Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why isn't the Equity Department on the chopping block?

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/equity/

That's 9 positions right there in Central Office.

For real!!! In 2024 the 8 current members of the Equity Dept cost MCPS $1,107,810 in salary alone. And that was two years ago! I’m sure it’s even more now.

All so they can produce this body of work: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/equity/newsletters/2026-march/

Equity is an important principle and if we had meaningful outcomes, I'd be less critical, but given that the equity department has existed in MCPS over the last 5 years and NOTHING has improved for Black students, it's clear the work they do has no impact. Get rid of it and use that money to fund tutoring to help our Black children learn to read and do math.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why isn't the Equity Department on the chopping block?

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/equity/

That's 9 positions right there in Central Office.

For real!!! In 2024 the 8 current members of the Equity Dept cost MCPS $1,107,810 in salary alone. And that was two years ago! I’m sure it’s even more now.

Agreed. The entire department is a waste. As a teacher I see very little value in these positions. If you click further down you see a link for all the school based staff. I have met my schools assigned rep only once and it was a big nothing PD where they talked about themselves. There are rumors that some of the reps never show up to their assigned schools at all. They seem like they are there just for politics, not academic learning. We need help in the classrooms daily. Not these people bouncing around schools making useless meetings.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am guessing MCPS has paid out too many millions to the victims of violence when MCPS neglected safety measures as well as paid out too many millions to the admin who supported teacher harrassment. (. Good she landed on her feet at UMD with a 7 figure bank account. Many teachers caréers have been ruined. MCPS is a corrupt and destructive force that does more harm than good when it retaliates on people.

This statement right here is a staple of the Moran Mismanagement Mafia, which is exactly why MCPC is in the shape that they currently are.

Was wondering when the Moran troll would weigh in. 🙄

Keep up the great work Slippery Pete. The results show that you are killing it. Literally killing MCPS.

Anonymous wrote:Why isn't the Equity Department on the chopping block?

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/equity/

That's 9 positions right there in Central Office.

For real!!! In 2024 the 8 current members of the Equity Dept cost MCPS $1,107,810 in salary alone. And that was two years ago! I’m sure it’s even more now.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am guessing MCPS has paid out too many millions to the victims of violence when MCPS neglected safety measures as well as paid out too many millions to the admin who supported teacher harrassment. (. Good she landed on her feet at UMD with a 7 figure bank account. Many teachers caréers have been ruined. MCPS is a corrupt and destructive force that does more harm than good when it retaliates on people.

This statement right here is a staple of the Moran Mismanagement Mafia, which is exactly why MCPC is in the shape that they currently are.

Was wondering when the Moran troll would weigh in. 🙄

Like clockwork.

Overall thoughts: The social workers and the Special Ed Resource Teachers (they are essentially the special ed department chairs) in a higher tranche #. Reducing these positions likely means more violence incidents, more due process special ed litigation, and ultimately lower enrollment numbers thus making the budget worse.

I love the idea of dual enrollment, as it helps some lower income students get an associates before graduating, but getting rid of it would save a lot of money, and it is often the wealthier students who use the service because they have the transportation means. This potential cut could get moved into Tranche 1 or 2.