Monday, September 10, 2018

Jack Smith Keeps Joshua Starr Consultant in MCPS Budget at $50,000

From the Board of Education Agenda for their upcoming meeting:

4408.1 Professional Services—Extension Responsible Office: Office of the Chief Financial Officer Awardee Katheryn W. Gemberling, Silver Spring, Maryland $ 50,000 
https://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/B4D2G976C1FC/$file/Contracts%2025K%20or%20More%20180911.pdf
2011: Joshua Starr's transition team.
http://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2011/08/gazette-exposes-starrs-transition-team.html


The Board of Education will approve this $50,000 payment to Kathryn Gemberling without any idea of what the money will be used for or why this expenditure is more important than a classroom teacher. 

2 comments:

  1. It's even worse than that that. She is connected to Performance Matters (another no bid) which MCPS uses to house student performance data. She's been getting these $50,000 payments 2x per year since Jack was appointed superintendent first from his office then from the chief financial officer's office.

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    1. The Board of Education is not reporting these payments twice a year. Where are you getting that information from?

      Performance Matters LLC on the other hand, if raking in over $1 million a year.

      No bid is sweet in Montgomery County.

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