Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: @mocoboe President Julie Yang: In an attempt to boost transparency... is also making school board contracts available to the public.

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

@mocoboe President Julie Yang: In an attempt to boost transparency... is also making school board contracts available to the public.

New Montgomery Co. school board president details plans to regain public trust

It’s been over a year since allegations of bullying and sexual harassment against former Montgomery County schools principal Joel Beidleman first surfaced in Maryland’s largest school system, eventually leading to the departure of superintendent Monifa McKnight and calls from parents for school officials to be more transparent.

In the months since, Montgomery County Public Schools has reviewed its policies and procedures and made changes as it works to regain the public’s trust.

This month, the Board of Education elected Julie Yang to serve as its next president. Yang was elected to her four-year term on the board in November 2022...

New Montgomery Co. school board president details plans to regain public trust - WTOP News

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AnonymousDecember 18, 2024 at 4:42 AM
I thought the the County Council EC Committee had oversight. . .
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Formed in 2002, the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland seeks to achieve the goals of coherent, content-rich curriculum standards; high expectations combined with timely remediation and acceleration; a wider range of educational options for parents and children; greater transparency and accountability; and meaningful community input.

E-mail: parentscoalitionmc AT outlook.com

What The Washington Post said about the Parents' Coalition

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

Jerry Weast on the Parents' Coalition

"Along the way, you’ve had a challenging relationship with the Parents’ Coalition, the network of citizen activists who use the political process and other means to hold MCPS accountable.

The thing people accuse me of is listening, but not hearing. I hear, but I do not always agree. I am sorry that the world is faster than it was 10 years ago. I did not do that. [But] if we do not keep up, then our kids will be behind. We have to stop whining and get real."

Bethesda Magazine, March-April 2011