has to or should..


I think many blue Marylanders think that DEI policies have gone too far and need to be reconsidered.


The issue is that in many homogenously white rural areas concepts like advanced math tracks are not a problem. It's here in Montgomery County where there are issues. There appear to be two issues. The classes end up being racially skewed, possibly even just randomly and the bigger issue that social elites don't get tracked for enrichment because their kids aren't good enough, so they created this byzantine system where they can balance the races in the classes but also allow elites to garner special advantages through cramming and tutoring with resources that many don't have or at least don't think to do. Basically, excluding your average white kids that are academically minded. It's totally artificial, because it really shouldn't take that much more resources to teach calculus than balancing a check book. Generally, teachers can handle it especially if you are talking about the top 15% of kids in a class who are generally open to and excited about learning. There is no excuse here. Many would consider teaching advanced kids easier than remedial kids. Way to go MCPS, way to put elitism in elite. Bravo bravo!