By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS’s hiring of Stafford County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor has been brewing for a while. As it became clear that Taylor was the choice, my sources…
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A Moment with Monifa
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By Adam Pagnucco. Monifa McKnight, the former MCPS superintendent who mismanaged the Beidleman scandal, hired a crisis management contractor, presided over huge legal fees, was the first Montgomery superintendent who…
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Jennifer Martin’s Greatest Hits
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By Adam Pagnucco. I first met Jennifer Martin almost a decade ago when she was vice president of the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA). I didn’t speak to her long,…
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What Were They Thinking?
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of MCPS’s layoff-free budget adjustments, I keep hearing the same question asked about MCPS leadership over and over: What were they thinking? First, let’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi has issued a memorandum of investigation finding problems with the Office of Human Rights’ intake and handling of complaints. According…
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By Adam Pagnucco. After getting $31 million less from the county council than it requested, MCPS management raised the possibility of reductions in force (terminations) affecting “all employee groups” and…
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Is the Party Over?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Regular gains in revenues. Surging reserves. Easy money. There may be chaos in MCPS and acrimony between the county executive and the county council (what’s new?), but…
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Do They Really Need to Do That?
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By Adam Pagnucco. As this sudden and torturous budgetary upheaval in MCPS proceeds to its doom-laden conclusion, I keep hearing the same question from my sources: “Do they really need…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS is getting ready to implement draconian personnel measures, possibly including layoffs or furloughs. Such actions would harm morale, recruitment and retention in the school system and…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s start with this. There must not be layoffs in MCPS. Historically, MCPS has been the crown jewel of Montgomery County. Its excellence has been our primary…