County Council Hires Former MCEA Union President Doug Prouty as Education Committee "Staff."

The Montgomery County Council has a new member of their staff.

The Council hired a new person to be the Education Committee staff person.  

The Council's Education staff person assembles the packets that the Education Committee discusses, reviews and votes on at each meeting.  The staff person can be like an analyst who provides a balanced presentation to the Council members as they deliberate each education matter, or the staff person can just copy some documents and submit a biased presentation.   

We've even witnessed Council staff switch MCPS memos to change the narrative on Board of Education procurements.  We know the Council staff can control what the Councilmembers and the public see as the Council deliberates and votes.  These positions have great influence over the public process.

The Montgomery County Council has now hired former MCEA (teachers' union) president and former MSEA (State teachers' union) vice-president Douglas Prouty as their education staffer.  

You can read Douglas Prouty's resume in this Whitman High School newspaper article.  

Here is the video of the January 30, 2025, Montgomery County Council Education Committee's meeting with Mr. Prouty seated in the "staff" seat.