Friday, July 6, 2012
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The coalition might be the best-known parent advocacy group in the region. Its members represent several constituencies, including parents of special education and gifted education students and fiscal watchdogs. The group's defining victory came this school year when the school system scaled back the fees charged to families for course materials.
Coalition leaders have drawn attention to the misuse of funds collected from students for activities, the broadcast of a commercial radio service on school buses and, with their "Weast Watch" blog, the travel habits of Weast and his lieutenants.
The Washington Post, June 4, 2009
Tip: Include the word "minutes" in your search keywords to focus your search on BOE minutes. But note that the search function on the MCPS website has been broken by a redesign on the site by the MCPS Public Information Office. It is no longer possible to restrict your search to just Board of Education minutes.
I'm sure they aren't sitting on any other appeal decisions. (sarcasm)
ReplyDeleteTurning over Artificial turf stadium to private club appeal was 1 year.
DeleteJerry Weast putting cell phone towers on public school land appeal was 10 months, then Opinion issued with error.
But, appeal of selling Pearson curriculum? 2 months and a smack down of MCPS!
Obviously, when they want to say something on a topic they can and do jump on it.
When "they" want to let an issue ride and ignore what is going forward, they do that too.
Courts have set time periods where decisions are expected to be rendered. No time limit on the State Board of Education. In fact, no legislation that says they ever have to render a decision.