By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones, who is retiring from his position at the police department, has been hired by MCPS as its new Chief of Security…
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By Adam Pagnucco. With new permanent Superintendent Thomas Taylor due to assume his position imminently, MCPS Interim Superintendent Monique Felder has informed school employees of several changes among central office…
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Meet Your New Superintendent
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yes, this is him. This is Thomas Taylor in his former job in Stafford County Public Schools. My guess is that Taylor does not dress like this…
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Stafford County Public Schools vs MCPS
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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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MCPS Announces New Superintendent
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has announced the hiring of Thomas Taylor, who has been the superintendent in Stafford County, Virginia, as its new permanent superintendent. Taylor grew up in the…
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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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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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Showdown at the School Board
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By Adam Pagnucco. Right before the school board passed its budget adjustment package yesterday, which avoided earlier predictions of potential layoffs, Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) President Jennifer Martin upbraided…
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MCPS Confirms No Teacher Layoffs
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a message just sent to MCPS employees, MCPS has confirmed my analysis of its budget package as not containing layoffs. The school system now states that…
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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…